CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Olqan and Pipedrive. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Pipedrive.
Olqan
Source
Pipedrive
Destination
Compatibility
9 of 12
objects map 1:1 between Olqan and Pipedrive.
Complexity
CModerate
Timeline
2-4 weeks
Overview
Moving from Olqan to Pipedrive is a specialization migration: Olqan combines CRM, Projects, HR, and Finance in a single workspace; Pipedrive is a sales-focused CRM with a strict pipeline-centric data model. Olqan's unified structure means a single export may bundle records from multiple modules; we parse these into separate object streams before loading into Pipedrive's People, Organizations, Deals, and Activities. Pipeline stages migrate as Pipedrive Deal Stages with probabilities recalibrated to Pipedrive's stage configuration. Olqan's HR records (Employees), Finance records (Invoices), and Time Logs have no direct Pipedrive equivalents; we document these as custom field targets or manual rebuild items. We do not migrate Olqan workflows, automations, or project task hierarchies as code. We deliver a written inventory of Olqan's automation logic for the customer's admin to rebuild in Pipedrive's Automation builder.
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.
Why teams make this switch
Leaving
What's pushing teams away
Choosing
What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a Olqan 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.
Olqan
Contact
Pipedrive
Person
1:1Olqan Contact records map directly to Pipedrive Person. Standard fields (name, email, phone, company association) migrate to Pipedrive's name, email, phone, and org_id fields. Lifecycle stage values from Olqan migrate as a custom field olqan_lifecycle_stage__c for reporting continuity. Owner assignment resolves via email match to Pipedrive User.
Olqan
Company
Pipedrive
Organization
1:1Olqan Company records map to Pipedrive Organization. Company name, address, industry, size, and domain fields migrate to Pipedrive Organization fields. Organization is created before Person import so that the org_id lookup relationship is satisfied at the moment of Person insert. We use domain as the dedupe key during import to prevent duplicate Organizations.
Olqan
Deal
Pipedrive
Deal
1:1Olqan Deal records map to Pipedrive Deal. Deal title, value, stage, owner, associated Person, and associated Organization migrate directly. Olqan's pipeline assignment maps to a Pipedrive Pipeline that we configure before migration. Stage probability values migrate from Olqan to Pipedrive stage probability, rounded to the nearest integer.
Olqan
Deal Stage
Pipedrive
Deal Stage
lossyEach Olqan pipeline becomes a Pipedrive Pipeline with corresponding stage values. Stage names, probabilities, and stage order migrate from Olqan to Pipedrive stage configuration. Pipedrive enforces a maximum stage name length of 50 characters; we truncate and note any stage names that require renaming. Closed won and closed lost stages migrate with their original probability values preserved.
Olqan
Pipeline
Pipedrive
Pipeline
lossyOlqan's multiple deal pipelines map to Pipedrive Pipelines. Each Pipedrive Pipeline gets its own stage configuration and visual board layout (Kanban or list view). If Olqan had pipeline-specific fields, those migrate as custom fields on the Pipedrive Deal object. We configure pipeline visibility per user or team during migration setup.
Olqan
Task
Pipedrive
Activity (Task)
1:1Olqan Task records map to Pipedrive Activity with type=Task. Task title, description, due date, assignee, and status migrate to Pipedrive Activity fields. Subtask nesting is flattened into a single task level; if the customer requires parent-child structure, we document it as a custom field pair (parent_task_id__c, child_flag__c) for admin review. Owner resolves via email match to Pipedrive User.
Olqan
Ticket
Pipedrive
Activity (Task) or Deal Note
1:1Olqan Ticket records (support tickets with customer association, agent assignment, status, priority, and conversation threads) do not have a direct Pipedrive equivalent. We map ticket records to Pipedrive Activities with type=Task, preserving title, status, priority, and linked Person/Organization. Conversation threads migrate as Activity notes or as attached text files. The customer should decide whether to use a separate pipeline for support tickets or to handle support via a separate helpdesk tool post-migration.
Olqan
Project
Pipedrive
Project
1:1Olqan Project records map to Pipedrive Project. Project name, status, assignees, and milestones migrate to Pipedrive Project fields. Task hierarchy under the project migrates as Pipedrive Activity records linked to the Project via the project_id field. Time logs and milestones that have no direct Pipedrive equivalent become custom fields or Activity notes for admin review.
Olqan
Employee
Pipedrive
User
1:1Olqan Employee profiles (job title, department, contact details, manager hierarchy) map to Pipedrive User records for internal team members who will use Pipedrive as a CRM. Employee records that represent only contacts (not CRM users) map to Pipedrive Person records instead. We resolve by email and flag any Olqan employees without a corresponding Pipedrive User for admin provisioning.
Olqan
Custom Field
Pipedrive
Custom Field
lossyOlqan custom fields on Contacts, Companies, Deals, and Tasks migrate to Pipedrive custom fields on the corresponding object. We detect field data types and map to Pipedrive supported types: text, numeric, date, single-select picklist, multi-select picklist, boolean, and link. Multi-checkbox fields in Olqan map to Pipedrive multi-select picklists. Custom fields that cannot map (unsupported types) are stored in a catch-all olqan_raw_data__c text field on the record for manual extraction post-migration.
Olqan
Attachment
Pipedrive
File
1:1File attachments on Deals, Projects, and Tasks in Olqan migrate as Pipedrive Files linked to the parent record. We preserve the original file name, upload date, and association to the parent Deal, Person, Organization, or Activity. Large files are chunked for upload and verified for integrity post-transfer.
Olqan
User / Owner
Pipedrive
User
1:1Olqan Users referenced on Contacts, Companies, Deals, Tasks, and Tickets resolve by email match to Pipedrive User records. Any Olqan User without a matching Pipedrive User goes to a reconciliation queue for admin provisioning before record import proceeds. Inactive Olqan users are mapped to inactive Pipedrive Users with their historical assignments preserved as notes.
| Olqan | Pipedrive | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact | Person1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Company | Organization1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Deal | Deal1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Deal Stage | Deal Stagelossy | Fully supported | |
| Pipeline | Pipelinelossy | Fully supported | |
| Task | Activity (Task)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Ticket | Activity (Task) or Deal Note1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Project | Project1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Employee | User1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Field | Custom Fieldlossy | Fully supported | |
| Attachment | File1:1 | Fully supported | |
| User / Owner | User1:1 | 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.
Olqan gotchas
No mobile app for iOS or Android
Limited third-party integration ecosystem
Mixed-object exports require post-processing
Newer platform with evolving feature set
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
Export extraction and object stream separation
We connect to Olqan's export functionality or API to extract all CRM, project, HR, and finance records. Because Olqan exports may bundle multiple object types into a single file, we parse the export by field signature and module origin to separate Contacts, Companies, Deals, Tasks, Projects, Tickets, Employees, and Attachments into clean object streams. We generate a pre-migration record count report showing the volume per object type and flag any ambiguous records for customer review before loading begins.
Pipedrive pipeline and stage configuration
Before any data loads, we configure Pipedrive Pipelines and Stages to match Olqan's deal pipeline structure. This includes creating one Pipedrive Pipeline per Olqan pipeline, setting stage names and probabilities, and configuring board layout (Kanban or list view). Custom fields are pre-created in Pipedrive via the API to match Olqan's custom field schema. The customer reviews and approves the pipeline configuration in a Pipedrive Sandbox or development org before production migration begins.
User and owner reconciliation
We extract every distinct Olqan User referenced on Contacts, Companies, Deals, Tasks, and Tickets and match by email against the Pipedrive destination User table. Olqan Users that represent only contacts (external customers) map to Pipedrive Person records. Olqan Users that represent team members go to a reconciliation queue for admin provisioning as active Pipedrive Users. Migration cannot proceed past record import until all Owner lookups have a valid reference in Pipedrive.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Pipedrive Users (manually provisioned and validated), Organizations (from Olqan Companies), Persons (from Olqan Contacts with org_id resolved), Deals (with Person, Organization, Owner, Pipeline, and Stage resolved), Activities (Tasks from Olqan Tasks and Tickets with Person/Organization/Deal links), Projects (with Activity links for tasks), Custom Fields (populated during object import), and Attachments (linked to parent records). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.
Cutover, delta migration, and automation handoff
We coordinate a cutover window during which Olqan writes are frozen. We run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window. The customer validates the Pipedrive data (record counts, spot-checks of 25-50 records per object type) and approves the switch to Pipedrive as the system of record. We deliver the Olqan automation inventory document to the customer's admin for Pipedrive Automation rebuild. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild Olqan workflows, automations, or HR processes as part of the migration scope.
Post-migration HR, Finance, and project data handling
Olqan's HR records (Employees beyond CRM users), Finance records (Invoices), and project time logs have no direct Pipedrive equivalent. We migrate these as documented exports in CSV format with a field mapping guide, and the customer decides whether to use Pipedrive custom fields, a separate HR or finance tool, or manual processes for ongoing management. We do not integrate Olqan's Finance module with Pipedrive as part of this scope.
Platform deep dives
Olqan
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Pipedrive
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Moderate CRM migration. 4 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Overall complexity
Moderate migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Olqan and Pipedrive.
Object compatibility
4 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
Olqan: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Olqan 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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