CRM migration

Migrate from Olqan to Salesforce Sales Cloud

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Olqan and Salesforce Sales Cloud. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Salesforce Sales Cloud.

Olqan logo

Olqan

Source

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Destination

Salesforce Sales Cloud logo

Compatibility

73%

11 of 15

objects map 1:1 between Olqan and Salesforce Sales Cloud.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

4-8 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Olqan to Salesforce is a structural migration that separates a unified all-in-one workspace into its component CRM, project management, and service objects. Olqan stores Contacts, Companies, Deals, Projects, Tasks, Employees, Time Logs, Invoices, and Tickets in a single platform; Salesforce distributes these across Sales Cloud, Experience Cloud (for employee records), and optional Service Cloud. We extract each object class from Olqan's export, resolve dependencies (Accounts before Contacts, Opportunities before Line Items), and load into the corresponding Salesforce objects. Olqan's Deals map to Opportunities with pipeline stage name translation; Olqan's Employees map to Contacts with a custom department field since Salesforce has no native HR module; Invoices map to custom Invoice records or ContentDocument-stored PDFs with a custom header. Custom fields on every object migrate to Salesforce custom properties. We do not migrate Olqan automations, project templates, or HR workflows; we deliver a written inventory for the customer's admin to rebuild in Salesforce Flow or an AppExchange solution.

Field-level fidelity

Every standard and custom field arrives verified.

Schema-aware mapping

AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.

Relationships preserved

Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.

Full activity history

Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.

Attachments & notes

Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.

Why teams make this switch

Two sides of the same decision

Leaving

Olqan logo

Olqan

What's pushing teams away

  • Missing mobile app limits access to the platform outside of desktop browsers, frustrating field teams and on-the-go users.
  • Limited third-party integrations restrict connectivity with existing tools, requiring manual workarounds or custom development.
  • Platform immaturity means some features do not function as documented, requiring workarounds or waiting for patches.
  • Integration challenges cause data synchronization issues with external systems, creating duplicate records or missed updates.

Choosing

Salesforce Sales Cloud logo

Salesforce Sales Cloud

What's pulling them in

  • The AppExchange marketplace with 5,000+ prebuilt apps gives enterprises integrations for nearly every business workflow without custom development.
  • Native Einstein AI for lead scoring, opportunity insights, and predictive forecasting adds intelligence without a separate platform purchase.
  • Territory management, multi-currency support, and advanced forecasting satisfy the needs of complex B2B sales organizations with structured revenue teams.
  • Slack, Tableau, and CPQ are deeply integrated into the core platform, keeping the sales stack unified for teams already in the Salesforce ecosystem.
  • Organizations with a large, established Salesforce implementation choose it because switching costs — integrations, custom code, trained admins — are prohibitive.

Object mapping

How Olqan objects map to Salesforce Sales Cloud

Each row shows how a Olqan 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.

Olqan

Contact

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Contact

1:1
Fully supported

Olqan CRM Contacts map directly to Salesforce Contact. The standard fields (name, email, phone, company association, lifecycle stage, owner) transfer to their Salesforce equivalents. We resolve the Olqan company_id to the Salesforce AccountId via a lookup table built during the Account migration phase. Any contact without a matching Account is flagged in the reconciliation report for the admin to address before final cutover.

Olqan

Company

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Account

1:1
Fully supported

Olqan Companies map to Salesforce Account. The company name becomes Account Name; address, industry, and size map to standard Account fields. The domain field from Olqan populates Account Website as the dedupe key. Account is created before Contact migration so that AccountId references are satisfied at the moment of Contact insert, avoiding orphaned contact records.

Olqan

Deal

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

Olqan Deals map to Salesforce Opportunity. The deal value and currency transfer to Amount and CurrencyIsoCode; pipeline stage label from Olqan maps to the Salesforce StageName picklist value in the target Sales Process. We create a Salesforce Record Type per Olqan pipeline during schema design so that stage values remain scoped per business line. Closed-Lost and Closed-Won dates transfer to CloseDate.

Olqan

Deal Stage / Pipeline

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

StageName + Record Type + Sales Process

lossy
Fully supported

Each Olqan deal pipeline becomes a Salesforce Record Type on Opportunity with a corresponding Sales Process that defines the valid StageName values and their probability percentages. Stage probability percentages round to the nearest integer Salesforce allows. If Olqan pipeline stage names are not valid Salesforce picklist values, we create new stage entries in the target org's Sales Process before migration.

Olqan

Project

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Project (standard) or Custom Project object

1:1
Fully supported

Olqan Projects migrate to Salesforce standard Project object (available with Salesforce Field Service or an AppExchange project management app) or to a custom Project__c object if the destination org has no native project license. We preserve the project name, description, start and end dates, status, and assignees. Milestone records in Olqan become Salesforce Milestones or custom milestone__c records depending on the destination schema.

Olqan

Task (within Projects)

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Task

1:1
Fully supported

Olqan Tasks nested within Projects migrate to Salesforce Task records linked to the parent Project via WhatId. Task title, description, assignee (resolved via User email match), due date, and status all transfer. Parent-child task nesting in Olqan is preserved via a custom parent_task__c lookup or by setting the Salesforce native Subtask flag. Independent Tasks outside of Projects map to standalone Salesforce Tasks without a WhatId.

Olqan

Time Log

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Time Sheet / Time Sheet Entry or Custom Object

1:1
Fully supported

Olqan Time Logs (associated with Tasks, Projects, or Employees) map to Salesforce Time Sheet and Time Sheet Entry records if the destination org has Field Service or a project app license. Otherwise, time log data migrates to a custom Time_Log__c object with fields for hours, date, billable flag, and linked entity references. The linked entity reference (task or project) resolves to the Salesforce Task or Project ID at migration time.

Olqan

Employee

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Contact (with custom fields)

1:many
Fully supported

Olqan Employees (job title, department, start date, contact details, manager hierarchy) have no native Salesforce equivalent since Salesforce has no built-in HR module. We map Employee records to Salesforce Contact with a custom field employee_type__c set to 'Internal' to distinguish from customer Contacts. Reporting relationships and manager hierarchy preserve in the org structure as Salesforce Role Hierarchy or a custom reporting_chain__c field. If the customer licenses an AppExchange HR app post-migration, the Employee records are already in the correct object class for re-assignment.

Olqan

Invoice

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Custom Invoice__c object or ContentDocument PDF

1:1
Fully supported

Olqan Invoice header data (invoice number, line items, totals, status, payment terms) has no native Salesforce equivalent. We create a custom Invoice__c object with fields for invoice number, issue date, due date, total amount, status, and line item data (custom Invoice_Line_Item__c child object or a JSON blob in a long-text field depending on complexity). Historical paid invoices preserve their original amounts and dates as read-only records. If Salesforce Billing is not in scope, PDF attachments from Olqan migrate as ContentDocument records linked to the parent Invoice__c.

Olqan

Ticket

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Case (requires Service Cloud)

1:1
Fully supported

Olqan Tickets (customer association, agent assignment, status, priority, conversation threads) map to Salesforce Case if the destination org includes Service Cloud. Ticket pipeline maps to Case Record Type; ticket status and priority map to Case Status and Priority picklists. Conversation threads migrate as EmailMessage records linked to the Case. If Service Cloud is not licensed in the destination, tickets are mapped to a custom Ticket__c object or documented for Service Cloud activation as a separate scope.

Olqan

Custom Field

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Custom Field

lossy
Fully supported

Olqan custom fields on Contacts, Companies, Deals, Projects, Tasks, Employees, and Tickets migrate to Salesforce custom fields of equivalent data type. We detect custom field labels, API names, and data types during discovery, then pre-create the Salesforce custom field schema (including any dependencies on picklists, formulas, or validation rules) before data import. Custom field values that do not fit Salesforce's data model (e.g., complex nested arrays) store in a catch-all long-text migration_notes__c field.

Olqan

User / Owner

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

User

1:1
Fully supported

Olqan Users and Owners referenced on Contacts, Companies, Deals, Projects, Tasks, and Tickets resolve by email address match against the Salesforce destination org's User table. Owners without a matching Salesforce User enter a reconciliation queue; the customer's admin provisions missing Users before record import resumes. Inactive Olqan users map to Salesforce Users with an IsActive flag set accordingly.

Olqan

Attachment

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

ContentDocument (via ContentVersion)

1:1
Fully supported

File attachments on Deals, Projects, Tasks, Tickets, and Invoices migrate as Salesforce ContentDocument records via ContentVersion upload. We preserve original filename, upload date, and association to the parent record via ContentDocumentLink. Attachments exceeding Salesforce's 25 MB per file limit are chunked or flagged for the customer to store externally with a link stored in Salesforce. Unsupported file types (executables, certain legacy formats) are logged and excluded from migration.

Olqan

Note

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Note

1:1
Fully supported

Olqan Notes (text entries on Deals, Contacts, Projects, or Tasks) migrate to Salesforce Note records linked via ContentDocumentLink to the parent record. Note body transfers as rich text; image attachments within notes migrate as separate ContentDocument records. We preserve the note creation date as the Salesforce Note CreatedDate for chronological ordering on the activity timeline.

Olqan

Olqan Integration / Automation

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Written Inventory (no code migration)

lossy
Fully supported

Olqan automations, workflow rules, and cross-module automations do not migrate as code to Salesforce Flow because the automation models differ structurally. We audit every active automation in Olqan and deliver a written inventory documenting each rule's trigger, conditions, actions, and a recommended Salesforce Flow equivalent. The customer's admin or a Salesforce partner rebuilds automations post-migration. This inventory is delivered as part of the standard migration handoff package.

Gotchas + challenges

What specifically takes care here

Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.

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Olqan gotchas

Medium

No mobile app for iOS or Android

Medium

Limited third-party integration ecosystem

Low

Mixed-object exports require post-processing

Low

Newer platform with evolving feature set

Salesforce Sales Cloud logo

Salesforce Sales Cloud gotchas

High

Workflow Rules and Process Builder are retired

High

Bulk API batch quota exhaustion during large imports

Medium

Storage overage billing is non-obvious

Medium

Account-Contact many-to-many relationship mapping

Low

Territory and team member import ordering dependencies

Pair-specific challenges

  • Mixed-module exports require object-class separation

    Olqan's export functionality may bundle records from its CRM, Project, HR, and Finance modules into a single download file or API response. We parse this mixed stream into separate object-class data files before loading, but the separation logic depends on Olqan's current export schema which may vary by plan tier and configuration. We validate object-class boundaries during discovery and flag any ambiguous record types before committing data to Salesforce. If Olqan's export does not include object-class metadata, we use field-signature detection (presence of deal-specific vs. employee-specific fields) to classify records.

  • Pipeline stage names require Salesforce picklist translation

    Olqan pipeline stage names are free-form text labels configured per organization, while Salesforce StageName is a constrained picklist defined per Sales Process. Stage names that are not pre-created in the destination Salesforce org's Sales Process cause import errors or silent truncation. We audit all Olqan stage names during discovery, pre-create any missing Salesforce stage values in the target Sales Process, and translate probability percentages to the nearest integer Salesforce allows before the Opportunity migration phase begins.

  • No native HR module in Salesforce means Employee mapping is structural

    Olqan's HR module stores Employee records with payroll, leave, department, and reporting relationships. Salesforce has no native HR object. We map Employees to Salesforce Contacts with a custom employee_type__c field, but this is a structural workaround, not a true HR record. If the customer relies on Olqan's HR data post-migration (payroll history, leave balances, performance records), those objects have no Salesforce standard equivalent and must either migrate to a custom schema, an AppExchange HR app, or a separate HRIS system. We flag the full HR object inventory during scoping and recommend a destination for each record type.

  • Olqan's newer platform means API schema is less documented

    Olqan is actively developed and some API fields referenced in documentation may be in beta, subject to change, or inconsistently populated across accounts. We pin to the current API schema at the time of export and flag any fields that appear deprecated or null-heavy. Fields from preview or beta features are excluded unless explicitly confirmed stable and requested by the customer. This schema-pinning step adds a discovery buffer of one to three days compared to migrations from more established source platforms.

  • Invoice and financial data may exceed Salesforce's standard capacity

    Olqan Invoices with complex line-item structures, multi-currency amounts, and historical payment records require a custom Salesforce schema that we design during the schema design phase. If the destination org does not have a financial object strategy in place, we create a custom Invoice__c and Invoice_Line_Item__c schema. Historical paid invoices migrate as closed records with their original amounts preserved; they should not be re-activated as open items in Salesforce billing. We validate invoice status and amount integrity against Olqan's source export before and after migration.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Olqan to Salesforce Sales Cloud data migration

  1. Discovery and module inventory

    We audit the Olqan account across its CRM, Project, HR, Finance, and Ticketing modules. For each module we count record volumes by object class, identify custom fields, audit active automations and workflow rules, and assess export capability by module. We also confirm the destination Salesforce org's licensed products (Sales Cloud only, Sales Cloud plus Service Cloud, or full Salesforce Platform) because this determines whether Tickets map to Case or a custom object, whether Projects use the standard object or a custom schema, and whether Employee records need a custom HR object design. The discovery output is a written migration scope with record counts, object mapping draft, and a Salesforce edition recommendation.

  2. Schema design and Salesforce destination setup

    We design the destination schema in Salesforce. This includes creating any missing custom objects (Invoice__c, Employee__c if needed), custom fields on standard objects (hs_original_lifecycle__c, olqan_id__c as a cross-system reference, employee_type__c), Sales Processes and Record Types per Olqan pipeline, and picklist values for stage names that do not yet exist in Salesforce. Schema is deployed to a Salesforce Sandbox first for validation before any production migration step begins.

  3. Mixed-module export parsing and data quality check

    Olqan's export is parsed into separate object-class files: Contacts.csv, Companies.csv, Deals.csv, Projects.csv, Tasks.csv, Employees.csv, TimeLogs.csv, Invoices.csv, Tickets.csv, Attachments.csv. We run a data quality check on each file: detecting duplicates via email (Contacts), company name (Accounts), deal ID (Opportunities); flagging records with missing required fields; and identifying any object-class ambiguity that requires manual classification. This phase may take up to five days depending on export volume and the presence of mixed-object files.

  4. 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 admin or RevOps lead reconciles record counts for each object, spot-checks 25-50 records per object against the Olqan source, and validates that custom field values transferred correctly. Any field mapping corrections, stage name additions, or object-class reclassifications happen in this phase. Sign-off on the sandbox migration is required before production migration begins.

  5. Owner reconciliation and User provisioning

    We extract every distinct Olqan user referenced as an owner or assignee on Contacts, Companies, Deals, Projects, Tasks, and Tickets and match by email against the Salesforce destination org's User table. Olqan users without a matching Salesforce User enter a named reconciliation queue. The customer's Salesforce admin provisions any missing Users and confirms whether they should be active or inactive. This step is blocking: Salesforce requires OwnerId references on all standard objects, so User provisioning must complete before the production record migration phase.

  6. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Accounts (from Companies), Contacts (with AccountId resolved), Opportunities (with StageName mapped, AccountId and OwnerId resolved), Projects, Tasks (with WhatId resolved to parent Project), Employees (mapped to Contacts with custom fields), Time Logs (mapped to Time Sheet or custom object), Cases (from Tickets, if Service Cloud is licensed), Custom Invoice schema and records, Activity history and Notes via Bulk API 2.0, Custom Fields, Attachments via ContentVersion and ContentDocumentLink. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. We use the Salesforce Bulk API 2.0 with batch chunking and exponential backoff for all bulk inserts.

  7. Cutover, validation, and automation rebuild handoff

    We freeze Olqan 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 Olqan automation inventory document to the customer's admin team with a recommended Salesforce Flow equivalent for each rule. We support a one-week hypercare window to resolve any reconciliation issues raised by the customer's teams. We do not rebuild Olqan automations as Salesforce Flow inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement or an internal admin task.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

Olqan logo

Olqan

Source

Strengths

  • Combines CRM, project management, HR, finance, and ticketing in a single platform
  • Intuitive interface with low learning curve for non-technical users
  • Responsive customer support willing to build custom features
  • Automation capabilities across multiple business functions
  • Lifetime deal options available for cost-conscious buyers

Weaknesses

  • No mobile app limits accessibility for remote or field-based teams
  • Third-party integration ecosystem is limited compared to established CRMs
  • Platform is relatively new with some features still maturing
  • Documentation coverage may be incomplete for advanced or edge-case scenarios
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Salesforce Sales Cloud

Destination

Strengths

  • Largest enterprise app ecosystem in CRM with 5,000+ AppExchange integrations covering nearly every vertical workflow.
  • Native Einstein AI delivers lead scoring, opportunity insights, and predictive forecasting without a third-party layer.
  • Advanced territory management, multi-currency, and flexible forecasting satisfy complex B2B revenue structures.
  • Deep platform extensibility: Custom Objects, Apex, Flow, and the Metadata API allow full schema customization.
  • Well-documented REST API, Bulk API, and Composite API with published rate limits for programmatic migration.

Weaknesses

  • Pricing model is layered and opaque in practice: per-seat fees plus storage overages, add-on subscriptions, and annual uplifts compound to 30–40% above sticker price.
  • Workflow Rules and Process Builder are deprecated, forcing all orgs onto Salesforce Flow — a migration task that catches many teams by surprise.
  • Steep administrative complexity: meaningful configuration requires a dedicated Salesforce admin or consultant.
  • API rate limits are edition-gated (100k/day base for Enterprise) and easily exhausted by large historical imports without throttling.
  • Data export is exportable via Data Loader but preserving relationship integrity across 30+ objects requires careful ETL sequencing.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard CRM migration. 3 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

B

Overall complexity

Standard migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Olqan and Salesforce Sales Cloud.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    3 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

  • Field mapping clarity

    C

    Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.

  • Timeline complexity

    B

    8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    Olqan: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

    Olqan doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.

Estimator

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Most Olqan to Salesforce migrations land between four and eight weeks for accounts with CRM records only (Contacts, Companies, Deals) and no cross-module complexity. Migrations that include Olqan's Project, HR, and Finance modules simultaneously move to ten to sixteen weeks because of multi-module export parsing, custom Invoice schema design, Employee-to-Contact transformation, and the larger test surface. Discovery and schema design add one to three weeks regardless of record volume.

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