Course Overview
This course is designed for experienced TFS administrators looking to quickly update their skills to the latest version of Microsoft Team Foundation Server. The course focuses primarily on new features in the TFS 2017 release with some coverage of features released in TFS 2015.
This course combines both technical presentations as well as hands-on lab exercises designed to ensure attendees gain a solid, practical understanding of how to administer TFS 2017 in modern work environments.
Course Outline
A Lap Around Changes in Visual Studio 2017
Upgrading to TFS 2017
Package Management
Code Search
Build & Release
Extensions
Process Template Customization
Security and Permissions
Course Objectives
» Enable new features in TFS 2017 as required
» Plan their migration to the latest version of TFS
» Configure Package Management and set security on feeds
» Install, configure, and optimize the new Code Search feature
» Troubleshoot issues with Code Search
» Understand the latest improvements to Build and Release from an admin perspective
» Install extensions from the Visual Studio Marketplace
» Understand how to install internally developed TFS extensions
» Understand the new process template model
» Implement work item customizations
» Understand and configure new permissions
Pre-requisites
Basic Knowledge of Team Foundation Server