Azure DevOps Migration Tools

v16.2.1

Azure DevOps Migration Tools allow you to migrate Teams, Backlogs, Tasks, Test Cases, and Plans & Suites from one Project to another in Azure DevOps / TFS both within the same Organisation, and between Organisations.

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Options

Parameter name Type Description Default Value
Authentication TfsAuthenticationOptions Authentication configuration for connecting to the TFS server. Supports various authentication modes including Windows authentication and access tokens. missing XML code comments
Collection Uri URI of the TFS collection (e.g., "http://tfsserver:8080/tfs/DefaultCollection"). Must be a valid absolute URL pointing to the TFS collection. missing XML code comments
LanguageMaps TfsLanguageMapOptions Language mapping configuration for translating area and iteration path names between different language versions of TFS. missing XML code comments
Project String Name of the TFS project within the collection to connect to. This is the project that will be used for migration operations. missing XML code comments
ReflectedWorkItemIdField String Name of the custom field used to store the reflected work item ID for tracking migrated items. Typically "Custom.ReflectedWorkItemId". missing XML code comments

Examples

sample

This is an example of what your config might look like once configured.

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    {
  "MigrationTools": {
    "Version": "16.0",
    "Endpoints": {
      "#KEY#": {
        "EndpointType": "TfsEndpoint",
        "AllowCrossProjectLinking": "False",
        "Authentication": {
          "AccessToken": "jklsadhjksahfkjsdhjksahsadjhksadhsad",
          "AuthenticationMode": "AccessToken",
          "NetworkCredentials": {
            "Domain": "",
            "Password": "",
            "UserName": ""
          }
        },
        "Collection": "https://dev.azure.com/nkdagility-preview/",
        "LanguageMaps": {
          "AreaPath": "Area",
          "IterationPath": "Iteration"
        },
        "Project": "migrationSource1",
        "ReflectedWorkItemIdField": "Custom.ReflectedWorkItemId"
      }
    }
  }
}
    

defaults

These are the default values for this configuration. If you do not set it in your config the default always applies. You can overide by adding a diferent value in your config.

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    {
  "MigrationTools": {
    "Version": "16.0",
    "Endpoints": {
      "#KEY#": {
        "EndpointType": "TfsEndpoint",
        "AllowCrossProjectLinking": "False",
        "Authentication": {
          "AccessToken": "",
          "AuthenticationMode": "AccessToken",
          "NetworkCredentials": {
            "Domain": "",
            "Password": "",
            "UserName": ""
          }
        },
        "AuthenticationMode": "AccessToken",
        "Collection": "",
        "LanguageMaps": {
          "AreaPath": "Area",
          "IterationPath": "Iteration"
        },
        "Project": "",
        "ReflectedWorkItemIdField": "Custom.ReflectedWorkItemId"
      }
    }
  }
}
    

classic

We have moved to a new config format, and you will need to update your old configs. This entry is a strate seralisation of the object and is here for legacy, and may provide value for debugging issues.

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    {
  "$type": "TfsEndpointOptions",
  "Collection": "https://dev.azure.com/nkdagility-preview/",
  "Project": "migrationSource1",
  "Authentication": {
    "AuthenticationMode": "AccessToken",
    "NetworkCredentials": {
      "Domain": "",
      "UserName": "",
      "Password": "** removed as a secret ***"
    },
    "AccessToken": "** removed as a secret ***"
  },
  "ReflectedWorkItemIdField": "Custom.ReflectedWorkItemId",
  "LanguageMaps": {
    "AreaPath": "Area",
    "IterationPath": "Iteration"
  }
}
    

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