I'm having a real hard time rolling back a change under TFS Source Control. I've followed the instructions in MSDN with no success.
The instructions basically go like this:
Get the old version for source control (files get copied to local workspace)
Check out the local version
Check in
The problem is that when checking out, the latest version is automatically fetched from source control, overwriting the specific version I was trying to revert to.
That same MSDN article has a comment on it pointing to the same fact, and there seems to be a setting for that, which can be changed in two places:
In the TFS project settings (rightclick the project in Team Explorer -> Team Project Settings -> Source Control):
A Visual Studio Setting (Tools -> Options -> Source Control -> Visual Studio Team Foundation Server):
As you can see, both of them are disabled, but I'm still getting the latest version whenever I do a check out, making it impossible to do a rollback.
Is there any other setting I'm missing? Or this isn't the correct way of doing a rollback?
NOTE: Using Visual Studio 2010
Since you 're on VStudio2010 - you can probably forget about that MSDN article. Instead, download & install latest TFS Power Tools, they do come with a nice graphical "Rollback":You can also check tf rollback.
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I got the latest version of a Visual Studio solution on TFS. But when I try to open the solution in Visual Studio I get the following message:
Source Control
The solution you have opened is under source control but not currently configured for integrated source control in Visual Studio. Would you like to bind this solution to source control now?
Asking my colleague, I found out that he's been checking in the changes through Visual Studio without any problem.
Here's my question: Considering the fact that I can still check in my changes via IDE, what is the use of binding a Visual Studio solution or project to TFS (or more generally source control)? Except that "lock"/"red tick" icon appearing beside them in Solution Explorer.
Adding Solutions and Projects to Source Control: When you add a solution to source control, the solution becomes part of a dynamic versioning archive created and maintained by the source control provider. Each time someone checks in a new version of the solution, that version becomes part of the archive and is available to other source control users.
According to the warning message, It seems that you are opening from source control a solution that was incorrectly added to source control (it's missing some bindings strings that should have been in the sln or project files). You should click the button yes and Bind the projects correctly to their server location, then OK the dialog. The server file will be checked out and modified locally. You should checkin the changes after that.
WE have been having this issue with our Visual Studio 2019, certain files are automatically checked-out on all users when they load the company solution.
I am not sure why but it happens to all every user in the company and on all computers, as soon as you load the single solution that we have, files from Multiple projects are checked-out and they are always those 12 files,
When you compare these files with latest version / Server version you see no difference.
AutoCheckedout
BTW we are using Azure-DevOps Server but we had this issue since TFS 2017 Update 2
When Unbinding and rebinding / reloading Project
According to your description, it sounds like the solution isn't “bound” to the version control provider correctly.
From Visual Studio's main File menu, select File > Source Control > Advanced > Change Source Control
You'll see this dialog:
Make sure the server bindings are correct and that each solution/project is “connected”.
If everything looks like fine, then try to unbind any projects that are bound but not working correctly.
Bind all projects again that are now unbound. Which may do the trick.
Hope this helps.
We have a standard installation of TFS 2010 with a handful of developers. We do have a number of projects with a number of branches but nothing to crazy. Frequently we will go to get the latest version of a solution and TFS will delete the project file (csproj) of one of the projects, a MVC 3 web project. Looking at the Source Control logs we see the following error:
One or more source control bindings for this solution are not valid and are listed below.
Source control bindings can be modified by selecting File, Source Control, Change Source Control from the main menu.
If we go into the pending changes view and undo the deleting of the project file everything works fine. Does anyone know what the error message means and know what it is that we are doing that is causing it?
Environment:
TFS 2010
VS 2012
SQL Server 2008
I am using TFS's Team Explorer to manage Visual Studio projects.
Recently, I've created a new Java project (not in Visual Studio) which I manually added to TFS using the Source Control Control explorer in Visual Studio.
After I added the Java project to TFS, I made some changes and bug fixes. Then, I went into Visual Studio and opened the Source Control Explorer to check in my changes, but TFS thinks that no changes were made.
It seems that I needed to check out the project before making changes. I guess I erroneously expected TFS to track that automatically, but okay.
So, using the Source Control Explorer in TFS, I checked out the project, and then I tried to check in pending changes. When I tried to check in, I got the following message:
All of the changes were either unmodified files or locks.
The changes have been undone by the server.
Is there a way to convince the server that indeed my project has changed? How can I check in the changes that I have made?
Thank you for any help.
It seems that when I use a tool (such as winmerge) to update my codebase... my Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) integration with Team Foundation Server (TFS) doesn't seem to pick it up.
How do I know which files to check out and check back in? Is there something I am missing? Is this a feature that isn't part of VSTS & TFS?
First, this is probably because the files have not yet been checked out. If you do that first before running your update, TFS will see those changes.
Second, you can use TFS Power Tools (available from MS) to review local repository for changes that are not recognized. If there are found differences, power toys resets the status of the file so Pending Changes window sees the change. this does not require you to check-out the files, it will do that for you if there are differences.
Pretty nifty.
Power Tools for 2008 is here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15836
and you are looking for the "Online" command:
"Online Command - Use the online command to create pending edits on writable files that do not have pending edits."
I assume you are applying changes across an entire project, outside of VS.
You will have to check-out the complete project first, then apply the changes and check back in. Unmodified files will not be actually checked-in, AFAIK.
Your question sound like as if you have not installed the Team Foundation Server Client.
If you have installed the Visual Studio Team System edition you are able to connect with the Team Foundation Server. But to have the integration working you need to install the Team Foundation Server Client as well.
After having done this your Visual Studio should inform you in case of file changes and then automatically check out the files.