Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

You can also create a custom check-in policy to perform checks that are not available by
default. For example, you can disallow code patterns such as banned application
programming interface (API) calls, or you can write a policy to enforce your team’s
specific coding style guidelines, such as where braces should be positioned within your
source code.
Additional Resources
• For more information about creating check-in policies, see “How To – Create Custom
Check-in Policies in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server” in this guide.
Set Up Notifications to Inform You When Developers Bypass Check-in
Policies
Team Foundation Server Version Control does not prevent you from overriding a checkin
policy. However, you can use the following steps to detect if a check-in policy has
been overridden:
1. Use the Team Foundation Server Eventing Service (from the Team Foundation Core
Services API) for hooking check-in events.
2. Write a Notify method that parses the details of the changeset and then reacts to it if
an override has occurred.
Alternatively, you can manually scan changeset history to discover policy overrides.
Additional Resources
• To learn more about overriding a check-in policy, see “How to: Override a Check-in
Policy” at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms245460(VS.80).aspx
Process Templates
• Use the MSF Agile process template when working on projects that only require
a lightweight or informal process.
• Use the MSF CMMI process template when working on projects requiring a
more formal process or conformance with CMMI standards.
• Consider using a minimal process template.
• Modify an existing process template to match your team’s process.
Use the MSF Agile Process Template When Working on Projects That
Only Require a Lightweight or Informal Process
When using Test-Driven Development (TDD) or other agile methodologies, you should
use the MSF for Agile Software Development (MSF Agile) process template. This is a
lightweight process for agile software projects. You should use this project template as
your first choice, unless you specifically need the additional process improvement
features provided by the MSF for CMMI Software Development (MSF CMMI) process
template.