I am using the new Visual Studio build definitions on Visual Studio Online under Build. I would like to run a scheduled build every day for the branch TestingBuildDefinitions1 only if there have been changes in the branch since the previous build.
I cannot find the option to run scheduled builds only if there have been changes. The MSDN documentation says there should be a "Build even if nothing has changed since the previous build" checkbox. However, the new screen does not have this checkbox.
The documentation is referring to the old Xaml based builds, while the UI you are using is for the new VSO Build vNext, which does not have the functionality you are looking for.
If you want to create a new Xaml based build, you will need to do it from the Visual Studio client (it cannot be done from the portal).
Start by clicking on Builds in Team Explorer
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I have a TFS build that runs on a schedule. Within the build process I have a step that checks out that project's properties file, increments the assembly's version number, then checks in the file bypassing any gated check-ins. This is creating a problem as the check-in of the properties file automatically sets the scheduled build to run the next day, causing an infinite loop.
My question is, is there a way to associate changesets made within the build process to the current running build?
I've tried refreshing the build detail and re-associating changesets after the msbuild compiles the project, but before the build finishes, without success.
Our projects are for Visual Studio 2010 and we are running against TFS 2013.
EDIT 12/21/15: For clarification:
I know about the NO_CI for bypassing CI Builds and including the /bypass in the command line. Overall my check-in that I am doing looks like the following:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\tf.exe" Checkin %My_FILE% /comment:"***NO_CI*** Version Updated to %NewVersion%" /noprompt /bypass
I"m having trouble with scheduled builds kicking off, because my check-in is telling it that there is a changeset to build.
You need to check in without triggering the build.
To tell the build system to ignore the check-in operation, a check-in comment value***NO_CI*** is specified to indicate "No Continuous Integration" meaning "please don't start a CI build because of this check in". Place the following into the comment field:***NO_CI***and when you check-in TFS will not kick off a build. More details for your reference: http://bartwullems.blogspot.hk/2012/08/tfs-do-check-in-without-triggering.html
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You could customize your build template and add in the custom TFSVersion activity from the TFS Community Build Extensions that will handle this. Detailed steps for your reference:http://tfsbuildextensions.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=How%20to%20integrate%20the%20TfsVersion%20build%20activity&referringTitle=Documentation
I am developing using Visual Studio 2013 with Visual Studio Online for source control. I want to prevent check-in if the build that is triggered is returned false. Using the steps below, don't see how the builds are happening and not sure how to enforce good check-ins?
I completed the following steps:
https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/get-started/build/build-your-app-vs
Since you are using TFVC the. You would need to use Gated Build as the trigger. Unfortunately Gated Build has not yet been implemented on the new Build system and is only available on the legacy Xaml builds.
If you were using Git you could take advantage of the Branch Policies to require that a build succeed before a checkin was allowed through Pull Requests.
You can either change your source control to Git and use Pull Requests, or you could change your build system to the Xaml builds and use Gated Build.
I want to write a Visual Studio Plugin that will extend the functionality of Check-In command. What I want to happen is when a check in happens, I should be able to call an external program.
There are a few options to trigger a script or action when a user checks in:
1. Check-in policy
A checkin policy triggers in Visual Studio when checking in. The code that triggers is simple C#, so running an application is easy using the Process class.
These policies need to be deployed to the machines running Visual Studio. They will get an error message if the policy is not installed. You can create an MSI or vsix to deploy the policies. Or just copy them to the right folders manually.
2. Automated Build
A CI build or Gated build using a tool like Team Build or Team City would be ideal to run a program or piece of code. This would happen right after (CI) or just before (Gated) the final checkin, but they would run on the build server, not inside Visual Studio.
This can be either a MsBuild task or Team Build Activity.
3. Visual Studio Extension
You can also create a custom Visual Studio extension and then subscribe to the VersionControlServer.BeforeCheckinPendingChange event. This happens just before checkin. You can grab the VersionControlServer from the connected Team Project.
I recently had a PC failure and reinstalled the Windows OS and all my development software. After re-installation, my Visual Studio 2012 Database Projects seems to work differently and I cannot figure it out. My database projects no longer "automatically deploys" to the LocalDB when I press F5 or CTRL+F5. I am using VS2012 Professional version with the default installation settings.
On my old installation, if I changed a column name in the project and pressed F5, the table in LocalDB would be updated immediately without any sort of publishing actions or anything. The Visual Studio output window would also indicate that changes are being applied. This "automatic deployment" is no longer happening, I have to resort to right clicking on the project & clicking publish, which works, but is inconvenient.
What can I do to re-enable this "auto deployment" feature?
So far, I tried:
I looked thru every database related setting in Tools > Options.
I confirmed the Configuration Manager is set to both "Build" and "Deploy" for my database projects.
I confirmed that the LocalDB is installed and working.
I applied all Windows updates & updated VS2012 to the latest version, 2012v4.
I tried all combinations of Clean, Build and Rebuild at the project & solution level.
I checked "Always Re-create Database", and even this doesn't work.
I suspect that this feature might be dependent upon other software or patches that I had on my old installation.
I figured this one out myself.
There is an option that controls how dependent projects are built under the "Projects and Solutions > Build and Run" section. I overlooked this option at first, but eventually came back around to it when I was testing each setting one at a time.
The description of the check box might be incomplete or perhaps I'm just misunderstanding it. This setting appears that it does not affect the build action of the database project, but it does affect the deploy action. When this is checked, my database project, which is not the startup project builds but does not deploy on Run/Debug. When this is unchecked, my database project builds and deploys as I expect with no additional steps required.
I found two alternatives from the accepted answer:
Right-click the solution, select "Startup Project", "Multiple startup projects", and make the database project one of them.
Right-click the solution, select "Project Dependencies", and make the database project a dependency on one of the other projects that will be built.
In Visual Studio, how do I rebuild a complete solution, including all configurations?
If I choose "Rebuild solution", it always rebuilds ONLY Debug or ONLY Release, but never both.
Use the batch build option...right click on the solution to see it.
Here is a screen shot (VS2010 but I believe it's the same for VS2008 too)
Batch build screen shot http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/1516/batchbuild.jpg
Some of my project had the 'batch build' option, others didn't.
Found that those that did have it were written in c#.net and those that didn't have it were in vb.net, more information here:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj651644.aspx
You can build most types of projects with multiple, or even all, of their build configurations at the same time by using the Batch Build dialog box.
However, you can't build the following types of projects in multiple build configurations at the same time:
Windows 8.x Store apps built for Windows using JavaScript.
All Visual Basic projects.
In Visual Studio 2005, I discovered that under Build->Configuration Manager, I did not have Build checked for the project.