Step 1: Introduction and acknowledgements
Nothing about this step is decorative. Each of the four boxes corresponds to a real property of how the migration works, and the Continue button stays disabled until all four are ticked.
There is an Accept all button. Read them once before you use it.
#What you are agreeing to
Acknowledgement | Why it is there |
|---|---|
You have a backup, or you are running in a sandbox | Migration rewrites page content. Page history makes it recoverable, but a backup makes it recoverable quickly. |
Any page can be undone from Confluence page history | Every changed page gets a new version, so the previous version with the original macro is still there. |
This modifies page content and creates a new version on every page it touches | Watchers may be notified, and page version numbers will move. On a large space that is a lot of versions. |
Navigating away, or losing network or power, stops the run | The whole run happens in this browser tab. There is nothing running in the background to come back to. |
That last one is the important one. Closing the tab does not undo anything already written. It stops the run where it is, and the results on screen are lost with it. Download the log before you go anywhere.
#A few things that catch people out
The hint under the button reads "Accept all 4 to continue". If Continue is greyed out, that is why.
This step is a good moment to decide whether you are running against production or a sandbox. It is the last cheap moment to change your mind.
Booking a walkthrough is free and is the fastest way to de-risk a large migration.
#Related
Read them once. Then Accept all.
