Changeset Migration
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2024-04-05 11:36:18 -0500
Azure DevOps Migration Tools enable migrating work item changesets with cross project links from tfvc or git.
Migrate Changesets from TFVC to Git
For a successful migration of work items changesets from TFVC to Git you need a mapping file with ChangeSetId - CommitId values. If you have migrated your TFVC repository with git-tfs you can generate this file by using the following command. Then you need to add following line to the config json file:
“ChangeSetMappingFile”: “C:\git-tfs\ChangeSetId-to-CommitId\{mappingFile}”,
Migrate Changesets from TFVC to Git with external project links
If your changesets contain cross project links make sure to update the “GitRepoMapping” configuration section.
Use Cases
Lets assume you have Project A with a TFVC repository and a Project B with Work Items, which changesets link to Project A. You wish to migrate Project A to a Git Repository in Project C and move the work Items including changesets from Project B to Project C and all changesets from Project B needs to move to the Git Repository of Project C. To achieve this follow the steps:
- Migrate your repository and make sure to create the mapping file.
- Edit the configuration file with following settings:
“GitRepoMapping”: {“A” :”C”,”B” :”C”}
- Run the migration with configuration file that contain
“ChangeSetMappingFile”: “C:\git-tfs\ChangeSetId-to-CommitId\{mappingFile}”,
