Trigger a vNext Release from team build 18 November 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Using Release Management you can implement true Continuous Delivery. With the latest update of Release Management you can trigger a release via a REST api call to Release Management. In this post I will share the script and build definition I used to trigger the release and how to use th... [More]
How to run Microsoft Test Manager Suite in vNext Deployment 18 November 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) While preparing to speak at TechEd Europe I really had to run Release Management and Desired State Configuration (DSC) through their paces. I already blogged about one of my challenges of implementing tokenization in a DSC based deployment here. I also wanted to run Coded UI tests as part of ... [More]
How to access my OneDrive for Business on my Windows phone 17 October 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I want to be able to access my OneDrive for Business account on my Windows Phone. However, in the store I can only find the OneDrive application that is for my personal OneDrive account. Solution: Open the Office application and swipe to “places”. At the bottom y... [More]
Why is my Visual Studio 2013 Command Prompt impossible to find on Windows 8 12 October 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I can’t find the Visual Studio 2013 Developer Command Prompt! Solution: Press the Windows key and type "Visual Studio" on the Start screen, and then select "Visual Studio Tools". This will open a File Explorer that contains the command prompt. Do yourself a favor and right cl... [More]
Where are my diagnostic build logs? 12 October 2014 Donovan-Brown (0) Problem: I am trying to customize TfvcTemplate.12.xaml and can’t increase the verbosity level any longer. Solution: Open the desired build and click the Diagnostics menu and select View Logs. Explanation: In the past there was an argument on the build template that allowed you to contro... [More]
How to connect SQL Server Data Tools 2012 to TFS 2013 12 October 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I installed SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition with SP1 with SQL Server Data Tools and I need to version my projects in TFS 2013. Solution: The IDE for SQL Server Data Tools is Visual Studio 2010 Shell. By installing Microsoft Visual Studio Team Explorer 2010, Microsoft Visual Stud... [More]
Open new tab in PowerShell ISE without using the mouse 11 October 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Often while using PowerShell ISE I find the need to open additional files, however, I hate using the mouse. There is a nice command you can use to quickly open a new tab in the current instance of PowerShell ISE. Simply type ‘ise’ followed by the path to the file to open.
Track current location in PowerShell Title Bar 11 October 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) CLIs or Command-line interfaces are great tools but can become difficult to use when you are buried deep into the file system. The prompt becomes so long that your commands begin to wrap onto additional lines making it hard to identify errors. However, with PowerShell you can move the curre... [More]
Release Management Error - Permission denied while trying to connect to the target machine 06 October 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I get the following error when I attempt a DSC release with Release Management: Permission denied while trying to connect to the target machine Demo on the port:5985 via power shell remoting. Solution: Don't overlook the obvious. Triple check the password of the account in the "De... [More]
Reschedule a defered release 30 September 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I accepted a release and deferred the deployment to a later date but now I want to change the date of the release. Solution: You have two options. If you simply want to release the code now you can click the Allow Deployment Now button on the release's log page. If... [More]