VSTS Sync Migration Tools for TFS to VSTS
Learn how to use VSTS sync migration tools for flexible, selective TFS to VSTS migrations, including setup, configuration, field mapping, and …
TL;DR; VSTS Sync Migration Tools help teams move work items, test plans, and team structures between TFS and VSTS or consolidate projects without migrating code. The tool focuses on essential data like work items and test configurations, with ongoing improvements based on user needs. Development managers can use or contribute to these free tools to streamline migrations and reduce manual setup when moving to VSTS.
I have been working with a number of customers in the last year that want to move to VSTS. While many of them want to do the full Collection import, many do not.
Maybe they have too many Team Projects and they want to consolidate, maybe they just have too much baggage. Whatever the reason I needed to be able to push data around between TFS and VSTS… or even TFS to TFS. That is when the VSTS Sync Migration tools were born.
I initially had but a single goal of migrating work items, but since then it has broadened out to include many different types of data:
Since most teams migrate from TFVC to Git in TFS I was not interested in migrating code. There are some really good solutions for that already with Git-TF and Git-TFS being the best. I wanted the tools to be free as well, so while I always work in VSTS I publish the code and releases out to GitHub so others can participate.
You are welcome to Fork the repository on GitHub and I will happily accept pull requests, but know that my MASTER is in VSTS and not GitHub along with the entire automated build and release system. I release to NuGet , Chocolatey , GitHub , and the VSTS Marketplace .
Let me know what you think of the tools…
If you've made it this far, it's worth connecting with our principal consultant and coach, Martin Hinshelwood, for a 30-minute 'ask me anything' call.
We partner with businesses across diverse industries, including finance, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, technology, engineering, transportation, hospitality, entertainment, legal, government, and military sectors.
Qualco
Freadom
Bistech
Big Data for Humans
New Signature
MacDonald Humfrey (Automation) Ltd.
Xceptor - Process and Data Automation
Ericson
Microsoft
Healthgrades
Lean SA
Akaditi
Deliotte
Graham & Brown
NIT A/S
Emerson Process Management
Higher Education Statistics Agency
Hubtel Ghana
Nottingham County Council
Department of Work and Pensions (UK)
Washington Department of Enterprise Services
Royal Air Force
Washington Department of Transport
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Philips
Illumina
Epic Games
Milliman
Boxit Document Solutions
Kongsberg Maritime