Creating TFS Custom Check-in Policy: Check Comment if it contains certain string

Question

Followed https://blog.devart.com/creating-tfs-custom-check-in-policy-part-1.html

I have added the registry key and value, however unable to see the gated policy being applied.

I also have a gated check-in policy enabled, which allowed for each checkin to be built on TFS.

It is my assumption that TFS should stop you (show a warning/error based on the policy that is currently being implemented) before the gated-checkin popup is shown.

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Yes the Check-in Policy is a warning such as below picture. Only if there is a pending change and not meet the policy. Visual Studio will generate a row called Policy Warnings:

The following check-in policies were not satisfied:

You must .......

If you ignored the warning and insist on checking in, you will get a failure and nothing checked in.

Only after you already met check in policy, then gated check-in dialog will pop-up and ask you to build. Once build passed verified , your local pending changes will finally be checked in.

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If your customized check in policy not work, make sure it already added in Source Control Settings and been enabled.

Hope it's clear.