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If you see ‘TF215085 local build agent not authorized to communicate with team foundation server’ when you queue a new build via Visual Studio, you would assume you just have to add the TFSBuild user to the team projects build group as the rest of the message suggests (right click in team explorer for the project and look at the group membership). However this is not enough it seems if you are running a workgroup edition of Team Foundation server....

Don’t make the mistake I did with Team Foundation Server 2008 media on MSDN downloads. The MSDN file en_visual_studio_team_system_2008_team_foundation_server_workgroup_x86_x64wow_dvd_X14-29253.iso is the workgroup edition, as the file name suggests. The problem is that you cannot upgraded it to a full edition. TFS documentation says that a trial or workgroup edition can be upgraded by entering a valid CD-key when in Add remove programs, maintenance mode; however this option is greyed out if you install from this media....

I have been trying to get a simple means for our clients to log faults into our TFS system whilst inside our MOSS2007 based customer portal. I had been suffering from two major problems as my previous posts mentioned. However, I now have some solutions or at least workarounds: Historically all users who connected to the TFS server needed a Team Foundation Client CAL - this issue has been addressed by changes in licensing for TFS by Microsoft; basically it is now free to look at work items and add bugs The way the SharePoint and TFS APIs handle user identity (SPUser & ICreditial) do not match, and are not improbable....

I also submitted a session for SQLBits II in Birmingham on using Visual Studio to manage the life cycle of DB projects. The voting for this community conference I assume opens in the new year as submissions close this weekend. It will be interesting to see if this more central location (well central to England not the UK) attracts more attendees than Reading. Again vote early and often.

And I may be speaking at Developer Day Scotland - it is all down to you; like other DDD style events the attendees get a chance to select what they would like to see. So keep an eye on the possible agenda and please vote as soon at submission close.