{"id":47543,"date":"2019-07-05T04:22:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T11:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/?p=47543"},"modified":"2019-07-05T04:22:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T11:22:36","slug":"installing-topteam-vsts-connector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/47543\/installing-topteam-vsts-connector\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing TopTeam VSTS Connector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Start ScreenSteps Content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"LessonContent\">\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Overview<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>This article explains how to install <i>TopTeam VSTS<\/i> <i>(Visual Studio Team System) Connector<\/i>. <i>VSTS Connector<\/i> is a Windows desktop application for synchronizing records between <i>TopTeam<\/i> and <i>Team Foundation Server (TFS)<\/i>. <i>VSTS<\/i> should be installed on every user&#8217;s computer who wishes to synchronize data between <i>TopTeam<\/i> and <i>TFS<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> <strong>The steps\/images used in this article are for installing <i>TopTeam VSTS Connector<\/i> version 8.50 however, the same procedure is applicable to versions higher than 8.50 also.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\"> Who should read this?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<ul>\n<li>TopTeam Administrators<\/li>\n<li>System Administrators<\/li>\n<li>TopTeam Users<\/li>\n<li>IT Support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Preparations<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>1. Download the <i>VSTS Connector<\/i> installer from <i>TechnoSolutions Customer Portal<\/i> or the link provided to you by <i>TechnoSolutions<\/i> support team via e-mail.<\/p>\n<p>The installer file name format is: <font color=\"#000000\">TopTeam_VSTSConnector_12.20_MinDB11.4_22Nov18.exe.<\/font><br \/>\nHere,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12.20<\/strong> &#8211; is the <i>VSTS Connector <\/i>version number.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DB11.4<\/strong> &#8211; is the <i>TopTeam Database Schema<\/i> version number needed to be used by this application.<\/li>\n<li><strong>22Nov18<\/strong> &#8211; is the release date of this <i>VSTS Connector<\/i>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Prerequisites<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>1. Ensure that you have <i>Windows Administrator <\/i>privileges on the computer where you wish to install <i>TopTeam VSTS Connector.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>2. Ensure that your system meets the requirements for <i>TopTeam VSTS Connector<\/i> installation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For <i>TopTeam VSTS Connector <\/i>8.50 and higher, refer to the article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/6245\/system-requirements-for-visual-studio-team-system-connector-8-05\/\" target=\"_blank\">System Requirements for Visual Studio Team System Connector.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. Ensure that you have the compatible versions of <i>Database<\/i>, <i>Application Server <\/i>and <i>Desktop App<\/i> for this <i>VSTS Connector<\/i>. Refer to the Release Notes of this version of VSTS Connector for the required compatibility details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: Before running the installer ensure that the required <i>Database Schema <\/i>version is installed and <i>TopTeam Application Server <\/i>is connected to it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 1. Double-click the VSTS Connector installer<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 2. Run TopTeam VSTS Connector Setup Wizard<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding:3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/media_1432548813911.png\" width=\"643\" height=\"466\" alt=\"media_1432548813911.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 3. The License Agreement window displays<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding:3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/media_1432549395554.png\" width=\"650\" height=\"464\" alt=\"media_1432549395554.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 4. The License Agreement &#8211; MICROSOFT .NET LIBRARY window displays<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding:3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/media_1562300730370.png\" width=\"648\" height=\"444\" alt=\"media_1562300730370.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 5. The Destination Folder path is selected by default where your existing TopTeam VSTS Connector is located<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding:3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/media_1432646930910.png\" width=\"649\" height=\"467\" alt=\"media_1432646930910.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 6. The Start Installation window displays<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding:3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/media_1432707120713.png\" width=\"645\" height=\"466\" alt=\"media_1432707120713.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 7. The &quot;TopTeam VSTS Connector has been successfully installed&quot; message displays<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding:3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/media_1432718897050.png\" width=\"645\" height=\"461\" alt=\"media_1432718897050.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Step 8. A desktop shortcut icon is created for TopTeam VSTS Connector<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepImage\" style=\"margin:10px 0px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding:3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/media_1432645563122.png\" width=\"114\" height=\"118\" alt=\"media_1432645563122.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h3 class=\"StepTitle\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">See Also<\/h3>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/6324\/getting-started-with-topteam-connector-for-visual-studio-team-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">Configuring TopTeam Connector for Visual Studio Team System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>Revised: July 5th, 2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- End ScreenSteps Content --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This article explains how to install TopTeam VSTS (Visual Studio Team System) Connector. 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Download the VSTS Connector installer from TechnoSolutions Customer Portal or the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[254,48],"class_list":["post-47543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connectors","tag-tfs","tag-vsts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paoaNA-cmP","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47543"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47544,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47543\/revisions\/47544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}