{"id":6553,"date":"2011-02-03T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T09:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/visualstudioalm\/2011\/02\/03\/vs-alm-library-updates-on-msdn-for-january-2011\/"},"modified":"2019-02-14T17:51:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T01:51:59","slug":"vs-alm-library-updates-on-msdn-for-january-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/vs-alm-library-updates-on-msdn-for-january-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"VS ALM Library Updates on MSDN for January, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even though it&#8217;s February. But it is a new year, and this one is going to be different. For example, yesterday:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>Hi \/ Lo F<\/td>\n<td>Hi \/ Lo C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Seattle, WA<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;49 \/ 39<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;9.4 \/ 3.9 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dallas, TX<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;26 \/ 22<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;-3.3 \/ -5.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pensacola, FL<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;43 \/ 40<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;6.1 \/ 4.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\">What does this have to do with MSDN Library updates? Nothing, really; we just don&#8217;t get to make these comparisons very often.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\">What is new in the MSDN VS ALM Library:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Team Foundation Administration:<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/ms253147.aspx\">Securing Team Foundation Server<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Now you can learn about how security for <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/aa833874.aspx\">Team Foundation Server is integrated with Windows authentication<\/a> and utilizes permissions for users and groups. You can learn about the <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/aa833872.aspx#AdBoth\">advantages<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/aa833872.aspx\">configuring your deployment of Team Foundation Server 2010 to use HTTPS with SSL<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/aa833872.aspx#PreReq\">follow the steps<\/a> to support or require this protocol for web connections between the data, application, and client tiers.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/ee791981.aspx\">TF Proxy command<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The TF Proxy command has two purposes, and each purpose is aimed at a different type of user. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As a developer, you can use the proxy command to configure your client to use a proxy server or to override the network defaults for a proxy server. <\/li>\n<li>As a network administrator, you can use the proxy command to add and manage records about the location of various proxy servers within your deployment of Team Foundation Server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can read more about the command in Tim&#8217;s blog post: <b><a href=\"http:\/\/elhajj.wordpress.com\/2011\/01\/31\/what-if-using-tfs-proxy-was-as-easy-as-making-a-get\/\">What If Using TFS Proxy Was as Easy as Making a&nbsp;Get?<\/a> and in the <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/ee791981.aspx\">MSDN topic<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Planning and Tracking Projects<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Significant changes have been made to the content that supports defining and customizing work item type definitions. The topic node formerly titled &#8220;Work Item Type Schema Reference&#8221; has been eliminated. To learn more, check out the post <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/vstsue\/archive\/2011\/01\/24\/significant-changes-made-to-streamline-the-content-for-work-item-type-schema-reference.aspx\">Significant Changes Made to Streamline the Content for Work Item Type Schema Reference<\/a> on the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/vstsue\/\">Visual Studio ALM Developer Content Team<\/a> blog.<\/li>\n<li>You can now define data fields globally for a team project or collection using global workflow. This feature requires that you upgrade to Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010. Several topics related to defining fields and global lists were updated to reflect this new feature. For more information, see <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/gg534720.aspx\">Customizing Global Workflow<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>An addition was made to the Compatibility Matrix in the topic, <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/dd997788.aspx\">Compatibility between Team Foundation Clients and Team Foundation Server<\/a> , to clarify that you can use Team Explorer for Visual Studio 2005 Team System with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 as long as you have installed Service Pack 1 and the GDR or forward compatibility update. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Links in this Post<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Securing Team Foundation Server<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/ms253147.aspx\">http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/ms253147.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Team Foundation Server is integrated with Windows authentication<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/aa833874.aspx\">http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/aa833874.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Setting up HTTPS with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for Team Foundation Server<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/aa833872.aspx\">http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/aa833872.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>TF Proxy command<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/ee791981.aspx\">http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/ee791981.aspx<\/a>x<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>What If Using TFS Proxy Was as Easy as Making a&nbsp;Get?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elhajj.wordpress.com\/2011\/01\/31\/what-if-using-tfs-proxy-was-as-easy-as-making-a-get\/\">http:\/\/elhajj.wordpress.com\/2011\/01\/31\/what-if-using-tfs-proxy-was-as-easy-as-making-a-get\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Significant Changes Made to Streamline the Content for Work Item Type Schema Reference<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/vstsue\/archive\/2011\/01\/24\/significant-changes-made-to-streamline-the-content-for-work-item-type-schema-reference.aspx\">http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/vstsue\/archive\/2011\/01\/24\/significant-changes-made-to-streamline-the-content-for-work-item-type-schema-reference.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Customizing Global Workflow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/gg534720.aspx\">http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/gg534720.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Compatibility between Team Foundation Clients and Team Foundation Server<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/dd997788.aspx\">http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/dd997788.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;Thanks,<\/p>\n<p>Patrick<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though it&#8217;s February. 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