How To Export And Import Build Definition In TFS

Step 2

You will be prompted to save the definition as a file.

Step 3

Save the file with JSON extension.

Import build definition

Step 1

Right-click on "All build definitions" or any existing build definition and click on Import.

Step 2

You will be prompted to upload a build definition file.

Step 3

You can either drag and drop a file or use the Browse button to select the file you want to import.

Step 4

Click Import. If the import is successful, you will have your build created with all your steps, variables, schedules, and other build definition parameters.

Constraints

• Known issues on On-Prem TFS
  
  
1. Export and Import menu items only appear on build definition context menu. If you are using on-prem TFS, then it won't appear on "All build definitions" context menu.
   
   For example, if you right-click on "All build definitions", the export and import options are not available as shown below.
   
   
   
   
   BUT, on right-clicking on a particular build definition, we can see these options.
   
   
   
   
   
2. In case you don’t have any build definition, then in order to see those options, you will have to create a new temporary empty build definition.

• If we are trying to import a build definition whose associated team project or repository does not exist in the collection/account we are trying to import, then we will get an error.