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Change datatype of several string properties to external-id
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A datatype conversion was identified and agreed to in ‎Cyclocross24 rider ID (P13724) | discussion.

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  • Cyclocross24 rider ID (P13724) is changed from String to External identifier
  • The process documentation doc is updated as needed

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Following up on the success of T317635, here are some Wikidata properties whose datatype should be changed from string to external-id once community consensus is established:

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LennardHofmann created this task.Oct 10 2025, 10:02 AM
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Arian_Bozorg added a project: Wikidata-Omega.Oct 13 2025, 10:44 AM
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Good to go for the below: they all have consensus.

OpenStreetMap tag (P1282)
Cyclocross24 rider ID (P13724)
page at OSTIS Belarus Wiki (P2490)
Skype username (P2893)
myfixguide.com category ID (P12889)
Arian_Bozorg moved this task from Incoming to Ready for Task Time (Story Writing) on the Wikidata-Omega board.Oct 13 2025, 3:33 PM
karapayneWMDE subscribed.Oct 14 2025, 8:47 AM

This can be achieved by running a maintenance script, requires the resctricted access right

karapayneWMDE assigned this task to Arian_Bozorg.Oct 14 2025, 8:51 AM
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Lydia_Pintscher subscribed.Oct 15 2025, 9:46 AM

It turns out there were sockpuppets involved in these discussions. That means we will not convert them until further support is shown. The exception is Cyclocross24 rider ID (P13724).

Lydia_Pintscher updated the task description. (Show Details)Oct 15 2025, 9:48 AM
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karapayneWMDE added a parent task: T425438: [EPIC] Convert property to external identifer.May 8 2026, 8:10 AM
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Arian_Bozorg added a comment.May 12 2026, 8:42 AM

Story writing notes: the linked documentation is outdated

The general documentation can be found here: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maintenance_scripts

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Stashbot added a comment.Thu, May 28, 10:29 AM

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2026-05-28T10:29:45Z] <arthurtaylor@deploy1003> mwscript-k8s job started: extensions/Wikibase/repo/maintenance/changePropertyDataType.php --wiki wikidatawiki --new-data-type external-id --property-id P13724 # T406971

karapayneWMDE closed this task as Resolved.Thu, May 28, 10:34 AM
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