ERP migration

Migrate from Maximum Software to Infor CloudSuite Corporate

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

Maximum Software logo

Maximum Software

Source

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Destination

Infor CloudSuite Corporate logo

Compatibility

83%

10 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Maximum Software and Infor CloudSuite Corporate.

Complexity

CModerate

Timeline

8-14 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Maximum Software to Infor CloudSuite is a migration from a legacy on-premise ERP platform to an AWS-hosted, industry-specific cloud suite. Maximum Software covers standard ERP objects—Customers, Vendors, Items, GL Accounts, Open Invoices, and Users—but its data model is not documented in public API form. We begin every Maximum Software migration with a discovery export to map the actual table structure, then design the Infor CloudSuite schema using the platform's Migration Utility with dependency-ordered sequences. Infor CloudSuite's industry editions (Industrial, Distribution, Automotive, Food & Beverage) impose schema conventions that must be respected: Items require a Unit of Measure, Customers require a Payment Terms assignment, and any effective-dated records need a validity window defined before import. We do not migrate workflows, custom scripts, or on-premise integrations; we deliver a written inventory of these for the customer's implementation team to address post-migration. Historical closed transactions are migrated selectively based on the customer's reporting and audit requirements, not by default.

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

Maximum Software logo

Maximum Software

What's pushing teams away

  • Vendor name ambiguity creates procurement friction — the maximum.software domain hosts an unrelated PDF-automation vendor, so research and contract signing take extra cycles to confirm the correct Maximum Software Inc. ERP vendor.
  • Limited modern REST/API and developer ecosystem compared to cloud-native ERPs (NetSuite, Odoo, MS Dynamics 365 Business Central), pushing API-first teams to alternatives.
  • Predominantly Quebec and francophone-Canada focus limits multi-national expansion — companies growing outside Canada often migrate to multi-country ERPs.
  • No public pricing or self-serve trial — every deal is sales-led, slowing procurement vs. transparent SaaS competitors.
  • Smaller global consultant community than mainstream ERPs makes finding implementation talent or migration partners harder outside Quebec.

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 Maximum Software objects map to Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Each row shows how a Maximum Software 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.

Maximum Software

Customer

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Customer

1:1
Fully supported

Maximum Software Customer records map to Infor CloudSuite Customer (or Business Partner depending on the specific CloudSuite edition). The customer name, address, phone, and email fields transfer directly. We require a Payment Terms code assignment on the Infor side, which we either map from a Maximum Software payment terms field or flag for manual assignment before migration completes. Customer credit limits and tax exemption flags map to Infor Customer credit and tax fields respectively.

Maximum Software

Vendor

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Supplier

1:1
Fully supported

Maximum Software Vendor records map to Infor CloudSuite Supplier. Address, contact, and banking details transfer directly. Like Customer, Supplier requires a Payment Terms assignment in Infor. We also flag any Vendor records that share an address or contact person with a Customer record, as Infor's Business Partner model may represent the same entity in both roles.

Maximum Software

Chart of Accounts

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

GL Account

1:1
Mapping required

Maximum Software Chart of Accounts records map to Infor CloudSuite GL Account. The account code, description, account type (asset, liability, expense, revenue), and posting level transfer. We flag any inactive accounts that should be archived rather than imported as active. Multi-segment account structures (division-department-expense code) in Maximum Software map to Infor's account segment configuration.

Maximum Software

Item

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Item

1:1
Fully supported

Maximum Software Item records map to Infor CloudSuite Item with Unit of Measure as a required Infor field. If Maximum Software stores items without a defined UOM, we flag the records and assign the customer's default UOM from Infor during import. Cost fields (standard cost, average cost, last cost) map to Infor's item cost schema. Serial number and lot tracking flags transfer if Infor's warehouse module is in scope.

Maximum Software

Open Invoice (AR)

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

AR Invoice

1:1
Fully supported

Maximum Software Open Invoices (Accounts Receivable) map to Infor CloudSuite AR Invoice records. Invoice number, customer reference, invoice date, due date, and open amount transfer. We verify that the customer lookup is resolved in Infor before inserting invoice records, as Infor enforces referential integrity on Customer. Paid invoices are not migrated by default; we migrate open invoices only and flag the customer's preference on historical invoice reporting.

Maximum Software

Open Invoice (AP)

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

AP Invoice

1:1
Fully supported

Maximum Software Open AP Invoices map to Infor CloudSuite AP Invoice records. Vendor reference, invoice date, due date, and open amount transfer. Vendor lookup must be resolved in Infor before AP invoice insertion. Prepayments and credit memos in the AP file migrate as separate document types in Infor.

Maximum Software

User

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

User

1:1
Fully supported

Maximum Software User records map to Infor CloudSuite User accounts. We resolve users by email address match against the Infor destination tenant. Any Maximum Software user without an Infor counterpart is held in a provisioning queue for the customer's admin to create before the migration continues. Role and permission mapping is out of scope for the data migration; we deliver a written role mapping inventory for the customer's implementation team.

Maximum Software

Location / Site

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Warehouse

lossy
Fully supported

Maximum Software location or site records map to Infor CloudSuite Warehouse. We flag any location with active inventory or open orders as a required warehouse in Infor. Locations without active data migrate as inactive sites. Multi-warehouse configurations require warehouse codes in Infor that match the source location identifiers for downstream inventory and order processing.

Maximum Software

Open Sales Order

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Sales Order

1:1
Fully supported

Maximum Software Open Sales Orders map to Infor CloudSuite Sales Order. We require Customer, Ship-to address, and Payment Terms to be resolved in Infor before order import. Line items require Item and UOM resolved. Order dates, quantities, and pricing transfer. Orders in Maximum Software with a status of Confirmed or Planned map to the equivalent Infor order status. Historical closed orders migrate selectively based on reporting needs, not by default.

Maximum Software

Open Purchase Order

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Purchase Order

1:1
Fully supported

Maximum Software Open Purchase Orders map to Infor CloudSuite Purchase Order. Supplier, ship-to location, and Payment Terms must be resolved in Infor before PO import. Line items require Item and UOM resolved. Expected receipt dates and quantities transfer. Purchase orders with expected receipts already posted in Maximum Software are flagged for partial receipt handling in Infor.

Maximum Software

Bill of Materials

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

BOM

1:1
Fully supported

Maximum Software Bill of Materials records map to Infor CloudSuite BOM (or Recipe depending on the CloudSuite edition). Parent item, component items, quantities per, and BOM effective dates transfer. We flag BOMs with inactive component items for the customer's engineering team to clean up before import. BOMs with multiple routing versions map to Infor's BOM revision structure.

Maximum Software

Custom Fields

maps to

Infor CloudSuite Corporate

Custom Fields

lossy
Fully supported

Maximum Software custom fields are inferred from the discovered table schema during the discovery phase. We map alphanumeric Maximum Software custom fields to Infor Custom Fields defined via CMS470 (Custom Field. Open) with field type A, numeric fields to type N, and date fields to type D. Custom Field Groups are created in CMS471 and linked via CMS472 to the relevant Infor objects. Maximum field lengths in Infor are 40 characters for alphanumeric and 15 for numeric; longer Maximum Software fields are truncated with a warning flag.

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.

Maximum Software logo

Maximum Software gotchas

High

Vendor identification ambiguity

High

Lot and serial traceability data must transfer with full lineage

Medium

Bilingual French-English data fields require careful handling

Medium

EDI-generated transactions need linkage preservation

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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

  • Maximum Software has no documented public API

    Unlike modern cloud ERPs, Maximum Software does not expose a documented REST or bulk API for data export. We typically require direct database access to extract the source data. Before migration begins, we ask the customer to provide read-only database credentials or a database backup. If the database is on an older SQL version or uses a non-standard schema, we adjust the extraction approach and timeline accordingly. This constraint is the primary driver of discovery phase duration for Maximum Software migrations.

  • Infor CloudSuite Migration Utility requires SQL-to-SQL connectivity

    Infor CloudSuite Industrial's built-in Migration Utility maps external SQL database tables to Infor tables. This requires that the source database is accessible from the Infor environment or that data is staged in an intermediate SQL database reachable by the Migration Utility. For Maximum Software instances with direct database access, we stage clean CSV extracts and load them through the Migration Utility's import forms. Organizations without a staging SQL environment need one provisioned before migration proceeds.

  • Data dependency sequencing is mandatory in Infor

    Infor CloudSuite enforces referential integrity at import time. GL Accounts must be present before Customers and Vendors can reference them. Customers must exist before Sales Orders can be attached. Items must be present before BOMs, Sales Orders, or Purchase Orders can reference them. We produce a dependency sequence document from the discovery phase that lists the import order and the prerequisite records for each object. Skipping steps results in rejected records and requires a restart of the affected import sequence.

  • Custom fields in Infor require field-group linkage

    Infor's custom field model (CMS470/CMS471/CMS472) requires that individual custom fields be grouped into named Custom Field Groups before they can be attached to objects. This is a two-step schema definition process that must complete before any data containing custom field values is imported. We pre-create the custom field groups during schema design, but any changes to the custom field structure after data load require reimport of the affected records.

  • Historical closed transactions require explicit scope definition

    Maximum Software typically stores historical closed transactions (past fiscal year invoices, closed purchase orders, fulfilled sales orders) going back several years. Infor CloudSuite's operational tables are optimized for open transactions; migrating large volumes of historical closed records adds migration time and storage cost without supporting day-one operations. We migrate open transactions by default and create a written recommendation on historical transaction scope, including options for archival reporting access versus full import.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Maximum Software to Infor CloudSuite Corporate data migration

  1. Discovery and database access

    We connect to the Maximum Software database with read-only credentials provided by the customer, or we work with a database backup if direct connectivity is not available. We inventory all tables, identify the core ERP objects (Customers, Vendors, GL Accounts, Items, Open Invoices, Users, Locations, open Orders, open POs, BOMs), estimate record counts per table, and identify any custom field columns. The discovery output is a written schema map and a recommended import sequence for the Infor Migration Utility.

  2. Target schema design and custom field setup

    We work with the customer's Infor implementation team to configure the Infor CloudSuite target environment. This includes creating the Custom Field Groups in CMS471, linking custom fields via CMS472 to relevant objects, confirming GL Account structure, verifying Payment Terms and UOM definitions, and setting up Warehouse codes for each Maximum Software location. This phase requires Infor admin access and runs parallel to the source data extraction.

  3. Data extraction and staging

    We extract data from the Maximum Software database in dependency order: GL Accounts first (no dependencies), then Customers and Vendors, then Items, then Users, then open transactions. Each extract is staged as a CSV file with a manifest listing record count, column list, and data type summary. We flag records with missing required fields (Customer without Payment Terms, Item without UOM) for customer resolution before the Infor import phase begins.

  4. Infor Migration Utility import and validation

    We use the Infor CloudSuite Migration Utility (Import Source Tables, Import Target Tables, Import Steps, Import Data Transfer) to map and load staged data. We run a Preliminary Data Transfer with Generate Data Assessment Report for each object before final import to catch format mismatches, invalid foreign keys, and data type conflicts. Records that fail validation are corrected in the staging CSV and reimported until the assessment report shows zero blocking errors.

  5. Reconciliation and sign-off

    We produce a row-count reconciliation report comparing Maximum Software source record counts against Infor destination record counts for each object. We spot-check 25-50 records per object for field-level accuracy (name spelling, address components, GL account code, open amount). The customer's finance and operations leads sign off the reconciliation before we close the migration scope. Any gaps are investigated and corrected.

  6. Cutover and workflow inventory handoff

    We freeze Maximum Software for the cutover window, extract a final delta of any records modified since the last extraction, load the delta into Infor, and run a final reconciliation. We enable Infor as the system of record for the agreed scope. We deliver the workflow and automation inventory document to the customer's Infor implementation team, covering any Maximum Software custom scripts, scheduled jobs, or EDI integrations that require rebuild in Infor OS or ION.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

Maximum Software logo

Maximum Software

Source

Strengths

  • Bilingual French-English ERP suited to Quebec and francophone Canadian customers
  • Integrated MRP, BOM, lot/serial traceability for discrete and process manufacturing
  • Long-tenured Canadian vendor with hands-on professional services
  • EDI exchange built in for North American trading partners
  • End-to-end stack covering accounting, inventory, transport, CRM, payroll, and HR

Weaknesses

  • Name/domain ambiguity (maximum.software hosts an unrelated PDF vendor)
  • Limited modern REST API and developer ecosystem
  • Regional Quebec/Canada focus limits multinational suitability
  • No public pricing or self-serve trial
  • Small global consultant community outside Quebec
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?

Moderate ERP migration. 8 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

C

Overall complexity

Moderate migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Maximum Software and Infor CloudSuite Corporate.

  • Object compatibility

    D

    8 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

    Maximum Software: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

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Most Maximum Software to Infor CloudSuite migrations land between eight and fourteen weeks for organizations with up to 50,000 master records, no more than three custom fields per object, and a single site. Migrations with multi-site locations, high-volume historical transactional data, extensive custom field schemas, or BOM structures requiring engineering review move to fourteen to twenty-four weeks. The Infor implementation partner's configuration timeline runs parallel to the FlitStack AI data migration timeline; the combined program typically spans the full Infor CloudSuite implementation window of nine to eighteen months.

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