How to use Visual Studio's TFVС local workspace in Rider

Rider is able to import TFS workspaces created by Visual Studio. Particular actions required to import a workspace depend on the Azure DevOps plugin installed.

As a prerequisite, you’ll be required to install the Team Explorer Everywhere command-line client (TEE-CLC release), and configure a path to it in Rider Settings | Version Control | TFVC | Classic TF command-line client (choose tf.cmd file on Windows, and tf file on macOS and Linux).

Azure DevOps 1.161 and newer

Local workspace

1. Open a solution that is under Visual Studio version control.
2. Select the main menu item VCS → Enable Version Control Integration… and select TFVC.

Server workspace

1. Run the following command in the command line (as described here and here):
   tf.cmd workspaces /collection:
   (this command will update the Team Everywhere command-line client workspace cache, so it will know about your workspace)
2. Open your solution in Rider.
3. In case the workspace wasn’t imported automatically (a TFVC tab didn’t appear), select the main menu item VCS | Enable Version Control Integration… and select TFVC.

Azure DevOps 1.160 (only local workspaces are supported)

1. Open a solution that is under Visual Studio version control.
2. Select a main menu item VCS | Enable Version Control Integration… and select TFVC.

Azure DevOps 1.159 and older (only local workspaces are supported)

1. Run the following command in the command line (it is described here and here):
   tf.cmd workspaces /collection:
2. Open your solution in Rider.
3. Make sure that the tf.cmd tool is specified in Settings | Version Control | TFVC.
4. Call VCS | Enable Version Control Integration.
5. Go to VCS | TFVC | Manage Workspaces, select your server, and press Reload workspaces.
6. Select the workspace that you use in Visual Studio and press Edit.
7. You will see the OAuth window. Sign in to your account.
8. After that, press Save Workspace and close the Manage TFVC window.
9. After all, you will see a repository in Settings | Version Control | Team Services / TFS, and your project is now ready for working with VCS in Rider.