Tools : FieldMappingTool
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Options
| Parameter name | Type | Description | Default Value |
| Enabled | Boolean | If set to `true` then the tool will run. Set to `false` and the processor will not run. | missing XML code comments |
| FieldMaps | List | missing XML code comments | 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",
"CommonTools": {
"FieldMappingTool": {
"Enabled": "True",
"FieldMaps": [
{
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"FieldMapType": "FieldMergeMap",
"formatExpression": "{0} \n {1}",
"sourceFields": [
"Custom.FieldA",
"Custom.FieldB"
],
"targetField": "Custom.FieldC"
},
{
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"defaultValue": "New",
"FieldMapType": "FieldValueMap",
"sourceField": "System.State",
"targetField": "System.State",
"valueMapping": {
"Active": "InProgress",
"Closed": "Done",
"Resolved": "InProgress"
}
},
{
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"defaultValue": "42",
"FieldMapType": "FieldToFieldMap",
"sourceField": "Microsoft.VSTS.Common.BacklogPriority",
"targetField": "Microsoft.VSTS.Common.StackRank"
}
],
"FieldMapSamples": {
"FieldClearMap": {
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"targetField": "Custom.FieldC"
},
"FieldLiteralMap": {
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"targetField": "Custom.SomeField",
"value": "New field value"
},
"FieldMergeMap": {
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"formatExpression": "{0} \n {1}",
"sourceFields": [
"Custom.FieldA",
"Custom.FieldB"
],
"targetField": "Custom.FieldC"
},
"FieldToFieldMap": {
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"defaultValue": "42",
"sourceField": "Microsoft.VSTS.Common.BacklogPriority",
"targetField": "Microsoft.VSTS.Common.StackRank"
},
"FieldToFieldMultiMap": {
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType",
"SomeOtherWorkItemType"
],
"SourceToTargetMappings": {
"SourceField1": "TargetField1",
"SourceField2": "TargetField2"
}
},
"FieldToTagFieldMap": {
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"formatExpression": "{0} <br/><br/><h3>Acceptance Criteria</h3>{1}",
"sourceFields": [
"System.Description",
"Microsoft.VSTS.Common.AcceptanceCriteria"
],
"targetField": "System.Description"
},
"FieldToTagMap": {
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"formatExpression": "ScrumState:{0}",
"sourceField": "System.State"
},
"FieldValueMap": {
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"defaultValue": "StateB",
"sourceField": "System.State",
"targetField": "System.State",
"valueMapping": {
"StateA": "StateB"
}
},
"FieldValueToTagMap": {
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"formatExpression": "{0}",
"pattern": "Yes",
"sourceField": "Microsoft.VSTS.CMMI.Blocked"
},
"MultiValueConditionalMap": {
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"sourceFieldsAndValues": {
"Field1": "Value1",
"Field2": "Value2"
},
"targetFieldsAndValues": {
"Field1": "Value1",
"Field2": "Value2"
}
},
"RegexFieldMap": {
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"pattern": "PRODUCT \\d{4}.(\\d{1})",
"replacement": "$1",
"sourceField": "COMPANY.PRODUCT.Release",
"targetField": "COMPANY.DEVISION.MinorReleaseVersion"
},
"targetFieldsAndValues": {
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"targetField": "Custom.ReflectedWorkItemId"
},
"TreeToTagMap": {
"ApplyTo": [
"SomeWorkItemType"
],
"timeTravel": "1",
"toSkip": "3"
}
}
}
}
}
}
defaults
These are the default values for this configuration. If you do not set it in your config the default always applies. You can overide by adding a diferent value in your config.
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{
"MigrationTools": {
"Version": "16.0",
"CommonTools": {
"FieldMappingTool": {
"Enabled": "False",
"FieldMapDefaults": {
"ApplyTo": [
"*"
]
},
"FieldMaps": null
}
}
}
}
classic
We have moved to a new config format, and you will need to update your old configs. This entry is a strate seralisation of the object and is here for legacy, and may provide value for debugging issues.
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{
"$type": "FieldMappingToolOptions",
"Enabled": true,
"FieldMaps": []
}
