Update TFS Build Status via Powershell

Question

I've a TFS Build Definition setup where, I execute a powershell script for security hardening, applying final patches etc.

Sometimes this powershell script can fail and I would like to change the status of build to be un-successfull or fail. Is there a way to change this TFS Build status via a powershell?

Answer 1

Try this:

$script:TFServerName  = $ServerName
$script:TFServer      = [Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client.TeamFoundationServerFactory]::GetServer($ServerName)
$script:TFBuildServer = $TFServer.GetService([Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Client.IBuildServer])
$spec = $TFBuildServer.CreateBuildDetailSpec($TeamProject, $DefinitionName)
$spec.Status = 'Failed'

Make sure you've Add-Type the right versions of the TFS assemblies. I'm assuming here that since the properties support setters, they communicate back to the server to affect the change. But I'm not 100% sure of that.

Answer 2

Here's what I pieced together from MSDN:

[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Client")
[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client")


$tfsServerAddress = "http://{tfs hostname}:{port}/{CollectionName}"
$build = "{build definition name}_{build date}.{build count for the day}"

#update build status
$tfsProject = [Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client.TfsTeamProjectCollectionFactory]::GetTeamProjectCollection($tfsServerAddress)
$tfsBuildServer = $tfsProject.GetService([Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Client.IBuildServer])
$spec = $tfsBuildServer.CreateBuildDetailSpec($teamProject)
$spec.BuildNumber = $build
$builds = $tfsBuildServer.QueryBuilds($spec).Builds

if ($builds[0].TestStatus -eq 'Succeeded'){
    echo "updating test status:" $builds[0].TestStatus "to $testOutcome"
    $builds[0].TestStatus = $testOutcome
}

if ($builds[0].Status -eq 'Succeeded'){
    echo "updating build status:" $builds[0].Status "to $testOutcome"
    $builds[0].Status = $testOutcome
}
$tfsBuildServer.SaveBuilds($builds)

Keep in mind that you need a special permission to update build status