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

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

It does not show up

Worked fine for me. I had to kill the outlook.exe after installing it to get it to show up though.

Still doesn't work :(

It appears this works for me with windows xp but I will not load because of a com exception in Vista

Same here, except I can't find out where the error is originating from so that I can at least try to fix it.

Okay I got it to work by restarting Vista, uninstalling and reinstalling for Everyone instead of Just me in the installation options.

Got it working on XP Prof after - closing Outlook AND - killing the Outlook.exe process, then installing for everyone

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.

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.

Very cool although it does not seem to work in non-domain environments such as though working as a workgroup.

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

^^^^^ Meant 2003

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.

It only works right after install. Later it shows up in Outlook 2007 but doesn't do anything.

The same thing happened to me. It worked for a while in 2007 but then it just stopped doing anything

same disfunctionality happened to me; worked for a while and now it doesnt work anymore; outlook2007

workaround for prev message: run the setup again and choose repair

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! :)

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.

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?

Would sorce code be posted incase you want to understand and enhance further like Codeplex where

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?

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

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. :(

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.

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

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?

I mean, for Outlook 2007 and VS 2008 and TFS 2008 this add in should use TeamFoundation references of version 9.0 ...

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?

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!

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.

Dameon , You are right, I hope this bug is fixed so this plug-in could be better.

I am looking for Outlook 2003 version please. let me know if available ASAP at Subramanyam.Anupindi@gnb.ca

Thanks Dameon for the info ... I had given up hope on this add-in but your suggestion works perfectly.

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 ?

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How to unistall? Is there a way that I can uninstall the add in? And then again re-install. Krish.

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?

The addin tries to conect to http://MyServer:8080/services/v1.0/serverstatus.asmx but my TFS 2010 Server is has multiple project collections and my service is actually at http://MyServer:8080/tfs/services/v1.0/serverstatus.asmx. There doesn't seem to be any way to configure this addin to connect. I had a look to see if I could work out a registry hack even but I couldn't see anything. Will this tool be updated to work with TFS 2010?

Hi, are there any news on a possible Outlook 2010-update yet? Has anyone been able to get this plugin working with Outlook 2010? Currently, all issues with changing to Office 2010 have been resolved. The only thing remaining is the poor integration between TFS and Outlook :( Thank you! Andreas

Updated: SSW - The Best 3rd Party TFS Tools http://www.ssw.com.au/ssw/Standards/DeveloperGeneral/TFS.aspx Adam www.adamcogan.com

Hi. Thank you for Outlook 2007 TFS Addin. Running on Windows 7 Ultimate x64. When I configure its options to connect to TFS 2010 and then try to create a new default work item (a bug in this case), I get the following exception: System.Exception: Unexpected Token: 'LinksControlOptions'. Last Token Tab at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Controls.FormParser.UnexpectedToken(String token, FormElement lastElement) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Controls.FormParser.InternalParse(XmlNode rootNode, FormLayout& layout) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Controls.FormParser.Parse(XmlDocument formDefinition, FormPlacement placement) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Controls.WorkItemFormPanel.Render() at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Controls.WorkItemFormPanel.InvalidateRendering() at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Controls.WorkItemFormControl.RenderVeiw(Boolean force) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Controls.WorkItemFormControl.set_Item(WorkItem value) at SRL.TfsOutlookAddin.WorkItemDialog..ctor(WorkItem paramWI, String wiKey, IOutlookActions outlookHelper) at SRL.TfsOutlookAddin.WorkItemDialog.Show(WorkItem wi, String wiKey, IOutlookActions outlookHelper) at SRL.TfsOutlookAddin.Connect.createNewItem(MappedItem mapping, Boolean isExplorerCall) Any ideas? Is this addin available as open source? Thank you.

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