Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

2. Under Connect to a Team Foundation Server, select the server to connect to, or
click Servers to enter the server information.
3. Under Team Projects, select the team project on the TFS server with which you want
to work. The document is bound to this team project.
4. Click OK.
5. Select the type of list you want. To create a query list, select the Query List option
and then click a team query from the Select a Query drop-down list.
6. Select the columns you want to appear in the new work item list.
7. Import the desired work items.
For more information, see “How to: Import Work Items in Microsoft Excel or
Microsoft Project” at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/enus/library/ms181676(VS.80).aspx
8. You should now either save the spreadsheet, or publish the new work items to the
work item database by clicking Publish Changes on the Team menu.
Additional Resources
• For more information, see “Working with Work Item Lists in Microsoft Excel” at
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181694(VS.80).aspx
• For more information, see “How to: Create a Work Item List” at
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181695(VS.80).aspx
• For more information, see “How to: Import Work Items in Microsoft Excel or
Microsoft Project” at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/enus/library/ms181676(VS.80).aspx
How to Create a Minimal Process Template
If you do not require support for any project management–related features of TFS beyond
source control, a minimal process template may be sufficient for your needs. In order to
create a minimal process template, you use the Process Template Manager to download
the template to your local computer, edit the template to remove the sections you are not
going to use, and then upload the template back to the server.
To create a custom project template that supports only source control
1. In Team Explorer, right-click the server name, click Team Foundation Server
Settings, and then click Process Template Manager.
2. Choose the template you want to edit and then select Download.
3. From the folder where you saved the template, open Process Template.xml for
editing.
4. Change the name of the process to a name of your choice by editing the
element.
5. In the section, remove the plug-ins for Reporting, Portal, and
WorkItemTracking.
6. In the section, remove the groups for Reporting, Portal, and
WorkItemTracking.
7. In the VersionControl group, find the section and then remove the
WorkItemTracking dependency.