Tfs Git Repository Tool

Tool for creating missing area and iteration path nodes in the target project during migration. Configurable through TfsNodeStructureToolOptions to specify which node types to create.

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Options

Parameter
Type
Description
Default Value
Parameter:
Enabled
Type:
Boolean
Description:
If set to true then the tool will run. Set to false and the processor will not run.
Default Value:
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Parameter:
Mappings
Type:
Dictionary
Description:
Dictionary mapping source repository names to target repository names. Used to update Git repository links and references in work items during migration.
Default Value:
{}
Parameter:
ShouldDropChangedSetLinks
Type:
Boolean
Description:
When set to true, changeset links in work items will be removed during migration to prevent broken links when repositories are not migrated.
Default Value:
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Samples

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Sample

Sample

{
  "MigrationTools": {
    "Version": "16.0",
    "CommonTools": {
      "TfsGitRepositoryTool": {
        "Enabled": "True",
        "Mappings": {
          "RepoInSource": "RepoInTarget"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
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Defaults

Defaults

{
  "MigrationTools": {
    "Version": "16.0",
    "CommonTools": {
      "TfsGitRepositoryTool": {
        "Enabled": "True",
        "Mappings": null
      }
    }
  }
}
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Classic

Classic

{
  "$type": "TfsGitRepositoryToolOptions",
  "Enabled": true,
  "ShouldDropChangedSetLinks": false,
  "Mappings": {
    "RepoInSource": "RepoInTarget"
  }
}
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Metadata

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Schema

This is the JSON schema that defines the structure and validation rules for this configuration.

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://devopsmigration.io/schema/schema.tools.tfsgitrepositorytool.json",
  "title": "TfsGitRepositoryTool",
  "description": "missing XML code comments",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "enabled": {
      "description": "If set to `true` then the tool will run. Set to `false` and the processor will not run.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "mappings": {
      "description": "Dictionary mapping source repository names to target repository names. Used to update Git repository links and references in work items during migration.",
      "type": "object",
      "default": "{}"
    },
    "shouldDropChangedSetLinks": {
      "description": "When set to true, changeset links in work items will be removed during migration to prevent broken links when repositories are not migrated.",
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  }
}
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Created and maintained by Martin Hinshelwood of nkdagility.com

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