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This tag collects WindowsForum.com discussion of GitHub rulesets, the repository rules feature that GitHub positions as the successor to classic branch protection. The tagged content focuses on GitHub's bulk import option for converting a repository's existing branch protection rules into rulesets in a single action, and on the two-stage migration flow that begins with a review step before you decide what happens to the old rules. Coverage is practical and migration-oriented, aimed at repository administrators and developers who manage protected branches and want to move safely without disrupting their workflows.
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    GitHub Bulk Import for Branch Protection Rulesets: Review, Evaluate and Migrate Safely

    GitHub has added a bulk option for moving classic branch protection rules to rulesets. It lets you convert all of a repository's branch protection rules in a single action. The migration has two stages. It starts with a review step and ends with a decision about the old rules. Here is what the...