Conversion Process
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The conversion process includes 4 phases:
1.Origin project scanning - CS-Converter scans all file revisions in the origin project and sorts them according to check-in changesets. All files checked-in together using one command, are identified as a single changeset.  
2.Username mapping - When CS-Converter detects any origin username that doesn't have a matching TFS username, it prompts the mapping of origin usernames to TFS usernames.  
3.Conversions - CS-Converter loops through the origin changesets and for each such changeset, performs an identical check-in command to TFS.  
4.Status calculations - CS-Converter loops through the files and verifies the conversion.  

Notes:

·Depending on the size of your project, number of branches you want to convert and the network protocol used, full project conversion may take several hours.  
·No special preperaions are needed to be performed on the origin repository. However, please note that CS-Converter converts logically deleted (e.g. CVS 'dead' state) files, since you may need the files' earlier revisions in order to retrieve project releases. If you have a large file that is completely redundant, remove the file from the origin repository prior to selecting the project in CS-Converter.  
·Users may continue working with the origin repository during conversion. CS-Converter detects new revisions added to the origin repository and suggests to convert these new revisions.