VSS to TFS Migration - Persist User on check-in actions

I am using the VSSConveter.exe tool to import from VSS6 (using 2005 ide) to TFS2008. I have run analyze (no errors) and migrate WITH a user mapping file (containg the vss/domain user mappings)

I would like to persist in tfs the check-in user of the file, currently the check-in user for all versions of file shows as admin (the account im running the import with), the origional check-in user is appended to the check-in comment. For example:-

TestFile.aspx in VSS

Check in ver: 1 - User:Adam - Comment:TEST1
Check in ver: 2 - User:James - Comment:TEST2
Check in ver: 3 - User:Joel - Comment:TEST2

After import into TFS

Check in ver: 1 - User:mydomain\Admin - Comment:TEST1 (Commited by Adam)
Check in ver: 2 - User:mydomain\Admin - Comment:TEST2 (Commited by James)
Check in ver: 3 - User:mydomain\Admin - Comment:TEST2 (Commited by Joel)

In TFS I want the user to show as the correct domain user as configured in my user mapping file.

Is this possible, or is this just how the VSSConverter program works?

Thanks Richard, can you tell me what the usermapping file is actually used for. For example in the comments it has the old username (Adam), not the mapped username (mydomain\adam.jenkin). I cannot see were it has done any user mapping.

Adam Jenkin 2010-04-26 08:09:26

VSS usernames are the VSS accounts created via the VSSAdmin tool and they don't have a direct relation to AD names. TFS works with AD so it needs to know how the VSS names map to AD names. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms253175%28VS.90%29.aspx

Richard Banks 2010-04-27 03:23:54

I have created a user mapping file for my import, but cannot see were it has done any mapping of the vss users to the ad users.

Adam Jenkin 2010-04-27 08:55:59

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