CRM migration

Migrate from Teleos to Salesforce Sales Cloud

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

Teleos logo

Teleos

Source

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Destination

Salesforce Sales Cloud logo

Compatibility

100%

11 of 11

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

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

48–72 hours

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Teleos is a veterinary practice-management platform organized around patients, clients, appointments, and clinical notes. Salesforce Sales Cloud is a general-purpose CRM organized around Accounts, Contacts, Leads, and Opportunities — with no native concept of patient records, clinical notes, or treatment plans. The migration therefore requires two parallel efforts: translating Teleos's standard objects into Salesforce equivalents (client → Account, patient → Contact with a custom Patient__c flag), and rebuilding Teleos's clinical data model as Salesforce custom objects (Treatment_Plan__c, Prescription__c, Appointment__c, Invoice__c). We extract Teleos data via its export API, validate field-level completeness, map to Salesforce's AccountId/Contact lookups, create all required __c fields in Salesforce before data arrives, and run a sample migration with field-level diff before committing the full load. A 24–48 hour delta-pickup window captures any Teleos records modified during cutover. Workflows, automations, and reminder sequences in Teleos do not migrate — we export definitions as a rebuild reference for Salesforce Flow.

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

Teleos logo

Teleos

What's pushing teams away

  • No publicly documented API or developer portal blocks any meaningful integration with central group reporting, BI tools, or modern marketing automation.
  • Corporate veterinary groups consolidating onto cloud-native platforms like Provet Cloud or ezyVet move away to gain multi-site reporting and centralised configuration.
  • Small UK supplier with limited public review corpus and a 3-10 employee footprint raises long-term support continuity concerns for buyers making multi-year commitments.
  • No free trial or freemium tier means buyers cannot evaluate the product without committing to a sales conversation, which loses deals to self-serve cloud competitors.
  • Integrations are largely UK-vertical specific (Vet-XML, Clover POS, T-VoIP) and limited outside that ecosystem, making it a poor fit for practices expanding internationally or adopting non-UK toolchains.

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 Teleos objects map to Salesforce Sales Cloud

Each row shows how a Teleos 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.

Teleos

Client

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Account

1:1
Fully supported

Teleos client (the pet owner) maps directly to Salesforce Account. The client's billing address, contact email, and phone number migrate to the corresponding Account fields. If Teleos stores multiple contacts per client such as a spouse or emergency contact, these secondary contacts are migrated as Account Contact Relations to preserve all contact information under the same Account.

Teleos

Client Contact Email

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Contact

1:1
Fully supported

The primary contact for each Teleos client becomes a Salesforce Contact record linked via AccountId. The Contact's email, phone, and mailing address populate from Teleos client fields. Additional client family members or emergency contacts are migrated as additional Contact records under the same Account parent.

Teleos

Patient

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Contact

1:1
Fully supported

Teleos patients (pets) map to Salesforce Contacts with a custom Pet__c boolean flag set to true and Patient_Type__c set to 'Animal'. The Contact's AccountId links to the owning Client Account. Species, breed, date of birth, weight, and microchip ID become custom fields on the Contact record. Original Teleos patient ID is stored in Source_System_ID__c for traceability.

Teleos

Appointment

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Event

1:1
Fully supported

Teleos appointments become Salesforce Events. StartTime and EndTime map directly; Subject is constructed from appointment type concatenated with patient name. The Event's WhatId links to the patient Contact record; WhoId links to the client Contact. Staff owner maps to Salesforce User via email resolution. If the staff member has no Salesforce User, the Event is assigned to a fallback owner.

Teleos

Treatment_Plan

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Custom Object: Treatment_Plan__c

1:1
Fully supported

Teleos treatment plans have no Salesforce equivalent and become a custom object named Treatment_Plan__c. A lookup field (Patient__c) links each plan to the patient Contact record. Plan name, status (Active, Completed, Cancelled), procedure codes, estimated cost, and created date migrate as custom fields. Original Teleos plan ID is preserved in Source_System_ID__c.

Teleos

Clinical_Note

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Custom Object: Clinical_Note__c

1:1
Fully supported

Clinical notes migrate as a custom object named Clinical_Note__c with a Patient__c lookup to the Contact record. Original note text, author (staff User), and timestamp are preserved as custom fields. Attachments such as imaging files or lab results are downloaded from Teleos and re-uploaded to Salesforce Files, then linked to the Clinical_Note__c record.

Teleos

Prescription

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Custom Object: Prescription__c

1:1
Fully supported

Teleos prescription records become a custom object named Prescription__c linked via Patient__c lookup to the patient Contact. Drug name, dosage, frequency, start and end dates, and prescribing staff migrate as custom fields. Active versus archived status is captured as a Prescription_Status__c pick-list with values including Active, Expired, and Cancelled.

Teleos

Invoice

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Custom Object: Invoice__c + Invoice_Line_Item__c

1:1
Fully supported

Teleos invoices have no Salesforce native equivalent and become a custom Invoice__c object linked to the Account. Invoice total, status (Paid, Outstanding, Overdue, Voided), and due date migrate as custom fields. Line items are migrated as a junction custom object (Invoice_Line_Item__c) with a lookup to Invoice__c plus description, quantity, unit price, and line total.

Teleos

Vaccination_Record

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Custom Object: Vaccination__c

1:1
Fully supported

Vaccination records become a custom object named Vaccination__c with a Patient__c lookup to the patient Contact. Vaccine name, lot number, administered date, next due date, and administering staff migrate as custom fields. This object is kept separate from Clinical_Note__c to allow filtering and reporting by vaccination status independently of general clinical notes.

Teleos

Staff / User

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

User

1:1
Fully supported

Teleos staff records are resolved by email match to existing Salesforce Users. If a Teleos staff member has no corresponding Salesforce User account, all their owned records are assigned to a designated fallback Salesforce User and flagged in the migration report for admin review before go-live. The original Teleos staff ID is preserved in a custom Source_System_Staff_ID__c field.

Teleos

Reminder / Sequence

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

No Equivalent

1:1
Fully supported

Teleos appointment reminder sequences and client follow-up automations have no Salesforce equivalent and do not migrate. We export the complete Teleos automation definitions including trigger logic, delay rules, conditions, and message templates as a structured reference document. This document serves as the blueprint for rebuilding automations in Salesforce Flow.

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.

Teleos logo

Teleos gotchas

High

Catalog website pointed at the wrong company

High

No public API forces export-driven extraction

Medium

Channel-based UI configuration is per-workstation

Medium

Vet-XML records require special handling

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

  • Patient-to-Contact mapping requires a custom Pet__c flag to avoid confusion with human contacts

    Teleos patients (pets) and clients (pet owners) both need to become Salesforce Contacts under the same Account. Without a distinguishing marker, Salesforce reports that list Contacts will mix humans and animals. We set a Pet__c boolean flag and a Patient_Species__c custom field on every pet Contact so filters, list views, and reports can separate the two record types. If your Salesforce org already uses a naming convention or record type for animals, we adjust the mapping to match before the migration runs.

  • Teleos clinical objects require Salesforce custom object creation before data can land

    Salesforce Sales Cloud has no native Treatment_Plan, Prescription, or Clinical_Note object. Before any Teleos clinical data can migrate, your Salesforce admin (or our team) must create these as custom objects with the __c suffix, define the field set, and deploy them to the target org. If your Salesforce edition restricts custom object creation, an Enterprise or Unlimited edition is required. We deliver a complete Salesforce schema plan before any data moves so the org is ready for the migration load.

  • Salesforce API rate limits can throttle large-volume migration batches

    Salesforce Enterprise edition caps REST API calls at 100,000 per rolling 24-hour period plus 1,000 per user license. The Bulk API allows 15,000 batches per day with 10,000 records per batch. For practices with over 50,000 records (patients, appointments, invoices, clinical notes combined), we use Salesforce Bulk API 2.0 with batch sizing tuned to your org's limit. We monitor usage during the migration run and throttle or reschedule batches if the limit approaches threshold. Your Salesforce admin receives a usage report post-migration.

  • Teleos reminder and sequence automations have no Salesforce equivalent

    Teleos appointment reminder sequences, client follow-up automations, and prescription alert triggers are built on Teleos's own automation engine and do not export in a transferable format. They cannot be migrated to Salesforce Flow automatically. We provide a structured export of each Teleos automation's trigger conditions, delay rules, and message content as a rebuild reference for your Salesforce admin or a Flow developer. Automations must be rebuilt from scratch in Salesforce; we do not charge for this rebuild but can facilitate it as a separate engagement.

  • Invoice total-to-line-item collapse requires a junction object in Salesforce

    Teleos invoices store line items as child records of the invoice object. Salesforce has no native Invoice object, so we create a custom Invoice__c parent and an Invoice_Line_Item__c junction object. The junction links each line item to the Invoice__c parent and stores description, quantity, unit price, and line total. During migration, each Teleos invoice generates one Invoice__c record and N Invoice_Line_Item__c records. If Teleos stores tax or discount at the line level, these also map to custom fields on the junction object.

Migration approach

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

  1. Discover Teleos schema and audit data quality

    We connect to Teleos via scoped read access and enumerate all standard and custom objects, field names, and record counts. We identify orphaned records (patients with no client, appointments with no patient), duplicate clients, and records with missing required fields. A data-quality report is delivered before mapping begins so your team can decide whether to cleanse first or proceed with flagged records.

  2. Design Salesforce custom object schema and field mapping plan

    We produce a comprehensive Salesforce schema plan that documents every custom object required, including Treatment_Plan__c, Clinical_Note__c, Prescription__c, Invoice__c, Invoice_Line_Item__c, and Vaccination__c. For each custom object, we define all custom fields with their data types, pick-list values, and default settings. Object relationships (lookups and master-detail) are specified, including which fields serve as foreign keys linking clinical records to patient Contacts. This schema plan is reviewed and approved by your Salesforce admin before any objects are created in the target org. Standard Account and Contact field mappings are finalized at the same time to ensure the full data model is complete before migration execution begins.

  3. Resolve Teleos staff to Salesforce Users by email

    Teleos staff IDs are matched against Salesforce User email addresses using an exact-match lookup in the target Salesforce org. For each Teleos staff member found in Salesforce, all records they own in Teleos are assigned the corresponding Salesforce User as OwnerId during migration. For Teleos staff members who have no corresponding Salesforce User account, all their owned records are assigned to a designated fallback Salesforce User and flagged in the migration report. Your team reviews the report and either creates the missing Salesforce User accounts before go-live or confirms the fallback assignment. This step ensures every migrated record has a valid OwnerId and no records are left ownerless.

  4. Run sample migration with field-level diff

    A representative slice of 100–500 records — covering clients, patients, appointments, a clinical note, a prescription, and an invoice — migrates into a Salesforce sandbox environment first. This sample run validates that the field mappings, custom object structure, and relationship lookups work correctly with real Teleos data. We generate a field-level diff report comparing Teleos source values against Salesforce destination values so you can verify pet-flag settings on patient Contacts, custom field population for clinical records, and appointment-patient linking via WhatId lookups. Any mapping errors or data anomalies discovered in the sample run are corrected before the full migration batch executes.

  5. Execute full migration with delta-pickup window

    The complete data set loads into Salesforce production via Salesforce Bulk API 2.0 in batched transactions sized to your org's API entitlement. Records are inserted in dependency order: Accounts first, then Contacts, then custom objects, then Events. A 24–48 hour delta-pickup window opens immediately after the initial load completes, capturing any Teleos records created or modified during the cutover period when your team may still be working in Teleos. An audit log records every insert and update with timestamps and record counts. If reconciliation fails or critical mapping errors are discovered, a one-click rollback reverts all migrated records. A final reconciliation report detailing record counts, error logs, and delta records applied is delivered within 24 hours of cutover completion.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Teleos

Source

Strengths

  • 25+ years of continuous operation in the veterinary sector with stable, well-understood data structures.
  • Full feature set covering clinical, billing, and communication workflows in one platform.
  • Independent UK company with direct access to founders and senior staff.
  • 24/7 multi-channel customer support including live phone assistance.
  • Transparent pricing model with no public tiered plans that might restrict data export.

Weaknesses

  • No publicly documented API — all data extraction relies on in-product export tools.
  • Single verified review on major platforms makes independent quality assessment difficult.
  • Niche platform with limited third-party integrations compared to global veterinary software.
  • Small company footprint (3–10 employees) raises long-term support continuity questions.
  • No free trial or freemium entry tier listed on Capterra.
Salesforce Sales Cloud logo

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. 2 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 Teleos and Salesforce Sales Cloud.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    2 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

    Teleos: Not applicable — no documented public API endpoints exist..

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

Estimate your Teleos to Salesforce Sales Cloud migration cost

Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.

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Most Teleos-to-Salesforce migrations complete in 48–72 hours for practices with under 50,000 total records (clients, patients, appointments, clinical notes, invoices). Multi-location setups or practices with heavy clinical-note history extending back more than five years extend to 7–14 days. The longest planning step is designing the Salesforce custom object schema — we handle that before any data moves so execution time stays short.

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