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Satyam569
Copper Contributor
Aug 30, 2023

Some workitem fields are missing Post Azure DevOps Migration to Cloud

We have recently completed dryrun activity for Migration of Azure DevOps Server (On-prem) to Azure DevOps Services (Cloud)

As part of that, our expectation is that, all the details of work items etc should be migrated to cloud instance. However we see some fields are missing.

Please do suggest on this to get the restrospective details to be available in cloud instance same as on-prem one.

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  • Kidd_Ip's avatar
    Kidd_Ip
    MVP
    Aug 26, 2025

    How about this:

     

    1. Audit Missing Fields

    Use PowerShell or REST API to compare field definitions between source and target:

    # Example: List fields in a work item type
Get-WorkItemType -Project "YourProject" -TypeName "Bug" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Fields

    Or use the REST API:

    GET https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/wit/workitemtypes/{type}/fields?api-version=7.1-preview.2

     

    1. Update Target Process

    If fields are missing in the cloud process:

    • Go to Organization Settings > Process > [Your Process] > Work Item Types
    • Add the missing fields manually
    • Ensure field names and reference names match the source

     

    1. Re-run Migration with Field Mapping

    Update your migration config to include field mappings:

    {
  "FieldMapType": "FieldToFieldMap",
  "SourceField": "Custom.OldFieldName",
  "TargetField": "Custom.NewFieldName"
}

    You can also use FieldToFieldMultiMap for multiple mappings.

     

    1. Use WorkItemTypeMappingTool (if types changed)

    If work item types were renamed or restructured, map them explicitly:

    {
  "WorkItemTypeNameMap": {
    "Bug": "Defect",
    "Task": "WorkItem.Task"
  }
}

     

    1. Enable Analytics for Retrospective Reporting

    Once fields are restored, enable Analytics Views in Azure DevOps Services to build retrospective dashboards and reports.

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