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TFS Shelvesets are a way to store changes that aren't ready to be checked in yet, such as for saving progress before switching to another project.

Shelvesets in are a way to store changes that aren't ready to be checked in yet, such as for saving progress before switching to another project.

See Microsoft's official documentation of Shelvesets for more info.

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Find Shelveset of Another User

When I follow instructions to find a shelveset, I'm given a list of all my personal shelvesets. But what I want is to view and unshelve from another user's selection. Other developers can simply change the user to whoever they want. No such…
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Convert changeset(s) to shelveset

Is it possible to create a shelveset from the diff of two versions of one branch just by some operations in tfs/tfpt? e.g. create a shelveset from (changeset 2013 -> changeset 2034)
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TFS shelveset migration from one branch to another

I have to migrate the shelveset created in one branch say "development" to another say "release". so that I can directly merge the shelveset then to release which was created for development branch. the command I have used is: tfpt unshelve…
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What is the purpose of a shelveset?

I've been using TFS for a while now but as a lone developer I haven't really used its features to its full extent. I've now been tasked with working with a couple of colleagues overseas and we will be using a shared version of TFS. One of their…
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How to save diff to reuse later - the feature similar to shelveset in TFS?

I make some changes to a file but realize that I need to modify it in other way - this requires me to temporary save my current changes elsewhere and apply it later. How can I do this in svn/subversion tool, e.g. TortoiseSVN? The feature I'm…
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How to get specific changeset version treated as changes relative to latest version?

I rolled back a changeset. Now I need to check out the changeset that was rolled back with 'actualized' pending changes. So like everything is before the commit of the changes. When I get specific version with files override I see nothing in pending…
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Writing code to find a Shelveset associated with a CodeReview Request work item

I am new to C# (coming from Java) and am trying to write a report that counts the number of code reviews done. I have no trouble iterating through the code review requests. When a code review is associated with a changeset, I use the following code…
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What would be the Subversion equivalent to TFS shelving?

We are moving from TFS to Subversion. A colleague remarked that he will be very disappointed if he loses the ability to do shelving. In TFS, it is possible to create a set of files to be preserved under a single name. The files are saved in the…
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Get Tfs Shelveset file contents at the command prompt?

I'm interested in getting the contents of a shelveset at the command prompt. Now, you would think that a cmdlet such as Get-TfsShelveset, available in the TFS Power Tools, would do this. You might also think that "tf.exe shelvesets" would do this.…
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TFS : Can a shelveset be restored to another location?

I have the following scenario: A user shelves some changes. Time goes by and a new branch of the product is created. Later, it is determined that the shelveset contains code, that we will need in the new branch. By default; Visual Studio can only…
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TFS: How do I view .cs files in the VS IDE when viewing details of a shelveset?

For our code review process we open the details of a shelveset to see all files that have been worked on. Right clicking and choosing "Compare" works great for existing ( modified ) files. But, when a file has been added I just want to view the…
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How are shelvesets stored in the TfsVersionControl database?

I need to get access to a shelveset that TFS and TF Sidekicks can't access and I'm trying to figure out how the data is stored in the database so I can change the shelveset owner.
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TFS - Shelve sets - You cannot unshelve a change to $/Business/Path/Logic because there is a conflict on this item in your workspace

I wanted to transfer my work from on pc to another (at home). I checked in a shelve set on my main pc. I pulled it from my laptop fine. I then updated my code on my main pc and made another shelve set. I pulled it again on my laptop. It was taking…
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How to get the shelveset associated to queued CIs?

Imagine this: You have an Azure DevOps 2019 server and a XAML Build definition. You queue a few check-ins to the build definition. The first one is in progress of being checked in, the rest are waiting in queue. How does one using the REST API get…
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Update existing shelve file in VS2017

In Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is it possible to update just one file that's inside a Shelveset? I submitted my code to the Team Explorer Shelveset, however I changed a couple of lines and want to update just the one file. Is there a way to achieve…
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