Import Work Item Templates options unclear

It is used to update the exsited work items. If your excel contains the id column, the work item identified by this id will be updated.

The best way you understand this is to export the work item from one query(right click query--> select export as csv file), open the export csv file. It may contains id column. If you modify some content except the id, and import the same csv file, and check the "update template identifier if already in use" you will find the work item modified according your csv content.

Usually I use the exported csv file as the import file template since it has the column name and has value for reference.

When using the Import Work Item Template Wizard you get two checkboxes on the 2nd screen

One of those checkbox says:
"update template identifier if already in use"

What does that mean. What happens when this is selected?

There is nothing in the help, in the forum or on Internet.

Thanks
erwin

Hi

It Looks like I was no clear enough. I'm not importing work items from a csv, but work item template from a XML.

WI import is something I already used a lot

thanks
erwin

I got this answer fromn IBM Support:

there is actually a Name and a ID for the template

As it is possible to have several template with the same name, the ID must be unique.

Only the Name is visible on the UI

 

When importing a Template with already used ID, the existing Template will be overwritten if the Flag "update template identifier if already in use" is NOT set.

When set, the template will be imported under a new ID.