Permission error with store

[michaeltasotti]

I am currently trying to migrate the test cases, suits, etc. from one organization to another. For that I used these configurations (source and target not included):

"FieldMaps": [],
  "GitRepoMapping": null,
  "LogLevel": "Information",
  "CommonEnrichersConfig": null,
  "Processors": [
    {
      "$type": "TestVariablesMigrationConfig",
      "Enabled": true
    },
    {
      "$type": "TestConfigurationsMigrationConfig",
      "Enabled": true
    },
    {
      "$type": "TestPlansAndSuitesMigrationConfig",
      "Enabled": true,
      "PrefixProjectToNodes": false,
      "OnlyElementsWithTag": null,
      "TestPlanQueryBit": null,
      "RemoveAllLinks": false,
      "MigrationDelay": 0,
      "UseCommonNodeStructureEnricherConfig": false,
      "NodeBasePaths": [],
      "AreaMaps": null,
      "IterationMaps": null,
      "RemoveInvalidTestSuiteLinks": false,
      "FilterCompleted": false
    }
  ],
  "Version": "14.0",
  "workaroundForQuerySOAPBugEnabled": false,
  "WorkItemTypeDefinition": {
    "sourceWorkItemTypeName": "targetWorkItemTypeName"
  },
  "Endpoints": {
    "InMemoryWorkItemEndpoints": [
      {
        "Name": "Source",
        "EndpointEnrichers": null
      },
      {
        "Name": "Target",
        "EndpointEnrichers": null
      }
    ]
  }

Error:

2023-10-19 15:36:24.262 +02:00 [ERR] Unable to configure store

Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.DeniedOrNotExistException: TF26198: The work item does not exist, or you do not have permission to access it.

   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.WorkItem.LoadWorkItemFromRowSetInternal(Int32 rev, Nullable`1 asof, IWorkItemRowSets witem)

   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.WorkItem..ctor(WorkItemStore store, Int32 id)

   at MigrationTools._EngineV1.Clients.TfsWorkItemMigrationClient.GetWorkItem(Int32 id) in D:\a\1\s\src\MigrationTools.Clients.AzureDevops.ObjectModel\_EngineV1\Clients\TfsWorkItemMigrationClient.cs:line 159

2023-10-19 15:36:24.278 +02:00 [FTL] Error while running TestPlansAndSuitesMigrationContext

Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.DeniedOrNotExistException: TF26198: The work item does not exist, or you do not have permission to access it.

   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.WorkItem.LoadWorkItemFromRowSetInternal(Int32 rev, Nullable`1 asof, IWorkItemRowSets witem)

   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.WorkItem..ctor(WorkItemStore store, Int32 id)

   at MigrationTools._EngineV1.Clients.TfsWorkItemMigrationClient.GetWorkItem(Int32 id) in D:\a\1\s\src\MigrationTools.Clients.AzureDevops.ObjectModel\_EngineV1\Clients\TfsWorkItemMigrationClient.cs:line 174

   at VstsSyncMigrator.Engine.TestPlansAndSuitesMigrationContext.FindTestPlan(TestManagementContext tmc, String name) in D:\a\1\s\src\VstsSyncMigrator.Core\Execution\MigrationContext\TestPlansAndSuitesMigrationContext.cs:line 628

   at VstsSyncMigrator.Engine.TestPlansAndSuitesMigrationContext.ProcessTestPlan(ITestPlan sourcePlan) in D:\a\1\s\src\VstsSyncMigrator.Core\Execution\MigrationContext\TestPlansAndSuitesMigrationContext.cs:line 856

   at VstsSyncMigrator.Engine.TestPlansAndSuitesMigrationContext.InternalExecute() in D:\a\1\s\src\VstsSyncMigrator.Core\Execution\MigrationContext\TestPlansAndSuitesMigrationContext.cs:line 128

   at MigrationTools._EngineV1.Processors.MigrationProcessorBase.Execute() in D:\a\1\s\src\MigrationTools\_EngineV1\Processors\MigrationProcessorBase.cs:line 47

2023-10-19 15:36:24.278 +02:00 [ERR] TestPlansAndSuitesMigrationContext The Processor MigrationEngine entered the failed state...stopping run

When I try to run it I get this error here. It loads the items but stops when it tries to create them on the new project. I don't have full admin rights as my superior said I can only request certain admin rights so my question here is which permissions are necessary for the migration?

[MrHinsh]

To successfully run a migration, your account must be in the Project Collection Administrators group for the Target.

It is possible that you can just be Project Admin but this is untested: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60670425/azure-devops-permission-bypass-rules-on-work-item-for-rest-api-throws-error?noredirect=1

[michaeltasotti]

Thanks, for your reply. Hmm, I'll try it again if I can get Project Collection Administrator permissions temporarily. I already got the role as Project Admin in both source and target organizations. Is the configuration file above valid for the test migration or did I miss something out?

[MrHinsh]

It looks valid, but there are a lot of options in the tool. That it runs is always a good sign.

Do you have different work item types between the source and the target? its based on the name!