How can I copy a TFS 2010 Build Definition?

Question

Is there any way to copy a build definition? I work in a mainline source control methodology which utilizes many different branches that live for very short periods (ie. a

Answer 1

Here is the soltion if you want to move the Build definition from one Team Project to other Team project.

    public void MoveBuild(string fromTeamProject, string toTeamProject, string buildName, string newBuildName)
    {

        var _server = TfsTeamProjectCollectionFactory.GetTeamProjectCollection(new

        Uri("http://Mytfs:8080/defaultcollection"));

        IBuildServer _buildServer = _server.GetService();

        var buildDetails = _buildServer.QueryBuildDefinitions(fromTeamProject);

        foreach (var fromBuild in buildDetails)
        {
            if (fromBuild.Name != buildName) continue;
            var newBuildDefinition = _buildServer.CreateBuildDefinition(toTeamProject);
            newBuildDefinition.Name = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(newBuildName) ? newBuildName : fromBuild.Name;

            newBuildDefinition.BuildController = fromBuild.BuildController;

            // This finds the template to use 
            foreach (var mapping in fromBuild.Workspace.Mappings)
            {
                newBuildDefinition.Workspace.AddMapping(
                    mapping.ServerItem, mapping.LocalItem, mapping.MappingType, mapping.Depth);
            }
            newBuildDefinition.DefaultDropLocation = fromBuild.DefaultDropLocation;
            newBuildDefinition.Description = fromBuild.Description;
            // buildDefinition.Workspace.AddMapping(build.Workspace.);
            newBuildDefinition.Process = _buildServer.QueryProcessTemplates(fromBuild)[2];

            newBuildDefinition.ProcessParameters = fromBuild.ProcessParameters;
            newBuildDefinition.Enabled = false;
            newBuildDefinition.Save();
        }//end of for each loop 

    }