ERP migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between CREST ERP and Infor CloudSuite Corporate. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Infor CloudSuite Corporate.
CREST ERP
Source
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Destination
Compatibility
11 of 12
objects map 1:1 between CREST ERP and Infor CloudSuite Corporate.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
4-8 weeks
Overview
Moving from CREST ERP to Infor CloudSuite is a cross-product ERP migration that resembles a reimplementation more than a data copy. CREST ERP organizes data around Customers, Vendors, Items, GL accounts, AP/AR records, Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Fixed Assets, Employees, and Projects; Infor CloudSuite Industrial uses a fundamentally different schema with table-driven structures, multi-site warehouse assignment, and BOM-routing hierarchies that require explicit mapping. CREST ERP's manufacturing module stores multi-level BOMs and routing data that Infor CloudSuite represents differently, so we flag BOM mapping as a manual configuration step rather than an automated field map. Custom fields created in CREST ERP have no documented export endpoint, so we capture definitions through database inspection and customer-assisted screenshots to generate a destination mapping manifest. Workflows and approval chains are application-configured and not portable; we document them during discovery and deliver a recreation guide for the destination administrator. We do not migrate Reports, Forms, or Landing Pages as code.
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
CREST ERP platform overview
Scorecard, SWOT, gotchas, and pricing for CREST ERP.
Destination platform
Infor CloudSuite Corporate platform overview
Scorecard, SWOT, gotchas, and pricing for Infor CloudSuite Corporate.
Data migration guide
The complete Infor CloudSuite migration guide
Data model, import mechanisms, field mapping strategy, pitfalls, and cutover — by the engineers running it.
Destination checklist
Infor CloudSuite migration checklist
Pre- and post-cutover tasks for moving onto Infor CloudSuite Corporate.
Why teams make this switch
Leaving
What's pushing teams away
Choosing
What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a CREST ERP object lands in Infor CloudSuite Corporate, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
CREST ERP
Customer
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Customer and Ship-to Address
1:1CREST ERP Customer master records (contact details, addresses, credit limits, payment terms) map directly to Infor CloudSuite Customer and associated Ship-to Address records. CREST ERP's customer-level credit limit maps to the Customer record's Credit Limit field. We preserve any custom properties on the Customer object through a custom field mapping manifest documented during the discovery phase, though these require manual field creation in CloudSuite before data loads.
CREST ERP
Vendor
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Supplier and Supplier Address
1:1CREST ERP Vendor master records (supplier details, bank information, performance ratings, purchase terms) map to Infor CloudSuite Supplier records. CREST ERP's vendor catalogue maps to CloudSuite Supplier Item records if the customer maintains a supplier catalog. We validate that CREST ERP payment terms map to valid Infor CloudSuite payment term codes during the import phase.
CREST ERP
Item
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Item Master and Item Branch
lossyCREST ERP Item masters (SKU, description, pricing, unit of measure, BOM and routing data) map to Infor CloudSuite Item Master with Item Branch records per warehouse site. CREST ERP BOM structures with multi-level parent-child relationships and work center routing assignments require manual review and remapping to Infor CloudSuite's BOM and Routing forms because the data models differ structurally. Single-level BOMs and routing-less items migrate more directly. CREST ERP unit-of-measure definitions map to CloudSuite UOM codes with explicit conversion rules.
CREST ERP
General Ledger
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Account
1:1CREST ERP GL accounts (account codes, names, account types, cost center assignments, intercompany settings) map directly to Infor CloudSuite Account records. We preserve account codes, account type classifications, and cost center assignments. Any CREST ERP intercompany account mappings are reviewed during the discovery phase and mapped to Infor CloudSuite's intercompany configuration. GL accounts must load before any transactional records because AP, AR, and Production transactions reference account numbers.
CREST ERP
Open AP
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
AP Invoice and Payment
1:1CREST ERP open AP records (vendor linkage, invoice number, amount, due date, current payment status) migrate to Infor CloudSuite AP Invoice records. We track which invoices remain open at migration cutover to avoid re-importing satisfied records. CREST ERP partial payment states map to corresponding Infor CloudSuite payment application records. Vendor lookups are resolved through the Supplier mapping completed in an earlier phase.
CREST ERP
Open AR
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
AR Invoice and Payment
1:1CREST ERP open AR records (customer association, invoice number, amount outstanding, aging bucket) migrate to Infor CloudSuite AR Invoice records. We flag credit memos and partial payments for correct offset handling using Infor CloudSuite's payment application logic. CREST ERP aging bucket assignments are preserved as AR Invoice aging status fields. Customer lookups are resolved through the Customer mapping completed in an earlier phase.
CREST ERP
Fixed Assets
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Asset
1:1CREST ERP Fixed Asset records (acquisition cost, depreciation schedule, asset category, location, maintenance history) map to Infor CloudSuite Asset records. We map depreciation methods and generate Asset Requirement records during migration so that depreciation schedules continue correctly in the destination system. CREST ERP asset categories map to Infor CloudSuite asset type codes. Maintenance history migrates as linked Asset Event records.
CREST ERP
Employee
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Employee
1:1CREST ERP Employee records (personal details, job role, compensation history, PTO balances, attendance data) migrate to Infor CloudSuite Employee records with effective-dated compensation preserved. CREST ERP PTO balances map to Infor CloudSuite leave entitlement records, and attendance logs migrate as time entry records. We sequence employee migration before HR records so that employee IDs are available for payroll and leave approvals. CREST ERP custom leave policies and approval workflows require field-level mapping review and manual recustomization at the destination.
CREST ERP
Department
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Department and Cost Center
1:1CREST ERP Department structure (department codes, names, parent-child relationships) maps to Infor CloudSuite Department and Cost Center records. We validate that cost center assignments on GL accounts align with the department hierarchy in the destination system. Department codes must load before GL accounts and employees because those records reference cost center IDs.
CREST ERP
Sales Order
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Order Head and Order Detail
1:1CREST ERP Sales Order records (customer association, line items, quantities, pricing, delivery dates, fulfillment status) migrate to Infor CloudSuite Order Head and Order Detail records. CREST ERP order fulfillment status maps to Infor CloudSuite's order status codes. We resolve customer references through the Customer mapping and line item references through the Item mapping before order detail import. CREST ERP approval workflows on Sales Orders are documented during discovery and delivered as a manual recreation guide for the Infor CloudSuite administrator.
CREST ERP
Purchase Order
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
PO Header and PO Detail
1:1CREST ERP Purchase Order records (vendor linkage, line items, quantities, pricing, expected delivery dates, receipt status) migrate to Infor CloudSuite PO Header and PO Detail. CREST ERP receipt status maps to Infor CloudSuite's receiving status codes. We resolve vendor references through the Supplier mapping and item references through the Item mapping. CREST ERP approval chains on Purchase Orders require documentation review for equivalent Infor CloudSuite workflow configuration during the post-migration setup phase.
CREST ERP
Project
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Project Master and Project Task
1:1CREST ERP Project records (budget, resource assignments, tasks, milestones, time entries) migrate to Infor CloudSuite Project Master and Project Task records. CREST ERP configurable project templates require assessment for remapping to Infor CloudSuite project templates. Resource assignments map to Project Resource records with employee references resolved through the Employee mapping. Time entries migrate as Project Transaction records. CREST ERP milestone and task dependencies may require manual restructuring in Infor CloudSuite's project hierarchy.
| CREST ERP | Infor CloudSuite Corporate | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer | Customer and Ship-to Address1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Vendor | Supplier and Supplier Address1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Item | Item Master and Item Branchlossy | Fully supported | |
| General Ledger | Account1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Open AP | AP Invoice and Payment1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Open AR | AR Invoice and Payment1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Fixed Assets | Asset1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Employee | Employee1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Department | Department and Cost Center1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Sales Order | Order Head and Order Detail1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Purchase Order | PO Header and PO Detail1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Project | Project Master and Project Task1:1 | 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.
CREST ERP gotchas
Master data quality determines migration success
Custom fields lack systematic export mechanism
Workflow configurations not portable via export
Infor CloudSuite Corporate gotchas
Infor OS tier-based usage limits gate API and BaaS capabilities
Custom Fields use inconsistent naming across Infor editions
SQL migration utility requires source database access
Multi-site and multi-currency data require separate period closure sequencing
REST API payload and timeout limits restrict bulk migration throughput
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and data audit
We audit CREST ERP across all active modules, capturing record counts for Customers, Vendors, Items, GL accounts, open AP, open AR, fixed assets, employees, departments, Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, and Projects. We run the mandatory master data quality audit to generate the dedup report for Items and completeness scores for Customers and Vendors. We review all custom fields by inspecting the CREST ERP database in collaboration with the customer's technical contact, document all active workflows and approval chains with screenshots, and assess the BOM structure complexity (flat, single-level, or multi-level). The discovery output is a written migration scope document with data volumes, a data quality remediation task list, and a BOM remapping worksheet.
BOM assessment and routing remapping
We work with the customer's manufacturing team to complete the BOM remapping worksheet for every active BOM structure in CREST ERP. Each CREST ERP BOM hierarchy is mapped to an Infor CloudSuite BOM Master and Routing Master pair, with phantom item flags, scrap percentages, and work center assignments translated to Infor equivalents. This step requires the customer's Infor consultant or manufacturing engineer to validate that the remapped BOMs produce the correct production output before data migration begins. BOM remapping is the gating factor for production order migration; no production transactions migrate until BOM mapping is signed off.
Schema provisioning and custom field creation
We create the destination schema in the Infor CloudSuite environment, provisioning custom fields identified during discovery that have no standard Infor CloudSuite equivalent. Department and GL account codes are loaded first because all transactional records reference them. Customer and Vendor masters load second, followed by Item masters with their UOM conversion rules. We validate referential integrity after each load phase by checking that all foreign-key references resolve to existing records in the destination system.
Open transaction migration and cutover planning
We migrate open AP and AR records with payment status, aging, and partial payment details. Open Sales Orders and Purchase Orders load with line items and status codes. Fixed Assets load with depreciation schedules and maintenance history. Employees and HR records load with effective-dated compensation and leave balances. We coordinate a cutover date with the customer and plan a write-freeze window on CREST ERP during which no new transactions are entered. We run a final delta migration of any records modified during the freeze window and then disable write access to CREST ERP.
Production go-live and historical data handling
We enable Infor CloudSuite as the system of record after the write-freeze cutover and delta migration are complete. Historical transactions older than the agreed cutoff date are archived per the customer's chosen strategy: Infor Data Lake for reporting access, read-only CREST ERP maintenance for audit access, or export to a data warehouse. We deliver the workflow and approval chain recreation guide to the customer's Infor administrator. We deliver the custom field mapping manifest documenting every CREST ERP custom property and its destination equivalent or status (manual creation required). We support a two-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues raised during the first business cycle.
Customization remediation handoff
We provide a written inventory of every CREST ERP workflow, approval chain, custom report, and integration that cannot migrate automatically. The inventory maps each item to an Infor CloudSuite equivalent configuration approach. CREST ERP database-level customizations and custom code are documented as reimplementation candidates for Infor's extensibility framework or Mongoose development. Custom reports require assessment for migration to Birst or reimplementation as Infor OS data views. We do not rebuild automations, forms, or workflows in Infor CloudSuite as part of the standard migration scope; these are separate implementation engagements.
Platform deep dives
CREST ERP
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard ERP 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 CREST ERP and Infor CloudSuite Corporate.
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
CREST ERP: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
CREST ERP 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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