CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Salesforce Sales Cloud. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Salesforce Sales Cloud.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Source
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Destination
Compatibility
11 of 14
objects map 1:1 between Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Salesforce Sales Cloud.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
4-8 weeks
Overview
Moving from Infor CloudSuite CRM to Salesforce is a structural migration for manufacturers and distributors leaving the Infor ERP stack. Infor CRM stores data in tightly coupled relationships where Accounts link to Contacts, Opportunities link to Accounts and Sales Periods, and interactions attach to Contact records. These relationships are not preserved in a flat CSV export. We sequence the load to preserve the hierarchy: Accounts first, then Contacts with foreign keys to Account, then Opportunities with lookups to Accounts and Owners, then Activities and Tasks, then Campaigns and Campaign Items. We decompose Infor's Sales Periods into date boundaries and apply them to Salesforce Opportunity close dates or custom forecast fields. Infor-specific custom fields require explicit type mapping because Infor picklists, date fields, and lookups do not have direct Salesforce equivalents. We deliver a written inventory of Infor ION workflow integrations and BPM automations for the customer's admin to rebuild in Salesforce Flow or an integration middleware.
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
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform overview
Scorecard, SWOT, gotchas, and pricing for Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
Destination platform
Salesforce Sales Cloud platform overview
Scorecard, SWOT, gotchas, and pricing for Salesforce Sales Cloud.
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What's pushing teams away
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What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM) object lands in Salesforce Sales Cloud, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Account
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Account
1:1Infor CRM Accounts are the top-level organizational records holding company-level data including SIC code, revenue, employee count, and territory assignments. We map these directly to Salesforce Account, using Account Name and a composite dedupe key (Name plus City) to avoid duplicate Account creation during import. Territory assignments from Infor's CRM tab on the Customers form map to a custom field Account_Territory__c pending Salesforce Territory management configuration.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Sales Contact
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Contact
1:1Infor Sales Contacts link to Accounts and store name, role, phone, and email. We deduplicate Contacts on email address during migration preparation because Infor's Outlook integration creates duplicate records that may have accumulated over years of use. We preserve any Infor-specific contact role fields in custom Contact fields. The Salesforce Contact's AccountId is resolved by matching the parent Account Name from Infor.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Opportunity
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Opportunity
1:1Infor Opportunities track deal stage, value, probability, and close date and link to Accounts and Owners. We map StageName directly from Infor stage, Amount from value, Probability from the Infor probability field, and CloseDate from the close date. OwnerId resolves via email match against Salesforce Users. Infor Opportunity notes and descriptions migrate as Salesforce Opportunity Description.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Lead
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Lead
1:1Infor Leads are captured via the Leads form and can be converted to Opportunities. We migrate the Lead record including status, source, and owner. If the destination uses Salesforce's standard Lead object for pre-conversion records, we map Infor Lead fields to Salesforce standard Lead fields and preserve any Infor-specific source attribution fields in custom Lead fields.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Sales Forecast and Sales Period
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Opportunity (forecast date fields)
lossySales Forecasts in Infor CRM aggregate Opportunities into forecast periods defined by the Sales Periods form — named date-range constructs that are a distinct schema, not standard date fields. We decompose each Sales Period into start date and end date boundaries, map forecast totals to a custom Opportunity field Forecast_Period_Total__c, and apply the period close date to the Opportunity CloseDate. The customer configures Salesforce Forecasts with the resulting date windows post-migration.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Activity (Tasks and Events)
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Task and Event
1:1Infor Activities and Events track calls, meetings, notes, and tasks with due dates and owner assignments against Contacts or Opportunities. We map Activity type, description, date, and owner to Salesforce Task (for calls and tasks) and Event (for meetings). Infor's Sales Contact Interactions and Customer Interactions migrate as Task records with IsTask=True and TaskSubtype set per activity type. Owner resolution is by email match to Salesforce User.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Campaign
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Campaign
1:1Infor Campaigns store campaign type, status, start/end dates, and budget. Campaign Items link products or contacts to a campaign. We migrate Campaigns preserving campaign type, status, start/end dates, and budget. Campaign Items migrate as Campaign Member records linking the Campaign to the migrated Contact or Lead.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Product and Price List
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Product2 and PricebookEntry
1:1Infor Products and price lists are managed in the CRM for quoting. The Price List form stores pricing tiers. We migrate the product catalog to Salesforce Product2 with Standard Price Book entries. Complex tiered pricing requires validation against the destination Pricebook structure because Infor's multi-tier pricing model may require a custom Pricebook or custom field to represent all tiers.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Quote
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Quote
1:1Infor Quotes and Orders link to Opportunities and Accounts. The Quote holds products, prices, and discounts. We migrate Quote headers and line items with Opportunity and Account lookups preserved. Quote PDFs and attached documents migrate as Salesforce ContentDocument records linked to the Quote via ContentDocumentLink.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Ticket
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Case
1:1Infor CRM's ticketing system stores support cases with status, priority, assigned agent, and conversation history. We map the ticket record, linked Account/Contact, status, priority, and notes to Salesforce Case. Multi-line ticket conversations migrate as Case Comments. If the destination Salesforce org does not include Service Cloud, tickets migrate as custom Case records with a custom status field.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Custom Fields (Accounts, Contacts, Opportunities, Tickets)
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Custom Fields
lossyInfor CRM supports custom fields with Infor-specific field types including picklists, dates, and lookups. We inventory every custom field on every object during scoping, map Infor picklists to Salesforce picklists, Infor date fields to Salesforce date fields, and Infor lookup fields by resolving the referenced record ID and mapping to the appropriate Salesforce Lookup. Custom field definitions and mappings are documented in the field mapping spreadsheet before any data load.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Territory and Quota
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Territory and Custom Quota Fields
1:1Territory assignments in Infor CRM map sales reps to geographic or account-based regions. Quotas are set per rep per territory per period. We migrate the territory structure as Salesforce Territories (if Enterprise Territory Management is enabled) or as a custom Territory object. Quota values migrate as custom fields on the User or as a custom Quota object with a lookup to User.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
User
Salesforce Sales Cloud
User
1:1Users in Infor CRM serve as record Owners and are linked to Territories. We map Users to Salesforce User records by email match. Any Infor User without a matching Salesforce User goes to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision. Owner resolution on Opportunities, Tickets, and Activities cannot proceed until all Owner references are mapped.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Group (Infor saved query segments)
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Campaign or Custom List
lossyInfor CRM uses Groups to segment records — a Group is a saved query result with a name. We inventory every active Group during scoping, document the query criteria, and replicate the segment in Salesforce as a Campaign with the member list loaded or as a custom List object with a matching criteria-based membership. The customer chooses the target structure during scoping.
| Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM) | Salesforce Sales Cloud | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account | Account1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Sales Contact | Contact1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Opportunity | Opportunity1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Lead | Lead1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Sales Forecast and Sales Period | Opportunity (forecast date fields)lossy | Fully supported | |
| Activity (Tasks and Events) | Task and Event1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Campaign | Campaign1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Product and Price List | Product2 and PricebookEntry1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Quote | Quote1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Ticket | Case1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Fields (Accounts, Contacts, Opportunities, Tickets) | Custom Fieldslossy | Fully supported | |
| Territory and Quota | Territory and Custom Quota Fields1:1 | Fully supported | |
| User | User1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Group (Infor saved query segments) | Campaign or Custom Listlossy | 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.
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM) gotchas
Outlook export creates duplicate contacts, not synced records
Usage-based API licensing gates customer-built integrations
Slow performance with large groups blocks export and migration prep
Sales Periods and forecast schema require explicit mapping
Salesforce Sales Cloud gotchas
Workflow Rules and Process Builder are retired
Bulk API batch quota exhaustion during large imports
Storage overage billing is non-obvious
Account-Contact many-to-many relationship mapping
Territory and team member import ordering dependencies
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and dependency mapping
We audit the source Infor CRM instance across object count (Accounts, Contacts, Opportunities, Leads, Activities, Tickets), active Sales Periods, custom field inventory (with Infor-specific field types), active Infor ION workflow definitions, group-based saved query segments, and territory and quota structures. We map the Infor ERP relationship dependencies that will be severed by the migration and pair this with a Salesforce edition decision. The discovery output is a written migration scope with object counts, a Sales Period decomposition plan, a custom field type mapping matrix, and an Infor ION workflow inventory.
Schema design and Salesforce configuration
We design the destination schema in Salesforce. This includes provisioning custom fields (with Salesforce field types matched to Infor field types, including picklist value mapping), custom objects for any Infor-specific structures, Record Types for any Infor pipeline or sales process distinctions, Salesforce Forecast settings with the decomposed Sales Period date windows, and Page Layouts per Record Type. Schema is deployed via metadata API into a Salesforce Sandbox first for validation. We also configure Salesforce's native Gmail and Outlook integration to replace Infor's duplicate-creating Outlook add-in.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into a Salesforce Sandbox (Full Copy or Partial Copy) using production-like data volume. The customer's RevOps or IT lead reconciles record counts (Accounts in, Contacts in, Opportunities in, Activities in), spot-checks 25-50 random records against the Infor source, validates that the Sales Period decomposition produces correct forecast totals, and signs off the schema and mapping before production migration begins. Any mapping corrections happen in the Sandbox, not in production.
Contact deduplication and group export preparation
We deduplicate Infor Sales Contacts on email address and name matching before Salesforce import. For large datasets, we use Infor SpeedSearch and Query Builder to batch the export into segments that the web client can handle without timeout. We resolve foreign key references (AccountId on Contact, OwnerId on Opportunity) that are not included in the flat CSV export by querying Infor's relational data model in parallel batches against the API or via supplemental database queries where the customer has provided direct database access.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Accounts (from Infor Customers), Contacts (with AccountId resolved from the Account migration and deduplication applied), Leads, Opportunities (with AccountId, OwnerId, and RecordTypeId resolved), Products and Pricebook entries, Quotes and Quote line items, Activity history (Tasks and Events via Bulk API 2.0), Tickets (as Cases), Custom Objects (last, because they often have lookups to standard objects). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.
Cutover, validation, and Infor ION inventory delivery
We freeze Infor CRM writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Salesforce as the system of record. We deliver the Infor ION workflow inventory document to the customer's admin team for rebuild in Salesforce Flow or a middleware layer. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve any reconciliation issues raised by the customer's team. We do not rebuild Infor ION automations as Salesforce Flow inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement or an internal admin task.
Platform deep dives
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard CRM migration. 2 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 Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Salesforce Sales Cloud.
Object compatibility
2 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
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Not publicly documented — customer-built services are metered by usage minutes, requests, and storage under the license agreement.
Data volume sensitivity
Infor CloudSuite Customer Relationship Management (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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