CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Planfix and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales . We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
Planfix
Source
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Destination
Compatibility
5 of 8
objects map 1:1 between Planfix and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
4-6 weeks
Overview
Moving from Planfix to Microsoft Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales is a structural migration driven by ecosystem fit and reporting depth rather than a simple record copy. Planfix uses a fluid, workspace-renamed object model where the on-screen labels rarely match the underlying API field keys, so we snapshot every field definition from the Planfix API before designing the Dataverse schema. Planfix Tasks and Projects carry time logs, checklists, and custom fields that map to Dynamics 365 Tasks with custom columns; Planfix Projects map to Dynamics 365 Accounts with a custom type flag to distinguish them from trading companies. The Planfix Contact-to-Contact mapping requires an upfront lifecycle split: Contacts with an active project or deal become Dynamics 365 Contacts attached to Accounts; all others become Leads for qualification. Processes, Scripts, Whiteboard diagrams, and Workgroup configurations do not migrate; we deliver documentation for each requiring manual rebuild. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales licensing ($65-$150 per user per month) and Power Platform dependencies are scoped separately from the migration fee.
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
Planfix platform overview
Scorecard, SWOT, gotchas, and pricing for Planfix.
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 Planfix 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.
Planfix
Contact
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Lead or Contact (split required)
1:manyPlanfix Contacts with a linked active Project or a deal-equivalent Task become Dynamics 365 Contacts attached to an Account. All other Contacts become Dynamics 365 Leads for qualification. We compute the split using Planfix's linked project reference and task status, and we preserve the original Planfix contact ID in a custom field planfix_original_id__c on both Lead and Contact for audit and reconciliation. Any Planfix contact without an email address is flagged as a partial record for the customer to enrich before migration.
Planfix
Project
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Account
1:1Planfix Projects map to Dynamics 365 Account records with a custom account type value (e.g., ProjectAccount) to distinguish them from trading companies. The Planfix project description, start date, and end date migrate as custom fields. Project assignees migrate as Account Team members or CRM security roles depending on the Dynamics 365 edition. Projects without any linked Contacts are flagged as empty containers for the customer to decide whether to import as Accounts or archive before migration.
Planfix
Task
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Task
1:1Planfix Tasks map to Dynamics 365 Task records. The Planfix task status maps to the Dynamics 365 StatusReason field, and the Planfix assignee maps to the Task's OwnerId via User email resolution. Custom fields on the Planfix task snapshot during schema discovery map to custom Task columns in Dataverse. Time logs (duration, date, user attribution) migrate as a JSON structure in a custom field time_log_entries__c unless the customer licenses Dynamics 365 Field Service, in which case they map to Time Entry records.
Planfix
Workgroup
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Team or Security Role
lossyPlanfix Workgroups (organizational units with shared permissions, capped at 100 on Plan X) map to Dynamics 365 Teams. Workgroup membership migrates as Team Membership records tied to the corresponding Dynamics 365 Users. Workgroup-level permissions do not have a direct Dynamics 365 equivalent; we document the permission matrix as a written guide for the customer's admin to recreate using CRM Security Roles and Field Security Profiles in the destination org.
Planfix
Time Log
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Task custom field or Field Service Time Entry
lossyPlanfix time logs (from timers or manual entry against tasks) migrate as structured data. We preserve the duration in seconds, the date, and the user attribution for each time entry. In the standard Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales migration scope, time log data is stored in a custom multi-line text field planfix_time_logs__c on the Task record in JSON format. If the customer adds Dynamics 365 Field Service, time logs map to the Bookable Resource time entries table with a direct relationship to the parent Task record.
Planfix
Process and Script
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
None (documentation only)
1:1Planfix Processes and Scripts are automation objects that reference Planfix-specific field IDs, action types, and trigger conditions. They cannot be exported or replayed in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales . We export the script configuration (trigger events, conditions, actions, and field references) as a written inventory document for the customer's admin to rebuild using Power Automate or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Insights rules. Active processes are flagged in the migration report so that the customer does not lose a record of what was automated.
Planfix
Report
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
None (data export only)
1:1Planfix reports are built with the Planfix report builder and can be exported as CSV or XLSX. The underlying record data migrates to Dynamics 365; the report definitions themselves are not portable. We export the report data alongside the standard object migration and recommend rebuilding complex reports in Dynamics 365 using the Advanced Find, Power BI, or the Dynamics 365 out-of-the-box report designer post-migration.
Planfix
Document Template
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
SharePoint or Dynamics 365 Document Templates
1:1Planfix document templates use XLSX/XLSM files with template variables to generate output documents. The template files migrate to the Dynamics 365 org's SharePoint document library or to the Dynamics 365 Document Templates feature. Template variable mappings (Planfix field names to Dynamics 365 field names) are workspace-specific and documented as a mapping guide for the customer's admin to reconfigure in the destination org. Mail merge setup requires Power Automate or a third-party document generation tool if the original template logic is complex.
| Planfix | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact | Lead or Contact (split required)1:many | Fully supported | |
| Project | Account1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Task | Task1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Workgroup | Team or Security Rolelossy | Fully supported | |
| Time Log | Task custom field or Field Service Time Entrylossy | Fully supported | |
| Process and Script | None (documentation only)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Report | None (data export only)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Document Template | SharePoint or Dynamics 365 Document Templates1:1 | 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.
Planfix gotchas
Custom field schemas vary per workspace
API rate limits are tier-gated and low
Task visibility filters cause apparent data loss
Process and Script objects are not portable
Whiteboard content has no export path
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
Discovery and Planfix plan confirmation
We audit the source Planfix account across workspace count, custom field schemas per workspace, active user count, record volumes (Contacts, Projects, Tasks, Time Logs), and the Planfix plan tier. We confirm the API rate limit (50K or 100K per month) to size the export strategy. We extract a representative sample of Planfix records manually to verify the field key-to-label mapping before committing to a full export run. The discovery output is a written migration scope covering record counts, schema findings, and a Lead-Contact split rule proposal.
Field schema snapshot and Dynamics 365 schema design
We run a field schema discovery query against every Planfix workspace API to capture the actual field keys, types, and custom field definitions. We then design the Dynamics 365 Dataverse schema: custom columns on Task (for time logs and Planfix task fields), Account (for Project metadata), Lead, and Contact. We pre-create Security Roles matching the Planfix Workgroup permission matrix and document the permission mapping. Schema is deployed into a Dynamics 365 Sandbox via the Dataverse Web API before any production data moves.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into a Dynamics 365 Sandbox using production-like record volumes. The customer's admin reconciles record counts, spot-checks 25-50 records against the Planfix source, and validates the Lead-Contact split logic. We run a row-count report comparing Planfix source records to Dynamics 365 destination records for each object type. Any mapping corrections happen in the Sandbox before the production migration begins.
Owner and Workgroup reconciliation
We extract every distinct Planfix user referenced on Contact, Project, Task, and Time Log records and match by email against the Dynamics 365 destination org's User table. Workgroup memberships map to Dynamics 365 Team membership records. Any Planfix user without a matching Dynamics 365 User goes to a reconciliation queue; the customer's admin provisions missing Users before production migration resumes. OwnerId references on Task and Contact are required at import time.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Accounts (from Planfix Projects), Contacts and Leads (with the Lead-Contact split applied), Tasks (with OwnerId resolved), Time Log data (as structured custom field or Field Service Time Entry), and Document Templates (to SharePoint). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. We use the Dataverse Web API batch endpoint for upsert operations with exponential backoff on throttling responses.
Cutover, validation, and automation rebuild handoff
We freeze Planfix writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of records modified during the migration window, then enable Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales as the system of record. We deliver the Process, Script, and Whiteboard inventory documents to the customer's admin team. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve any reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild Planfix Processes and Scripts as Power Automate flows inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement or an internal admin task.
Platform deep dives
Planfix
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 Planfix 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
Planfix: Per-account rate limits depend on the paid package tier. Error 9004 is returned for 'Request creation rate limit exceeded'. List endpoints return a maximum of 100 results per request, requiring pagination for larger datasets..
Data volume sensitivity
Planfix 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.
Step 1
Pick a category, then your source and destination platforms.
Category
FAQ
Answers to the questions buyers ask most during Planfix to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales migration scoping. Not seeing yours? Book a call.
Walk through your Planfix to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales migration with a real engineer — 30 minutes, free, written quote within 24 hours.
Book a free 30 minute consultationAdjacent paths
Other ways to leave Planfix
Other ways to arrive at Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Ready when you are
Tell us record counts and timeline. We'll come back with a written quote inside 1 business day — no commitment, no sales pitch.