New features enabled for Team Web Access
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By installing the latest version of Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS), you can access new features in the web portal or Team Web Access (TWA).
Some features show up automatically, but others only show up after they’ve been enabled using the Configure Features wizard. The wizard automatically tries to configure all available features that haven’t yet been enabled.
To start using the features that the wizard enables, see the following topics.
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TFS 2013.4 |
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TFS 2013.3 |
Test Plan and Test Suite: New work item types (WITs) are added to support customization of test plans and test suites. These additions occur when you run the TFS Upgrade Wizard for TFS 2013.3. They do not require you to run the Configure Feature wizard. The enhancements support:
The server upgrade automatically converts existing test plans and test suites to WITs and migrates test data and links. If it encounters a problem, a warning message appears in the server log. To learn more, see Update a team project manually to support test management. To learn about changes introduced to Test Manager and Team Web Access, see Plan manual tests |
TFS 2013.2 |
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TFS 2013 |
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Q & A
Q: Where can I get the latest released version of TFS 2013?
A: Go to the Visual Studio downloads.
Q: What other features were added with the upgrade of TFS 2013?
A: See What’s New in Planning and Tracking.
Q: What other features were added with the upgrade of TFS 2012?
Planning Tools: Create and organize a backlog and Work in sprints.
Code Review: Initiate and track code review requests and responses.
Feedback: Request and manage feedback.
Storyboard linking: Access the latest version of storyboards by linking them to work items.
Hidden Types Category: Work items added to this category do not appear in New Work Item menus. This category includes Code Review Request and Code Review Response, Feedback Request and Feedback Response, and Shared Steps. Users should create these work item types through a form or a tool.
To use some of these tools, you’ll need to be added to the Advanced access group in TWA.
See also What’s New in Planning and Tracking (2012 version).