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Visual Studio Team System

Team Foundation Administrators

Team Foundation Server administrators are responsible for installing and maintaining Team Foundation Server, and administering permissions and security for other roles. Team Foundation Server administrators can also customize process templates.

A Team Foundation Server administrator must be a member of the following groups.

Role must be a member of	Team Foundation Server Administrator Role
Application-tier and data-tier computer groups	Windows Administrators
Team Foundation Server default groups	Team Foundation Administrators
Windows SharePoint Services groups	SharePoint Central Administration
Reporting Services groups	Content Manager, Site Administrator

Note
The most current version of the Team Foundation Administrator's Guide is available on the Web at the MSDN Online site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52459).

For information on installing Team Foundation, see the Team Foundation Installation Guide. The latest version of the Team Foundation Installation Guide is available on the Web at the MSDN Online site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=40042).

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Team Foundation Server Planning: Provides information necessary for administrators and business decision makers to plan for Team Foundation Server. It includes information about hardware requirements, software requirements, deployment topologies, process guidance, and integration with other software.

Migrating to Team Foundation: Lists topics for migrating to Team Foundation.

Administering Team Foundation Server: Lists topics for administering Team Foundation.

Administering Team Foundation Source Control: Lists topics for administering source control using Team Foundation.

Administering Team Foundation Build: Lists topics for administering Team Foundation Build.

Customizing Work Item Types: Lists topics for administering work item types.

Customizing Process Templates: Lists topics for customizing process templates.

Customizing Team Foundation Build: Discusses how to customize Team Foundation Build using custom MSBuild tasks and properties.

The TFS Admin Tool allows a TFS administrator to quickly add users to all three platforms utilized by Team Foundation Server: Team Foundation Server, Sharepoint, and SQL Reporting Services, all through one common interface. The tool also allows administrators to change the current permissions on any of the three tiers, identify any errors, and view all of the users and their permission sets across Team Foundation Server, Sharepoint, and SQL Reporting Services.

Check out the TFS Admin Tool on CodePlex at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=59385

The TFS Admin Tool is a member of the Power Toys for Visual Studio collection.

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