In this What’s new post, I will highlight the new updates in TFS 2018 Update 2 RC.

Microsoft have added a lot of new value to Team Foundation Server 2018 Update 2. Some of the highlights include:

  • View pull request merge commit
  • Help reviewers using pull request labels
  • Mention a pull request
  • Pull request comment notifications include the thread context
  • Pull request status extensibility
  • Custom fields and tags filter in work item tracking notifications
  • Modernized column options
  • Query for @MyRecentActivity and @RecentMentions
  • Added support for Not In query operator
  • Filtering on plans
  • Release gates
  • Improve release times by partially downloading artifacts
  • Build with continuous integration from GitHub Enterprise
  • Enhancements to multi-phase builds
  • Skip scheduled builds if nothing has changed in the repo
  • Seamlessly use public packages using upstream sources
  • Retention policies in TFS feeds
  • Filtering in package management
  • Wiki search
  • Reference work items in wiki
  • Preview content as you edit wiki pages
  • Paste rich wiki content as HTML
  • Profile cards
  • Circle avatars

I will post more details when available.

Stay Tuned 😉