Azure DevOps Migration Tools

v16.0.6-Preview.2

Azure DevOps Migration Tools allow you to migrate Teams, Backlogs, Tasks, Test Cases, and Plans & Suits from one Project to another in Azure DevOps / TFS both within the same Organisation, and between Organisations.

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The TfsUserMappingTool is used to map users from the source to the target system. Run it with the ExportUsersForMappingContext to create a mapping file then with WorkItemMigrationContext to use the mapping file to update the users in the target system as you migrate the work items.

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
MigrateTeamCapacities Boolean Migrate original team member capacities after their creation on the target team project. Note: It will only migrate team member capacity if the team member with same display name exists on the target collection otherwise it will be ignored. false
MigrateTeamSettings Boolean Migrate original team settings after their creation on target team project false
Teams List List of Teams to process. If this is `null` then all teams will be processed. missing XML code comments
UpdateTeamSettings Boolean Reset the target team settings to match the source if the team exists false

Examples

sample

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

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    {
  "MigrationTools": {
    "Version": "16.0",
    "CommonTools": {
      "TfsTeamSettingsTool": {
        "Enabled": "True",
        "MigrateTeamCapacities": "True",
        "MigrateTeamSettings": "True",
        "Teams": [
          "Team 1",
          "Team 2"
        ],
        "UpdateTeamSettings": "True"
      }
    }
  }
}
    

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": {
      "TfsTeamSettingsTool": {
        "Enabled": "True",
        "MigrateTeamCapacities": "True",
        "MigrateTeamSettings": "True",
        "Teams": null,
        "UpdateTeamSettings": "True"
      }
    }
  }
}
    

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": "TfsTeamSettingsToolOptions",
  "Enabled": true,
  "MigrateTeamSettings": true,
  "UpdateTeamSettings": true,
  "MigrateTeamCapacities": true,
  "Teams": [
    "Team 1",
    "Team 2"
  ]
}
    

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