Error: The following name is not valid. How to skip the work item?

[colutti]

I am migrating worki items across 2 different tenants and I got this error message:

[11:51:08 INF] [v14.3.0] DONE in 00:04:02.0221577
[11:51:08 FTL] [v14.3.0] Error while running WorkItemMigration
System.ArgumentException: TF50316: The following name is not valid: Exp + Libres + Horas. Verify that the name does not exceed the maximum character limit, only contains valid characters, and is not a reserved name.
Parameter name: nodeName
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Proxy.CommonStructureService.CreateNode(String nodeName, String parentNodeUri)
   at MigrationTools.Enrichers.TfsNodeStructure.GetOrCreateNode(String nodePath, Nullable`1 startDate, Nullable`1 finishDate) in D:\a\1\s\src\MigrationTools.Clients.AzureDevops.ObjectModel\ProcessorEnrichers\TfsNodeStructure.cs:line 220
   at MigrationTools.Enrichers.TfsNodeStructure.CheckForMissingPaths(List`1 workItems, TfsNodeStructureType nodeType) in D:\a\1\s\src\MigrationTools.Clients.AzureDevops.ObjectModel\ProcessorEnrichers\TfsNodeStructure.cs:line 572
   at MigrationTools.Enrichers.TfsNodeStructure.GetMissingRevisionNodes(List`1 workItems) in D:\a\1\s\src\MigrationTools.Clients.AzureDevops.ObjectModel\ProcessorEnrichers\TfsNodeStructure.cs:line 591
   at VstsSyncMigrator.Engine.WorkItemMigrationContext.InternalExecute() in D:\a\1\s\src\VstsSyncMigrator.Core\Execution\MigrationContext\WorkItemMigrationContext.cs:line 179
   at MigrationTools._EngineV1.Processors.MigrationProcessorBase.Execute() in D:\a\1\s\src\MigrationTools\_EngineV1\Processors\MigrationProcessorBase.cs:line 47

Is there any way to just skip those work items and continue exporting the other work items? I was no able to find anything on the documents.

[MrHinsh]

This is not stopping on the creation of the work items but on the creation of the work item node.

Can you run again with "LogLevel": "Debug", and post more of the log. The error at the bottom is just the exit error.

[colutti]

This is my config:

{
    "ChangeSetMappingFile": null,
    "Source": {
        "$type": "TfsTeamProjectConfig",
        "Collection": xxxxxxxx/",
        "Project": "SWF_Burgos_Spain",
        "ReflectedWorkItemIDFieldName": "Custom.ReflectedWorkItemId",
        "AllowCrossProjectLinking": false,
        "AuthenticationMode": "AccessToken",
        "PersonalAccessToken": "redacted",
        "PersonalAccessTokenVariableName": "",
        "LanguageMaps": {
            "AreaPath": "Area",
            "IterationPath": "Iteration"
        }
    },
    "Target": {
        "$type": "TfsTeamProjectConfig",
        "Collection": "xxxxxx",
        "Project": "SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test",
        "ReflectedWorkItemIDFieldName": "Custom.ReflectedWorkItemId",
        "AllowCrossProjectLinking": false,
        "AuthenticationMode": "AccessToken",
        "PersonalAccessToken": "xxxxxx",
        "PersonalAccessTokenVariableName": "",
        "LanguageMaps": {
            "AreaPath": "Area",
            "IterationPath": "Iteration"
        }
    },
    "FieldMaps": [],
    "GitRepoMapping": null,
    "LogLevel": "Debug",
    "CommonEnrichersConfig": null,
    "Processors": [
        {
            "$type": "WorkItemMigrationConfig",
            "Enabled": true,
            "ReplayRevisions": false,
            "PrefixProjectToNodes": false,
            "UpdateCreatedDate": true,
            "UpdateCreatedBy": true,
            "WIQLQueryBit": "AND [System.CreatedDate] >= '12/31/2010' AND [System.CreatedDate] <= '12/31/2016' AND [System.WorkItemType] NOT IN ('Test Suite', 'Test Plan','Shared Steps','Shared Parameter','Feedback Request', 'Code Review Request', 'Code Review Response', 'Feedback Response')",
            "WIQLOrderBit": "[System.ChangedDate] desc",
            "LinkMigration": true,
            "AttachmentMigration": true,
            "AttachmentWorkingPath": "c:\\temp\\WorkItemAttachmentWorkingFolder\\",
            "FixHtmlAttachmentLinks": false,
            "SkipToFinalRevisedWorkItemType": true,
            "WorkItemCreateRetryLimit": 5,
            "FilterWorkItemsThatAlreadyExistInTarget": true,
            "PauseAfterEachWorkItem": false,
            "AttachmentMaxSize": 480000000,
            "AttachRevisionHistory": false,
            "LinkMigrationSaveEachAsAdded": false,
            "GenerateMigrationComment": true,
            "WorkItemIDs": null,
            "MaxRevisions": 0,
            "UseCommonNodeStructureEnricherConfig": false,
            "StopMigrationOnMissingAreaIterationNodes": true,
            "NodeBasePaths": [],
            "AreaMaps": {
                "^SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test\\\\IX Saas\\\\Informes\\\\Exp + Libres + Horas$" : "SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp-Libres-Horas"
            },
            "IterationMaps": {},
            "MaxGracefulFailures": 0,
            "SkipRevisionWithInvalidIterationPath": false,
            "SkipRevisionWithInvalidAreaPath": true,
            "ShouldCreateMissingRevisionPaths": true
        }
    ],
    "Version": "14.3",
    "workaroundForQuerySOAPBugEnabled": false,
    "WorkItemTypeDefinition": {
        "sourceWorkItemTypeName": "targetWorkItemTypeName"
    },
    "Endpoints": {
        "InMemoryWorkItemEndpoints": [
            {
                "Name": "Source",
                "EndpointEnrichers": null
            },
            {
                "Name": "Target",
                "EndpointEnrichers": null
            }
        ]
    }
}

[colutti]

I am trying to find this area path in my project as well as the work item that is using it but I was not able to find anything ...

[MrHinsh]

I had the Source path wrong!!

"AreaMaps": {
        "^SWF_Burgos_Spain\\\\IX Saas\\\\Informes\\\\Exp + Libres + Horas$" : "SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp-Libres-Horas"
      },

The area path in the source may not exist any longer. But its in the history. You can use the RHS of the mapp to change it to whatever you want.

I use https://regex101.com/ to text the regularexpressions.

[colutti]

Nope, same error :(

[15:16:49 DBG] [v14.3.0] TfsNodeStructure:CheckForMissingPaths:Checking::{"anchored": true, "sourcePath": "SWF_Burgos_Spain\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp + Libres + Horas", "targetPath": null, "systemPath": null, "nodeType": "Area", "workItems": null, "$type": "NodeStructureMissingItem"}
[15:16:49 DBG] [v14.3.0] NodeStructureEnricher.GetNewNodeName(SWF_Burgos_Spain\IX Saas\Informes\Exp + Libres + Horas, Area)
[15:16:49 DBG] [v14.3.0] NodeStructureEnricher.GetNewNodeName::Mappers
[15:16:49 DBG] [v14.3.0] NodeStructureEnricher.GetNewNodeName::MapperToRun::^SWF_Burgos_Spain\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp + Libres + Horas$
[15:16:49 DBG] [v14.3.0] TfsNodeStructure:CheckForMissingPaths:GetNewNodeName::{"anchored": true, "sourcePath": "SWF_Burgos_Spain\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp + Libres + Horas", "targetPath": "SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp + Libres + Horas", "systemPath": null, "nodeType": "Area", "workItems": null, "$type": "NodeStructureMissingItem"}
[15:16:49 DBG] [v14.3.0] TfsNodeStructure:CheckForMissingPaths:CheckTarget::{"anchored": true, "sourcePath": "SWF_Burgos_Spain\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp + Libres + Horas", "targetPath": "SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp + Libres + Horas", "systemPath": "\\SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test\\Area\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp + Libres + Horas", "nodeType": "Area", "workItems": null, "$type": "NodeStructureMissingItem"}
[15:16:49 DBG] [v14.3.0] TfsNodeStructure:CheckForMissingPaths:CheckTarget::NOTFOUND::{"anchored": true, "sourcePath": "SWF_Burgos_Spain\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp + Libres + Horas", "targetPath": "SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp + Libres + Horas", "systemPath": "\\SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test\\Area\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp + Libres + Horas", "nodeType": "Area", "workItems": null, "$type": "NodeStructureMissingItem"}::NOTFOUND
[15:16:49 DBG] [v14.3.0] TfsNodeStructure:CheckForMissingPaths:CheckTarget::CREATE::{"anchored": true, "sourcePath": "SWF_Burgos_Spain\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp + Libres + Horas", "targetPath": "SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp + Libres + Horas", "systemPath": "\\SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test\\Area\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp + Libres + Horas", "nodeType": "Area", "workItems": null, "$type": "NodeStructureMissingItem"}
[15:16:49 INF] [v14.3.0]  Processing Node: \SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test\Area\IX Saas\Informes\Exp + Libres + Horas, start date: null, finish date: null
[15:16:49 ERR] [v14.3.0] Creating Node
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Server.CommonStructureSubsystemException: TF200014: The following node does not exist: \SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test\Area\IX Saas\Informes\Exp + Libres + Horas. Verify that the path of the node is correct.
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Proxy.CommonStructureService.GetNodeFromPath(String nodePath)
   at MigrationTools.Enrichers.TfsNodeStructure.GetOrCreateNode(String nodePath, Nullable`1 startDate, Nullable`1 finishDate) in D:\a\1\s\src\MigrationTools.Clients.AzureDevops.ObjectModel\ProcessorEnrichers\TfsNodeStructure.cs:line 203
[15:16:49 INF] [v14.3.0] DONE in 00:04:06.3159444
[15:16:49 FTL] [v14.3.0] Error while running WorkItemMigration
System.ArgumentException: TF50316: The following name is not valid: Exp + Libres + Horas. Verify that the name does not exceed the maximum character limit, only contains valid characters, and is not a reserved name.
Parameter name: nodeName
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Proxy.CommonStructureService.CreateNode(String nodeName, String parentNodeUri)
   at MigrationTools.Enrichers.TfsNodeStructure.GetOrCreateNode(String nodePath, Nullable`1 startDate, Nullable`1 finishDate) in D:\a\1\s\src\MigrationTools.Clients.AzureDevops.ObjectModel\ProcessorEnrichers\TfsNodeStructure.cs:line 220
   at MigrationTools.Enrichers.TfsNodeStructure.CheckForMissingPaths(List`1 workItems, TfsNodeStructureType nodeType) in D:\a\1\s\src\MigrationTools.Clients.AzureDevops.ObjectModel\ProcessorEnrichers\TfsNodeStructure.cs:line 572
   at MigrationTools.Enrichers.TfsNodeStructure.GetMissingRevisionNodes(List`1 workItems) in D:\a\1\s\src\MigrationTools.Clients.AzureDevops.ObjectModel\ProcessorEnrichers\TfsNodeStructure.cs:line 591
   at VstsSyncMigrator.Engine.WorkItemMigrationContext.InternalExecute() in D:\a\1\s\src\VstsSyncMigrator.Core\Execution\MigrationContext\WorkItemMigrationContext.cs:line 179
   at MigrationTools._EngineV1.Processors.MigrationProcessorBase.Execute() in D:\a\1\s\src\MigrationTools\_EngineV1\Processors\MigrationProcessorBase.cs:line 47
[15:16:49 ERR] [v14.3.0] WorkItemMigration The Processor MigrationEngine entered the failed state...stopping run
[15:16:49 INF] [v14.3.0] Application is shutting down...
[15:16:49 DBG] [v14.3.0] Hosting stopping
[15:16:49 DBG] [v14.3.0] Exiting with return code: 0
[15:16:49 INF] [v14.3.0] Application Ending
[15:16:49 INF] [v14.3.0] The application ran in 00:08:19.2014724 and finished at 11/23/2023 15:16:49
[15:16:49 DBG] [v14.3.0] Hosting stopped

[MrHinsh]

Looks like its not matching... oh... + is a special char in regex:

"AreaMaps": {
        "^SWF_Burgos_Spain\\\\IX Saas\\\\Informes\\\\Exp \+ Libres \+ Horas$" : "SWF_Burgos_Spain_Test\\IX Saas\\Informes\\Exp-Libres-Horas"
      },

Here I used \ to escape it...

[colutti]

Yes, it worked. I just had to use double back slashes to escape "+"

Thank you very much.