ERP migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Pilot ERP and Acumatica. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Acumatica.
Pilot ERP
Source
Acumatica
Destination
Compatibility
12 of 12
objects map 1:1 between Pilot ERP and Acumatica.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
5–10 business days
Overview
Pilot ERP organizes manufacturing operations around integrated modules for Sales & CRM, Manufacturing, Job Costing, Inventory/Warehouse control, Purchasing, AR, AP, and Accounting. Its data model uses flat customer and vendor records, work orders tied to job costing phases, and inventory tracked by location or warehouse. Acumatica Cloud ERP uses a branch-aware data model where Customers, Vendors, and Inventory Items are global entities that can be scoped per branch or warehouse, and project accounting is handled through a dedicated Projects module with cost codes and budget tracking. FlitStack AI extracts Pilot ERP records via its export interface and REST endpoints, transforms the flat customer/vendor schema into Acumatica's multi-branch customer and vendor structure, and maps work orders to either Acumatica Manufacturing orders or Project tasks depending on whether the customer uses project tracking. Bill-of-materials and routing data translate to Acumatica's BOM and Machine-wise routing entities. Custom fields on Pilot ERP customers, items, or work orders become Acumatica user-defined fields or custom fields on the corresponding screens. Workflows, approval routines, and automated alerts built in Pilot ERP do not migrate — FlitStack exports those definitions as a rebuild reference for Acumatica's Screen-based or Project-based workflow engine. The migration uses a sample-first approach with field-level diffs before committing to the full data set, and a 24–48 hour delta window captures in-flight transactions during cutover.
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 Pilot ERP object lands in Acumatica, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
Pilot ERP
Customer
Acumatica
Customer
1:1Pilot ERP customer records map directly to Acumatica Customer. Address, contact info, and payment terms transfer as-is. If the Pilot ERP customer has multiple ship-to addresses, Acumatica's Contact and Address subentities handle this natively — no custom junction table required. Customer-specific attributes like credit limits and tax registration IDs populate the corresponding Acumatica fields. Multiple contact roles per customer are preserved using Acumatica's contact class and purpose flags.
Pilot ERP
Vendor
Acumatica
Vendor
1:1Vendor records from Pilot ERP map to Acumatica Vendor with terms, address, and remit-to info preserved. Multi-address vendors use Acumatica's address book structure with primary and remittance locations tracked separately. Vendor-specific lead times and drop-ship flags become Acumatica custom fields or note text entries. Vendor class assignments determine default accounts for AP aging and payment processing. Tax registration IDs map to the vendor tax info section for jurisdiction-based invoicing.
Pilot ERP
Inventory Item
Acumatica
Inventory Item (Non-Stock / Stock)
1:1Pilot ERP inventory items carry warehouse, location, and lot data. In Acumatica these become Stock Items scoped to one or more Warehouses. Items marked as non-inventory in Pilot ERP map to Non-Stock Items used only on purchase documents. Lot/serial attributes preserve via Acumatica's lot/serial classes.
Pilot ERP
Bill of Materials (BOM)
Acumatica
BOM & Material Types (Bill of Materials)
1:1Pilot ERP BOMs with multi-level structures map to Acumatica BOMs by material line and overhead. Each BOM revision in Pilot ERP becomes a separate BOM version in Acumatica, versioned by effective date. Phantom BOMs translate to Acumatica's phantom BOM designation.
Pilot ERP
Work Order
Acumatica
Manufacturing Order / Production Order
1:1Pilot ERP work orders map to Acumatica Manufacturing Orders. The work-order header (part number, quantity, priority) becomes the MO header; the operation sequence maps to Acumatica's production物料 (material) and production operations. If the customer uses project costing, work orders map to Project Tasks with labor and material allocations.
Pilot ERP
Job Costing Phase
Acumatica
Project Task / Cost Code
1:1Pilot ERP phases within a work order translate to Acumatica Project Tasks under the corresponding Project record. Each phase's labor and material costs map to Project Task cost codes for granular expense tracking. Phase budget amounts become Project budget lines in Acumatica's budget tracker with variance tracking enabled. If phases contain sub-phases in Pilot ERP, each nested level creates a corresponding sub-task hierarchy in Acumatica Projects. Original phase start and end dates transfer as task planning dates for production scheduling continuity.
Pilot ERP
Sales Order
Acumatica
Sales Order (SO)
1:1Open Pilot ERP sales orders migrate to Acumatica Sales Orders with line items, quantities, promised dates, and warehouse allocations preserved. Order statuses map by Acumatica's hold, open, and completed states. Completed orders are migrated as historical records with no open balance.
Pilot ERP
Purchase Order
Acumatica
Purchase Order (PO)
1:1Pilot ERP POs map to Acumatica Purchase Orders. Vendor, line items, quantities, and expected delivery dates transfer directly. Open POs retain their pending status; received or invoiced amounts reflect in Acumatica's receipt and AP modules. Partially received POs carry forward receipt balances and expected quantities. Vendor confirmations and rush flags map to Acumatica PO text notes for buyer visibility.
Pilot ERP
AR Invoice / Credit Memo
Acumatica
AR Invoice / Credit Memo
1:1Pilot ERP invoices and credit memos map to Acumatica AR invoices with original posting dates preserved in the reference fields. Open invoices carry outstanding balances; paid invoices become historical. Tax jurisdiction settings are applied based on Acumatica's tax zone configuration.
Pilot ERP
AP Invoice / Bill
Acumatica
AP Invoice / Bill
1:1Pilot ERP AP records map to Acumatica Bills. Vendor, amount, due date, and GL account allocations transfer. Open AP items carry payables balances; historical paid records are migrated for audit continuity. Prepayments and credit memos link to the corresponding vendor in Acumatica.
Pilot ERP
GL Account
Acumatica
GL Account (Chart of Accounts)
1:1Pilot ERP GL accounts map directly to Acumatica's chart of accounts by account code. Account type (Asset, Liability, Expense, Income) and Active/Inactive status transfer. Subaccount segments in Pilot ERP become Acumatica subaccounts keyed to the chart. Account descriptions, cash-flow classifications, and rounding limits also migrate to ensure consistent financial reporting. Historical account balances carry forward as opening balances in Acumatica's first active financial period.
Pilot ERP
Custom Properties (on any entity)
Acumatica
User-Defined Fields (UDF)
1:1Pilot ERP custom properties on customers, vendors, items, work orders, or any other entity become Acumatica user-defined fields. FlitStack AI creates the UDF definition on the correct screen/DAC and populates the field values during migration. Drop-down style custom properties become Acumatica combo or list fields with the same value set.
| Pilot ERP | Acumatica | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer | Customer1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Vendor | Vendor1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Inventory Item | Inventory Item (Non-Stock / Stock)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Bill of Materials (BOM) | BOM & Material Types (Bill of Materials)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Work Order | Manufacturing Order / Production Order1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Job Costing Phase | Project Task / Cost Code1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Sales Order | Sales Order (SO)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Purchase Order | Purchase Order (PO)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| AR Invoice / Credit Memo | AR Invoice / Credit Memo1:1 | Fully supported | |
| AP Invoice / Bill | AP Invoice / Bill1:1 | Fully supported | |
| GL Account | GL Account (Chart of Accounts)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Properties (on any entity) | User-Defined Fields (UDF)1:1 | 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.
Pilot ERP gotchas
No publicly documented API for attachment extraction
Job Costing cost component mapping requires custom field alignment
Open Purchase Orders may reference outdated or voided Work Orders
Custom field schema is undocumented and must be reverse-engineered
No public pricing makes scope estimation difficult
Acumatica gotchas
API user licenses cap concurrent sessions and request throughput
Multi-tenant filtering requires CompanyID awareness
Custom fields require separate discovery before field mapping
Notes and attachments use a separate linked table structure
Implementation timelines frequently run 3–9 months end-to-end
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Audit Pilot ERP schema and define Acumatica target configuration
FlitStack AI connects to Pilot ERP via its export and REST interfaces to inventory all entity types, custom properties, BOM structures, and work order phase definitions. We simultaneously review the target Acumatica tenant configuration — chart of accounts structure, branch setup, warehouse definitions, and project cost code templates. This produces a data mapping specification that documents every object translation, branch mapping rule, and UDF creation plan. The specification is reviewed and approved before any data is extracted.
Build GL chart, branches, warehouses, and UDFs in Acumatica
With the mapping specification signed off, we create the Acumatica organizational structure: GL accounts and subaccounts, Branches for each Pilot ERP site, Warehouses linked to branches, and all user-defined fields on the relevant screens. BOM templates and project cost code lists are set up so Manufacturing Orders and Project Tasks have a valid destination schema before any transactional data lands.
Extract and transform Pilot ERP data with sequencing
Pilot ERP master data (customers, vendors, items) is extracted first and validated for duplicates and referential integrity. Transactional data follows in dependency order: AR/AP open items, open purchase and sales orders, then work orders and BOMs. For each record, we apply the field transformations documented in the mapping specification — value mappings for pick-list equivalents, custom field population, and branch/warehouse routing logic. All records are staged in a migration environment for field-level diff before the full load.
Run sample migration with field-level diff
A representative slice of Pilot ERP records — typically 100–500 across customer, vendor, inventory, and transactional types — is loaded into the Acumatica migration tenant. We generate a field-level comparison report showing every mapped field, source value, and destination value side-by-side. You review the diff to verify branch assignments, UDF population, BOM version mapping, and project routing for work orders. Any field mapping that needs adjustment is corrected before the full migration runs.
Execute full migration and delta-pickup window
The full Pilot ERP dataset loads into Acumatica under audit logging. A 24–48 hour delta window opens after the initial load completes — any Pilot ERP records created or modified during this window are captured and applied to Acumatica. All operations are logged with timestamps and rollback checkpoints. One-click rollback reverts the Acumatica tenant to its pre-migration state if reconciliation uncovers data integrity issues. After delta-pickup closes, Acumatica reflects Pilot ERP's final state and is ready for go-live.
Platform deep dives
Pilot ERP
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Acumatica
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 Pilot ERP and Acumatica.
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
Pilot ERP: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Pilot 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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