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Configure check-in notes

TFS 2018

Visual Studio 2019 | Visual Studio 2022

Team Foundation Version Control administrators can add, configure, and remove check-in notes by using the Settings for Source Control in Visual Studio Team Explorer. For more information about check-ins, see Develop code and manage pending changes.

Prerequisites

You must have the Edit project-level information permission set to Allow. For more information, see Default TFVC permissions.

To add check-in notes

  1. In Visual Studio Team Explorer, under Project, select Settings.
  2. On the Settings page, in the Team Project section, select Source Control.
  3. In the Source Control Settings dialog box, select the Check-in Notes tab, and then select Add.
  4. In the Add Check-in Note dialog box, enter a note Title, such as Documentation reviewer, or select an existing title from the dropdown list.
  5. If you want the note to be required for check-ins, select the Required on check-ins checkbox.
  6. Select Add. You return to the Check-in Notes tab with the new check-in note title added.

To configure check-in note requirements

  1. In Visual Studio Team Explorer, under Project, select Settings.
  2. On the Settings page, in the Team Project section, select Source Control.
  3. In the Source Control Settings dialog box, select the Check-in Notes tab.
  4. In the Required column, select the check-in notes that you want to be mandatory for the check-in process, and deselect the notes that you don't want to be mandatory.
  5. Select OK.

To rename a check-in note

  1. In Visual Studio Team Explorer, under Project, select Settings.
  2. On the Settings page, in the Team Project section, select Source Control.
  3. In the Source Control Settings dialog box, select the Check-in Notes tab.
  4. Select the check-in note that you want to rename, and type a new name for it.
  5. Select OK.

To change the order of the check-in notes

  1. In Visual Studio Team Explorer, under Project, select Settings.
  2. On the Settings page, in the Team Project section, select Source Control.
  3. In the Source Control Settings dialog box, select the Check-in Notes tab.
  4. Select the check-in note for which you want to change the order.
  5. Use the up and down arrow buttons at lower right to move the note to the desired order.
  6. Select more check-in notes and move them up and down until the check-in notes are in the order you desire.
  7. Select OK.

The check-in note ordering is reflected during the check-in process. For more information, see Using the Check In and Pending Changes Windows and Develop and share your code in TFVC using Visual Studio.

To remove check-in notes

  1. In Visual Studio Team Explorer, under Project, select Settings.
  2. On the Settings page, in the Team Project section, select Source Control.
  3. In the Source Control Settings dialog box, select the Check-in Notes tab.
  4. Select the check-in note you want to remove, and select Remove.
  5. Select OK.