Implementing and Administering Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server

Plan a TFS deployment.

Plan a TFS installation.

Install TFS.

Validate installation.

Configure TFS components.

This module explains how to manage instances, users and groups, team projects, administration, and security in Team Foundation Server.

Managing a TFS Instance

Managing Team Projects

Configuring Authorization and Security for TFS

Managing TFS Users and Groups

Managing TFS Health and Availability

Selecting a Disaster Recovery Plan for TFS

Creating Project Groups

Creating a Project

Authorizing Access to a Project

Securing SharePoint Services

Securing SQL Server Reporting Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Manage a TFS instance.

Manage team projects.

Configure authorization and security for TFS.

Manage TFS users and groups.

Manage TFS health and availability.

Select a disaster recovery plan for TFS.

This module explains how to customize process templates and work items.

Managing Methodology Templates

Managing Process Guidance

Administering Process Templates

Creating Work Item Query Language (WIQL) Queries

Modifying Work Item Types

Modifying a Work Item Type Workflow

Exploring an Existing Process Template

Customizing a Process Template

Customizing Work Item Types

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Manage methodology templates.

Manage process guidance.

Administer process templates.

Create Work Item Query Language (WIQL) queries.

Modify work item types.

Modify a work item type workflow.

This module explains how to configure TFS version control.

Setting up Team Foundation Version Control

Working with Team Foundation Version Control

Advanced Functionality of Version Control

Team Foundation Version Control Extensibility

Determining Requirements for Migration to TFS Version Control

Migrating Visual SourceSafe Projects

Configuring Version Control Security

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Set up Team Foundation version control.

Work with Team Foundation version control.

Work with advanced functionality of version control.

Describe Team Foundation version control extensibility.

This module explains how to administer Team Foundation Build.

Introducing Team Foundation Build

Configuring Team Foundation Build Definitions

Running a Team Build

Extending Microsoft Team Build

Create a Continuous Integration Build

Create Scheduled Build

Extend Team Build Using the Team Build API

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Introduce Team Foundation Build.

Configure Team Foundation Build definitions.

Run a Team Build.

Extend Microsoft Team Build.

This module explains how to manage and create team projects. It also describes the architectural components of reporting, best practices for template design reporting, and the troubleshooting exercise.

Overview of Reporting

Architectural Components of Reporting

Process Template Design for Reporting

Managing Reports

Creating Custom Team System Reports

Troubleshooting the Data Warehouse

Creating the Report Server Project

Creating the Data Retrieval Query for the Report

Designing the Report Layout

Deploying the Team Project Report

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain the features of reporting.

Explain the architectural components of reporting.

Explain the process template design for reporting.

Manage reports.

Create custom team system reports.

Troubleshoot the data warehouse.