CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between eTrigue and Pipedrive. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Pipedrive.
eTrigue
Source
Pipedrive
Destination
Compatibility
5 of 10
objects map 1:1 between eTrigue and Pipedrive.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
3-5 weeks
Overview
eTrigue DemandCenter is a campaign-centric marketing automation platform with no native Deals, Opportunities, or Accounts; Pipedrive is a pipeline-focused sales CRM with no native marketing automation. This migration is not a like-for-like record copy — it is a conceptual restructure that maps marketing prospect data into a sales data model. We extract via eTrigue's CSV export tool (no public API), decode the numeric Status codes documented in eTrigue's support articles, split the five-component Lead Score into individual custom fields for the customer to recombine in Pipedrive, and map Partner Accelerator data from custom Prospect fields to Organization records. Campaign response histories (email opens, form submissions, page views) land as Activity records in Pipedrive so the sales team retains context on how each lead entered the pipeline. Workflows, sequences, progressive forms, and 3D Lead Scoring enrichment algorithms do not migrate; we deliver written inventories for the customer's admin to rebuild in Pipedrive's automation layer.
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.
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Object mapping
Each row shows how a eTrigue object lands in Pipedrive, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
eTrigue
Prospect
Pipedrive
Person (Contact)
1:1eTrigue Prospects map 1:1 to Pipedrive People. Standard fields (name, email, company, phone, address) export cleanly from the Prospects CSV and map to Pipedrive's typed Person fields. We use email address as the dedupe key. All five Lead Score sub-fields (Campaign Score, Activity Score, Source Score, Relationship Score, Buy Time Score) migrate as individual numeric custom fields on the Person record so the customer can recombine them inside Pipedrive or a third-party scoring tool.
eTrigue
Prospect Company Field
Pipedrive
Organization
1:1eTrigue stores company name as a text field on the Prospect record. We extract unique company names from Prospects, deduplicate, and create Organization records in Pipedrive before importing Persons. The Organization becomes the parent of the Person record via the linked_id relationship, satisfying Pipedrive's data model requirement that People attach to Organizations for full CRM functionality.
eTrigue
Status Field (Numeric Codes)
Pipedrive
Activity (Label Field)
lossyeTrigue's Status field exports numeric codes (e.g., 1 = Active, 2 = Opt-Out) rather than human-readable labels. We decode these during data profiling before import and map to Pipedrive's Activity labels or to a custom picklist field that the customer's admin configures. If Status is used as a filter for active-only migrations, we exclude records with Status = Opt-Out code unless the customer requests full export including unsubscribed records.
eTrigue
Campaign Response History
Pipedrive
Activity
1:manyEach eTrigue Prospect's Activity History records email opens, form submissions, page views, and campaign responses with timestamps. We export this as a structured activity log and map each entry to Pipedrive Activity records with activity_type set to email, call, meeting, or note and ActivityDate set to the original timestamp. The Person or Organization linked to the Activity resolves via email or company name match. Large histories (thousands of rows per Prospect) are chunked into batches during import to avoid payload size limits.
eTrigue
Campaign
Pipedrive
Custom Field + Activity Context
1:1eTrigue Campaigns have no direct Pipedrive equivalent because Pipedrive organizes around Deals rather than Campaigns. We map Campaign names to a custom text field on the Person record (original_campaign__c) and create Activity records that capture campaign response context. If the customer uses Pipedrive's optional Campaign object (Professional tier and above), we map campaign names there and link Activities via a custom Campaign relationship. Partner-specific campaign attribution from Lead Accelerator maps to the Organization record's partner_program__c field.
eTrigue
3D Lead Score
Pipedrive
Custom Numeric Fields
lossyeTrigue's 3D Lead Scoring enriches the standard composite score with content-type engagement weighting. The 3D score value exports as a separate numeric field. We map it to a custom field score_3d__c on the Person record and flag that Pipedrive's native scoring model requires manual rebuild or a third-party scoring app from the Pipedrive Marketplace. The customer's admin decides how to weight the five sub-scores in Pipedrive's own scoring tool post-migration.
eTrigue
Custom Fields (Boolean, Text, Picklist)
Pipedrive
Custom Fields
1:1eTrigue supports Boolean, Text, and other custom field types defined in Settings > Prospect Settings > Prospect Fields. Boolean fields store true/false with custom labels per value. We map these to Pipedrive's equivalent custom field types (checkbox for Boolean, text for Text, picklist for single-select, multi-select for multi-checkbox). We pre-create the custom fields in Pipedrive before import so the CSV column headers match Pipedrive field names exactly.
eTrigue
Tags / Content Types
Pipedrive
Custom Field (Multi-Select)
lossyeTrigue Content Types classify prospect engagement with different content categories. We export these as tag values and map to Pipedrive custom multi-select fields on the Person record. If Content Types represent distinct content themes (whitepaper, webinar, case study), each unique value becomes a multi-select option so the sales team can filter by acquisition source content.
eTrigue
Partner Accelerator (Custom Prospect Fields)
Pipedrive
Organization
1:1Lead Accelerator customers using eTrigue for partner channel programs store partner organization names and partner-specific campaign attribution in custom Prospect fields rather than a dedicated Partner object. We extract unique partner organization names, create Organization records in Pipedrive (type = Partner), and link the original prospect Person to the Partner Organization. Any partner-specific scoring rules are flagged in a separate Partner_Scoring_Rebuild document for the customer's admin.
eTrigue
Scheduled Exports Configuration
Pipedrive
Not Migrated
lossyeTrigue's Scheduled Exports feature uses saved search criteria to produce recurring CSV exports. Pipedrive has no scheduled export equivalent at the object level. We document the active scheduled export criteria used in eTrigue so the customer's admin can configure equivalent Pipedrive Saved Filters and potentially automate CSV exports via Pipedrive's API for any ongoing reporting requirements.
| eTrigue | Pipedrive | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect | Person (Contact)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Prospect Company Field | Organization1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Status Field (Numeric Codes) | Activity (Label Field)lossy | Fully supported | |
| Campaign Response History | Activity1:many | Fully supported | |
| Campaign | Custom Field + Activity Context1:1 | Fully supported | |
| 3D Lead Score | Custom Numeric Fieldslossy | Fully supported | |
| Custom Fields (Boolean, Text, Picklist) | Custom Fields1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Tags / Content Types | Custom Field (Multi-Select)lossy | Mapping required | |
| Partner Accelerator (Custom Prospect Fields) | Organization1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Scheduled Exports Configuration | Not Migratedlossy | Fully 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.
eTrigue gotchas
No public API means migration relies on CSV export only
Opt-Out status encoding in Status field export
Lead Score sub-components are five separate fields, not one
Partner program data stored in custom fields, not a native object
Pipedrive gotchas
Custom field hash keys differ per account
Export access gated by visibility groups
Token-based API rate limits since December 2024
Sequences and Automations not exposed via REST API
Cost escalates via workflow caps and add-ons
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and export feasibility assessment
We audit the eTrigue instance: record counts per saved search, active scheduled export criteria, custom field definitions (Settings > Prospect Settings > Prospect Fields), Status field encoding version, Lead Score sub-field names, Partner Accelerator custom field usage, and Activity History retention. We confirm whether the customer uses 3D Lead Scoring and whether Campaign response history is required in full or summary form. The output is a written Migration Scope document that identifies the exact CSV exports needed and any eTrigue edition constraints (e.g., 3D Lead Scoring is Professional-tier only).
CSV export coordination and data assembly
We guide the customer through eTrigue's CSV export process. Because there is no API, we provide a written export checklist: which saved searches to run, which Status codes to include, which date ranges to cover for Activity History, and how to split large exports into manageable CSV tranches. We assemble the exported CSVs in a staging environment, profile each file for field覆盖率, numeric Status codes, and duplicate email addresses, and build the decode table for Status field mapping.
Pipedrive custom field and Organization setup
We pre-create all required custom fields in Pipedrive before any data import. This includes the five Lead Score sub-fields (campaign_score__c, activity_score__c, source_score__c, relationship_score__c, buy_time_score__c) as numeric fields, the 3D score field (score_3d__c), the original campaign field (original_campaign__c) as a text field, the Status decode field as a picklist, and any partner-related fields from Lead Accelerator. We also create Organization records for unique company names extracted from Prospects before Person import, ensuring the Person-Organization linkage is satisfied at import time.
Staging migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into a Pipedrive sandbox or a named test workspace using production-equivalent data volume. The customer's RevOps lead reconciles record counts (People in, Organizations in, Activity records in), spot-checks 20-40 random records against the source CSV, and verifies that Status codes decoded correctly and Lead Score sub-fields populated. We correct any mapping errors identified during staging before production migration begins. Activity records are reconciled by date range and activity_type counts.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Organizations first (from unique company names), then People with Organization linkage resolved, then Activity records linked to Persons and Organizations via email and company name match. The five Lead Score sub-fields, 3D score, and original campaign field populate as custom fields on each Person record. Partner Accelerator data creates Organization records with type = Partner and links to the original prospect Person. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. We freeze new eTrigue data entry during the final cutover window and run a delta export of any records created or modified since the initial export.
Cutover, validation, and rebuild handoff
We enable Pipedrive as the system of record after the delta import completes and the customer signs off on the staging reconciliation. We deliver the Scoring_Rebuild_Notes, Partner_Config_Inventory, and Workflow_Inventory documents to the customer's admin. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve any record linkage issues or missing data flagged by the sales team. We do not rebuild eTrigue workflows, sequences, or progressive forms as Pipedrive automations inside the migration scope; those are separate engagements.
Platform deep dives
eTrigue
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Pipedrive
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard CRM migration. 3 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 eTrigue and Pipedrive.
Object compatibility
3 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
eTrigue: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
eTrigue 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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