ERP migration

Migrate from Exact Globe to Acumatica

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Exact Globe and Acumatica. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Acumatica.

Exact Globe logo

Exact Globe

Source

Acumatica

Destination

Acumatica logo

Compatibility

79%

11 of 14

objects map 1:1 between Exact Globe and Acumatica.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

48–72 hours

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Exact Globe organizes ERP data around a flat-file-oriented table structure — accounts, invoices, items, orders, and projects live in separate modules with cross-references stored as foreign-key IDs. Custom fields attach to standard tables via the Add-on/Extender Tool, supporting text, numeric, and date types but with limited API exposure for bulk export. Acumatica uses a normalized relational schema with screen-based data entry where every entity (Customer, Vendor, InventoryItem, SalesOrder) has its own DAC (Data Access Class) and supports custom fields through the customization framework. FlitStack AI sequences the migration to resolve Exact Globe's account relationships before loading transactional documents, then maps custom fields through Acumatica's Usr-prefixed custom property model. Workflows, approval chains, and automation rules from Exact Globe require manual rebuild in Acumatica's Screen-based automation tools — we export the workflow definitions as a reference document for your Acumatica administrator. The migration runs via Acumatica's Import by Scenario mechanism for structured objects and direct API insertion for custom entities, with delta-pickup capturing in-flight orders during cutover.

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

Exact Globe logo

Exact Globe

What's pushing teams away

  • The mandatory migration to Exact Globe+ ( Exact Globe Next reaches end-of-support end of 2026) forces customers into a disruptive platform upgrade they did not choose.
  • The browser-based UI is described as outdated compared to modern SaaS ERP alternatives, driving dissatisfaction among users expecting contemporary UX.
  • No auto-save or automatic data-backup means page crashes or unexpected disconnects result in lost work with no recovery path.
  • Third-party add-on dependencies complicate both upgrades and migrations — customers must contact each vendor independently to confirm compatibility.
  • Support responsiveness is rated inconsistently, with some mid-market users reporting slow resolution times for critical issues.

Choosing

Acumatica logo

Acumatica

What's pulling them in

  • Unlimited user licensing lets companies add staff without per-seat billing shocks, making Acumatica cost-predictable at scale.
  • Flexibility and scalability earn consistent praise — users value a platform that adapts to vertical workflows without forcing a redesign.
  • Real-time visibility across financials, inventory, and projects gives mid-market businesses a consolidated operational view previously available only in enterprise-tier ERPs.
  • Cloud-native architecture with automatic updates removes infrastructure management burden from in-house IT teams.
  • Modular licensing lets companies start with one or two suites (Financials, Distribution) and expand into Manufacturing or CRM incrementally.

Object mapping

How Exact Globe objects map to Acumatica

Each row shows how a Exact Globe object lands in Acumatica, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.

Exact Globe

Account (Debtor/Creditor)

maps to

Acumatica

Customer / Vendor

1:many
Fully supported

Exact Globe stores debtors and creditors in the same account table with a type flag. FlitStack splits these into separate Acumatica Customer and Vendor records. Account group codes map to Acumatica Customer Class / Vendor Class for reporting grouping. Payment terms attached to the account carry forward as separate payment term lookups in Acumatica.

Exact Globe

Contact Person

maps to

Acumatica

Contact

1:1
Fully supported

Exact Globe contact persons attach to accounts. Acumatica Contacts attach to Customers or Vendors via the ContactID link. We preserve the contact's email, phone, job title, and the isPrimary flag as an Acumatica Contact with the same parent account reference. Multiple contacts per account are fully supported in Acumatica's contact model.

Exact Globe

Item

maps to

Acumatica

InventoryItem / Non-Stock Item

1:many
Fully supported

Exact Globe items cover stock, non-stock, and service types within one table. FlitStack routes stock items to Acumatica InventoryItem with warehouse assignments. Non-stock items become Non-Stock Items. Service items map to Service codes. Item group in Exact Globe maps to Acumatica Stock Item Group for inventory reporting and replenishment settings.

Exact Globe

Sales Order

maps to

Acumatica

SalesOrder

1:1
Fully supported

Direct mapping. Exact Globe order lines map to Acumatica SOLine records with the same order number preserved in an external reference field. Order date and requested delivery date carry forward. The order status in Exact Globe maps to Acumatica's order-status pick-list (On Hold, Pending, Completed, Cancelled) based on the source value.

Exact Globe

Purchase Order

maps to

Acumatica

PurchaseOrder

1:1
Fully supported

Purchase orders from Exact Globe migrate as Acumatica PurchaseOrder records. Vendor reference on the PO links to the Acumatica Vendor created from the Exact Globe creditor account. Line-level detail, quantities, and unit costs transfer directly. The Acumatica PO status is set based on Exact Globe's open/closed indicator.

Exact Globe

Invoice / Credit Memo

maps to

Acumatica

ARInvoice / APInvoice

1:many
Fully supported

Exact Globe sales invoices and credit memos split into Acumatica ARInvoice (for debtors) while purchase invoices and credit memos become APInvoice (for creditors). Exact Globe's VAT code on each line maps to Acumatica's Tax Category. Original invoice number is preserved in the ExternalRef field for audit traceability.

Exact Globe

Project

maps to

Acumatica

Project

1:1
Fully supported

Exact Globe projects migrate to Acumatica Projects with the same project ID preserved in a custom field. Project status, customer link, billing rule, and default account all transfer. If Exact Globe uses project-specific inventory issues, those transactions map to Acumatica Project Transaction records tied to the migrated project.

Exact Globe

Warehouse / Location

maps to

Acumatica

Warehouse / Location

1:1
Fully supported

Exact Globe warehouse definitions map 1:1 to Acumatica Warehouse records. Warehouse-specific stock quantities transfer as inventory balances under each location. The primary warehouse flag in Exact Globe becomes the Base Warehouse flag in Acumatica. Multi-bin configuration in Exact Globe maps to Acumatica Location management.

Exact Globe

BOM (Bill of Materials)

maps to

Acumatica

BOM & Bill of Materials

1:1
Fully supported

Exact Globe BOM structures migrate as Acumatica BOM records linked to the migrated stock items. The bill of materials header and line structure — material components, quantities, scrap factors — transfers directly. If Exact Globe uses versioned BOMs, each version becomes a separate revision in Acumatica's BOM revision tracking.

Exact Globe

Custom Fields (Add-on/Extender)

maps to

Acumatica

Custom Fields (Usr-prefixed)

1:1
Fully supported

Exact Globe custom fields added via the Add-on/Extender Tool require Acumatica customization projects to recreate. FlitStack documents each custom field name, type, and attached table, then creates an Acumatica customization specification (Usr-field name, DB type, label, screen placement). Text fields map to Acumatica string fields, numeric fields to decimal or integer depending on precision, dates to date fields. Values transfer as part of the parent record migration.

Exact Globe

Cost Center

maps to

Acumatica

Subaccount / Cost Code

1:1
Fully supported

Exact Globe cost centers map to Acumatica Subaccounts. The cost center hierarchy in Exact Globe (if multi-level) collapses to a flat subaccount code in Acumatica, with the segment dimension set up in the chart of accounts configuration. Active/inactive status from Exact Globe carries forward as the subaccount's active flag.

Exact Globe

Bank / Cash Account

maps to

Acumatica

CashAccount

1:1
Fully supported

Exact Globe bank accounts migrate to Acumatica CashAccount records. The account number, bank name, currency, and GL account link transfer directly. If Exact Globe uses multiple bank accounts per currency, each becomes a separate Acumatica CashAccount linked to the same GL account.

Exact Globe

Payment Terms

maps to

Acumatica

PaymentTerms

1:1
Fully supported

Payment terms defined in Exact Globe (Net 30, 2/10 Net 30, etc.) migrate to Acumatica PaymentTerms. The discount percentage, due days, and cash discount days all transfer. Exact Globe's installment payment terms map to Acumatica installment plans with multiple installment lines.

Exact Globe

VAT / Tax Code

maps to

Acumatica

Tax Zone / Tax Category

1:1
Fully supported

Exact Globe VAT codes map to Acumatica Tax Categories linked to Tax Zones. The tax rate, tax type (inclusive/exclusive), and applicable accounts transfer. For multi-country Exact Globe setups, each country's VAT code set becomes a separate Acumatica Tax Zone assigned to the relevant entity.

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.

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Exact Globe gotchas

High

Exact Globe Next end-of-support creates a hard migration deadline

High

Cannot run Exact Globe Next and Exact Globe+ concurrently

Medium

API rate limits on Exact Online cloud restrict bulk export speed

Medium

Custom fields on standard tables are schema-locked after creation

Medium

File attachments are not reliably accessible via standard APIs

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Acumatica gotchas

High

API user licenses cap concurrent sessions and request throughput

High

Multi-tenant filtering requires CompanyID awareness

Medium

Custom fields require separate discovery before field mapping

Medium

Notes and attachments use a separate linked table structure

Low

Implementation timelines frequently run 3–9 months end-to-end

Pair-specific challenges

  • Exact Globe API rate limit of 5,000 calls/day constrains export velocity

    Exact Globe's API enforces a 5,000-call daily limit, which constrains how quickly FlitStack can pull large datasets during the export phase. For migrations exceeding 500,000 records including attachments and historical transactions, this means the export phase may span multiple days to stay within the daily cap and reset at midnight. We paginate exports, track call consumption, and resume from the last checkpoint on subsequent days so no records are duplicated or skipped. If your Exact Globe setup includes third-party integrations that share the API pool, those reduce available call budget and extend the export window further.

  • Exact Globe custom fields require manual Acumatica customization project setup before data loads

    Exact Globe's Add-on/Extender Tool creates custom fields directly in the database schema, but Acumatica does not auto-discover these — they must be defined as Usr-prefixed fields in an Acumatica Customization Project before any data can land in those columns. FlitStack produces a customization specification listing every custom field: its Exact Globe name, data type (Text, Long, Double, Date, Boolean), attached table, and the recommended Usr-field name in Acumatica. Your Acumatica administrator must create and publish that customization project before the migration run. Custom fields on transactional tables (invoices, orders) are the most time-sensitive because they block line-level data from loading cleanly.

  • Exact Globe's flat account structure collapses into separate Customer and Vendor entities in Acumatica

    Exact Globe uses a single account table for both debtors and creditors, distinguished by an account-type flag. Acumatica separates Customers and Vendors into distinct entity types with separate screens, separate aging reports, and separate payment processing paths. Migrating a debtor-only Exact Globe customer is straightforward. Migrating a creditor (vendor) requires routing to the Vendor entity. Exact Globe accounts that are both debtor and creditor require two migration passes — one creating an Acumatica Customer record, one creating a Vendor record — linked to the same underlying business entity. We handle the duplication logic but your Acumatica admin should be aware that two records per dual-account entity is the intended outcome.

  • Multi-currency setup in Exact Globe must be replicated as Acumatica Currency and Rate tables before document migration

    Exact Globe stores multiple currencies with exchange rates per transaction. Acumatica requires Currencies to be defined in the system before any multi-currency document can be created, and exchange rates must exist in the Rate table for the relevant periods. If Exact Globe uses currencies not pre-loaded in Acumatica's standard ISO list, those currencies need to be added manually first. FlitStack extracts Exact Globe's currency list and rate history and generates a Currency and Rate table population script that runs before transactional documents are migrated, ensuring all amounts convert correctly and all historical rates are available for reporting.

  • Workflows and approval chains in Exact Globe do not migrate — they must be rebuilt in Acumatica's automation tools

    Exact Globe's workflow automation rules (approval routing on purchase orders, invoice approval thresholds, order hold conditions) are stored as process configurations inside each module. These are not data records and have no migration path to Acumatica's screen-based automation system. FlitStack exports an XML definition of each Exact Globe workflow — the triggering event, conditions, approver assignment, and escalation path — as a reference document. Your Acumatica administrator uses this to rebuild equivalent logic using Acumatica's Automation (遷移) screens or Business Events framework. This is the most time-intensive manual step in the migration and should be planned in parallel with the data migration.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Exact Globe to Acumatica data migration

  1. Audit Exact Globe schema and produce custom field specification

    FlitStack connects to Exact Globe via its REST/SOAP API and enumerates all standard tables, custom fields (via Add-on/Extender metadata), account types, payment terms, VAT codes, and currency definitions. We cross-reference this against the target Acumatica tenant's enabled modules and existing chart of accounts structure. The output is a data inventory — record counts per entity, sample field values, and a custom field mapping specification listing every Usr-prefixed field to create in Acumatica before migration runs.

  2. Set up Acumatica schema: currencies, subaccounts, tax categories, and custom fields

    Before any data loads, FlitStack generates setup scripts for Acumatica's foundational records: Currencies from Exact Globe's currency list, Subaccounts from Exact Globe cost centers, Tax Categories from VAT codes, Payment Terms, and Warehouse definitions. Custom fields defined in Exact Globe's Add-on/Extender Tool are documented with their types and mapped to Acumatica Usr-prefixed fields with a published Acumatica Customization Project. This step requires your Acumatica administrator to apply and publish the customization — we provide the specification and validate the published state before proceeding.

  3. Resolve master-data dependencies and load accounts, items, and projects

    Acumatica requires parent records to exist before child records can reference them. FlitStack sequences the migration so master data loads first: Customers and Vendors (from Exact Globe accounts), Inventory Items and Non-Stock Items (from Exact Globe items), Projects, Warehouses, and Cash Accounts. Exact Globe account relationships — which accounts are debtors vs. creditors vs. both — are resolved at this stage. Each master record retains its Exact Globe ID in a SourceID custom field for traceability. Owner or responsible-user resolution happens here by email match against Acumatica users.

  4. Run sample migration with field-level diff on a representative record slice

    A sample set — typically 200–500 records spanning customers, items, open orders, and recent invoices — migrates against the live Acumatica tenant. FlitStack generates a field-level comparison report showing source value, transformed value, and any fields that did not map cleanly. This catches misconfigured value mappings (payment terms, item types), custom fields not yet published, and foreign-key resolution failures (e.g., a customer reference pointing to a vendor-only record). The report is reviewed with you before the full run is authorized.

  5. Execute full migration with delta-pickup and audit log

    The full migration loads all confirmed records into Acumatica using Import by Scenario for structured entities (Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, AR/AP Invoices) and direct API insertion for custom entities and attachments. A delta-pickup window — typically 24–48 hours — runs concurrently with your final Exact Globe usage period, capturing any records created or modified during cutover. Every operation is logged in FlitStack's audit log with before/after state. One-click rollback reverts all migrated records if reconciliation against Exact Globe reports identifies a discrepancy requiring reprocessing.

  6. Deliver reconciliation report and workflow export package

    After the migration run, FlitStack produces a reconciliation report comparing record counts and aggregate totals (open order value, AR balance, inventory quantity by warehouse) between Exact Globe and Acumatica. Discrepancies are flagged with specific record IDs. Alongside the data migration, FlitStack delivers the Exact Globe workflow export as an XML reference package so your Acumatica administrator can begin the workflow rebuild process in parallel. FlitStack does not migrate integrations — third-party connections (e-payment gateways, EDI providers, shipping platforms) must be re-established in Acumatica separately.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

Exact Globe logo

Exact Globe

Source

Strengths

  • Comprehensive ERP suite covering financials, inventory, purchasing, manufacturing, and project accounting in one integrated system.
  • Multi-country, multi-currency, and multi-language support with local regulatory compliance for over 40 countries.
  • Industry-specific modules for manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and professional services reduce out-of-box configuration.
  • Embedded real-time analytics and BI tools provide stakeholder reporting without a separate BI platform.
  • Flexible deployment — on-premise or cloud-hosted — accommodates varied IT governance requirements.

Weaknesses

  • Mandatory end-of-life of Exact Globe Next (end of 2026) forces customers into a disruptive upgrade cycle.
  • The client-server architecture and Windows-centric UI feel dated compared to modern cloud-native ERP SaaS products.
  • No automatic data-backup on browser crash or unexpected disconnect causes data-loss risk reported in user reviews.
  • Third-party add-on ecosystem creates migration complexity — every third-party vendor must validate Exact Globe+ compatibility independently.
  • Limited public API documentation and lower API rate limits on the Exact Online cloud tier constrain automated migration tooling.
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Acumatica

Destination

Strengths

  • Unlimited named-user licensing eliminates per-seat cost scaling as teams grow.
  • Modular architecture lets companies deploy Financials first and add Distribution, Manufacturing, or CRM incrementally.
  • Cloud-native with automatic updates removes infrastructure patching and version management from IT responsibilities.
  • Flexible customization framework (UDFs, extensions) supports vertical-specific workflows without forking core code.
  • Multi-tenant architecture with CompanyID isolation enables safe data segregation across subsidiaries.

Weaknesses

  • Steep learning curve and complex initial setup create significant onboarding friction.
  • Report Designer is widely cited as unintuitive and difficult to use for non-developers.
  • Feature gaps require customizations or third-party add-ons, adding implementation cost and complexity.
  • Implementation timelines frequently exceed initial estimates, especially for multi-module deployments.
  • API rate limits and concurrent session caps are tied to license tier, creating throughput constraints for bulk data operations.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard ERP migration. 1 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 Exact Globe and Acumatica.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    1 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

    Exact Globe: Not publicly documented for on-premise Exact Globe; Exact Online cloud enforces 5,000 calls/day.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

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Most Exact Globe to Acumatica migrations complete within 5–10 days of clock time for standard record volumes. Small single-entity setups with under 50,000 records and fewer than 20 custom fields can finish in 48–72 hours. The longest planning step is Acumatica schema setup — defining currencies, subaccounts, tax categories, and publishing custom field customization projects. Large multi-entity configurations with 200,000+ transactional records, complex BOM structures, and inter-company transactions extend to 10+ days. The Exact Globe API daily call limit of 5,000 also paces the export phase for data-heavy setups.

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