ERP migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Global Shop Solutions ERP and Infor CloudSuite Corporate. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Infor CloudSuite Corporate.
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Source
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Destination
Compatibility
11 of 12
objects map 1:1 between Global Shop Solutions ERP and Infor CloudSuite Corporate.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
6-10 weeks
Overview
Moving from Global Shop Solutions ERP to Infor Cloudsuite Industrial is a manufacturing-data migration with significant BOM and routing complexity, no exposed REST API on the source, and a destination that requires careful module selection on Infor OS. We extract directly from the Global Shop Solutions database because there is no published REST endpoint, preserving BOM operations routing, work center assignments, and open WIP labor postings. Infor Cloudsuite organizes inventory under Item Planning Models, production under Planned and Production Orders, and financials under a modular licensing structure that may require separate tokens for advanced scheduling or cost roll-ups. We resolve the multi-company and multi-location consolidation upfront, since Global Shop Solutions stores subsidiaries under a single database instance and Infor requires explicit inter-company elimination configuration. GAB-defined dashboards and custom screens do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of every custom screen and its Infor equivalent for the customer admin to rebuild post-migration.
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
Global Shop Solutions ERP platform overview
Scorecard, SWOT, gotchas, and pricing for Global Shop Solutions 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 Global Shop Solutions 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.
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Customer
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Customer
1:1GSS Customer master records map to Infor CloudSuite Industrial Customer. We extract customer name, address, contact details, payment terms, credit limits, and the open AR balance at migration date. The GSS AR aging buckets map to Infor's Customer aging structure. Multi-ship addresses from GSS become Infor Customer Ship-To records with the primary address flagged. Historical invoice and payment history is carried forward as AR transactions against the open balance.
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Vendor
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Supplier
1:1GSS Vendor master records map to Infor CloudSuite Supplier. We extract vendor address, contact, payment terms, 1099 settings, and the open AP balance. 3-way AP match configuration from GSS maps to Infor's supplier invoice matching rules. Open purchase orders tied to vendor receiving records migrate as Infor Purchase Orders with expected receipt dates carried forward.
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Inventory Item
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Item
1:1GSS Inventory Items map to Infor CloudSuite Item with stock levels, cost layers (FIFO/LIFO/average), ABC classifications, and bin locations. We preserve on-hand quantities and cost roll-ups at the time of migration. The GSS stock status and lot-or-SN tracking flags map to Infor's Item Planning Model lot size and tracking settings. Lead times and reorder points transfer to the Item's MRP data.
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Bill of Materials
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Bill of Materials
1:1GSS BOM records with component items, quantities per assembly, operations routing, work center assignments, and engineering revision control map to Infor's Item Bill of Materials. Multi-level BOM structures are preserved by migrating parent and child BOM records in dependency order so that the Infor BOM tree reconstructs correctly. Pending ECOs from GSS are carried as Infor BOM revision drafts flagged for the engineering team to release post-migration.
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Sales Order
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Sales Order
1:1GSS open and historical Sales Orders migrate to Infor CloudSuite Sales Order with line items, pricing, due dates, and fulfillment status. Back-order quantities from GSS transfer as open Sales Order lines in Infor. Related documents attached to GSS Sales Orders migrate as Infor Document records linked via ION. We preserve the original GSS Sales Order number as a reference field for audit trails.
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Purchase Order
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Purchase Order
1:1GSS open Purchase Orders map to Infor Purchase Order with vendor assignments, line items, expected receipt dates, and landed cost allocations. Closed POs archive in GSS and migrate as historical Infor Purchase Order records for reporting continuity. Line-status from GSS (open, partial receipt, closed) maps to Infor PO status fields.
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Work Order
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Production Order
1:1GSS Work Orders link to BOM records and define the production schedule with start and end dates, assigned work centers, and labor hour estimates. We migrate completed operations history and actual labor postings to Infor Production Order operations. WIP quantities transfer as open Production Order lines. GSS work order type (job, batch, blanket) maps to Infor Production Order type codes. Work center assignments from GSS routing steps resolve to Infor Work Center codes that must be provisioned before migration.
Global Shop Solutions ERP
General Ledger Account
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Account
1:1GSS GL chart of accounts with account numbers, descriptions, account types, and department or cost center distribution flags maps to Infor CloudSuite GL Account. We preserve account balances and GL distribution rules for journal entries. GSS journal entry descriptions map to Infor's voucher and journal description fields. Inter-company elimination accounts from multi-company GSS setups require explicit mapping to Infor legal entity consolidation rules.
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Accounts Receivable
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
AR Invoice
1:1GSS open AR invoices, credit memos, and cash receipts migrate with customer payment terms and aging buckets preserved. Historical AR aging data transfers for collection reporting. The GSS AR posting date and invoice number become Infor AR Invoice fields with the original customer reference carried forward.
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Accounts Payable
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
AP Invoice
1:1GSS open AP vouchers, invoice images, and 3-way match status carry forward to Infor AP Invoice records. Vendor payment terms, discount eligibility, and accrued payables map to Infor's AP module settings. Invoice images stored in GSS document control migrate as Infor Document records linked to the corresponding AP Invoice.
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Employee
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Employee
1:1GSS Employee records including demographics, department assignments, pay rates, exempt or non-exempt status, and PTO balances map to Infor CloudSuite HCM Employee. Payroll history and year-to-date earnings transfer for tax and benefit reporting continuity. GSS department codes map to Infor organizational unit assignments. Active and inactive employee status flags transfer to Infor employment status fields.
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Custom Properties (GAB-defined)
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Custom Fields (Infor OS)
lossyGSS user-defined fields attached to any object are stored as custom properties with specific data types. We extract all custom property definitions and their values during the database extraction phase, then map them to Infor OS Data Fabric extensions or Mongoose custom fields. The customer's admin reviews the mapping during scoping to determine whether each custom property is still required post-migration or can be deprecated.
| Global Shop Solutions ERP | Infor CloudSuite Corporate | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer | Customer1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Vendor | Supplier1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Inventory Item | Item1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Bill of Materials | Bill of Materials1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Sales Order | Sales Order1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Purchase Order | Purchase Order1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Work Order | Production Order1:1 | Fully supported | |
| General Ledger Account | Account1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Accounts Receivable | AR Invoice1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Accounts Payable | AP Invoice1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Employee | Employee1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Properties (GAB-defined) | Custom Fields (Infor OS)lossy | 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.
Global Shop Solutions ERP gotchas
GAB editor license costs $8K and has a steep learning curve
Full company-wide buy-in is required during implementation
Not designed as a short-term or temporary ERP solution
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 GSS database access audit
We audit the Global Shop Solutions database schema via direct database connection, cataloging all tables for Customers, Vendors, Inventory Items, BOMs, Work Orders, GL Accounts, AR/AP records, Employee data, and any GAB-defined custom property tables. We extract a full record count per object and identify the GSS company and location codes for multi-company setups. The customer provides read-only database credentials and confirms which GSS modules are active. The discovery output is a written extraction plan, a source-to-destination object map, and a BOM complexity rating (single-level, two-level, or multi-level requiring operation routing).
Infor CloudSuite edition confirmation and schema provisioning
We confirm the customer's Infor CloudSuite edition (Industrial, Distribution, or other CloudSuite variant), installed modules, and token allocation during discovery. We map each GSS module to its Infor equivalent: GSS Sales Order becomes Infor Sales Order, GSS Work Order becomes Infor Production Order, GSS BOM becomes Infor Bill of Materials, and GSS custom properties become Infor OS Data Fabric custom fields. For multi-company destinations, we confirm the Infor legal entity structure and inter-company elimination setup. The destination schema is provisioned in the Infor CloudSuite sandbox or development environment before any data loads begin.
BOM and routing resolution in dependency order
We extract BOM and routing records from GSS in a sequence that preserves the multi-level structure. Parent BOMs are extracted first, then child components, then operations routing with work center codes. We cross-reference GSS work center codes against the Infor Work Center table and flag any codes that require provisioning before migration. Operations, labor estimates, and actual labor postings from GSS Work Orders transfer to Infor Production Order operations records. Engineering revisions and pending ECOs are carried as revision drafts in Infor with a release flag set by the engineering team post-migration.
Database extraction and staging
We execute the direct-read extraction from the GSS Pervasive/Actian Zen database in phases that respect referential integrity: master records first (Customers, Vendors, Inventory, GL Accounts, Employees), then transactional records (Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Work Orders, AR invoices, AP vouchers), then historical journal entries and activity logs. Each phase produces a reconciliation row-count report. We store the extracted data in a staging environment that maps to the Infor CloudSuite schema, applying the BOM dependency resolution and the multi-company inter-company flag identification identified during discovery.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into the Infor CloudSuite sandbox environment using production-like data volume. The customer's operations and finance leads reconcile record counts, account balances, open AR and AP aging, on-hand inventory quantities, and BOM structure depth. Spot-checking 25-50 random records against the GSS source validates field-level accuracy. Any mapping corrections, missing work center codes, or GSS custom property reclassifications happen in the sandbox before production migration. The customer signs off the sandbox reconciliation before we proceed to production.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: master records (GL Accounts, Customers, Vendors, Inventory, Employees) first, then transactional records (Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, open AR and AP, Work Orders), then historical journal entries. BOM records are inserted after Inventory and before Work Orders to satisfy the BOM reference on Production Orders. GSS custom property values are loaded into Infor OS Data Fabric extensions after the parent records are confirmed in place. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. We run a final delta migration to capture any records created or modified in GSS during the production migration window.
Cutover, validation, and GAB rebuild handoff
We freeze writes in GSS during cutover, run the final delta, validate total record counts against the sandbox baseline, and hand off to the customer as system of record in Infor CloudSuite. We deliver the GAB screen inventory document listing every custom GAB screen, the GSS data it references, and the recommended Infor OS widget or Ming.le equivalent. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild GAB screens, automations, or workflow rules as part of the standard migration scope; those are separate engagements with the customer's Infor implementation partner.
Platform deep dives
Global Shop Solutions ERP
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Infor CloudSuite Corporate
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard ERP migration. 1 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 Global Shop Solutions ERP and Infor CloudSuite Corporate.
Object compatibility
1 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
Global Shop Solutions ERP: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Global Shop Solutions 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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