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Home Forums How to connect TFS Online using PAT or OAUT? – MindStick
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Aryan Kumar
Aryan Kumar 03 Aug 2023
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Sure, here are the steps on how to connect TFS Online using PAT or OAUT:

Using a PAT

  1. Go to the Azure DevOps: https://dev.azure.com/ website.
  2. Sign in to your account.
  3. Click on your profile picture in the top right corner of the page.
  4. Select Personal access tokens from the menu.
  5. Click on the Create PAT button.
  6. Enter a name for your PAT.
  7. Select the permissions that you want to grant to your PAT.
  8. Click on the Create button.
  9. Copy the PAT value.
  10. In Visual Studio Code, open a local folder in Visual Studio Code.
  11. Click on the Source Control icon in the Activity Bar.
  12. Click on the Team Explorer button.
  13. In the Team Explorer pane, click on the Connect button.
  14. In the Connect to Team Foundation Server dialog box, select the Personal Access Token option.
  15. Paste the PAT value that you copied in step 9.
  16. Click on the Connect button.

Using OAUT

  1. Go to the Azure DevOps: https://dev.azure.com/ website.
  2. Sign in to your account.
  3. Click on the Authorize button in the top right corner of the page.
  4. In the Authorize dialog box, select the Personal access token option.
  5. Click on the Authorize button.
  6. Copy the OAUTH token value.
  7. In Visual Studio Code, open a local folder in Visual Studio Code.
  8. Click on the Source Control icon in the Activity Bar.
  9. Click on the Team Explorer button.
  10. In the Team Explorer pane, click on the Connect button.
  11. In the Connect to Team Foundation Server dialog box, select the OAuth option.
  12. Paste the OAUTH token value that you copied in step 6.
  13. Click on the Connect button.

Once you have connected to TFS Online, you will be able to see all of the projects that are available in your organization. You can also open and work on files in these projects.

Here are some additional things to keep in mind when connecting TFS Online using PAT or OAUTH:

  • You will need to have a PAT or OAUTH token in order to connect to TFS Online.
  • The PAT or OAUTH token value is a secret, so you should keep it safe.
  • You can also connect to TFS Online using the tf.exe command from the command line.
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