Tree To Tag Field Map

Maps work item area path or iteration path hierarchies to tags, allowing tree structures to be represented as flat tag collections.

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Maps work item area path or iteration path hierarchies to tags, allowing tree structures to be represented as flat tag collections.

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Options

Parameter Type Description Default Value
ApplyTo List A list of Work Item Types that this Field Map will apply to. If the list is empty it will apply to all Work Item Types. You can use “*” to apply to all Work Item Types. missing XML code comments
timeTravel Int32 Gets or sets the number of months to travel back in time when looking up historical area path values. Use 0 for current values. missing XML code comments
toSkip Int32 Gets or sets the number of levels to skip from the root when converting area path hierarchy to tags. For example, if set to 2, “ProjectName\Level1\Level2\Level3” would skip “ProjectName\Level1” and start from “Level2”. missing XML code comments
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Samples

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Sample

Sample 

There is no sample, but you can check the classic below for a general feel.
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Defaults

Defaults 

{
  "MigrationTools": {
    "Version": "16.0",
    "CommonTools": {
      "FieldMappingTool": {
        "FieldMaps": [
          {
            "FieldMapType": "TreeToTagFieldMap",
            "ApplyTo": [
              "*"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
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Classic

Classic 

{
  "$type": "TreeToTagFieldMapOptions",
  "toSkip": 0,
  "timeTravel": 0,
  "ApplyTo": [
    "*"
  ]
}
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Metadata

Metadata

Class Name
TreeToTagFieldMap
Status
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Processing Target
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Type
FieldMaps
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Created and maintained by Martin Hinshelwood of nkdagility.com

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