5. INTRODUCTION TO TFS
» TFS has a familiar Microsoft look and feel. For users
of CQ and of Microsoft products, there should be a
small learning curve
Complexity
6. INTRODUCTION TO TFS
» ClearQuest cutoff: Close of business PDT Friday 6/22
» CQ migration: Begins COB Friday 6/22 – Expected to
run through Saturday 6/23
» TFS Validation: Sunday 6/24
» Go-live: Monday morning 6/25
Transition Schedule
8. CONNECTING TO INA-IEE
» Team Web Access
» Visual Studio
» Excel / Project / *Word
» SharePoint
*Word is not currently available as a connecting option. IT is testing 3rd party add-ins
for use with MS Word.
User Options
9. CONNECTING TO INA-IEE
» Start from the TFS SharePoint site:
https://my.itron.com/apps/tfs/default.aspx
» My Itron log in required
» Launch the Production Team Web
Access (Secure) link
» Once in Team Web Access, select Team
Project “INA-IEE (RND-INA)”
Getting Connected – Web Access
10. CONNECTING TO INA-IEE
» Team Explorer is required to connect in VS. Download the
installer at: ral-nas1InstallersPublicMSVSTeamExplorer
» After installing Team Explorer, open VS. In the Team menu,
choose Connect to Team Foundation Server…
» Click ‘Servers…’, then ‘Add’, then enter the url
‘http://vsts.itron.com:8080/tfs’. Click ‘OK’, ‘Close’, select
‘RND-INA’, check ‘INA-IEE’ and then ‘Connect’.
Getting Connected – Visual Studio
12. CONNECTING TO INA-IEE
» Team Explorer is required to connect via Excel
» Go to the Team tab and select ‘New List’. ‘Connect to Team
Project’ using the same steps as with VS
» Select a query
» Results populate in Excel
» Work Request Item content can be modified and pushed back via
Excel
Getting Connected – Excel
17. Workflow
Logging new Work Request Items
Work Request Fields
Work Request States
Monitoring Work Request Items
18. WORKFLOW
1. To log a new defect,
click New Work Item
2. Select Work Request
Logging New Work Request Items
» Always select Work
Request
» CCB will create defects
» Work Requests become
subordinated to Defects
19. WORKFLOW
1. Fill out the Work Request fields.
Required fields are marked
2. If ready for CCB review, assign
to an IEE Product Manager or
Sustaining Manager
Logging New Work Request Items
» Area is the component field in CQ. Please pick the appropriate where
the issue was found. Areas are grouped by IEE product line.
• INA-IEEIEE MDM – Meter Data Management
• INA-IEEIEE CC – Customer Care
• INA-IEEIEE CM – Curtailment Manager
• INA-IEEIEE MMCC – Mass Market Customer Care
• INA-IEEIEE RPS – Revenue Protection Suite
20. WORKFLOW
» Required ‘Submitted’ state
fields:
• Title
• Description
• Area
• Assigned to
• Found in Product Version
• Phase Reported
» Defect number is auto
assigned
Work Request Fields
22. WORKFLOW
» From ‘My Work Items’ on the Home screen:
Monitoring Work Request Items
23. WORKFLOW
» From ‘Recently Accessed Work Items’ on the Home screen:
Monitoring Work Request Items
» Email notifications are sent when a Work Request is updated.
Monitoring those emails will allow you to stay up to date on
changes of State and other activity on your Work Request
24. WORKFLOW
Monitoring Work Request Items
» Find your CQ number after the
migration
• Open ‘Reports’ from Home page.
This links to the SSRS server
• Click the ‘CQid_TFSid’ report
• Enter the original CQ# (numbers
only) and click ‘View Report’
• Click URL Link to Work Request
26. QUERIES AND REPORTS
» From the Work Items tab, click new, then select Query
» Set/add/remove query filters as necessary
» Query can run with or without saving
» Save to your ‘My Queries’ folder
Building Personal Queries
27. QUERIES AND REPORTS
» R/D is replicating most of the ‘Public’ queries from CQ
» Queries for IEE Releases and Hotfixes are located here: Queries
> Team Queries > IEE Releases > navigate from here…
Running Queries
29. QUERIES AND REPORTS
» Reports use queries to present data
» Reports allow variables for more flexibility in the queries (CQ
used dynamic queries)
» Reporting in Excel – Excel can build pivot tables and charts
automatically from your queries
» You can create pivot charts on your own with query results in
Excel
Reports
31. REFERENCES AND HELP
» Detailed information is available on the TFS SharePoint site:
https://my.itron.com/apps/tfs/Help%20Guides/Forms/AllItems.aspx
» The schedule of IEE Releases is posted to SharePoint:
https://my.itron.com/rnd/ssg/sft/iee/rel/default.aspx