Unable to validate collection

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I am trying to set up TFS for vscode. I am getting the error, unable to validate the collection assuming 'default collection', when signing in. Any recommendations oh how to resolve this issue.

Which version of TFS are you using? Are you using Git or TFVC? — PatrickLu-MSFT, Mar 26 '19 at 08:51
Thanks for the answer. I was told we have 2015 but we have 2012. — headmelon, Mar 27 '19 at 13:16

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 26 '19 at 08:54

Firstly make sure you have correctly set the TFVC support.

Below is a short list of steps to get up-and-running with TFVC support:

Install the Team Services extension for Visual Studio Code.
Team Foundation Server requires your domain credentials.
Ensure you have a TF command line client installed (either TF.exe or the TEE CLC).
Set the tfvc.location VS Code setting to the full path of your TF command line client.
Open a folder containing a Local TFVC Workspace and sign in when prompted.
Set the SCM Provider to TFVC.

For more detail tutorial you could also take a look at my reply in this question How can I connect to on-premises TFS using visual studio code?

Back on the error message, it may related to the workspace. Check if you have correctly mapped the workspace. Just try to remap the existing workspace or create a new workspace and map sources to a new local folder, then check that again.

Also just try to specify the collection and team project name in the user settings like this:

{
    "tfvc.location": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\\Common7\\IDE\\tf.exe",
    "team.remoteUrl": "http://server:8080/tfs/collection",
    "team.teamProject": "TeamProjectName",
    "tfvc.restrictWorkspace": true,
    "window.zoomLevel": 2 
}

Unable to validate collection

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