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Can I use TFS 2010 to store and modify files without code?

We use TFS 2010 internally as the source repository for our .NET projects.

Some colleagues from other departments ask us if we can provide them with a system for the version of their files (binary or other files), and not the "source code", and I thought if you could use and configure TFS 2010 to help them.

Keep in mind that they do not want to install Visual Studio, and for this reason a web interface or GUI is required for TFS command line commands.

Do you find it possible and effective?

Thanks in advance

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We host our documents in SharePoint. SharePoint has version history, and people can access it in the office and in a web browser without a visual studio.

For those who use TFS 2010 in your project / company, there is a TFS 2010 plugin for MOSS 2007 (and ultimately will be for SP2010).

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You can use Team Foundation Server Power Tools to register and extract files from Windows Explorer. Be sure to install the Windows Shell extensions. Unfortunately, I think you will still need to install Team Explorer, as well as Power Tools to work.

We put DLLs, documentation, and zips in the source control when we need to. There are no technical reasons why you cannot manage the binary files of the source code.

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Some colleagues from other departments ask us if we can provide them with versions of their files.

Keep in mind that they do not want to install Visual Studio and for this reason a web interface or GUI is required for TFS command line commands.

I guess these are not IT people.

As stated in alex, they will need to install Team Explorer, which is not too friendly for non-IT people. You will probably encounter a more user-friendly interface.

At this point, I highly recommend that you do not use TFS for this. Instead, explore the use of SharePoint, which also supports version control, but without all the overhead of release management (such as changes and markings) that these users are likely to never take advantage of.

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Of course, we use it for other types of files, such as word docs and Excel. But they will need to use Team Explorer, and they have a client access license to modify the files.

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Access to the TFS network will do it for you. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb892990(VS.90).aspx

We use the CMMI template and use it for version control of our related development documentation.

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