Microsoft has released a new version of VSTS Web Access Power tool. This
release is a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of what will ultimately be the 2008
version of the VSTS Web Access Power Tool.
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Built against the TFS 2008 object model - In previous versions
of Web Access you had to install Team Explorer 2005 on any machine you were installing
Web Access on. With this version, you will now be installing Team Explorer 2008
instead. In some future version, Microsoft hopes to remove the requirement
to install any version of Team Explorer.
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Custom control support - added support for web based work item custom
controls and have included a folder of documentation and samples on how to create
them.
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Build queuing - added UI for the new TFS 2008 feature
of build queuing. You can start new queued builds and view the build queue (in
addition to the preexisting abilities - like viewing build details).
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Localization support - added support for localizing the web
interface. Microsoft will also be localizing text for the final 2008 Power
Tool release.
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Bug fixes & Performance improvements - Microsoft has received
a number of reports and done more testing on the current version of the
Power Tool, and has fixed everything thus far.
This release (and the final 2008 release) can be used with either a TFS 2005 or a
TFS 2008 server. In either case, you will need to install a TFS 2008 Team Explorer
on the machine you install Web Access on. Since TFS 2005 did not support build
queuing, that functionality will not be available when this and future versions of
Web Access are used with a 2005 server.
You can download it here and
read more about it at Brian
Harry's blog posting. 