How to migrate data without breaking deep object dependencies
Moving data between systems fails when hidden third-party apps, undocumented user customizations, and deep record associations break the import order. This prevents teams from successfully transferring systems without losing critical linkages and system configurations.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Using existing migration tools such as Gearset, Copado, Serpent, or FlosumDid this help you?
- 2Writing custom scripts with the assistance of AI coding toolsDid this help you?
- 3Hiring an MSP or specialized migration companyDid this help you?
- 4Using third-party migration tools like MigrationWizDid this help you?
- 5Conducting extensive inventory and testing periodsDid this help you?
- 6Bringing in external training for staff adaptationDid this help you?
- 7guessing essential features and unexpected dependenciesDid this help you?
- 8asking others who have recently implemented sales management systems for adviceDid this help you?
- 9running custom SQL scripts and exporting data to ExcelDid this help you?
- 10relying on a long-tenured employee who knows how to manually verify the systemsDid this help you?
- 11manually repulling data and letting finance handle discrepanciesDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“the challenge is that we are very deeply invested in the Google Workspace ecosystem.”source ↗
“The hidden SSO and third party app stuff is what usually bites you.”source ↗
“Users build things and don't tell us.”source ↗
“The biggest issue is maintaining record associations and moving the right objects in the right order. Dependencies can go really deep on objects.”source ↗
Where this came up
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