ERP migration

Migrate from Fraction ERP to Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Fraction ERP and Infor CloudSuite Corporate. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Infor CloudSuite Corporate.

Fraction ERP logo

Fraction ERP

Source

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Destination

Infor CloudSuite Corporate logo

Compatibility

91%

10 of 11

objects map 1:1 between Fraction ERP and Infor CloudSuite Corporate.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

8-14 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Fraction ERP to Infor Cloudsuite is a manufacturing-data migration with a specific dependency order: Parts and Bills of Materials must settle before Works Orders, Inventory transactions, and Purchase Orders. Fraction ERP has no publicly documented bulk-export API, so all extraction requires either a direct database export coordinated with their implementation team or manual report generation. We open every engagement by requesting a data export package from Fraction ERP and parallel document retrieval for BOM drawings and linked attachments. Infor CloudSuite's own Migration Utility expects SQL Server 2008 or later as the source, and Infor's implementation partners confirm that pre-migration transactions must be posted and frozen in the source system before cutover begins. We do not migrate customizations, automated workflows, or non-conformance quality workflows as code; we deliver a written inventory of every active automation for the customer's Infor admin to rebuild post-go-live.

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

Fraction ERP logo

Fraction ERP

What's pushing teams away

  • Customers report that the platform lacks depth in financial management modules, pushing them toward NetSuite or Sage Intacct once their business scales beyond basic job costing.
  • The limited number of reviews and small user community makes it difficult to find implementation partners or peer advice when problems arise during deployment.
  • Manufacturers with highly custom workflows or complex multi-plant operations find the platform's configurability insufficient for their needs over time.
  • Some users mention that the user interface feels less polished than competing ERPs, leading to slower user adoption on the shop floor.

Choosing

Infor CloudSuite Corporate logo

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

What's pulling them in

  • Infor CloudSuite is industry-specific out of the box — manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and food & beverage editions ship with preconfigured workflows that reduce the need for extensive customization and accelerate time to value for operations-heavy organizations.
  • The platform's deep integration with Excel for financial reporting is frequently cited as a key productivity feature, allowing finance teams to pull data directly and make changes without leaving familiar tooling.
  • AWS-hosted multi-tenant deployment eliminates data center management for IT teams, and Infor OS provides a unified integration layer (ION) that connects the CloudSuite to third-party applications without point-to-point middleware.
  • Organizations with multi-site or multi-country operations choose Infor for its multicurrency, multilanguage, and local regulatory compliance capabilities across 175+ countries, which simplifies consolidation for global CFOs.
  • The two-tier ERP strategy positioning lets corporate headquarters run CloudSuite while subsidiaries run lighter instances, which appeals to complex organizational structures that want standardization without full replacement.

Object mapping

How Fraction ERP objects map to Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Each row shows how a Fraction 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.

Fraction ERP

Customers

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Company / Account

1:1
Fully supported

Fraction ERP Customer records (company name, contact details, addresses) map to Infor CloudSuite Company or Customer Master records depending on the CloudSuite edition in use. We preserve the primary contact, billing address, and delivery address as separate address roles in Infor. Dedupe is performed on company name with a secondary check on tax registration number where available in the Fraction ERP export.

Fraction ERP

Quotations

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Quote

1:1
Mapping required

Fraction ERP Quotations carry pricing, validity dates, and line items against a specific Customer. We map quotation headers to Infor CloudSuite Quote records and line items to QuoteLine. Infor's quote-to-order conversion logic is preserved by migrating the quotation status (Open, Accepted, Rejected) and linking the Quote to the originating Customer in Infor before migration closes.

Fraction ERP

Sales Orders

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Sales Order

1:1
Fully supported

Fraction ERP Sales Orders are the trigger record for Works Order creation. We migrate Sales Order headers (customer reference, order date, requested date, terms) and line items to Infor CloudSuite Sales Order and Sales Order Line. Open orders are migrated with their current status preserved; completed orders migrate with historical status intact for reporting continuity.

Fraction ERP

Parts

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Item / Product

1:1
Fully supported

Fraction ERP Parts carry part number, description, unit of measure, standard cost, and bill-of-material flag. These map to Infor CloudSuite Item Master or Product records depending on the CloudSuite edition. We map the Fraction ERP unit of measure to the Infor UoM code, and Part type (manufactured, purchased, stocked) to Infor's Item Type classification. The hs_sku equivalent migrates as Item Code.

Fraction ERP

Bills of Materials

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

BOM / Recipe

1:1
Mapping required

Fraction ERP Bills of Materials include multi-level component structures, quantities per assembly, and operation routing. We extract BOMs as structured header-component records and reconstruct them in Infor CloudSuite's BOM form. BOMs must migrate before Works Orders because Works Order operations reference the BOM routing. Multi-level BOMs are flattened to the top assembly level for migration, with sub-assembly relationships preserved as separate BOM records that are linked by ComponentBOM linkage.

Fraction ERP

BOM Drawings

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Document Management / Attachment

lossy
Fully supported

BOM drawing files in Fraction ERP are stored as binary attachments linked to BOM records and do not export through grid-based reporting. We schedule a parallel file extraction pass using Fraction ERP's document export feature and map each drawing file to Infor CloudSuite's Document Management or Content Management module, linked to the corresponding Part or BOM record. Drawing format (PDF, DWG, STEP) is preserved during transfer.

Fraction ERP

Works Orders

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Production Order / Work Order

1:1
Fully supported

Fraction ERP Works Orders track production jobs linked to Sales Orders and BOMs, with status, scheduled dates, and assigned operations. We migrate Works Order headers, operation lines, and resource assignments to Infor CloudSuite Production Order and Operation records. Because Works Order operation routing derives from the linked BOM, BOM migration must complete before Works Order migration to avoid orphaned operation references. Closed Works Orders migrate as historical records with status preserved.

Fraction ERP

Inventory

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Inventory / Stock

1:1
Mapping required

Fraction ERP Inventory tracks current stock levels, bin locations, and stock valuation per Part. We migrate current quantity on hand, bin location assignments, and last transaction date to Infor CloudSuite Inventory or Stock records. Fraction ERP's valuation method (FIFO, Average, Standard) is noted during scoping; Infor CloudSuite uses warehouse-specific valuation methods that may require adjustment at the destination. Open material reservations from active Works Orders migrate as linked inventory allocations.

Fraction ERP

Purchase Orders

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Purchase Order

1:1
Mapping required

Fraction ERP Purchase Orders contain vendor reference, line items, quantities, expected dates, and receiving status. We migrate open Purchase Orders (not yet fully received) to Infor CloudSuite Purchase Order records with line items and expected delivery dates. Completed Purchase Orders with full receipts migrate as historical records. Partial receipts are flagged and the received quantity is reconciled against the PO line before migration.

Fraction ERP

Non-Conformance Reports

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Quality Management / Non-Conformance

1:1
Mapping required

Fraction ERP NCRs track quality issues linked to Works Orders or Parts with issue description, severity, and resolution status. Infor CloudSuite Industrial includes a Quality Management module that handles Non-Conformance records. We map NCR headers and findings to Infor's Quality Event or Non-Conformance object, and link them to the corresponding Part or Production Order where the migrated Works Order and Part IDs are available. Custom quality workflow rules do not transfer and are documented for rebuild in Infor's quality workflow designer.

Fraction ERP

Users

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

User / Employee

1:1
Fully supported

Fraction ERP User accounts include name, email, role, and permission set. We migrate User records and map roles to Infor CloudSuite's role-based security model. Individual passwords cannot be transferred per standard security practice; Infor User accounts are provisioned as inactive in the destination and the customer's Infor admin activates them after credential setup. Role mapping is scoped to production users only; integration and service accounts are flagged separately.

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.

Fraction ERP logo

Fraction ERP gotchas

High

No publicly documented API for bulk exports

Medium

BOM drawings stored as attachments require separate file transfer

Medium

Works Order operation sequencing is BOM-dependent

Low

Tier-gated features affect module availability

Infor CloudSuite Corporate logo

Infor CloudSuite Corporate gotchas

High

Infor OS tier-based usage limits gate API and BaaS capabilities

Medium

Custom Fields use inconsistent naming across Infor editions

Medium

SQL migration utility requires source database access

Medium

Multi-site and multi-currency data require separate period closure sequencing

Low

REST API payload and timeout limits restrict bulk migration throughput

Pair-specific challenges

  • No public API forces manual data extraction coordination with Fraction ERP

    Fraction ERP does not publish a public REST API with bulk export endpoints. All data extraction requires either a direct database export coordinated with their implementation team or manual report generation from within the application. We open every Fraction ERP migration by requesting a structured data export package from their team and schedule a parallel extraction pass for any data not included in standard reports. Without Fraction ERP's explicit technical cooperation, automated pipeline migration is not achievable and scoping adjusts to reflect manual extraction timelines.

  • BOM drawings require a separate file transfer pass

    Bills of Materials in Fraction ERP store drawing files (PDF, DWG, STEP) as binary attachments linked to BOM records. These binary files do not export through grid-based or CSV exports and must be retrieved separately using the platform's document export feature. We schedule a parallel file extraction pass and map each drawing to the corresponding Part or BOM record in Infor CloudSuite's Document Management module. Failure to extract drawings separately results in BOMs at the destination without their engineering drawings, which is a common gap identified in ERP migration post-project reviews.

  • BOM sequencing enforced before Works Order migration

    Works Orders in Fraction ERP derive their operation routing from the linked Bill of Materials. If BOMs are migrated out of sequence or with modified structure, existing Works Order history references non-existent operations in Infor CloudSuite, breaking the production history audit trail. Our pipeline enforces BOM-first sequencing and validates all BOM-to-operation references are intact before opening the Works Order phase. This sequencing adds a validation gate that can extend the timeline by one to two weeks on large Works Order datasets.

  • All source transactions must be posted before Infor cutover

    Infor CloudSuite's Migration Utility and implementation methodology require that all transactions in the source system are completed and posted before the migration database is created. Any unpaid invoices, open vouchers, unreceived purchase orders, or unposted journals in Fraction ERP must be posted or cancelled before the migration freeze date. We coordinate a transaction audit with the customer's Fraction ERP administrator at the start of the migration window and flag any open records requiring action. External data preparation failures are cited as a leading cause of migration delays in Infor CloudSuite implementations.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Fraction ERP to Infor CloudSuite Corporate data migration

  1. Fraction ERP data export coordination

    We open the engagement by requesting a structured data export package from Fraction ERP's implementation team. This package must include: Customers, Parts, BOMs (with component lines and routing), Quotations, Sales Orders, Works Orders (with operation lines), Inventory (current quantities and locations), Purchase Orders, Non-Conformance Reports, and User accounts. In parallel, we schedule a document extraction pass for BOM drawing attachments. We confirm the export package completeness against our object inventory checklist before beginning any transform work. If Fraction ERP cannot produce a SQL-level export, we adjust the timeline to reflect manual report generation constraints.

  2. Infor CloudSuite target environment assessment

    We assess the destination Infor CloudSuite edition (Industrial/SyteLine, M3, or LN) and confirm the customer's provisioned modules, user count, and any existing data in the target database. Infor CloudSuite's Migration Utility requires a new, initialized target database with the Migration Utility pack installed; we coordinate with the Infor implementation team or the customer's Infor admin to confirm the target environment is prepared before migration data is loaded. Any existing master data in the Infor environment is reconciled against Fraction ERP source data to prevent duplicates.

  3. BOM-first extraction, validation, and load

    We extract Parts first because BOMs and Works Orders both reference Parts as component items. Parts are validated for data completeness (part number, description, UoM, type) and loaded into Infor CloudSuite as Item records. BOMs are extracted second as structured header-component objects, validated for multi-level completeness and operation routing, and loaded into Infor's BOM form. Drawing files are retrieved in parallel from Fraction ERP's document export and mapped to Part records in Infor CloudSuite Document Management. This phase closes only after BOM operation references are validated against the Parts catalogue.

  4. Customer, Sales Order, and Quotation migration

    Customers are migrated to Infor CloudSuite Company or Customer Master records with address roles preserved. Quotations and Sales Orders follow, with open quotations migrated with status and validity dates, and open Sales Orders migrated with their linked Customer reference. Completed Sales Orders migrate as historical records. We preserve the original Fraction ERP quotation and order numbers as reference fields in Infor for audit continuity.

  5. Works Order, Inventory, and Purchase Order migration

    With BOMs and Parts settled, Works Orders migrate with their operation lines and resource assignments. We validate that each Works Order's BOM reference exists in Infor before loading; any orphaned Works Orders are flagged in the reconciliation report. Inventory migrates as current stock on hand per Part and location. Open Purchase Orders migrate with expected delivery dates; partially received POs are reconciled before migration. Completed transactions migrate as historical records with original status.

  6. User provisioning and Infor go-live coordination

    User records migrate as inactive Infor User accounts pending credential setup by the customer's Infor administrator. We deliver a role mapping spreadsheet that maps each Fraction ERP role to the nearest Infor role or permission set. Transaction freeze is coordinated with the customer: after the final delta migration (capturing any records modified during the migration window), Fraction ERP writes are suspended and Infor CloudSuite becomes the system of record. We deliver the Non-Conformance workflow, automation, and customisation inventory for the Infor admin to rebuild post-go-live. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

Fraction ERP logo

Fraction ERP

Source

Strengths

  • Integrated production-to-inventory data model designed specifically for manufacturing environments without requiring bolt-on modules.
  • Cloud-hosted accessibility means the system works from any browser, reducing on-premise infrastructure overhead for small manufacturers.
  • Native integrations with Xero, QuickBooks, and Sage provide clean handoff to established accounting platforms without manual re-entry.
  • Shop floor data capture module enables real-time production tracking without requiring separate MES investment.
  • Per-user pricing starting at £36/month makes it accessible for teams of 5–20 operators without enterprise-scale costs.

Weaknesses

  • Limited public API documentation means migration tooling must be reverse-engineered or coordinated through Fraction ERP's implementation team.
  • Small review corpus and limited third-party community make peer validation and troubleshooting support harder to find.
  • Financial management capabilities are intentionally shallow, pushing finance teams toward external accounting tools rather than centralising the ledger.
  • The platform targets SMB manufacturers exclusively and lacks the multi-plant, multi-currency, and advanced analytics features that growing companies eventually require.
Infor CloudSuite Corporate logo

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Destination

Strengths

  • Industry-specific preconfiguration across manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and food & beverage reduces post-implementation customization effort.
  • Deep Excel integration for financial reporting allows finance teams to export, manipulate, and push data back without leaving a familiar environment.
  • Multi-tenant AWS deployment with Infor OS provides a unified integration layer that simplifies connecting to third-party applications and legacy systems.
  • Strong multicurrency, multilanguage, and regulatory localization capabilities support organizations operating across 175+ countries from a single platform.
  • Modular architecture allows organizations to deploy core financials, supply chain, or manufacturing modules independently and expand over time.

Weaknesses

  • Opaque pricing model with no public per-user rates and deployments commonly ranging from $500K to $5M creates significant budget uncertainty for prospective buyers.
  • Implementation complexity and timeline (commonly 2+ years for large deployments) leads to extended periods of reduced productivity and elevated project risk.
  • Steep learning curve with hidden options and a lack of public setup guidance makes self-service onboarding difficult compared to competitors with richer documentation communities.
  • Manufacturing module functionality is perceived by some users as outdated relative to modern ERP platforms, with reported bug issues that require workarounds.
  • Tight coupling between modules and environment-specific configurations makes migration to non-Infor systems labor-intensive, increasing switching costs.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard ERP migration. 3 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 Fraction ERP and Infor CloudSuite Corporate.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    3 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

    Fraction ERP: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

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FAQ

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Most Fraction ERP to Infor CloudSuite migrations land between eight and fourteen weeks for accounts with under 10,000 Parts, fewer than 50 BOMs, and no multi-site inventory complexity. Migrations with large Works Order histories (over 20,000 records), multi-level BOMs with drawings, multi-site inventory, or Non-Conformance Report quality data move to fourteen to twenty-four weeks because of BOM sequencing validation, drawing file extraction, and Infor transaction-freeze coordination. The Infor CloudSuite full implementation project (configuration, testing, training, go-live) runs separately and typically adds nine to eighteen months depending on scope and whether an Infor Deployment Accelerator template applies.

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