TFS: Failed to create Mapping

Question

I was trying to create a tfs repository for a team project I want to work on.

ERROR: 
the mapping for $/progetto/progetto conflicts with one of its parent's mappings.

I've created a free tfs server here : https://progetto.visualstudio.com/DefaultCollection/progetto/

I've opened VS2012 and created a new Project, I flagged "Add to source control"

I've choosed TFVC, and now I see a my TFS Details "Progetto -> Build Process Templates"

Field "type a name for the solution folder" is set to "progetto"

Field "Solution and project file will be added to" is set to "$/progetto/progetto" if I go on, will be show the ERROR!

How can I solve this problem?

Answer 1

It's quite easy, if you map each project to a different local directory, to get confused with how the server mappings and client mappings sync. To get around this, I always map the base server directory to a single client directory and let TFS match them up; for example:

c:\Dev\WS1 <--> $/

When you do a get latest for your TFS repository, TFS will simply create any necessary directories; for example:

c:\Dev\WS1\Progetto\

This should avoid any conflicts.

Answer 2

I received this error message via tf.exe - after extensive cloaking, and then deleting all my other workspaces, I realised that the local directory in my tf workfold /map command was actually the directory ABOVE the root of my new (local) workspace.

doh!

The cause of this issue is the fact I always change the current directory to that of the workspace I am about to create (as new workspaces are immediately mapped to the current directory, which can cause conflicts when creating multiple workspaces with the same account). When I then tried to map the parent local directory to a server subdirectory, it failed as the immediate child was mapped to the server root.