Problem in migrationg workitems from one rtc server to another.

Ankit Kumar (11●2) | asked Aug 13 '18, 4:36 a.m.

I have a project area which is created on rtc 4 version. Now I am migrating all the workitems of this project area to another project area which is at different rtc server and version of that rts server is 6.0.5. I found a utility tool which works fine for RTC 5 but my RTC version is RTC 6 so i am trying to change the tool.
Now When I compared both the project area, I found that state id's are different in both the project area. For example : in rtc server 4 project area if state id for closed state is "s5" and in rtc 6_0.5 server area this stated id for closed state is "com.ibm.team.workitem.defectWorkflow.state.s7", so the mapping is getting failed in tool. So, right now I am trying to change this id in rtc 4 project area from s5 to com.ibm.team.workitem.defectWorkflow.state.s7 , so that it can get mapped. But as I changed state id for closed state in rtc 4 project area, in UI instead of state "Closed", it is showing numeric form like 3, 4,..

P.S. - I am changing id in ProcessConfiguration.xml, Please let me know if it is the right place where I am changing or not. and if yes, why I am getting this weird issue and how can I resolve it

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Ralph Schoon (62.3k●3●36●43) | answered Aug 13 '18, 6:32 a.m.
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You should not change the ID's, you should use a mapping file E.g. If you use CSV import and export you can specify and provide a mapping file which would also allow to map the state ID's. If you change the ID's in a project area in the process configuration XML and you have already work items created that use the workflow state, you loose their state.

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Ankit Kumar (11●2) | answered Aug 13 '18, 10:23 a.m.

I am not using csv export import export for migration, I am using a copy workitem tool which is developed by some ibmer but it is for rtc 5 . I think in the tool they are using rtc api's to get the source data , they are not using csv export/import

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Ralph Schoon commented Aug 14 '18, 7:13 a.m.

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Then I am afraid, you are on your own. My best advice: don't change ID's after they have been used, or you might loose data or render your process unusable.

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