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diff --git a/doc/user/project/import/bitbucket.md b/doc/user/project/import/bitbucket.md index 5abce39c093..e509e333313 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/import/bitbucket.md +++ b/doc/user/project/import/bitbucket.md @@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ 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 issue about the original Bitbucket author is kept. +the Bitbucket author/assignee in GitLab's database using the Bitbucket `nickname`. +For this to work, the Bitbucket author/assignee should have signed in beforehand in GitLab +and **associated their Bitbucket account**. Their `nickname` must also match their Bitbucket +`username.`. 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 the case the namespace is taken, the repository will be imported under the user's |