Can we generate release notes from TFS

tfs release release-management
dsi picture dsi · Apr 24, 2014 · Viewed 20.9k times · Source

Can we get release information from checkedIN history.

we are using TFS 2012.

we have frequent release mostly on each week or on each 14 days.

Can we generate release document from TFS ?

(something like, based on TFS checked IN comments OR some how )

Answer

Joe picture Joe · Apr 24, 2014

One way to do this would be to use Work Items (e.g. User Stories and Bugs) to generate your release notes.

But this requires your team to have the discipline to enter the information into TFS that allows it to associate work items with a release. For example:

  • Require developers to associate change sets with work items
  • Use fields such as "Iteration" or "Integrated in build" in work items to identify the release to which a work item belongs.

You could then create a suitable Team Query and export it to Excel to generate release notes.

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