Team System Web Access 2008 Available for Download

Sunday, December 02, 2007

Team System Web Access 2008 Available for Download

Microsoft Downloads - Visual Studio Team System Web Access 2008 Power Tool

"Team System Web Access (formerly known as TeamPlain) is a Web interface to Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server.

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Team System Web Access is a free download that will be incorporated into a future release of Visual Studio Team System. You may install it with licensed installations of Team Foundation Server. You must be a licensed user of Team Foundation Server to access Team System Web Access.
Features

NEW: Direct links to work items, query results, diffs, change sets and more
NEW: Display custom controls on work item forms
NEW: View queued builds new, queue new builds
Add new work items or edit existing ones
Work with any type of work item, including custom ones
Add new work item queries or edit existing ones
View, download, upload, check-in and check-out documents on SharePoint team portal
View reports, export as PDF or Excel
Browse source control repositories, download files, view changesets, diffs, histories, and annotated views
View build results, start or stop builds
Search for keywords in work items

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One more nail in my "wait for the TFS 2008 SKU" coffin...

I've been using Web Access since Microsoft first released the "free" version (you still need a TFS CAL) and am very happy with it. It provides quick and easy access to Work Items, reports, etc that comes in handy when you just need a quick bit of information or when don't have Team Explorer installed.

(via Refines.Info["Polo Lee"] - Visual Studio Team System Web Access 2008 Power Tool)

Update #1 12/2/2007 @ 1:30PM PST:

Some more details from Buck Hodges, Team System Web Access 2008 Power Tool is now available, including a good bit of information on how the new Direct Links feature works...