Workaround:

• Delete the registered build process template in the collection database

          use <Collection database>;
          delete from tbl_BuildProcessTemplate where ProcessTemplateID = 'updated Process Template ID';

• Create the build definition again

Solution:

You may query the TFS cube thru excel to pull the information. Select the fields and configure as shown in the below screenshot.

Explanation:

AcceptYours - Local version is to be used for merge
AcceptTheirs - Server version is to be used for merge
AcceptMerge - Resolve conflict by doing manual merge

Solution:

"Find by Status" and "Find by Wildcard" plug-ins are from TFS power tools. You need to install TFS power tools to gain access to "Find by Status" and "Find by Wildcard" menus.

Exception: 

Explanation:

This exception may appear when the lab environments exist with no lab systems.

Workaround:

• Open Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
• Connect to the TFS collection database where your team project exist. 
• Run the following SQL query to identify the lab environments with no lab systems:

Select le.LabEnvironmentId from LabEnvironment le where le.PartitionId = 1 And NOT EXISTS (Select * From LabSystem ls where ls.LabEnvironmentId = le.LabEnvironmentId AND ls.PartitionId = 1)

• Note the Id's of the lab environment with no lab systems.
• Remove all lab environments with no lab systems, by using the following SQL command for each lab environment IDs:

Exec DeleteLabEnvironment @PartitionId = 1, @labEnvironmentId = <Lab Environment ID>, @namespaceGuid = N'9E4894C3-FF9A-4EAC-8A85-CE11CAFDC6F1', @deleteTestMachines = 1, @pendingOperationId = Null