ERP migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Foundry Bean and Odoo ERP. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Odoo ERP.
Foundry Bean
Source
Odoo ERP
Destination
Compatibility
12 of 14
objects map 1:1 between Foundry Bean and Odoo ERP.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
4-8 weeks
Overview
Moving from Foundry Bean to Odoo ERP is a structural migration that requires explicit multi-entity consolidation planning, tiered pricing flattening, and ASC 606 schedule recalculation. Foundry Bean stores revenue recognition as a derived object generated from contract and subscription data, while Odoo ERP calculates recognition schedules from the underlying contract record in Odoo Subscriptions. We extract all subscription, contract, and billing data, recalculate recognition schedules in Odoo using the same ASC 606 method identified in Foundry Bean, and preserve the multi-subsidiary structure through Odoo Multi-Company configuration. Expense reports that auto-convert to vendor invoices in Foundry Bean require a pre-export suppression flag to prevent duplicate liabilities on import. We do not migrate workflows, automated approval chains, or custom platform integrations as code; we deliver a written inventory of these for the customer's admin to rebuild in Odoo Studio or via an implementation partner.
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.
Why teams make this switch
Leaving
What's pushing teams away
Choosing
What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a Foundry Bean object lands in Odoo ERP, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
Foundry Bean
Chart of Accounts
Odoo ERP
Account
lossyFoundry Bean accounts organized into Balance Sheet and Income Statement categories map to Odoo ERP Account records. Each Foundry Bean account code becomes the Odoo code field, account type maps to Odoo account type (receivable, payable, asset, liability, equity, income, expense), and the reconciliation flag is set based on the Foundry Bean account's use in open receivables or payables. Multi-company configurations in Odoo require a distinct account chart per company record.
Foundry Bean
Customers
Odoo ERP
Partner (Customer flag)
1:1Foundry Bean Customer records map to Odoo Partner with the Customer flag enabled. Address, contact, payment terms, and currency assignment migrate directly. Custom fields on Foundry Bean customer records require explicit value mapping to Odoo custom partner fields. Foundry Bean's customer-linked receivables map to Odoo Account Receivable moves during invoice import.
Foundry Bean
Vendors
Odoo ERP
Partner (Supplier flag)
1:1Foundry Bean Vendor records map to Odoo Partner with the Supplier flag enabled. Banking information, addresses, purchase terms, and vendor-linked payables migrate directly. The vendor's currency assignment maps to Odoo's property_purchase_currency field. Foundry Bean's vendor-linked purchase orders map to Odoo Purchase Order records in a subsequent phase.
Foundry Bean
Employees
Odoo ERP
Employee
1:1Foundry Bean Employee records including compensation history, benefits, and organizational assignments map to Odoo Employees. Effective-dated changes in Foundry Bean require careful sequencing; we import current employment state first as the primary Employee record, then apply historical compensation entries as Odoo timesheet or hr. payslip records where applicable. Organizational hierarchy maps to Odoo department and job titles.
Foundry Bean
Items
Odoo ERP
Product
1:1Foundry Bean Items with inventory tracking across multiple warehouses and locations map to Odoo Product records. Item numbers become Odoo default_code, costing methods (standard, average, FIFO) map to Odoo cost_method, and warehouse assignments map to Odoo warehouse-specific routes and pull/stock rules. Custom pricing tiers on Foundry Bean items are flagged for manual pricing list configuration in Odoo.
Foundry Bean
Invoices
Odoo ERP
Customer Invoice + Vendor Bill
1:1Foundry Bean sales invoices, recurring invoices, and subscription-generated invoices map to Odoo Account Move records with move_type=out_invoice. Vendor invoices map to Odoo move_type=in_invoice. Invoice-to-payment linkages migrate as Odoo payment records linked to the same account move, preserving aging data. Invoice status from Foundry Bean (draft, open, paid, void) maps to Odoo's state field (draft, posted, paid, cancelled).
Foundry Bean
Expense Reports
Odoo ERP
Expense Report
1:1Foundry Bean approved expense reports auto-convert to vendor invoices, requiring a pre-export suppression strategy. We capture the approval workflow state before conversion, export the source expense report with its settlement status, and apply a flag to suppress the duplicate invoice record that would otherwise be created from the same source document. Mapped Odoo Expense records reconcile to accounting entries through Odoo's Expense app without the auto-invoice behavior Foundry Bean exhibits.
Foundry Bean
Subscriptions
Odoo ERP
Subscription
1:1Foundry Bean Subscription records with flat-fee, usage-based, and volume pricing map directly to Odoo Subscription. Tiered pricing subscriptions store rate definitions as nested start-threshold, end-threshold, and per-unit-rate objects that do not map directly to flat Odoo pricing fields. We flatten each tier definition into individual rate records during transformation and generate Odoo pricing rule lines, flagging any subscription that relies on tier stacking for manual pricing list review in Odoo Subscriptions.
Foundry Bean
Contracts
Odoo ERP
Contract + Subscription
1:1Foundry Bean Contract records link to subscription billing and revenue recognition schedules. Each contract maps to an Odoo Contract record, and if the contract drives recurring billing, we also create a linked Odoo Subscription. The Foundry Bean recognition method (milestone, time-based, percentage-of-completion) maps to Odoo's revenue recognition model configuration. ASC 606 schedules are recalculated from the contract data in Odoo rather than imported as static records.
Foundry Bean
Purchase Orders
Odoo ERP
Purchase Order
1:1Foundry Bean Purchase Orders map to Odoo Purchase Order records. Vendor assignment, item lines, quantities, and pricing migrate directly. The PO-to-invoice relationship is preserved: Foundry Bean's received and invoiced quantities map to Odoo's qty_received and qty_invoiced fields. Purchase order history (open and closed) migrates for procure-to-pay audit trails.
Foundry Bean
Bank Accounts
Odoo ERP
Bank Account + Journal
1:1Foundry Bean bank and credit card accounts with real-time balance tracking and auto-reconciliation map to Odoo Bank Account records linked to an Odoo Bank Journal. Account numbers, bank details, and opening balances migrate to Odoo's account_number and bank_id fields, with opening balance set as an Odoo bank statement opening balance entry.
Foundry Bean
General Ledger Transactions
Odoo ERP
Journal Entry
1:1All Foundry Bean journal entries from bank reconciliation, invoice processing, and manual entries stored chronologically migrate to Odoo Account Move records. Each move preserves line-level debits and credits, account assignments, memo, and date. Adjustment entries and historical ledger balances migrate in date order, with the earliest open period migrated first to establish Odoo's account opening balances.
Foundry Bean
Revenue Recognition Schedules
Odoo ERP
Revenue Recognition Schedule + Deferred Revenue Account
lossyFoundry Bean ASC 606 recognition schedules are derived objects that must be recalculated in Odoo rather than imported as static records. We extract the underlying contract terms, subscription billing data, recognition method (milestone or time-based), and recognized-to-date amounts. Odoo Subscription's revenue recognition configuration is set to the same ASC 606 method identified in Foundry Bean. Any amounts already recognized in Foundry Bean become Odoo deferred revenue journal entries with the recognized portion applied on the recognition start date.
Foundry Bean
Custom Objects
Odoo ERP
Custom Object
1:1Foundry Bean custom objects catalogued during discovery migrate to Odoo custom model records using Odoo's ir.model and ir.model.fields framework. We pre-create the destination schema including all custom fields, field types, and relational mappings before data import. Custom object naming is preserved with Odoo's standard naming conventions, and any lookup relationships to standard objects (Customer, Vendor, Item) are resolved at migration time using the standard object mapping.
| Foundry Bean | Odoo ERP | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chart of Accounts | Accountlossy | Mapping required | |
| Customers | Partner (Customer flag)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Vendors | Partner (Supplier flag)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Employees | Employee1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Items | Product1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Invoices | Customer Invoice + Vendor Bill1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Expense Reports | Expense Report1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Subscriptions | Subscription1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Contracts | Contract + Subscription1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Purchase Orders | Purchase Order1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Bank Accounts | Bank Account + Journal1:1 | Fully supported | |
| General Ledger Transactions | Journal Entry1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Revenue Recognition Schedules | Revenue Recognition Schedule + Deferred Revenue Accountlossy | Mapping required | |
| Custom Objects | Custom Object1:1 | Mapping required |
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.
Foundry Bean gotchas
Multi-entity structure requires explicit mapping before transactional migration
Subscription billing tiered pricing stores rate definitions as nested objects
Expense reports auto-convert to vendor invoices upon approval
Revenue recognition schedules are derived objects tied to contracts and billing
No public API documentation for rate limits or bulk export endpoints
Odoo ERP gotchas
No rollback for CSV imports
External ID conflicts on re-import
Many2many field encoding in CSV imports
Large export timeouts require batching
Version schema drift between Odoo releases
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and multi-entity mapping
We audit the Foundry Bean tenant across multi-entity structure (legal entities and subsidiaries), chart of accounts (account types, codes, and reconciliation flags), subscription billing volume (active subscriptions, pricing models, tiered plans), GL transaction history (journal entry count and date range), and custom object inventory. We also assess the destination Odoo configuration: which apps are active (Accounting, Inventory, Subscription, Expense, Purchase), whether Multi-Company is required, and which Odoo edition (Community or Enterprise) the customer has licensed. The discovery output is a written migration scope with an entity mapping table, account mapping matrix, and subscription billing complexity assessment.
Odoo schema preparation and Multi-Company configuration
We configure the Odoo destination environment before any data migration. This includes creating company records for each Foundry Bean legal entity, importing the chart of accounts with account types and reconciliation flags, configuring fiscal years and opening balances, setting up Odoo Subscriptions with the same recognition method (ASC 606 milestone or time-based) identified in Foundry Bean, and creating product categories and warehouse locations. Schema is deployed into an Odoo test database for validation before production migration begins.
Subscription billing flattening and tiered pricing transformation
We extract all active and historical subscriptions from Foundry Bean, identify those with tiered or volume pricing, and flatten each tier definition into individual rate records. For each tiered subscription, we generate Odoo pricing rule lines that match the tier structure, flag any subscription relying on tier stacking for manual pricing list configuration in Odoo, and confirm the billing frequency and currency mapping. Subscription contracts are then imported into Odoo with recognition schedules recalculated from contract terms.
Chart of accounts and opening balance migration
We import the Foundry Bean chart of accounts into Odoo in account code order, mapping each account to the corresponding Odoo account type. Opening balances are migrated as Odoo opening balance journal entries, with Foundry Bean's account balances converted to Odoo's debit/credit convention. Multi-company configurations are applied by linking each balance entry to the correct Odoo company record. GL transaction history is migrated in chronological order after opening balances are confirmed.
Master data and transactional migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: accounts (first, to establish the chart), partners (customers and vendors, with currency and payment terms), products and product variants, then transactional records (invoices, vendor bills, purchase orders, expense reports), then subscriptions and contracts. GL journal entries are migrated last, after the opening balance is confirmed and before the final cutover freeze. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.
Cutover, validation, and workflow rebuild handoff
We freeze Foundry Bean writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Odoo ERP as the system of record. We deliver a written inventory of Foundry Bean workflows, automated approval chains, and custom platform integrations for the customer's admin to rebuild in Odoo Studio or with an Odoo implementation partner. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve reconciliation issues raised by the customer's finance and operations teams. Revenue recognition schedules are validated against Foundry Bean's recognized-to-date amounts as the final reconciliation step.
Platform deep dives
Foundry Bean
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Odoo ERP
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 Foundry Bean and Odoo ERP.
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
Foundry Bean: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Foundry Bean 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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