Customizing Process Templates

Process templates define key aspects of a team project that affect how a team works. By customizing a process template, you can define the following security options to control your team project.

  • Define the templates that are available on the project portal.

  • Define and require source code control check-in notes.

  • Define the available work item types and queries.

  • Define reports to monitor progress and report status.

  • Define the iterations and organizational units that are used.

Process templates define the initial process settings for a team project. Most process settings can be customized after a team project is created.

In This Section

  • Process Template Architecture
    Describes the three key pieces of the process template architecture: process template plug-ins, New Team Project Wizard, and XML process definition files.
  • Process Template Key Concepts
    Describes the three key concepts about process template customization and provides links to the topics that address these concepts.
  • Process Template Plug-Ins
    Describes process template plug-ins and provides links to the topics that describe the six plug-ins provided with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System.
  • Updating a Customized Process Template
    Describes how to update a customized process template so that it is based on the latest version of MSF for Agile Software Development or MSF for CMMI Process Improvement.

See Also

Other Resources

Customizing Work Item Types