CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between APTANIA CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales . We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
APTANIA CRM
Source
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Destination
Compatibility
7 of 9
objects map 1:1 between APTANIA CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
4-8 weeks
Overview
Moving from APTANIA CRM to Microsoft Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales is a structural upgrade with real constraints on both sides. APTANIA enforces a 1000-record monthly ceiling on its Basic plan and publishes no API documentation, so all data extraction relies on manual in-platform exports that produce CSV or JSON files. There is no delta sync capability and no automated way to verify completeness without re-exporting. On the Dynamics 365 side, we use the Dataverse API and the Dynamics 365 data import wizard or third-party ETL connectors (KingswaySoft, Scribe) depending on record volume, with Bulk API chunking for large activity histories. We sequence Accounts (from APTANIA Companies) before Contacts so the AccountId Lookup is satisfied at insert time, and we map APTANIA pipeline stages to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Process stage values during the transform step. Email automation rules, web tracking attribution, and trigger logic do not export from APTANIA and are delivered as a written checklist for the customer's admin to rebuild in Dynamics 365 workflows post-migration.
Every standard and custom field arrives verified.
AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.
Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.
Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.
Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.
Source platform
APTANIA CRM platform overview
Scorecard, SWOT, gotchas, and pricing for APTANIA CRM.
Destination platform
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales platform overview
Scorecard, SWOT, gotchas, and pricing for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
Data migration guide
The complete Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales migration guide
Data model, import mechanisms, field mapping strategy, pitfalls, and cutover — by the engineers running it.
Destination checklist
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales migration checklist
Pre- and post-cutover tasks for moving onto Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
Why teams make this switch
Leaving
What's pushing teams away
Choosing
What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a APTANIA CRM object lands in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales , including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
APTANIA CRM
Contact
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Contact
1:1APTANIA Contact records map directly to Dynamics 365 Contact. We extract all standard fields (fullname, emailaddress1, telephone1, mobilephone) and custom properties that appear in the exported file. The B2C/B2B flag from APTANIA is preserved as a custom field aptania_contact_type__c on the Contact record. APTANIA Contact records are imported after Account records so that the parentcustomerid_account lookup is satisfied at insert time.
APTANIA CRM
Company
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Account
1:1APTANIA Company records map to Dynamics 365 Account. The company name becomes the Account Name (name) field, and domain data from APTANIA maps to the Website field for reference. Account is imported first in the sequence because Contact and Deal records depend on the parent AccountId lookup. We use the APTANIA company ID as a staging key and match it against the Account record created during import to resolve parent references on child records.
APTANIA CRM
Deal
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Opportunity
1:1APTANIA Deals map to Dynamics 365 Opportunity. We extract deal value (amount), stage name, close date, and any linked contact reference. The pipeline-stage relationship in APTANIA is not publicly documented, so we infer the stage list from the distinct values present in the exported deal records and configure corresponding Sales Process stage values in Dynamics 365 before import.
APTANIA CRM
Pipeline
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Sales Process + Record Type
lossyAPTANIA pipeline structure (stages, stage names, probabilities) is inferred from exported deal records since the pipeline schema is not publicly documented. We reconstruct this as a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Process linked to a Record Type on Opportunity, with stage probabilities rounded to the nearest integer values allowed by Dynamics 365.
APTANIA CRM
Activity
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Activity (Task, Email, PhoneCall)
1:1APTANIA Activity logs (emails, calls, notes) map to Dynamics 365 Activity records. The exact APTANIA activity schema is not publicly documented, so we export all available fields and map them to the corresponding Dynamics 365 activity type (Task for generic activities, Email for email logs, PhoneCall for call logs). Any fields that do not map to a standard Dynamics 365 field are stored as custom fields on the activity record.
APTANIA CRM
User
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
User
1:1APTANIA user records are exported and matched to Dynamics 365 Users by email address. Role and permission structures are not directly portable because APTANIA's security model differs from Dynamics 365's role-based security. We flag permission differences for manual review and provide a role-mapping guide so the customer's admin can assign the appropriate Security Role in Dynamics 365 post-migration.
APTANIA CRM
Custom Property
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Custom Field
lossyAPTANIA custom fields are exported with their field names and values. We create corresponding custom fields on the relevant Dynamics 365 entity (Contact, Account, Opportunity) using the Dataverse API before data import. APTANIA custom property metadata is not fully exposed in export files, so we document any fields that cannot be reconstructed from the exported values and flag them for the customer to validate in Dynamics 365 post-import.
APTANIA CRM
Email Automation Rules
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Written inventory only
1:1APTANIA email automation rules are not exportable and do not migrate. We capture a screenshot-based inventory of all active automation rules during scoping and deliver it as a written document with trigger conditions, target audiences, and action sequences, so the customer's admin has a reference guide to rebuild using Dynamics 365 Workflow or Power Automate post-migration.
APTANIA CRM
Web Traffic Tracking
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Not migrated
1:1APTANIA channel attribution data (referrer, UTM parameters, landing page history) is stored inside APTANIA's tracking system and is not exportable to standard file formats. Historical web engagement data is lost at migration. We flag this gap in the data map and recommend that the customer configure fresh web tracking in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales AI or through Azure Application Insights before go-live to preserve future attribution data.
| APTANIA CRM | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact | Contact1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Company | Account1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Deal | Opportunity1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Pipeline | Sales Process + Record Typelossy | Fully supported | |
| Activity | Activity (Task, Email, PhoneCall)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| User | User1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Property | Custom Fieldlossy | Fully supported | |
| Email Automation Rules | Written inventory only1:1 | Not supported | |
| Web Traffic Tracking | Not migrated1:1 | Not supported |
Gotchas + challenges
Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.
APTANIA CRM gotchas
Per-month record limit creates migration ceiling
No public API for automated migration
Email automation rules do not export
Web tracking attribution is not portable
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales gotchas
Professional tier 15-table custom table limit blocks migrations
October 2024 pricing increase applies at renewal for all customers
Custom fields must be created in the UI before API writes
Power Platform request limits apply to bulk migrations
Activity records orphaned to inactive owners fail silently
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Scoping and record-count audit
We audit the APTANIA account to count records across Contact, Company, Deal, Activity, and User objects, identify any custom properties in use, and confirm whether the total record count is within the 1000-record monthly ceiling. If the ceiling will be exceeded, we advise on archiving or upgrading before migration begins. We also document active email automation rules with screenshots and note the web tracking configuration so the customer has a reference for post-migration rebuild. The scoping output is a written migration scope document with record counts, a data gap disclosure, and a recommended Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales tier.
Manual export and file validation
We work with the customer to export all available record types from APTANIA's in-platform export tools. Each exported file is validated for completeness (row counts, field presence, required field non-nullability) before we proceed. Because there is no API, we cannot automate re-export or verify changes made after the initial export without a manual re-export step. We document the export method used and the file version so that any reconciliation disputes have a clear source-of-truth reference.
Dynamics 365 schema design and sandbox setup
We design the destination schema in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales . This includes creating custom fields to match exported APTANIA custom properties, configuring Sales Processes and Record Types to represent the inferred APTANIA pipeline structure, and setting up the Contact-to-Account lookup relationship. We deploy the schema to a Dynamics 365 Sandbox first for validation. We also coordinate with the customer's Dynamics 365 admin to grant the migration user the necessary Dataverse permissions and to disable or extend validation rules that could block import.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into the Dynamics 365 Sandbox using production-equivalent record volumes. The customer reviews record counts, spot-checks 25-50 records against the APTANIA source data, and signs off the mapping and schema before production migration begins. Any field mapping corrections, custom field additions, or Sales Process configuration changes happen in this phase. We do not proceed to production migration without explicit sign-off.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Accounts (from APTANIA Companies) first, then Contacts (with parentcustomerid_account resolved), then Opportunities (with customerid and ownerid resolved), then Activities (Tasks, Emails, PhoneCalls via Dataverse API with chunking for large volumes). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report. If the 1000-record ceiling was a concern, we coordinate the migration with APTANIA billing cycles and pause between cycles if needed.
Cutover, final validation, and automation rebuild handoff
We freeze APTANIA writes during the cutover window, run a final delta export of any records modified during migration, then enable Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales as the system of record. We deliver the email automation screenshot inventory and rebuild guide to the customer's admin team along with a web tracking reconfiguration recommendation. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild APTANIA workflows or automation rules as Dynamics 365 Power Automate flows inside migration scope; that is a separate engagement.
Platform deep dives
APTANIA CRM
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard CRM migration. 1 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Overall complexity
Standard migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across APTANIA CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
Object compatibility
1 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Field mapping clarity
Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.
Timeline complexity
8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.
API constraints
APTANIA CRM: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
APTANIA CRM doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.
Estimator
Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.
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