Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

3. Copy the RunTestWithConfiguration target from
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.targets to the end of the TFSBuild.proj file, just
before the closing tag.
4. Modify the ContinueOnError attribute from true to false.
Note: There will be two test tool tasks. Modify the end-to-end task in order to only
modify the behavior of builds on the build server. The desktop build task is used
when building on a developer’s desktop.
5. If you want to create a work item when the build fails, modify the
RunTestWithConfiguration by adding an OnError element just before the closing
tag The OnError element should look like the following:
Alternatively, if you want all Team Build Types to fail upon test failure, you can modify
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.targets directly. This change will modify behavior for
all Team Build Types.
The solution recommended above is straightforward to implement but is not guaranteed
to continue working for future versions of Visual Studio. If you would like to implement
a solution that is guaranteed to continue working after upgrade, see Aaron Hallberg’s
blog entry, “Determining Whether Tests Passed in Team Build,” at
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaronhallberg/archive/2006/09/21/determining-whether-testspassed-in-team-build.aspx
Additional Resources
• For more information about setting up a build to create a work item upon test failure,
see “Create Workitems for Test Failures in TeamBuild” at
http://blogs.msdn.com/nagarajp/archive/2005/10/14/481290.aspx
• For more information about a solution that is guaranteed to continue working after a
Visual Studio upgrade, see “Determining Whether Tests Passed in Team Build” at
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaronhallberg/archive/2006/09/21/determining-whether-testspassed-in-team-build.aspx
Work Items
• Use work items to track build breaks.
Use Work Items to Track Build Breaks
If Team Build fails, it automatically creates a work item to track that failure. By default,
the work item will be assigned to ‘Active’ and the title will inform you that there has
been a build failure. You should assign this work item to the responsible developer or
build manager in order to fix the build and resolve the problem.
The build task in TFSBuild.proj that defines this work item looks like the following: