Solution:

Add the following property value pair to the MSBuild arguments field in the Build definition.

/p:OutDir=$(build.stagingDirectory)

Issue:

The uppercase value entered for a Work Item field is displayed as lowercase once the Work Item template is deployed.

Example:

The N/A value is displayed as n/a

Explanation:

The custom values defined in the Work Item templates are stored in the collection database table named Constants

SELECT [ConstID],[DisplayPart],[String] FROM [Tfs_DefaultCollection].[dbo].[Constants] where DisplayPart = 'N/A 

Workaround:

Manually update the DisplayPart data to required case letter.

Update [Tfs_DefaultCollection].[dbo].[Constants] set [DisplayPart] = 'N/A' where [ConstID] = '7777' 

Warning: Manipulating TFS tables directly is neither recommended nor supported and might corrupt the database leading to unrecoverable state.

Details:

Explanation:

Yes. The TFS service account can be non interactive. But the account which is used to install and configure should be interactive and should have the following permissions.

• Local admin on the TFS Server
• SysAdmin on SQL Server

The interactive admin account used to install and configure the TFS will grant the necessary permissions to the non interactive Service account

Solution:

1. Open Command Prompt.
2. Type:

ipconfig /flushdns