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Lord of Scripts
Lord of Scripts

Reputation: 3599

VS.2017 cannot add project to TFS Source Control

Visual Studio 2017 has been the crappiest so far. I have an existing solution that I want to add to source control (VisualStudioOnline.com) but every time I do it simply creates a GIT repository locally and I DO NOT want GIT. It does not even ask.

I changed the options to default to VisualStudioOnline. But when I try to add the solution I select Manage Connections, then I see the project repository I created on VSO website and click on it then Connect. After a while the window simply disappears giving no error and the Team Explorer still says I am Offline, so it was not added to TFS. My VS.2017 however is connected to my VSO account.

What is the problem here? can't they even give a hint as to why it is not connecting?

Upvotes: 8

Views: 9720

Answers (2)

MarianoC
MarianoC

Reputation: 69

Yes, it is not intuitive and I hate it too. These are the most "automated" steps:

  1. Open the solution you want to add to VSTS.
  2. Go to Team->Manage connections...
  3. You will see all your VSTS connections, I happen to use two VSTS, one from visualstudio.com and one on-premises. Choose the connection you want and right-click then select connect.
  4. Once connected, select File->Source Control->Add solution to source control...
  5. It will show up the VSTS dialog and let you choose a folder for your solution.
  6. Done.

Cheers,

MarianoC

Upvotes: 1

Marina Liu
Marina Liu

Reputation: 38106

So you want to add project to TFVC VCS not git in VSTS (visual studio team services). First you should create a TFVC repo on VSTS, then connect with VS2017, finally add the existing project in source control and check in. Detail steps as below:

  1. Create a TFVC repo by creating a new project or adding a new repo for existing project in VSTS.

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  2. Connect with VS2017.

    VS -> Team explorer -> Manage connections -> connect to project -> make sure your email for VSTS acount is selected -> select your new created TFVC repo -> connect -> Map & Get. enter image description here

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  3. Add the existing project to source control.

    Copy the project file to the subfolder that you just mapped -> Team explorer -> source control explorer -> select the folder with the TFVC repo you created -> click Add Items to Folder -> select the project -> Finish.

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  4. Check in changes to VSTS.

    Now the project is added in source control, you can click pending changes to check in the project to VSTS.

Upvotes: 5

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