As I explained in my previous post, the build engine in TFS 2010 is now based on Workflow Foundation 4.0. I’ve decided to start a series on the new features of TeamBuild 2010 and will start by the creation of a new build.
In TeamBuild 2010 the build definitions has been enhanced and has new options to integrate with the new build engine. The creation of a build definition is in 6 steps:
- Build information.
- Triggers.
- Workspace.
- Default build parameters.
- Workflow parameters.
- Retention policy.
The information screen hasn’t change and still ask for the build name and it’s description: