CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Teamwork CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales . We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
Teamwork CRM
Source
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Destination
Compatibility
8 of 12
objects map 1:1 between Teamwork CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
4-6 weeks
Overview
Moving from Teamwork CRM to Microsoft Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales is a migration from a pipeline-first SMB platform to an enterprise CRM embedded in the Microsoft ecosystem. Teamwork CRM holds contacts under companies with opportunities in configurable pipelines; Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales uses Accounts as the account layer, with Leads for unqualified prospects and Contacts attached to Accounts for qualified buyers. We sequence the migration to resolve the account-contact hierarchy before importing any contact records, preserve stage names and probability weights as Sales Process configuration in Dynamics, and thread Owner IDs through every object using email-based user matching. Teamwork's CSV-only export and 120 req/min API rate limit govern extraction pacing; Dynamics 365's Dataverse REST and Bulk APIs govern load batching. Workflows, automations, and saved filters do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of Teamwork automations requiring rebuild in Dynamics 365 Power Automate or the Sales Hub configuration 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.
Source platform
Teamwork CRM platform overview
Scorecard, SWOT, gotchas, and pricing for Teamwork CRM.
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 Teamwork CRM 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.
Teamwork CRM
Company
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Account
1:1Teamwork CRM Companies map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Accounts. The company name becomes Account Name; address, phone, and website fields map directly. We extract Companies first in every migration run to establish the parent reference before any Contact or Opportunity import. The AccountID on Dynamics Contacts must be resolved before Contact insert, so Company records load as a prerequisite phase with a row-count reconciliation before the Contact phase begins.
Teamwork CRM
Contact
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Contact
1:1Teamwork CRM Contacts map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Contacts with the parent AccountID resolved from the Company mapping phase. Standard fields (name, email, phone, job title, address) migrate 1:1. Custom Contact fields (short text, integer, dropdown types only, matching Teamwork's supported field types) map to equivalent Dataverse column types. Any Teamwork Contact without a matching Company is attached to a placeholder 'Unassigned' Account for reconciliation.
Teamwork CRM
Lead
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Lead
1:1Teamwork CRM Leads map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Leads when the customer runs separate Leads and Opportunities pipelines. Lead status, source, and rating transfer to corresponding Dynamics Lead fields. Any lead-stage probability weights in Teamwork migrate as a custom field on Dynamics Lead. If the customer has qualified all leads into opportunities and does not use the Lead object, we skip this mapping and document the decision.
Teamwork CRM
Opportunity
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Opportunity
1:1Teamwork CRM Opportunities map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Opportunities with the parent AccountID resolved from the Company mapping and the OwnerID resolved from the User mapping. Deal value, close date, and stage name transfer directly. The pipeline association in Teamwork maps to a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Record Type and Sales Process that we configure in the destination org before migration. Closed-Won and Closed-Lost reasons from Teamwork migrate to a custom field on Dynamics Opportunity.
Teamwork CRM
Pipeline
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Record Type + Sales Process
lossyEach Teamwork CRM pipeline becomes a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Record Type with a corresponding Sales Process. We pre-create the Record Type and deploy the Sales Process stage definitions to the destination org before any Opportunity records load. If the customer runs both a Leads pipeline and an Opportunities pipeline, we create separate Record Types for each.
Teamwork CRM
Pipeline Stage
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Opportunity Stage
lossyTeamwork stage names and probability weights map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales stage names and probability percentages within the target Sales Process. Stage sort order preserves from Teamwork. If Teamwork stages have custom names not present in the default Dynamics stage set, we add them as custom stage values within the Sales Process rather than reusing a default name that does not match the customer's pipeline semantics.
Teamwork CRM
Activity: Call
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Task (TaskSubtype = Call)
1:1Teamwork call activities map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Task records with TaskSubtype set to Call. Call duration, disposition, and assignee transfer to custom Task fields. The ActivityDate is set to the original Teamwork timestamp to preserve timeline ordering. The Task's Regarding lookup resolves to the migrated Contact or Opportunity.
Teamwork CRM
Activity: Meeting
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Event
1:1Teamwork meeting activities map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Event records. Start time, end time, location, and description transfer directly. Attendees resolve to Contact or User references in Dynamics. Event is linked to the parent Account or Contact via the Regarding lookup.
Teamwork CRM
Activity: Task
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Task
1:1Teamwork task activities map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Task records with status (open, completed), priority, and due date preserved. Task assignment migrates by resolving the Teamwork owner ID to the Dynamics User ID via the email-based user mapping. The Task's Regarding field points to the migrated Contact or Opportunity.
Teamwork CRM
User (Owner)
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
User
1:1Teamwork CRM Owners map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales User records by email address. We extract all distinct owner IDs referenced on Contact, Company, Opportunity, and Activity records. Owners without a matching Dynamics User go to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before record import resumes. This is a prerequisite gate: no Opportunity or Contact import proceeds until owner resolution is complete.
Teamwork CRM
Custom Field (text, number, dropdown)
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Custom Column
lossyTeamwork CRM custom fields of type short text, integer, and dropdown migrate to Dataverse custom columns on the corresponding entity (Contact, Company, Opportunity, Lead). Multi-select, date, and boolean custom fields are not supported by Teamwork CRM natively, so there are no Teamwork fields of these types to migrate. We pre-create Dataverse columns before migration begins using the Dataverse Web API.
Teamwork CRM
Tag
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Multi-Select Picklist or Topic
lossyTeamwork CRM tags on Contacts and Opportunities migrate to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales multi-select picklist fields on the corresponding record type. We capture the customer's tag strategy during scoping: either tags become a multi-select picklist on the standard form, or tags are mapped to Dynamics Topics with TopicAssignment records for a more flexible segmentation approach.
| Teamwork CRM | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Account1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Contact | Contact1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Lead | Lead1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Opportunity | Opportunity1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Pipeline | Record Type + Sales Processlossy | Fully supported | |
| Pipeline Stage | Opportunity Stagelossy | Fully supported | |
| Activity: Call | Task (TaskSubtype = Call)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Activity: Meeting | Event1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Activity: Task | Task1:1 | Fully supported | |
| User (Owner) | User1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Field (text, number, dropdown) | Custom Columnlossy | Fully supported | |
| Tag | Multi-Select Picklist or Topiclossy | 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.
Teamwork CRM gotchas
120 req/min API rate limit during extraction
CSV export only available in list view
Known API bug with custom field value deletion
Working hours absent for legacy user profiles
SSO unavailable on Pro tier
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 extraction scoping
We audit the Teamwork CRM instance to capture the full object inventory: Companies, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities, pipeline definitions, stage configurations, custom field schemas (type and name for each), owner list, and activity volumes by type (calls, meetings, tasks). We also capture the active list-view column configuration to identify any fields absent from the default export. This audit produces a written migration scope, extraction sequencing plan, and a list of any Teamwork Enterprise features (SSO, advanced reporting) that affect the migration prerequisites.
User and owner reconciliation
We extract every distinct owner referenced across Contact, Company, Opportunity, and Activity records. Each owner is matched by email against the destination Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales org's User table. Owners without a matching Dynamics User enter a reconciliation queue. The customer's admin provisions any missing Microsoft 365 user accounts and assigns Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales licenses before record migration begins. This is a prerequisite gate: no Opportunity or Contact import proceeds until owner resolution is complete.
Dynamics 365 schema pre-configuration
We configure the destination Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales org before any data loads. This includes deploying Record Types and Sales Processes (one per Teamwork pipeline), adding custom Dataverse columns matching Teamwork custom field names and types, and configuring stage probability values from Teamwork. Schema configuration deploys to a Dynamics Sandbox first for validation before any production migration runs.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into the Dynamics 365 Sandbox using production-like data volumes. The customer's RevOps lead reviews record counts (Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities, Activities), spot-checks 25-50 records against the Teamwork source for field accuracy, and validates that pipeline stages and owner assignments resolved correctly. Any mapping corrections happen in the sandbox scope. This sign-off gates production migration.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Accounts (from Teamwork Companies), Contacts (with AccountID resolved), Leads (with OwnerID resolved), Opportunities (with AccountID, OwnerID, and RecordTypeId resolved), Activity history (Tasks, Events via Dataverse Bulk API with chunking and parent-record lookup resolution). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. The Teamwork 120 req/min rate limit governs extraction pacing; Dynamics Bulk API batch limits govern load batching.
Cutover, delta sync, and automation handoff
We freeze Teamwork CRM writes during the cutover window, run a final delta migration of records modified during the migration run, then mark Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales as the system of record. We deliver a written inventory of every Teamwork CRM automation, filter, and pipeline configuration that requires rebuild in Dynamics 365. We support a three-day hypercare window for reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild Teamwork automations in Power Automate or Dynamics Sales Hub configuration within the migration scope; that is a separate engagement.
Platform deep dives
Teamwork CRM
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
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 Teamwork CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
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
Teamwork CRM: 120 requests per minute per organization.
Data volume sensitivity
Teamwork 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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