Jira Cloud Migration assistant does not migrate status and priorities with a backslash in the name

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      Issue Summary

      Jira Cloud Migration assistant does not migrate status and priorities with a backslash in the name.

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Create a status in Jira Server / Data Center with a backslash '\' in the name. Lets call is XYZ\ABC
      2. Attempt a migration with Jira Cloud Migration Assistant

      Expected Results

      Status is migrated to cloud without any issues.

      Actual Results

      Status is not migrated. We seen an error in the logs similar to

      project-import We couldn't import Issue Status 'XZY\ABC'. Reason: IllegalStateException: Unable to create status: Errors: {name=A status with that name already exists, please enter a different name.}
      Error Messages: [].

      Workaround

      Rename the status in the source Jira instance and remove the '\'

            Assignee:
            Hedieh Jamshidian
            Reporter:
            Vik
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