The art of simplicity

One of the nice features of TFS is it’s integration with MS Project. However I always forget how to update the Field Mapping between MS Project and TFS. So as a quick reminder: 1. Download the MS Project field mapping file from TFS: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE>tfsfieldmapping download /collection:”http://serverName:8080/tfs/collectionname” /teamproject:”teamprojectname” /mappingfile:”c:\fieldmapping.xml” 2. Update and save fieldmapping.xml 3. Upload the MS Project field mapping file to TFS: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE>tfsfieldmapping upload /collection:”http://serverName:8080/tfs/collectionname” /teamproject:”teamprojectname” /mappingfile:”c:\fieldmapping.xml”

An official story about integrating MS Project Server with TFS 2010 is finally there. Microsoft has  just released a CTP demonstrating integration between Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server 2010. There is not much information available yet, but to get you going:   Brian Harry’s announcement on TFS 2010 support for MS Project Server MSDN Section on Scheduling Tasks and Assigning Resources Using Microsoft Project A Channel 9 video about Enterprise Project Management with Visual Studio Team System 2010 The TFS Integration platform by the VSTS Rangers. Virtual Machine available for download with the Integration CTP between Project Server and TFS 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f221c660-161b-43ca-95f3-e0e4aad8d43e&displaylang=en