Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

2. Click the Check-in Policy tab and then click Add.
3. In the Add Check-in Policy dialog box, select Code Analysis and then click OK.
4. In the Code Analysis Policy Editor, select either Enforce C/C++ Code Analysis
(/analyze) or Enforce Code Analysis For Managed Code. Select both if your
project contains a combination of managed and unmanaged code.
5. If you select Enforce Code Analysis For Managed Code, configure your required
rule settings for managed code analysis based on your required coding standards. This
determines precisely which rules are enforced.
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 and using a custom check-in policy, see “How
To – Step Through Creating Custom Check-in Policies for TFS” in this guide.
• To learn how to customize a check-in policy, see “Walkthrough: Customizing Checkin
Policies and Notes” at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/enus/library/ms181281(VS.80).aspx
• To view sample code that will disallow selected patterns on check-in, see “Checkin
Policy to Disallow Certain Patterns” at
http://blogs.msdn.com/jmanning/archive/2006/02/02/523125.aspx
• To view sample code that will enforce comments on check-in, see “Sample Checkin
Policy: Make Sure the Comment Isn’t Empty” at
http://blogs.msdn.com/jmanning/archive/2006/01/21/515858.aspx
• To learn how to register a new check-in policy, see “I’ve Made a New Check-In
Policy! How Do I Add It?” at
http://blogs.msdn.com/jmanning/archive/2006/02/07/526778.aspx
Use Check-in Policies to Enforce a Code Quality Gate
Use a combination of code analysis and testing policies to enforce a code quality gate.
For example, use the supplied testing policy to ensure that specific tests are executed and
passed prior to allowing source to be checked into TFS source control. You can also
configure a code analysis policy to help ensure that your code meets certain quality
standards by ensuring that security, performance, portability, maintainability, and
reliability rules are passed.
By enforcing this type of check-in policy in addition to policies that enforce coding
standards and guidelines, you ensure your code meets a specific code quality gate.
To enforce a code analysis check-in policy for a team project
1. In Team Explorer, right-click your team project, point to Team Project Settings, and
then click Source Control.