Notification of intention to fix build in TFS

Question

I seem to remember some time in a previous job I was in their continuous integration service was Cruise Control with CCTray for notifications.

When a build failed a notification was sent out (appearing in the notification tray) to likely candidates who had recently checked in code. It was then possible to click on the notification and 'volunteer' to fix the build. A new notification was then automatically sent out to the previous recipients so that it was known that someone was on the case.

I was wondering if this sort of functionality is in TFS.

At the moment we use automatic e-mails in TFS to achieve the first part (notification of failed builds) but it would be really useful if it is possible to volunteer and send automatic replies (or something) to those on the 'failure candidates' list so that it is known that the failed build is in the process of being fixed.

Answer 1

By default a TFS Build will create a Work Item when it fails (a bug WI I think). You can indicate your intention to fix the build by assigning the work item to you and/or updating the state as necessary.