Visual Studio doesnot show database configuration when pulishing the project - visual-studio-2013

I try to publish my first asp.net mvc project to windows azure. I follow the steps in the following link :
http://www.asp.net/mvc/overview/getting-started/database-first-development/publish-to-azure
in order to publish my project. The problem is that when I need to configure database, Visual Studio doesn't show the database setting as in the link.
The image below show what my Visual Studio display.
While the below image show the configuration of database as displayed in the link.

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Editing RDL Files in Visual Studio

So we have a unique situation. I have 2300+ RDLs that we have in TFS that our team works on. These are deployed to 100+ different folders on the SSRS Server, and must stay that way as each folder is secured with it's own AD Group so users can't see each others folders/reports.
The problem with Visual Studio is that each folder has to be it's own project to manage the RDLs in Visual Studio. So my workaround is that I have a project in VS but then made my own folder with all of these RDL's and their own subfolder via Source Code Explorer. So when I try to edit the rdl with Visual studio it just opens it as xml and not the report designer. My work-around is that we associate the .rdl file with Report Builder, but I'd rather just use Visual Studio.
Any way to get VS to open the report designer this way? I am only interested in editing the rdl's this way, not using VS To deploy the reports.
You could try VS extension Microsoft Reporting Services Projects, which can be downloaded from website below:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ProBITools.MicrosoftReportProjectsforVisualStudio
Or try the solution in case How to open .rdl file in visual studio :
In order to see a designer you need to give Visual Studio a bit of
context about what sort of file it is by making it part of a Report
Server Project.
Install SSDT for Visual Studio if you haven't already done so
Create a new project using the 'Report Server Project' template
Copy/move the .rdl file(s) you have into the folder for the newly created project (eg ..\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\My Report
Project\My Report Project)
Use the "Add Existing Item..." context menu option in Solution Explorer to add the .rdl to the project
Open report designer by double-clicking the newly added report project item(s)
There is one tool available in market IDSNext-Gen. The company name is Agnisys Inc.

Not Working: Add a Project to Team Foundation Server 2012 using Visual Studio 2015

I am trying to add new projects to the Team Foundation Server and every way I have tried to add them has failed. We are running TFS 2012 Version: 11.0.50727.1 (RTM) and I am running Visual Studio 2015. I am a member of the Administrators Group.
I have tried at least 3 ways that MS support says how to do it on the website and none of them have worked:
I have tried to add it through Visual Studio
I have tried to add it through the Team Foundation Server Administration Console on the Server.
I have tried to add it through the TFS Web Management Portal.
When I try to add it through Visual Studio, I get an error when trying to check it in. It shows on the Source Control Explorer with a pending change of 'Add'. Here is a screenshot of the team explorer and output:
Since the message tells me to add it to the server, I opened the TFS Server Admin Console and When I go into the Team Projects Tab under Team Project Collections, it lists the existing projects, however, there is no way to add a new project. Here is a screenshot of the Admin Console:
There is only a help icon with a link on How to add a Team Project, although like with most MS help articles, it is useless. It provides information about how to do it on the web. So I tried it. I accessed the web portal for our TFS server and there isn't any option to add a project there either. When I go in to the "View the collection administration page" It tells me "Not all Collection level administration is exposed in the web experience. For all administration operations at the collection level please use the Administration Console on your Team Foundation Server.". Here is a screenshot of the online portal:
Can someone please help me with this issue? How can I add the projects to the Team Foundation Server?
I figured out how to Add the projects to the Team Foundation Server using Visual Studio 2015. It is very simple and can be done right from the File Menu in Visual Studio.
First open Visual Studio 2015. (I am not sure if it works the same in other versions.)
Go to File -> New -> Team Project...
The New Team Project Wizard will popup where you can then enter the project name and project description.
Then you can choose the template type and whether you will be using TFS Version Control or Git Distributed Version Control.
Once you click Finish, the Project will be added to TFS.
You can then add the files to the workspace folder on your dev machine.
Then you can check the files into TFS using the Team Explorer. *Note: First, you may need to add the files to the project by going to the Solution Control Explorer and right clicking on the newly created project and selecting Add Items to Folder. From there you can add the files then check them in using the Team Explorer.
Please clarify you want to create a code project/solution and add it to a TeamProject, or you want to create a TeamProject. TeamProject and code project/solution are different.
If you want to create a new TeamProject, according to Client compatibility, TFS 2012 supports VS 2015 RTM or latest update. Check your VS 2015 edition and re-try to create a TeamProject.
If you want to add a code project/solution to a TeamProject, you'll have to connect a TeamProject first and create a workspace, then perform a check-in: https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/tfvc/set-up-team-foundation-version-control-your-dev-machine
Last, try to clean the Cache folder on your dev computer. The folder path is: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Team Foundation\4.0\Cache.
If none of above works, try on another dev machine to see whether you can reproduce this issue.

Visual Studio Configuraiton manager Deploy column disabled

I am having a problem with the configuration manager in Visual Studio 2013. The Deploy column is disabled no. The only thing I did was a Repair of Visual Studio 2013 and not my WebAPI project not longer has the Deploy option enabled in Configuration Manager. I used to be able to do a file system deploy to the folder on the Web Server that hosted my WebAPI process. I am not sure what is going on. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
FYI - The CGSAPI project type is class library but that is what it has always been.
OK so I was just being silly. I have to right mouse button click on the actual WebAPI project and Publish will be available in the dropdown list. :)

Not able to run Sitecore7.5 website through VS 2013

I have created an instance of Sitecore 7.5.Then create a blank VS 2013 (MVC) solution and copy the properties and .csproj file and put in wwwroot\SitecoreWebsite folder and open this project in VS 2013.
Now when I run this project from IIS it's running properly But when I run through Visual Studio Solution ( i.e. F5) it's started continuously loading and nothing happens.
What should I do now.
Wow!!
Issue resolved:
I did the following steps:
Go to project's properties
Go to web displayed in left side menu
3.In server I changed to Loca lIIS
4.In project URL enter http://SampleWebsite
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Azure - Publishing from VStudio

Using VStudio 2010 wizard to set up basic 'Hello World' asp.net web role, works under emulator but when importing publish file from azure management portal get error
'publishsettings does not contain valid publish settings for Windows Azure'.
Have set up web site, storage and cloud service in Azure latest management portal (preview version) so unclear what problem is.
If you are using Windows Azure Websites (Preview) and using Visual Studio Publish wizard for your application you would need to download the publish file from your website located as shows below:
After that you can just use this .publishsettings file in VS Publish wizard and there not even a single click needed and your website will be published.
Please see my latest blog: Deploying Windows Azure Website using Visual Studio Web Publish wizard
I had the same issue.
Seems like the publishsettings files related to specific sites/services/apps are always rejected.
The solution seems to be to get a publishsettings file for your entire Azure account instead, and after that you're able to access your sites/services/apps or create new ones and publish to them.
This is performed using the following steps:
. Right click the project in VS10 and open 'Publish...' (the Azure
publish settings)
. Go to the Summary tab. Here you are able to download a publish settings file related to your Azure account. This file is named something like 'three month free evaluation period 1-1-2013-credentials.publishsettings' rather than the publish settings file for a particular site, which would be named somethiung like 'mysite.azurewebsites.net.publishsettings'. Import that file - it will work!
3. Now go to the settings tab. Here you can select a cloud service (select existing or you can create a new one) and assign some settings.
. When the configuration is complete and you've clicked the Next button, VS10 will start deploying your project to the selected service. This is displayed in the 'Windows Azure Activity Log' output window in VS10.

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