Introduction to Visual Studio Team System

Abstract

In VSTS, a team project is an instantiation of a development project. Within VSTS, there are templates, guidance, best practices, source control, work items, build machines, a portal for the project, reporting, and more. This chapter has introduced you to the various components of VTST by way of the team project. Many of these components will be covered in more detail in later chapters. First, we talked about creating a new team project, including the prerequisites. Then we presented an overview of the various components that come with your chosen project process template, which is the blueprint for a team project. Then we described how to customize your Project Portal, project template, and process guidance. Finally, we took a look at security across three major platforms: Team Foundation Server, WSS, and SRSS.