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The "BuildShadowTask" task failed When Running tests Team System you got this error - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Error 8 The "BuildShadowTask" task failed unexpectedly. System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.BuildShadowReferences.BuildShadowTask.Execute() at Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.TaskEngine...
How To Add File Upload To Team System Web Test May times people asks me how can I Upload File with Web Test, The first thing is to record the Web Test using “Web Test Recorder” or Fiddler. But when running the Web Test its fails in the Upload section. Why? Before understanding the problem let get familiar with “File Upload Parameter” Right click on the required request and select “Add File Upload Parameter” Then you can add the field name and the file location. So why file...
Running Unit Tests End With - “The specified module could not be found” “The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)” Some times your test relay on additional file that need to be in the same folder where Team System running the Test. Those files can’t be add into the GAC and you can’t copy them manually each time. So What Do Do? We need to use Deployment settings Deployment settings specify deployment location and any file to be deploy in the addition to the target...
Q: Work Item Definition - Layout Target Not Working My post about How To: Manage Custom Controls In Team System and Web Access shows how to create Work Item Layout for Web and another for Team Explorer. I got a comment from a reader that this Target layout is not working. Reader:After exporting the Xml using Process Editor I’m editing the Xml file and inserting the new Layout, then I import it back to TFS and the Layout changes and only keeps <Layout Target="WinForms">. Process...
How To: Disable the Team Members Feature If you installed TFS Power Tools 2008 you will see couple of new features. One of the features called – "Team Members" that allows you to collaborate with your team even better. One of the features is integration with instant messaging that allows you to see presence, IM, video, audio, etc from inside Team Explorer. You can read more about the feature here: http://blogs.msdn.com/bharry/archive/2008/10/01/preview-of-the-next-tfs-power...
Q: I Get TF30207 Error Message When Trying To Create New Team Project I get a lot of question regarding this Error massage. TF30207 : Initialization for plugin "Microsoft.ProjectCreationWizard.Reporting" failed TF30224 : Failed to retrieve projects from the report server. Please check that the SQL Server Reporting Services Web and Windows services are running and you have sufficient privileges for creating a project. The solution for this problem is very easy. Most of the times it's...
Run Web Test Using MSTest Command-Line Failed I got an email asking me to help with msdn forum request . Q: I am trying to run a delegated WebTest from the command line using MStest. I have VSTS 2008 Suite Edition Installed. If I go to the command prompt from VSTS first (start-->all programs-->microsoft visual studio 2008-->visual studio tools-->visual studio 2008 comand prompt), then go to the directory where my Webtest resides, then run my Webtest with mstest, it runs. But if I go to...
How To: Add Custom Controls Into Work Item I had question regarding the post about How To: Write Team System Custom Control . Question: How I can add the custom control anywhere in the Work Item? First download PowerTool 2008 so will be able to work with Process Template Editor . Copy you Custom Control output into - (For Visual Studio 2008) C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Team Foundation\Work Item Tracking\Custom Controls\9.0 Copy you Custom Control output into - ...
Q: Specific Security Group That Will Have Some Fields Disabled Or With Less Options Hi, About his question, here is two option you can do. The first one is to make this Field ReadOnly, but this mean when user out of the specific group will open the work item he will not see any value. (ReadOnly clears the values) < FIELD name = " FieldName " refname = " FieldRefName " type = " String " > < READONLY for = " [project]\MyNewGroup " /> </ FIELD >...