Summary

Synopsis

This information is intended to describe how InstallShield supports integration with Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) TFS2010.

Discussion

• Source control ? Use the Source Control Explorer to integrate your InstallShield project with Team Foundation version control and manage changes to your InstallShield projects and your Visual Studio solutions.
• Automated builds ? Use Team Foundation Build to compile, test, and deploy your InstallShield projects and your Visual Studio solutions on a regular basis. Your installation is automatically updated with your latest source files every time your solution is built, always staying current.
• Project management ? Track work items such as bugs, tasks, and project documentation for your InstallShield projects and your Visual Studio solutions. The project status is available to your entire team from within Team System Web Access, and from within Team Explorer.

If you have Team Explorer installed on the same machine that has InstallShield and Visual Studio, you can add your InstallShield projects (.ism and .isproj files, as well as any corresponding InstallScript files and SQL scripts) to the Team Foundation Server through Team Explorer.

If you want to add an InstallShield project to Source Control Explorer when you create the project from within Visual Studio, select the Add to source control check box on the New Project dialog box. Note that if you do this, you may later need to add InstallScript files and SQL script files to source control using the same method that you use for adding other files.

Additional Information

For more information see Microsoft articles on Team Foundation Server and their description how the TFS product automates and streamlines the software delivery process for all team members.

Reference: Team Foundation Server

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