Deconstructing the TFS 2010 Default Build Template

When you create a new team project in Team Foundation Server 2010, there is one directory created automatically in the team project’s home in source control: BuildProcessTemplates. In that directory there are 2 – 3 Windows Workflow xaml files depending on if you have Lab Management installed or not. The one that is most used and the one I will concentrate on in the next series of posts is DefaultTemplate.xaml.  If you want to really customize your builds, you need to know the Default Template inside out.