You can interact with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server by using one of several client applications for Team Foundation . All clients require that you connect to a server that runs Team Foundation Server and select a team project. All clients require that you have the required permissions to access the team projects that you select.

Each client supports your ability to collaborate and coordinate your efforts with other team members in building a product or completing a project. You might use the following Team Foundation clients when you develop with Eclipse:

For more information about clients other than the Team Foundation Server plug-in for Eclipse, see Working with Team Foundation Clients on the Microsoft Web site.

The following sections summarize the tasks that you can perform with the Team Foundation Server plug-in for Eclipse and Team Web Access . A blank field indicates that the task is not supported for that client.

Common Tasks: Connection and Access

Tasks Team Foundation Server plug-in for Eclipse Team Web Access Work Item View Only Team Explorer in Visual Studio Related Topics

Grant permissions to connect to team projects and access Team Foundation functions

Yes

View permissions that are assigned to groups or users

Yes

Connect to a team project

Required

Required

Required

Required

Refresh the display and update the client cache

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

View process guidance and project portals (requires SharePoint Products)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Access report site (requires SQL Server Reporting Services)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Access version control (requires Team Foundation version control )

Yes

Yes

Yes

  • Open Source Control Explorer

Access builds (requires Team Foundation Build )

Yes

Yes

Yes

Share documents and reports

Read-only access to documents and reports

Yes

Yes

Common Tasks: Tracking Projects, Progress, and Work

Tasks Team Foundation Server plug-in for Eclipse Team Web Access Work Item View Only Team Explorer in Visual Studio Related topics

Create a team project

Yes

Launching a New Team Project on the Microsoft Web site

Set areas and iteration paths

Yes

Yes

Yes

Create and Modify Area or Iteration Paths on the Microsoft Web site

Add, modify, copy, and view work items

Yes

Yes

Yes (with restrictions)

Yes

Adding and Modifying Bugs, Tasks, and Other Work Items

Link work items, and attach files and hyperlinks to work items

Yes

Yes

Yes (with restrictions)

Yes

Creating Relationships Between Work Items and Other Resources

Find work items, and create work item lists

Yes

Yes

Yes (with restrictions)

Yes

Finding Bugs, Tasks, and Other Work Items

Share work items and work item queries

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sharing Work Items and Queries with Team Members

Organize queries into folders and subfolders

Yes

Yes

Yes

Organize and Set Permissions on Work Item Queries

Restrict access to shared queries and query folders

Yes

Organize and Set Permissions on Work Item Queries

Queue a build, and view build reports

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Building Applications

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