{"id":4313,"date":"2012-09-28T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T15:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/visualstudioalm\/2012\/09\/28\/planning-and-tracking-flat-toc\/"},"modified":"2019-02-14T17:58:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T01:58:11","slug":"planning-and-tracking-flat-toc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/planning-and-tracking-flat-toc\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning and Tracking &#8211; Flat TOC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes it&#8217;s nice to see what&#8217;s available all on one page. Here&#8217;s a flat TOC of the <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd286619.aspx\">Planning and Tracking Projects<\/a> content for VS ALM Team Foundation Server 2012. While this view doesn&#8217;t represent all the topics available under the Planning and Tracking node &#8211; it does represent the most often viewed topics and those which can take you deeper into an area of interest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;background-color: #f2f2f2\" border=\"1\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody valign=\"top\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h4><strong>Getting Started<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h4><strong>Digging Deeper<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h4><strong>Customization, Reference, <br>Upgrade, and Integration<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ee748449.aspx\">Team Projects<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms400752.aspx\">Choose a process template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms181477.aspx\">Create a team project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/bb558971.aspx\">Add users to a team project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms181475.aspx\">Connect to a team project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ee523998.aspx\">Work in Team Web Access<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh500420.aspx\">Work in Team Explorer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh500417.aspx\">Teams<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh528603.aspx\">Understand teams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/controlpanel\/blogs\/posteditor.aspx\/ms-help:\/AstroNS265\/dv_TeamProject\/html\/9fa24d4c-5c8e-4112-bc90-8818b7371630.htm\">Create &amp; configure a team<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/controlpanel\/blogs\/posteditor.aspx\/ms-help:\/AstroNS265\/dv_TeamProject\/html\/f292f3bc-b472-4399-a7e4-49151d4c0484.htm\">Set areas &amp; iterations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ee523998.aspx#manage_favorites\">Manage the home page<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh500404.aspx\">Plan Your Work<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ee518933.aspx\">Create the backlog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh500406.aspx\">Groom&nbsp;the backlog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ee191595.aspx\">Plan&nbsp;an iteration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ee191590.aspx\">Run&nbsp;an iteration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ee191592.aspx\">Finish an iteration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh301769.aspx\">Feedback &amp; Stakeholders<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh562968.aspx\">Grant permissions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh500419.aspx\">Request&nbsp;feedback<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh362461.aspx\">Provide feedback<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh500407.aspx\">Review feedback<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd997897.aspx\">Work Items &amp; Workflow<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh409275.aspx\">Add, find,&nbsp;&amp; update<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh409280.aspx\">Bulk modify work items<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ff407162.aspx\">Work item templates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd293534.aspx\">Link work items<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/jj153005.aspx\">Find items by ID\/search box<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms181344.aspx\">Find items assigned to you<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/controlpanel\/blogs\/posteditor.aspx\/ms-help:\/AstroNS265\/dv_TeamProject\/html\/2e5c8ae2-407d-4c13-a64c-fddf2e563ff7.htm\">Set alerts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd286718.aspx\">Work Item Tracking<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh533801.aspx\">Process Guidance &amp; Process Templates<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ff731587.aspx\">Scrum <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd380647.aspx\">Agile <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd997574.aspx\">CMMI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd286705.aspx\">Queries<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd286638.aspx\">Query fields, operators, and variables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms181308.aspx\">Flat&nbsp;list query<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd286633.aspx\">Tree of Work Items query<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd286501.aspx\">Direct links query<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms181667.aspx\">Office Integration<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh301773.aspx\">Storyboard in PowerPoint<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms181695.aspx\">Bulk modify work items &#8211; flat list<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd286621.aspx\">Bulk modify work items &#8211; tree list<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd286622.aspx\">Schedule tasks in Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd433251.aspx\">Create an Excel report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Documents &amp; the Project Portal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms181484.aspx\">Manage documents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms242876.aspx\">Access the portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms242865.aspx\">Configure a portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd380719.aspx\">Agile dashboards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ee461578.aspx\">CMMI dashboards <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/bb649552.aspx\">Reports<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/bb649553.aspx\">Assign&nbsp;permissions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ee921481.aspx\">Add a&nbsp;field\/set report attributes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd433251.aspx\">Excel reports from a query<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd997876.aspx\">Agile Excel reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ee461589.aspx\">CMMI Excel reports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;font-family: wingdings,zapf dingbats\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/jj620933.aspx\">Upgrade TFS<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;font-family: wingdings,zapf dingbats\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh913786.aspx\">What&#8217;s new<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ff432837.aspx\">Configure features <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh697436.aspx\">Changed &amp; deprecated features<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd997788.aspx\">Compatibility between clients &amp;TFS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;font-family: wingdings,zapf dingbats\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/gg455680.aspx\">Integrate TFS with Project Server<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/gg412660.aspx\">Manage mapped projects <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/gg412641.aspx\">Administer the integration <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh190734.aspx\">Understand how fields are updated<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;font-family: wingdings,zapf dingbats\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms243849.aspx\">Customize<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;font-family: wingdings,zapf dingbats\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms243932.aspx\">Work&nbsp;item types<\/a><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd695793.aspx\">Work item fields<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/ms194981.aspx\">Workflow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms194952.aspx\">Work item forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms194982.aspx\">Pick lists and global lists<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd286631.aspx\">Categories<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd293527.aspx\">Link&nbsp;types<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/hh543813.aspx\">Process&nbsp;configuration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms243782.aspx\">Process&nbsp;templates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms242865.aspx\">Process guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/ms404686.aspx\">Microsoft Project Field Mapping<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms253088.aspx\">Command Line Tools<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;font-family: wingdings,zapf dingbats\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/dd236914.aspx\">witAdmin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/gg412656.aspx\">TfsAdmin ProjectServer<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms181482.aspx\">TFSDeleteProject<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms252493.aspx\">TFSFieldMapping<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;font-family: wingdings,zapf dingbats\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Reference<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;font-family: wingdings,zapf dingbats\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms194971.aspx\">Work item field reference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/jj153003.aspx\">Reportable field reference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms194941.aspx\">Naming&nbsp;conventions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/aa337615.aspx\">Index: Work Item Types<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/aa395287.aspx\">Index: Process Template Plug-ins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ms194968.aspx\">Localization and globalization<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;font-family: wingdings,zapf dingbats\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Let me know if this is helpful, or how to make it more so. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">What other flat TOCs would you like to see?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">What challenges you the most when trying to find content to support your needs?<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes it&#8217;s nice to see what&#8217;s available all on one page. 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