Configuring your Bamboo Options in Visual Studio

Configuring your Bamboo Server Connections

To configure your Bamboo server connection(s):

1. Go to the 'Project Settings' for the Visual Studio Connector, by clicking the project configuration icon on your connector window.

To add a Bamboo server:

1. Click the 'Add New Server' button. Select 'Bamboo' from the menu that appears.
2. A form will display. Enter the information as follows:
   • 'Server Name' — A description of your Bamboo server.
   • 'Server Enabled' — Select this checkbox if you want to enable this server in the connector.
   • 'Server Shared Between Solutions' — Select this checkbox if you want to share this server between solutions. This means that you will not need to set up this server again when you create a new solution in Visual Studio.
   • 'Server URL' — The address of your Bamboo server.
   • 'Do not use proxy' — You can bypass the proxy settings for this server by selecting this checkbox.
   • 'Username' and 'Password' — The login name and password you use to access the Bamboo server.
   • Select 'Monitor Favorite Plans' to monitor the plans that you have selected as favorites in Bamboo, or select 'Select Plans to Monitor' to manually choose which plans to monitor.
3. Click the 'Test Connection' button to check that the connection to the server works.
4. Click the 'Add Server' button to save your changes.
5. Click 'Close' to close the configuration tab.
6. Now you can configure the Bamboo options, as described below.

You can add more than one Bamboo server.

Configuring your Bamboo Options

1. Go to the 'Global Settings' for the Visual Studio Connector, by clicking the configuration icon on your connector window.
2. Click the 'Bamboo' tab. You will be able to configure the following options:
   • 'Polling Interval (seconds)' — Define how often the Bamboo servers that you have set up in the connector will be polled for changes.