Course Description

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement and administer Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server. The course focuses on installation and configuration details, team projects, work items, version control, Team Build, and reporting.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Install and configure Microsoft Team Foundation Server.
• Administer Team Foundation Server and team projects.
• Customize process templates and work items.
• Configure Team Foundation Server version control.
• Administer a Team Build.
• Describe the architectural components and management of team project reporting.

Target group

This course is intended for experts who install, configure, and manage Microsoft Team Foundation Servers and Team System projects. The intended audience for the course work either as a team leader or server administrator in an enterprise development organization.

Course Prerequisites

The target audience is expected to meet the following prerequisites:

• VS 2008 Team System 200 level knowledge and skills.
• Familiarity with VSTS SKU’s and basic features or with concepts taught in Course# 6214A.
• Experience using Virtual PC software, Visual Studio IDE, Windows SharePoint Services 2.0, and SQL Reporting Services.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Windows operating system.
• Experience with previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Some experience with a .NET language (VB.NET/C#).
• Experience working in a software development team.

Learning method

Classroom, Instructor-led.

Course content

Module 1: Installing and Configuring Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) This module explains how to install and configure Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS). The module also provides an overview to the basic concepts of TFS.

• Planning a TFS Deployment
• Planning a TFS Installation
• Installing TFS
• Validating Installation
• Configuring TFS Components

Module 2: Administering Team Foundation Server Instances and Team Projects This module explains how to manage instances, users and groups, team projects, administration, and security in Team Foundation Server.

• Managing a TFS Instance
• Managing Team Projects
• Configuring Authorization and Security for TFS
• Managing TFS Users and Groups
• Managing TFS Health and Availability
• Selecting a Disaster Recovery Plan for TFS

Module 3: Administering and Customizing Process Templates This module explains how to customize process templates and work items.

• Managing Methodology Templates
• Managing Process Guidance
• Administering Process Templates
• Creating Work Item Query Language (WIQL) Queries
• Modifying Work Item Types
• Modifying a Work Item Type Workflow

Module 4: Administering Team Foundation Server Version Control This module explains how to configure TFS version control.

• Setting up Team Foundation Version Control
• Working with Team Foundation Version Control
• Advanced Functionality of Version Control
• Team Foundation Version Control Extensibility

Module 5: Administering Team Foundation Build This module explains how to administer Team Foundation Build.

• Introducing Team Foundation Build
• Configuring Team Foundation Build Definitions
• Running a Team Build
• Extending Microsoft Team Build

Module 6: Managing Team Project and Reporting This module explains how to manage and create team projects. It also describes the architectural components of reporting, best practices for template design reporting, and the troubleshooting exercise.

• Overview of Reporting
• Architectural Components of Reporting
• Process Template Design for Reporting
• Managing Reports
• Creating Custom Team System Reports
• Troubleshooting the Data Warehouse