From CS3 InDesign-InCopy to CS5 InDesign-InCopy

Hi all.
We are uppgrading a magazin to CS5 and when we open up CS3 documents in InDesign CS5 it´s no problem, but when we Check out InCopy assigemnts we get an error " this document needs to be converted to incopy document in order to edit it"
Any idea what this is ?
Staale

Because the file format for InCopy files and Assignment file changed from CS3 to CS5.
When you open your CS3 docs in InDesign CS5, you should open the Assignments panel, make sure everything is checked in and up to date, and then delele it all-- use the trash can button at the bottom to delete linked content and assignments. Doing so doesn't delete any content in the layout, just the links to the external files in the old CS3 format. Delete the old INCX files (linked InCopy content) and INCA files (assignments) on the server to prevent confusion.
Personally, at this point I'd export the CS5 document to IDML, then open the IDML file back in CS5 and save it, checking pages to confirm they're all okay (they should be fine). That will prevent any CS3-era problems from munging things up in the CS5 format.
Finally, export your content back out to InCopy, with or without assignments.
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