Tools : TfsWorkItemLinkTool

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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
FilterIfLinkCountMatches	Boolean	Skip validating links if the number of links in the source and the target matches!	missing XML code comments
SaveAfterEachLinkIsAdded	Boolean	Save the work item after each link is added. This will slow the migration as it will cause many saves to the TFS database.	false

Examples

sample

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

    {
  "MigrationTools": {
    "Version": "16.0",
    "CommonTools": {
      "TfsWorkItemLinkTool": {
        "Enabled": "True",
        "FilterIfLinkCountMatches": "True",
        "SaveAfterEachLinkIsAdded": "False"
      }
    }
  }
}
    

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.

    {
  "MigrationTools": {
    "Version": "16.0",
    "CommonTools": {
      "TfsWorkItemLinkTool": {
        "Enabled": "True",
        "FilterIfLinkCountMatches": "True",
        "SaveAfterEachLinkIsAdded": "False"
      }
    }
  }
}
    

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.

    {
  "$type": "TfsWorkItemLinkToolOptions",
  "Enabled": true,
  "FilterIfLinkCountMatches": true,
  "SaveAfterEachLinkIsAdded": false
}