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Configure Check-In Notes
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Configure Check-In Notes

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Administrators of Team Foundation version control can add, configure, and remove check-in notes. Check-in notes settings are set in the Source Control Settings window. For more information about check-ins, see Check In Pending Changes.

Required Permissions
To complete this procedure, you must have the Edit project-level information permission set to Allow. For more information, see Permissions and groups reference.

To add check-in notes

  1. On the Team menu, click Project Settings, and then click Source Control.
  2. In the Source Control Settings dialog box, choose the Check-in Notes tab, and click Add.
  3. In the Add Check-in Note dialog box, in the Title box, either type the desired name (for example, Documentation Reviewer), or select an existing check-in note from the drop-down list.
  4. If you want the note to be mandatory for check-ins, select the Required on check-ins box.
  5. Click Add, to return to the Check-in Notes tab in the Source Control Settings window with the new check-in note title added.

To configure a check-in note as being required

  1. On the Team menu, click Project Settings, and then click Source Control.
  2. In the Source Control Settings dialog box, click the Check-in Notes tab.
  3. In the Required column, select the check-in notes that you want to designate as mandatory, and clear those that you do not want to designate as mandatory for the check-in process.

To rename a check-in note

  1. On the Team menu, click Team Project Settings, and then click Source Control.
  2. In the Source Control Settings dialog box, click the Check-in Notes tab.
  3. Select the check-in note that you want to rename, and type a new name for it.

To change the ordering of the check-in notes

  1. On the Team menu, click Team Project Settings, and then click Source Control.
  2. In the Source Control Settings dialog box, select the Check-in Notes tab.
  3. Select the check-in note for which you want to change the order.
  4. Use the up and down arrow buttons to move the note to the desired order.
  5. Repeat process until all the check-in notes are in the order you desire. This ordering is reflected during the check-in process. For more information, see Using the Check In and Pending Changes Windows and Associate Check-in Notes with Changesets.

To remove check-in notes

  1. On the Team menu, click Team Project Settings, and then click Source Control.
  2. In the Source Control Settings dialog box, click the Check-in Notes tab.
  3. Select the check-in note title that you want to remove, and click Remove.

See Also

Tasks

Add Check-In Policies
Associate Check-in Notes with Changesets

Other Resources

Administering Team Foundation Version Control