Convert changeset(s) to shelveset

Question

Is it possible to create a shelveset from the diff of two versions of one branch just by some operations in tfs/tfpt?

e.g. create a shelveset from (changeset 2013 -> changeset 2034)

Answer 1

It is possible to create a shelveset from a changeset with some limitations. I needed to rollback a change from a branch to remove it from a release but it wasn't in any other branch either so I wanted to keep the change in a shelveset. I achieved this as below:

• Rollback the changeset and check in the rollback.
• Rollback the rollback changeset. This gives me a set of pending changes containing the original change.
• Shelve the pending changes.

You could apply this technique to the case described in the question but it would be a lot of manual effort as it would have to be repeated for every changeset. It would also generate a lot of mess in TFS as you would have to check in the rollbacks of the rollbacks too.

Answer 2

No, it's not possible. Changesets and shelvesets are different things, with different purposes. You could probably write a plugin to do what you're after (retrieve changeset, check out the files, shelve the files).