TFS Deployment Hierarchy Explained – What is Team Project Collections and Team Project and difference between them

Hi I will explain the hierarchy of a Team Foundation Server Deployment and whats the project collections and project inside it

In simple words,the Hierarchy is as follows –

TFS Deployment

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Team Project Collections

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Team Projects

 

Here, TFS Deployment is the TFS Server

A TFS Server will have different Team Project Collections,

Each Team Project Collection will have multiple Team Project Associated.

Example 1

Here – win-p6kv0d – TFS Deployment  also called as TFS Server DefaultCollection – Team Project Collection Project B, Sample Win App – Team Projects

Example 2

dlm.xyzlogicappss.com\Government – TFS Server\Team Project Collection | ConsoleDATSystem – Team Project | BizWebApp - Team Project