Migrate from Aptean Distribution ERP to Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Aptean customer masters map to Infor Business Partner records with the Customer role. Hierarchical pricing tiers, customer groups, and reference customer links replicate as Infor pricing structures and customer hierarchies. We preserve the Aptean customer code as the Infor BP Code for dedupe. Trade agreement terms migrate as Infor pricing agreements attached to the BP record. The customer's credit limit and payment terms transfer to the Infor BP financial tab.

Aptean vendor records map to Infor Business Partner with the Supplier role. Multi-currency vendor support and landed cost component fields (agency fees, freight, duties by harmonization code) transfer to Infor's supplier cost structure hierarchy. We map the Aptean vendor code to Infor BP Code and preserve the vendor's lead-time and import shipment association fields in Infor purchasing defaults.

Aptean item masters with lot/serial tracking, warehouse-specific stocking locations, and cost layers map to Infor Item records. Lot-expiry configurations and warehouse assignments replicate as Infor stocking location and lot control settings. The item's cost layer (FIFO, weighted average) migrates to Infor's cost method field. We preserve the Aptean item code as the Infor Item Code for dedupe across all warehouses.

Multi-warehouse configurations with directed putaway rules, speed-bin definitions, and wave-picking criteria migrate to Infor Warehouse records. Each Aptean warehouse's staging configurations and picking rules replicate as Infor warehouse control parameters. We map the Aptean warehouse code to the Infor Warehouse Code and preserve any cross-docking or consolidation zone settings.

Open Aptean sales orders map to Infor Sales Order records with order status, backorder flags, and promised delivery date logic preserved. The order lifecycle from entry through fulfillment and invoicing transfers as Infor order states. We resolve customer and item references to the migrated BP and Item records. Any held or pending-approval orders migrate with their status flags for the customer's Infor admin to release post-cutover.

Open Aptean purchase orders with vendor lead times and import shipment associations map to Infor Purchase Order records. We resolve vendor and item references to the migrated BP and Item records and preserve the PO balance (open quantity vs received quantity) as Infor PO line statuses. Drop-ship and import-related PO flags transfer to Infor purchasing defaults.

The Aptean GL account structure migrates to Infor GL Account records with account type, currency assignment, and department/cost-center rollups preserved. Account hierarchies for financial reporting continuity transfer intact. We map the Aptean account number to the Infor GL Account Code and validate that the Infor chart of accounts structure (company-level vs consolidated) matches the customer's current reporting entity design.

Outstanding Aptean invoices, credit memos, and payment applications migrate as Infor AP or AR Invoice records with open/closed status flags. We flag records near payment threshold for pre-cutover verification with the customer's AP/AR team. Customer and vendor references resolve to the migrated BP records. Any partially applied credit memos carry their remaining balance forward in Infor.

Aptean chargeback records tied to customer deduction codes do not have a direct Infor equivalent object. Each retailer sends deduction reason codes in different formats (numeric codes, alpha prefixes, free-text memos) that Aptean stores as deduction records. We build a deduction-code crosswalk during the data audit phase, mapping each Aptean deduction type to an Infor deduction reason code. Unmapped codes are flagged for customer review before cutover. The customer configures Infor Deduction Management with the crosswalked codes and writes off or adjusts migrated deductions per their standard reconciliation workflow.

Historical EDI 850, 810, and 856 documents are stored in Aptean's proprietary format and may not parse cleanly. We extract the functional business data (order lines, invoice amounts, ship notice details) from whatever export format the Aptean system provides. The extracted content is written as structured JSON attachments or mapped to Infor's EDI document handling if the customer licenses Infor EDI. We do not migrate EDI transaction history as operational records in Infor; functional content is delivered as an audit archive and reconciliation reference for the customer's EDI team to re-enable trading partner EDI post-migration.

Aptean landed costs are calculated at shipment receipt time and allocated across items in that shipment; the per-unit landed cost is derived, not stored as a static item property. We extract the landed cost components (freight, duty, insurance, agency fees by harmonization code) from Aptean shipment records and write the final allocated per-unit landed cost values as custom item-level properties in Infor. This preserves the landed cost data for profitability reporting per customer and SKU. The customer configures Infor's landed cost allocation methodology to align with their import cost recovery approach.

Lot genealogy and serial number assignment history stored per Aptean transaction migrate to Infor lot and serial number records with full traceability chains including receiving dates, stock movements, and customer shipment links. We map the Aptean lot number to the Infor lot ID and preserve expiration dates, quarantine status, and supplier lot references. FEFO (first-expired-first-out) and FIFO picking rules transfer from Aptean warehouse rules to Infor lot control parameters.