Get-TfsPendingChange logs “There are no pending changes.” during Build

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Get-TfsPendingChange logs “There are no pending changes.” during Build



Context



I am using TFS 2015 update 3's gated check-in functionality with a Build agent version 1.95.3 to try and run an exe on certain files that I am checking in. A powershell script is responsible for finding the files that are being checked-in, and for applying the exe on them. However...


TFS 2015 update 3


1.95.3



Problem


Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.TeamFoundation.PowerShell
Get-TfsPendingChange -Shelveset $Env:BUILD_SOURCETFVCSHELVESET



writes There are no pending changes. into the Build logs...


There are no pending changes.



The puzzling part is that, when I run those 2 lines with the actual (as in I-checked-they-are-the-same) values from either the server where the Build agent sits, either from the dev's computer :


Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.TeamFoundation.PowerShell
Get-TfsPendingChange -Shelveset xxx -Server yyy



I will get the list of files that were in gated check-in.



Investigated elements until now


-Server


Get-TfsPendingChange


##[error]Ignoring the /Server option.


cd C:


-Server


Get-TfsPendingChange -Shelveset $Env:BUILD_SOURCETFVCSHELVESET -Server $Env:BUILD_REPOSITORY_URI


Preserve my pending changes locally


true


false


Clean



Question



Does anyone know why I retrieve an empty list of files being checked-in through powershell during the gated check-in ; and how I could retrieve the correct list I want ?





Did you get any error during your build, what's the result if you manually run the powershell script on the build agent?
– PatrickLu-MSFT
Aug 9 at 10:13





I do not have any error during my build ; running manually the powershell script on the server where the build agent operates provides the correct list of files - but maybe that wasn't what you meant by running the powershell script on the build agent ?
– Minh-Tâm TRAN
Aug 9 at 11:33


running the powershell script on the build agent





Did you check if the value of $Env:BUILD_SOURCETFVCSHELVESET is correct?
– Eddie Chen - MSFT
Aug 13 at 7:49





Yes I did ; I logged it, copy/pasted it, and used it in my manual Get-TfsPendingChange -Shelveset xxx -Server yyy (with the logged server as well). It worked as long as I run it manually.
– Minh-Tâm TRAN
Aug 13 at 10:07


Get-TfsPendingChange -Shelveset xxx -Server yyy





It's hard for me to guess what happens here. But as a workaround, you can get the shelveset via Rest API or Client Library with Powershell
– Eddie Chen - MSFT
Sep 5 at 6:51









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