[OzTFS] Over-riding values assigned by the workitem database for initial Data Migration

[Robert Manger]

Hi Guys,   We (no, not a royal plural) are having an issue around initial data migration from our current Problem tracking system to TFS.  We are trying to:   Export empty work item list from TFS to Excel Copy and Paste the relevant fields from our old system into this spreadsheet Publish all items back into TFS.   The issues lie in the fact that due to TFS validation we can not set certain fields to what we want them to by, ie: “Created by” and “Created Date” are not necessarily the person publishing the spreadsheet and now.  In trying to import our data these fields are either being validated against and blocked or overwritten by TFS.   Is there any way we can over-ride the values TFS is giving these values?  Fields in question are: -          Created By -          Created Date -          Resolved Date -          Closed Date   …and possibly more.   Any suggestions?   Rob Manger Test Analyst SEEK Limited Level 2, 3 Wellington St St Kilda, Victoria, 3182 PH : +61 3 8517 4181 URL : www.seek.com.au     OzTFS.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. Powered by mailenable.com - List managed by www.readify.net