1.      Installation 

Before TeamExpand Looker installation please install the following applications and components on your computer:

·        Microsoft Outlook 2003

·        Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1

·        Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

Note: Before running TX Looker installer please make sure that MS Outlook is closed.

 

  1.1   Post-installation procedure

If TX Looker is installed but does not run when Outlook is launched, please do the following:

            -  Go to Tools -> Trust Center -> Add-ins -> Click the Go button (at the very bottom of the page). Mark the check-box near the TX Looker add-in.

 

2.      Activation

To activate TeamExpand Looker, User needs to enter a unique activation key that is valid within a limited period of time. Looker → Registration

 

 

3.      Adding an existing server

Looker → Connect to TFS → Servers

 

 

4.      Viewing and editing “WorkItems”

• Create Work Item: 

Choose Work Item → New Work Item on the toolbar

•   Edit Work Item:
  

Double-click on the Work Item enables edit mode 

Or alternatively choose Work Item → Edit Work Item on the toolbar

 

5.      Using letter templates

Choose Options → Content Pattern Editor on the toolbar

Select any TFS server folder (or subfolder) in left tree folder view

 

Acceptable Work Item fields values for Content Pattern Editor:

@ActivatedBy @ActivatedDate @ActualDuration @ActualFinishDate @ActualStartDate @AreaID @AreaPath @AssignedTo @AttachedFileCount @BaselineWork @Blocked @ChangedBy @ChangedDate @ClosedBy @ClosedDate @CompletedOvertime @CompletedWork @CreatedBy @CreatedDate @Deadline Date @Description @Estimate @EstimatedDuration

@ExternalId @ExternalLinkCount @FinishDate @FoundByClient @FoundIn @FoundInEnvironment @History @HowFound @HyperLinkCount @ID @IntegrationBuild @Issue @IterationID @IterationPath @Level @MSProjectID @NodeName @Parent @PercentCompleted @PlannedStartDate @Predecessors @Priority @Proposed Fix

@Reason @RelatedLinkCount @RemainingWork @ResolvedBy @ResolvedDate @Responsibility @Rev @RevisedDate @RootCause @Severity @StartDate @State @StateChangeDate @Steps To Reproduce @Symptom @TeamProject @Test Status @TestId @TestName @TestPath @Title @Triage @WorkItemType

 

6.      Searching for Work Item by ID:

Choose Go To Work Item on the toolbar.

Select any TFS server folder (or subfolder) in left tree folder view

 

7.      Using Query Manager:

Choose Queries → Query Manager on the toolbar.

Select any TFS server folder (or subfolder) in left tree folder view.

“Query Manager” is a tool that allows visual construction of WIQL requests for receiving “Work Items” list. “Query Manager” allows creating requests and saving the requests onto the server or into a file.

      To launch “Query Manager”, User needs to choose Queries → Query Manager on the toolbar. Or alternatively choose Looker → Queries → Query Manager in the main menu of the application.

 

 

 

8.      Creating e-mail, meeting or task on the basis of Work Item

To create an e-mail, a meeting or a task on the Work Item basis User should use the corresponding buttons of the toolbar on the Work Item window.

The body of the message will be generated according to the template (see item 5).

 

9.      For quick reassignment of Work Item to another person

      the Reassign To menu is used.

 

10.   For quick changing the Work Item state

the Change State menu is used.