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diff --git a/doc/user/project/import/bitbucket.md b/doc/user/project/import/bitbucket.md index 1cc3bd3363d..c9f60db0656 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/import/bitbucket.md +++ b/doc/user/project/import/bitbucket.md @@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ to enable this if not already. ## How it works When issues/pull requests are being imported, the Bitbucket importer tries to find -the Bitbucket author/assignee in GitLab's database using the Bitbucket ID. For this -to work, the Bitbucket author/assignee should have signed in beforehand in GitLab -and **associated their Bitbucket account**. If the user is not -found in GitLab's database, the project creator (most of the times the current -user that started the import process) is set as the author, but a reference on +the Bitbucket author/assignee in GitLab's database using the Bitbucket `nickname`. For this +to work, the Bitbucket author/assignee should have their `nickname` match their Bitbucket +`username`, signed in beforehand in GitLab and **associated their Bitbucket account**. +If the user is not found in GitLab's database, the project creator (most of the times the +current user that started the import process) is set as the author, but a reference on the issue about the original Bitbucket author is kept. The importer will create any new namespaces (groups) if they don't exist or in |