From 6693ee4247ae39f08c01226c786538a67dffe4e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nishtha Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:42:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update the process for transferring repo to opensafely A change was made recently in how we manage GitHub research repositories. Tech-support is now responsible to transfer a user's github repository to the opensafely organisation. The tech support [docs](https://github.com/ebmdatalab/team-manual/pull/1344) are already updated. This PR updates the main doc too so that user routes their request to tech-support instead of trying to transfer it themselves (they get permissions issues when they try to transfer their repo to opensafely organisation). --- docs/repositories.md | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/repositories.md b/docs/repositories.md index bc787e15..3c136a70 100644 --- a/docs/repositories.md +++ b/docs/repositories.md @@ -89,11 +89,9 @@ You may want to start work on a project before approval by [creating a repositor ### How to transfer an existing repository to the opensafely organization -To transfer a repository from your personal GitHub account to the OpenSAFELY organisation: +To transfer a repository from your personal GitHub account to the OpenSAFELY organisation, contact [Tech Support](how-to-get-help.md/#slack) to initiate the transfer. -1. Follow [GitHub's instructions](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/transferring-a-repository#transferring-a-repository-owned-by-your-personal-account) to initiate a transfer. -2. Contact [Tech Support](how-to-get-help.md/#slack) to request approval for the repository transfer. -3. Tech Support will notify you once the transfer has been completed. You will also be able to see the repository listed in the [`opensafely` organisation](https://github.com/orgs/opensafely/repositories) once transferred. +Tech Support will notify you once the transfer has been completed. You will also be able to see the repository listed in the [`opensafely` organisation](https://github.com/orgs/opensafely/repositories) once transferred. The settings of any transferred repositories will be updated to match the [default `opensafely` repository settings](#default-repository-settings-in-the-github-opensafely-organisation). From 2db446582fdaf5eb77b07be45481c55a3a1b5ddc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nishtha Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:00:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Apply suggestion from @KatieB5 --- docs/repositories.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/repositories.md b/docs/repositories.md index 3c136a70..844fbc12 100644 --- a/docs/repositories.md +++ b/docs/repositories.md @@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ You may want to start work on a project before approval by [creating a repositor ### How to transfer an existing repository to the opensafely organization -To transfer a repository from your personal GitHub account to the OpenSAFELY organisation, contact [Tech Support](how-to-get-help.md/#slack) to initiate the transfer. +To transfer a repository from your personal GitHub account to the OpenSAFELY organisation, contact [Tech Support](how-to-get-help.md/#slack) to request a repository transfer. -Tech Support will notify you once the transfer has been completed. You will also be able to see the repository listed in the [`opensafely` organisation](https://github.com/orgs/opensafely/repositories) once transferred. +Tech Support will guide you through the transfer process and notify you once the repository has been transferred. You will also be able to see the repository listed in the [`opensafely` organisation](https://github.com/orgs/opensafely/repositories) once transferred. The settings of any transferred repositories will be updated to match the [default `opensafely` repository settings](#default-repository-settings-in-the-github-opensafely-organisation).