Find Information About a Changeset

You can get the following information about one or more changesets:

  • which files were changed

  • what the exact changes were

  • who changed the files

  • what the check-in comment contains

  • which work items are associated with the changeset

  • which policy warnings appeared

Required Permissions

To perform this procedure, the Read permission on at least one file that you are trying to find must be set to Allow. For more information, see Team Foundation Server Permissions.

To find information about a Changeset

  1. In Source Control Explorer, on the File menu, point to Source Control, and then click Find Changesets.

    The Find Changesets dialog box appears.

  2. (Optional) Next to the Containing File box, click Browse.

  3. (Optional) In the By User box, type the alias or the name of the team project team member who is associated with the changeset.

  4. (Optional) In the Range section, click one of the following options:

    • All changes   Retrieves all changesets that were applied to that file or folder.

    • Changeset number   Retrieves changesets from a range of numbers. In the from and to boxes, type the range.

    • Created date   Retrieves changesets from a range of dates. In the between and and boxes, use the calendars to specify start and end dates.

  5. Click Find.

    Changesets that match your criteria appear in the Results list.

  6. Select the changeset for which you want information, and then click Details.

    The Details for Changeset dialog box appears. For more information, see View Details for Changesets.

    For more information, see Get the Source for Your Team Project or Update File Versions in Your Workspace.

See Also

Tasks

Update File Versions in Your Workspace

Concepts

Working with Changesets

Submitting Changes

Using Source Control Explorer

Other Resources

Get the Source for Your Team Project