Integrate SharePoint Framework solution in to TFS project

This is the second part of the article series on how to manage SharePoint Framework solution in a team environment

1. Configure SharePoint Framework solution with Git
2. Integrate SharePoint Framework solution in to TFS project
3. Automate build and release for SharePoint Framework solution

In this article I will show how to integrate our SharePoint Framework solution in to a TFS project.

Why do we need a separate TFS project? Can’t we manage all within our Git repository?

Following are key benefits

• We will get a bunch of project management features like team management, task management, etc.
• Allow the project to be inline with a specific methodology (e.g Agile).
• Assist build and release management

Following is a walkthrough on how to integrate our Git repository into a TFS Online project

1. Create a project in TFS online

2. Import our Git repository

Configure SharePoint Framework solution with Git

The most popular code editor to build SharePoint Framework solutions is Visual Studio Code. But software developers who are used to Visual Studio might find it bit challenging at times.

How can we use SPFx solutions in a team environment?

This problem was raised in a recent meetup and I thought of writing a walk through

This article is the first of an article series

1. Configure SharePoint Framework solution with Git
2. Integrate SharePoint Framework solution in to TFS project
3. Automate build and release for SharePoint Framework solution

This blog post will cover the first part of the series. I’ll illustrate how to integrate our SharePoint framework project with Git

1. Configure Git repository

2. Create a folder and open Visual Studio Code

3. Clone the repository we have just created

4. Use Yeoman SharePoint generator to populate the structure

5. Commit changes

6. Publish changes to repository