I am new to Team Foundation Server, so i was wondering what does "Shelve Pending Changes" does in Team foundation server. I am using TFS of project on Codeplex.
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Shelve Pending Changes stores your code changes on the server but doesn't commit them to the branch. Here are some reasons I've used it:
- To save changes but undo locally when I'm not ready to commit changes but I need to make an emergency bug fix on the same branch.
- To store code for code reviews prior to committing. Other people can check out or view your shelved changes.
- To store changes that are ready for committing when the changes aren't approved yet.
One thing to know about shelving changes: When you unshelve, you get the file as-is. If someone else has modified the file after your shelve, no merge happens. So I don't recommend shelving changes long-term.
