How to create a branch from a TFS project (from a marked version)

Question

How to create a branch from a TFS project based on a specific label?

I need to create a branch from the TFS project, which is also only from the marked version. I could see in the new project creation wizard that I can select the project as a branch for an existing one. However, I could only do this for the latest version of the main branch.

There is no option for a branch label.

Answer 1

Just create an empty new team project in the same project collection. You can then use the standard Branch feature in Visual Studio to navigate to the exact version that you tagged.

The project creation wizard does not have this feature, but the end result is exactly what you want. You can enter the name of the child branch as $/Other-Project/TargetFolder

Answer 2

After talking with an MS representative, I found this to be a direct BUG! You cannot create a branch using VS2013 and TFS2012. To do this, you will need VS2012 or Team Explorer 2012 to do this on your computer. This is absolutely ridiculous. Good job MS.