ERP migration

Migrate from Kentro ERP & 3PL to Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Kentro ERP & 3PL and Infor CloudSuite Corporate. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Infor CloudSuite Corporate.

Kentro ERP & 3PL logo

Kentro ERP & 3PL

Source

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Destination

Infor CloudSuite Corporate logo

Compatibility

92%

11 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Kentro ERP & 3PL and Infor CloudSuite Corporate.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

6-10 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Kentro ERP & 3PL to Infor Cloudsuite is a structured ERP migration that requires careful schema design across a fundamentally different data model. Kentro is a cloud-native e-commerce ERP with built-in 3PL fulfillment, Shopify sync, and EDI compliance for B2B wholesale; Infor Cloudsuite is an enterprise-grade industry cloud with purpose-built suites for manufacturing (CloudSuite Industrial), distribution (CloudSuite Distribution), and process industries (CloudSuite Process/M3). We extract Kentro's product catalog, real-time inventory snapshots, order history, customer and supplier records, and multi-client 3PL data via API and direct database read, then load into Infor using the Infor Migration Utility with its dependency-ordered import sequence. The largest migration risks are EDI document preservation for B2B accounts, client-level inventory isolation for 3PL operations, and bin-level inventory mapping into Infor's warehouse-location and costing method schema. Workflows, automation rules, and analytics report definitions do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of these for the customer's admin to rebuild in Infor OS.

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

Kentro ERP & 3PL logo

Kentro ERP & 3PL

What's pushing teams away

  • Lack of public-facing documentation on API endpoints, rate limits, and schema details makes custom integration development speculative for non-technical teams.
  • Limited brand visibility with a 5-person team and minimal G2/Capterra review volume raises concerns about long-term vendor stability for enterprise buyers.
  • The platform's customizability is praised but some teams report a learning curve when configuring workflows beyond the defaults.
  • Enterprise-tier pricing requires custom quoting with no published floor, making budget forecasting difficult for mid-market teams evaluating alternatives.

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 Kentro ERP & 3PL objects map to Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Each row shows how a Kentro ERP & 3PL 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.

Kentro ERP & 3PL

Product

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Product (Item Master)

1:1
Fully supported

Kentro Products with variants and SKU-level pricing tiers map to Infor Item Master records. The Kentro variant relationship (parent product + option combinations) translates to Infor's bill-of-materials or product configuration structure depending on the CloudSuite edition in use. We preserve the Kentro SKU as the Infor Item Number, attribute sets as Infor unit-of-measure and product category codes, and pricing rules as Infor price lists. Custom product fields in Kentro migrate to Infor user-defined fields on the Item Master.

Kentro ERP & 3PL

Inventory

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Warehouse Inventory (Stock)

1:1
Fully supported

Kentro's real-time inventory across multiple warehouse locations with FIFO/FEFO cost tracking maps to Infor's Stock records at the Item-Warehouse level. We extract current stock snapshots plus any open reservation records and map Kentro bin-level locations to Infor warehouse location codes. FIFO and FEFO costing methods from Kentro translate to Infor's costing method configuration per item. Inventory positions are loaded into Infor's Stock table after the Item Master is populated so that item references are satisfied at insert time.

Kentro ERP & 3PL

Order

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Sales Order

1:1
Fully supported

Kentro Orders flow from channel receipt through fulfillment completion; they map to Infor Sales Orders with order header fields (customer reference, order date, terms) and order line items (product, quantity, unit price). Order status in Kentro (pending, confirmed, shipped, cancelled, returned) maps to Infor's order lifecycle states. Returns and refund records link back to the original order as credit memos or reversal lines in Infor.

Kentro ERP & 3PL

Customer (B2C)

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Customer / Sold-To Party

1:1
Fully supported

Kentro's B2C customer records map to Infor Customer master records with the sold-to address as the primary address. Customer pricing terms and credit limits migrate to Infor AR terms and credit settings. Address associations from Kentro carry over as Infor ship-to and bill-to address records linked to the Customer.

Kentro ERP & 3PL

Company (B2B)

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Account / Business Partner

1:1
Fully supported

Kentro's B2B company accounts with associated contacts and account-level pricing terms map to Infor Business Partner records. The company's default payment terms, tax registration, and credit profile translate to Infor Accounts Payable and Receivable configuration. Associated B2C customers and B2B contacts link as sub-records under the Business Partner.

Kentro ERP & 3PL

Purchase Order

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Purchase Order

1:1
Fully supported

Supplier-facing purchase orders in Kentro map to Infor Purchase Orders with header fields (supplier reference, terms, delivery date) and line items (product, ordered quantity, cost). Kentro's PO approval workflows are custom configurations that we flag in the migration scope document for manual re-entry in Infor's PO approval rules. Open PO lines with partial receipts carry forward as open Infor PO lines.

Kentro ERP & 3PL

Supplier

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Supplier / Vendor

1:1
Fully supported

Kentro supplier records with contact details, lead times, and default terms map to Infor Supplier master records. Supplier addresses and payment terms translate to Infor vendor configuration. Lead time data from Kentro populates Infor's supplier item-lead-time records for planning purposes.

Kentro ERP & 3PL

Sales Channel

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Sales Organization / Distribution Channel

1:1
Fully supported

Kentro marketplace and online store configurations map to Infor's Sales Organization and Distribution Channel combination. The channel-to-order linkage preserves the originating source on historical orders, enabling Infor reporting by channel after migration. Channel-specific pricing and terms migrate to Infor price lists scoped by Distribution Channel.

Kentro ERP & 3PL

3PL Client

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Company + Inventory Partition

1:many
Fully supported

Kentro's multi-client 3PL module uses separate inventory pools, billing records, and seller portals per client within a single tenant. We isolate each client's records into its own export batch and map to Infor Company (Business Partner) records with separate inventory partitions scoped by Infor warehouse or business entity. Each client's inventory is loaded into its own Infor inventory partition so that fulfillment errors from blended client data cannot occur. Billing records migrate as Infor AR or AP entries under the respective Company.

Kentro ERP & 3PL

Stock Transfer

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Inventory Transfer Order

1:1
Fully supported

Inter-warehouse transfer orders in Kentro map to Infor Inventory Transfer Orders with from-warehouse and to-warehouse assignments. Transfer status at migration time determines the Infor transfer order state; in-transit transfers are flagged in the migration report for the customer's admin to reconcile in Infor's warehouse management.

Kentro ERP & 3PL

Shipping Record

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Shipment / Outbound Delivery

1:1
Fully supported

Fulfillment events and carrier tracking data linked to Kentro orders map to Infor Shipment records. We map shipping method names, carrier names, and tracking numbers from Kentro to Infor's outbound delivery header and line records. Carrier-specific metadata (service level, rate quotes) that does not have a direct Infor equivalent is flagged in the migration report for supplementary configuration.

Kentro ERP & 3PL

Document (attached)

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Document Management / Attachments

1:1
Fully supported

Kentro order, product, and customer attachments are preserved as file references during extraction and linked to Infor Document Management records attached to the corresponding Sales Order, Item, or Customer. We preserve the original file URL and re-link post-migration. Infor's document storage configuration is set up before attachments are loaded so that attachment targets are valid.

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.

Kentro ERP & 3PL logo

Kentro ERP & 3PL gotchas

High

Multi-client 3PL data isolation requires careful scoping

Medium

EDI compliance data is format-specific and brittle

Medium

Historical inventory positions are snapshots, not audit trails

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

  • Infor Migration Utility requires a new, initialized database

    Infor CloudSuite Industrial's migration utility requires a fresh, initialized Infor CloudSuite database with the Migration Utility pack already installed. This is a prerequisite before any source data can be loaded, and it cannot be the customer's production database during the migration window. We coordinate with the customer's Infor implementation team to provision the migration database, deploy the Migration Utility pack, and establish the connection parameters before extracting any Kentro data. Skipping this step means the migration cannot proceed at all.

  • Multi-client 3PL data isolation requires pre-migration scoping per client

    Kentro's 3PL module hosts multiple client accounts within a single tenant with separate inventory pools, billing records, and seller portals. Infor CloudSuite organizes client data through Company structures and inventory partitions scoped by site or business entity. We extract the tenant-level client list from Kentro first, build per-client export batches, and map each to an Infor Business Partner with its own inventory partition. Failing to isolate clients before export blends inventory pools, causing fulfillment errors in Infor. This scoping step adds one to two weeks to discovery for multi-client migrations.

  • EDI document preservation requires parallel structured export

    B2B wholesale accounts in Kentro rely on EDI transaction sets (850 purchase orders, 856 ASN, 810 invoices) with retailer-specific mapping rules. These documents cannot be reconstructed from structured order data alone. We export the original EDI document snapshots alongside structured order data during extraction. Infor's EDI configuration (via ION middleware) must then be set up for each trading partner post-migration, using the preserved EDI documents as reference inputs. This is not automated migration of EDI; it is document handover for manual trading-partner re-onboarding.

  • Inventory snapshots may lack full movement audit trails

    Kentro tracks real-time bin-level stock positions, but the public-facing export may expose only current snapshots rather than a complete receiving, transfer, and adjustment history. Infor's inventory costing and valuation reporting benefits from movement-level detail. We supplement live inventory snapshots with any available receiving logs, transfer records, and adjustment logs from Kentro to reconstruct a chain of custody before migration. If Kentro's transaction history is inaccessible via API, we document the gap and load only the current snapshot into Infor with a reconciled on-hand date.

  • Kentro API surface has limited public documentation

    Kentro does not publish comprehensive API endpoint documentation, rate limits, or schema details publicly. Our extraction approach relies on direct database read access to Kentro's PostgreSQL or MongoDB data store, which gives us full schema visibility. If direct database access is not available, we use Kentro's available REST endpoints with speculative request patterns that we validate during discovery. This adds discovery time compared to platforms with fully documented APIs and may require coordination with Kentro's technical team for API key provisioning.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Kentro ERP & 3PL to Infor CloudSuite Corporate data migration

  1. Discovery and data audit

    We audit Kentro's data store (database type, schema structure, record counts per object, and any custom fields or extensions) and identify the Infor CloudSuite edition in scope (Industrial, Distribution, or Process). We extract the full client list for 3PL accounts, EDI-enabled order records, inventory locations, and sales channel configurations. Discovery produces a written data map listing every Kentro object, its record count, its Infor CloudSuite destination table, and any transformation or data-quality rules required before load.

  2. Infor migration database provisioning

    We coordinate with the customer's Infor implementation team to provision a new Infor CloudSuite migration database and install the Migration Utility pack. We configure the Import Parameters in Infor to point at the Kentro source database, verify SQL Server connectivity, and confirm that the Infor schema is initialized and ready to receive data. This step requires Infor admin credentials and is typically handled by the customer's Infor consultant alongside our migration team.

  3. 3PL client isolation and per-client export batching

    For multi-client 3PL accounts, we extract the full client roster from Kentro, create separate export batches per client, and validate that each client's inventory pools, orders, and billing records are fully isolated before export. Each batch is validated for referential integrity (all products referenced in a client's orders exist in that client's product export, all customers exist in the customer export) before the batch is queued for Infor load. This prevents cross-client data contamination in Infor's Business Partner and inventory partition structure.

  4. Schema mapping and transformation design

    We design the field-level mapping between Kentro and Infor for every object in scope, specifying data type conversions, required field defaults, dedupe keys, and any conditional logic (for example, mapping Kentro order status to Infor sales order lifecycle states). We use Infor's Import Source Tables and Import Target Tables forms to define custom mappings for any Kentro fields that are not covered by Infor's predefined migration templates. EDI document references are preserved as attachment links in the transformation layer.

  5. Sandbox migration and data assessment

    We run a full migration into the Infor migration database using a representative data subset or full snapshot. Infor's Data Assessment Report (generated through the Preliminary Data Transfer process) identifies records with format mismatches, missing required fields, and orphaned references before any data is committed to the production database. We review the assessment report with the customer's Infor admin, apply correction rules, and re-run the assessment until the error rate is acceptable before proceeding to final transfer.

  6. Production migration and dependency-ordered load

    We load data in dependency order: Item Master (products) first, then Inventory, then Suppliers, then Customers and Business Partners, then Sales Orders, then Purchase Orders, then 3PL client partitions (with each client's inventory isolated), then Stock Transfers, then Shipping records, then attached documents. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. EDI document packages are handed over as a separate file package with a mapping index for the customer's EDI administrator to configure Infor ION trading-partner settings post-migration.

  7. Cutover, validation, and workflow inventory handoff

    We freeze Kentro writes during the final cutover window, run a delta migration of any records created or modified since the last extract, then close the Infor migration database and copy its validated tables to the production Infor database. We deliver the automation and workflow inventory document listing every Kentro workflow rule and approval chain that requires rebuild in Infor OS or through Infor's ION workflow engine. We support a one-week post-cutover window for reconciliation issues. Post-cutover admin support, training, and workflow rebuild are outside standard scope and constitute a separate engagement.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

Kentro ERP & 3PL logo

Kentro ERP & 3PL

Source

Strengths

  • Combines 3PL, OMS, and WMS into one platform with a single data model
  • EDI-compliant B2B wholesale processing with ASN generation and retailer labeling
  • Real-time inventory sync across Shopify, marketplaces, and offline channels
  • Amazon FBA preparation features including FNSKU application and compliant bagging
  • Fixed-rate pricing tiers with no per-transaction or per-order fees published

Weaknesses

  • Minimal public API documentation makes custom integrations speculative
  • Small vendor team (5 employees) raises long-term stability concerns for enterprise buyers
  • Very limited review volume on G2 and Capterra makes independent validation difficult
  • Enterprise pricing requires custom quoting with no published ceiling
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. 2 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 Kentro ERP & 3PL and Infor CloudSuite Corporate.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    2 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

    Kentro ERP & 3PL: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

    Kentro ERP & 3PL doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.

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Most migrations land between six and ten weeks for accounts with under 10,000 active orders, two or fewer warehouse locations, and a single 3PL client. Multi-client 3PL setups with EDI-enabled B2B accounts, more than two warehouse locations, and full order history spanning 24 or more months move to fourteen to twenty-two weeks because of the per-client data isolation, EDI document preservation, and Infor Migration Utility setup cycle.

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