Category: VSTS

ALM, TFS, Visual Studio, VSTS11 Comments

How to move build definitions in TFS to other projects using the REST API

Michael (Mike) Kaufmann

The new build system in TFS or VSTS supports saving build definitions as templates. The problem is, that this only works inside a single TFS project. If you want to share your definition with other projects you have to use the REST API. First you have to extract your current build definition. Get a list of all build definitions and check the ids. Then use this ID to get the full definition. Now save the json to a file and remove all the clutter like _links, revision etc. I’ve marked all the sections that you can remove in the following … Continue reading How to move build definitions in TFS to other projects using the REST API

ALM, Development, O365, SharePoint, TFS, VSTS4 Comments

Missing files in MSDeploy package

Michael (Mike) Kaufmann

Problem If you create an MSDeploy package for a SharePoint or O365 AddIn (a.k.a App) in a team build the package does not include all files (like i.e. language resources). Reason This seems to be a bug in MSDeploy. If you build the app only with /p:Ispackaging=True everything works fine. You get a web package inside the app.publish folder that contains all files. If you work with multiple Publishing Profiles and specify an explicit profile strange things happen. /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:PublishProfile=NameOfPackageProfile You still get the package but if you look inside the package the folders are missing. Solution If you can … Continue reading Missing files in MSDeploy package