{"id":2073,"date":"2013-12-19T02:53:02","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T02:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/visualstudioalm\/2013\/12\/19\/how-to-configure-team-foundation-server-with-release-management\/"},"modified":"2022-07-18T06:20:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T14:20:06","slug":"how-to-configure-team-foundation-server-with-release-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/how-to-configure-team-foundation-server-with-release-management\/","title":{"rendered":"How to configure Team Foundation Server with Release Management"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n <\/font>\u00a0<\/font><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/font>Release Management for Visual Studio 2013 (RM) is tightly integrated with TFS. In order to communicate with TFS, RM uses a service account to access different functionality of TFS. <\/font><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n \"TFSConfigNew\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

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\n <\/font>Here are the necessary minimal permissions that the account must have. If possible, to keep things simple, we recommend an account that is part of the Project Collection Service Accounts<\/b> group. <\/p>\n

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\n <\/font><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/font>\u00b7<\/font><\/font>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/font>Collection Level <\/p>\n

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\n <\/font><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/font>o<\/font><\/font>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/font>\u2018Make requests on behalf of others\u2019 permission (required to setup TFS Connection in RM) <\/p>\n

<\/font><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/font>o<\/font><\/font>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/font>\u2018View collection-level information\u2019 permission (to get list of Build Definitions on behalf of current user) <\/p>\n

<\/font><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/font><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/font>o<\/font><\/font>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/font>\u2018View build resources\u2019 permission (to set a Build to Release) <\/p>\n

<\/font><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/font><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/font>\u00b7<\/font><\/font>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/font>Team Project Level \u2013 for all projects used in RM<\/i> <\/p>\n

<\/font><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/font><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/font>o<\/font><\/font>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/font>\u2018View project-level information\u2019 permission (to add a TFS Group) <\/p>\n

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\n <\/font><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/font>\u00b7<\/font><\/font>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/font>Build Definition Level \u2013 for all build definitions used in RM<\/i> <\/p>\n

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\n <\/font><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/font>o<\/font><\/font>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/font>\u2018Retain Indefinitely\u2019 permission (when starting a Release)
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\n <\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/b><\/font>Team Foundation Server support: <\/p>\n

<\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/font>\u00b7<\/font><\/font>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/font>TFS 2010, TFS 2012 and TFS 2013 versions are supported with Release Management for Visual Studio 2013<\/a> <\/p>\n

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\n <\/font><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/font>\u00b7<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/span><\/font>Visual Studio Online<\/a> account not supported yet, we plan to add this capability soon . <\/p>\n

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