Chapter 14
Reporting and SharePoint Dashboards
What's in this chapter?
Learning about the changes and new features
Understanding the Team Foundation Server data warehouse
Understanding the tools available to create and manage reports
Creating and customizing reports using Excel
Extending and customizing the data warehouse and dashboards
One of the key value propositions for Team Foundation Server has always been the reporting features that it provides. When you have your source control, work-item tracking, and build and test case management systems all integrated in a system like Team Foundation Server, the reporting can provide powerful insight into the status of your projects. The data collected and the reports provided by Team Foundation Server gives your projects a level of transparency that allows you to react and adjust to changing conditions.
In this chapter, you will first learn about the changes introduced in Team Foundation Server 2010 and the minor changes since. These changes are designed to support multiple team project collections on a single server and, thus, improve reporting capabilities. You will then learn about the three data stores in the Team Foundation Server data warehouse. This chapter also provides an overview of how to set up and configure the integration with SharePoint, and how to take advantage of the excellent reporting features. Finally, you will learn how to customize project portals and warehouse adapters.
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