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msi Outlook 2007 TFS Addin

Downloads: 11,259 File Size: 2.9MB
Posted By: Leon Langleyben Views: 18,650
Date Added: 03-04-2007

After a lot of questions and promises, I finally found some time to complete Outlook2007 version of TFS Addin. Some new features in this version:

  • Attachments now transmitted from email to created work item
  • Search field accept free text to be found in Work Item title
  • Configuration stored now in local user file instead of registry which allow to use addin with low credentials

Known issues:

When installed on machine without Team Explorer, addin fails to display WorkItems links. I am currently investigating this problem.

Comments

 

Jay Hancock said:

I am new to this site.. Will source code be posted for this add-in? It would be useful for mapping additional fields, etc...
03-05-2007 17:08
 

Sammy said:

Doesn't work :( The addin appears under Inactive Application Addins in Microsoft Outlook; I can't seem to activate it. It says Error loading...
03-07-2007 18:58
 

jhughes said:

It does not show up
03-07-2007 21:31
 

Tim Hibbard said:

Worked fine for me. I had to kill the outlook.exe after installing it to get it to show up though.
03-08-2007 16:25
 

Sammy said:

Still doesn't work :(
03-13-2007 9:31
 

jhughes said:

It appears this works for me with windows xp but I will not load because of a com exception in Vista
03-13-2007 14:25
 

Sammy said:

Same here, except I can't find out where the error is originating from so that I can at least try to fix it.
03-14-2007 19:42
 

Sammy said:

Okay I got it to work by restarting Vista, uninstalling and reinstalling for Everyone instead of Just me in the installation options.
03-15-2007 2:16
 

TBW said:

Got it working on XP Prof after - closing Outlook AND - killing the Outlook.exe process, then installing for everyone
03-15-2007 11:29
 

Kevin said:

Get a System.IO.IOException that says can't access TfsOutlookAddin.config because it's used by another process. Error is triggered from TfsOutlookAddin.Options.btnOK_Click(). Addin can't access my TFS server to search for items but it is connecting because it sees the projects.
04-13-2007 20:34
 

Rick Love said:

I connect to two different TFS servers (one on a different domain). It does not appear that there is any way to enter the login credentials for an alternate domain with the addin. I found a link that discusses how to show the login UI when a user is not authenticated: http://blogs.msdn.com/buckh/archive/2006/03/17/credentialprovider.aspx Hope this helps.
05-15-2007 7:02
 

JoeGeeky said:

Very cool although it does not seem to work in non-domain environments such as though working as a workgroup.
05-29-2007 17:57
 

Dana Hanna said:

Any chance of getting this new version compiled for Outlook 2007? Or getting source? :)
08-20-2007 20:17
 

Dana Hanna said:

^^^^^ Meant 2003
08-20-2007 20:17
 

Ozz said:

1- Install Office 2003 2- Install TFS Addin for Outlook 2003 3- Uninstall Office 2003 4- Install Office 2007 5- Try to Install TFS Addin for Outlook 2007 error : unable to get installler types ...\TfsOutlookAddin.dll assembly --> unable to load one or more requested types.Retrieve the LoaderExceptions property... 6- Try to uninstall TFS Addin for Outlook 2003 error :Same error message above Any help ? Thx.
08-22-2007 17:22
 

Aaron King said:

It only works right after install. Later it shows up in Outlook 2007 but doesn't do anything.
08-22-2007 23:18
 

Mike said:

The same thing happened to me. It worked for a while in 2007 but then it just stopped doing anything
08-30-2007 15:29
 

Daniel said:

same disfunctionality happened to me; worked for a while and now it doesnt work anymore; outlook2007
09-17-2007 13:37
 

Daniel said:

workaround for prev message: run the setup again and choose repair
09-17-2007 13:43
 

Michael Sivers said:

Dialog windows do not save their screen position which is a real pain on my multi-monitor setup. I have outlook in my right-side monitor and all dialogs (search, work items, options etc.) show in my center monitor irrespective of where the window was previously positioned. This is an excellent tool and for me, if this seemly small fix was implemented then I would be one happy man! :)
01-09-2008 13:43
 

ryan said:

Does this only work when you are part of the domain where TFS is stored? i have my TFS server on the internet and not part of our domain. Is that a problem? I can't get it to authenticate.
02-18-2008 6:50
 

Patrick said:

I encountered same issue mentioned earlier. I installed on 2007 and it worked for several weeks. Now however it does not work. I tried the uninstall-install and repair route to no avail. Anyone have suggestions?
02-26-2008 15:52
 

TL said:

Would sorce code be posted incase you want to understand and enhance further like Codeplex where
03-19-2008 17:25
 

Eugene said:

Leon, This is a great application and everyone in our company loves it. We would like to make a few changes, like mapping some additional fields and adding handling the screen shots in the body of email. I see that a lot of people asked you about the source code but I don't see any replies. Is the source posted somewhere or can i get access to your source code?
03-20-2008 19:23
 

Bryan said:

Works very well. Greatly increases access to TFS information from everyone's favorite application ;) Windows Server 2008 Visual Studio 2008 Team Explorer for Visual Studio 2008 Office 2007
04-08-2008 22:10
 

Dameon Black said:

Hi, I can't seem to find a way to print a single work item. I had a meeting today, needed to print my task, and couldn't. Had to open visual studio. :(
04-18-2008 19:07
 

Dameon Black said:

Hi, for those here who would like to change the work item display. It is not the add-on which controls what is displayed for a work item. If you want to add custom fields, etc download TFS power tools. You'll need to edit the work item templates using Visual Studio. Once edited, restart outlook (including the outlook process) and your changes will be shown.
04-18-2008 19:12
 

Denis said:

Hi, my custom control works fine in Team Explorer 2008, but in this addin I get the following error: Unable to cast object of type 'Premisa.TfsControls35.TfsActualWorkControl35' to type 'Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Controls.IWorkItemControl'. Any ideas how to fix it? I can take a look into source code if it is available ... Regards, Denis
05-31-2008 0:29
 

Why V80 and not V90 for VS 2008? said:

I found this add in uses TeamFoundation references version 8.0 and this is problem why my custom control works in Team Explorer 2008 but not in SRL AddIn. Can you fix it somehow?
06-04-2008 11:30
 

Denis said:

I mean, for Outlook 2007 and VS 2008 and TFS 2008 this add in should use TeamFoundation references of version 9.0 ...
06-04-2008 11:32
 

Derek said:

This addin works great with Outlook 2003 and VSTS 2005. Unfortunately, we get the error in the addin where the custom checkbox control should be, similar to what Denis posted in May. Is there a workaround?
06-10-2008 16:23
 

Michael said:

this is a great tool! when i create a new work item and send via email to someone, the generated uri is http://tfs:8080/... is there a way to change this mapping to something like http://tfsweb:8080...? thanks!
06-18-2008 18:08
 

Dameon Black said:

The outlook add-in has a bug where it will stop working every now and then. This is due to the makers not setting it up correctly in the windows security system. Follow these quick steps anytime the add-in fails to work. Click Tools \ Trust Center… In the “Trust Center” dialog click “Add-ins”. If you can see the add-in inside the “Inactive Application Add-ins” section: - Set the manage drop down to “COM Add-ins” - Click Go… In the “COM Add-ins” dialog make sure the “TfsOutlookAddin” is checked. Click OK and the add-in should work correctly again. If the add-in does not work it may be in the disabled section: Set the manage drop down to “Disabled Items” and click “Go…”. If you see the “TfsOutlookAddin” in the list of disabled items: - Select the item in the list - Click Enable - Make sure the add-in is not in the “Inactive Application Add-ins” section.
09-25-2008 15:11
 

yuren said:

Dameon , You are right, I hope this bug is fixed so this plug-in could be better.
12-02-2008 9:13
 

Subramanyam Anupindi said:

I am looking for Outlook 2003 version please. let me know if available ASAP at Subramanyam.Anupindi@gnb.ca
02-13-2009 17:33
 

Pat said:

Thanks Dameon for the info ... I had given up hope on this add-in but your suggestion works perfectly.
02-18-2009 20:54
 

mubeen patel said:

has anyone had this working on outlook 2003 ??? My outlook crashes as soon as i install the plugin. When i restart outlook it doesn't start unless i disable the plugin.....anyone have any ideas ?
03-18-2009 17:47
 

walash said:

www.teamexpand.com - Here you can find smth more functional
04-08-2009 13:28
 

Krish said:

How to unistall? Is there a way that I can uninstall the add in? And then again re-install. Krish.
09-24-2009 18:23
 

Bahadir ARSLAN said:

Hi, I know this add-in compatible with Outlook 2007 but i am now using Outlook 2010 Beta 2. Is there any way to work with this version or any plan to make compatible with this version?
11-24-2009 16:28

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