ERP migration

Migrate from SAVIO ERP to Dolibarr ERP

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between SAVIO ERP and Dolibarr ERP. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Dolibarr ERP.

SAVIO ERP logo

SAVIO ERP

Source

Dolibarr ERP

Destination

Dolibarr ERP logo

Compatibility

83%

10 of 12

objects map 1:1 between SAVIO ERP and Dolibarr ERP.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

6-10 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

SAVIO ERP to Dolibarr is a migration from a niche, vendor-locked laminate manufacturing platform to an open-source, modular ERP-CRM suited for small and medium manufacturers. The primary technical challenge is that SAVIO ERP has no public API and no self-service export, requiring coordinated vendor-assisted database pulls or CSV extraction before any migration work begins. We extract Sales Enquiries, Quotations, Customers, Vendors, Inventory Items with size/thickness/finish/plate attributes, Production Requisitions with Press Planning and Dryer Planning sequences, and the Chart of Accounts. Dolibarr's modular architecture means we activate only the relevant modules at the destination—CRM for sales tracking, Products for inventory, Manufacturing for production orders, and Accounting for the ledger—leaving the laminate-specific production intelligence (press load, dryer load, D-lite tracking) as custom fields or lookup tables to be rebuilt post-migration. E-way bill compliance settings, brand-wise pricing, and S.E.-wise target reporting do not have native Dolibarr equivalents and are preserved as custom fields or documentation for the customer admin to configure after cutover.

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

SAVIO ERP logo

SAVIO ERP

What's pushing teams away

  • Small vendor team (5 employees) raises concerns about long-term product support and roadmap development
  • No public API or integration marketplace limits automation and forces manual data handling
  • Limited multi-plant and multi-entity capabilities restrict use to single-site operations
  • Basic reporting compared to modern cloud ERPs with real-time dashboards and analytics
  • Difficult data portability — no self-service export tool makes switching vendors costly

Choosing

Dolibarr ERP logo

Dolibarr ERP

What's pulling them in

  • Free open-source core with no per-user license fee makes it the lowest-cost entry point for small teams needing ERP and CRM in one package.
  • Self-hosted deployment gives full data ownership and eliminates vendor lock-in, especially attractive to businesses with compliance requirements.
  • Modular architecture means teams enable only the features they use, keeping the interface uncluttered and reducing learning curve.
  • Fast installation with no technical knowledge required — one reviewer set up multiple businesses in minutes using their own hosting.
  • Active community forum and marketplace of third-party add-ons provide support and extension options without mandatory subscription costs.

Object mapping

How SAVIO ERP objects map to Dolibarr ERP

Each row shows how a SAVIO ERP object lands in Dolibarr ERP, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.

SAVIO ERP

Sales Enquiries

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Third-Party (Contact) + Lead

1:1
Mapping required

SAVIO ERP Sales Enquiry records with followup dates, reminder cadence, and enquiry status map to Dolibarr Third-Party contacts (if the enquiry is a known customer or vendor) or Dolibarr Leads (if unqualified). We preserve the followup reminder as a custom date field on the Third-Party or Lead record and retain the enquiry status (Open, Quoted, Lost, Converted) as a custom picklist for reporting after cutover.

SAVIO ERP

Sales Quotations

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Proposal (Commercial Proposal)

1:1
Mapping required

SAVIO ERP Sales Quotations keyed by size, thickness, finish (plate), and brand map to Dolibarr Commercial Proposals. Per-unit pricing and brand-wise rates transform to Dolibarr line items with the product reference carrying the laminate size-thickness-finish code. We flag brand-wise pricing as a custom field on the Proposal for post-migration admin review.

SAVIO ERP

Customer and Vendor Parties

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Third-Party (Customer) + Third-Party (Supplier)

1:1
Fully supported

SAVIO ERP Party records (Customers and Vendors) with outstanding balances and SMS/Email alert preferences map to Dolibarr Third-Party entities tagged as Customer or Supplier. We preserve outstanding balance as a custom field since Dolibarr tracks receivables and payables through the Accounting module rather than at the party level. Contact-level alert preferences migrate as custom fields on the Third-Party.

SAVIO ERP

Inventory Items (Sheet Stock)

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Product + Stock

1:1
Fully supported

SAVIO ERP sheet inventory items with size, thickness, finish (plate), and brand attributes map to Dolibarr Product records. The laminate-specific properties (dimensions, thickness, finish type, plate type) are stored as custom fields on the Product since Dolibarr's standard product variant model handles simpler attribute sets. Bar-code references from SAVIO ERP become Dolibarr Barcode fields on the Product record. Per-sheet expense costing is preserved as a custom decimal field for admin to configure against the price calculation logic.

SAVIO ERP

Sales Order Booking

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Order

1:1
Fully supported

SAVIO ERP Sales Order records map to Dolibarr Orders linked to the corresponding Customer Third-Party. Order line items reference the mapped Product records. We preserve the original order number as a custom field for audit tracing since Dolibarr assigns its own order IDs.

SAVIO ERP

Production Requisition

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Manufacturing Order

1:1
Fully supported

SAVIO ERP Production Requisitions linked to Sales Orders map to Dolibarr Manufacturing Orders. The Production Requisition number and the linked Sales Order reference are preserved as custom fields on the Manufacturing Order. Press Planning and Dryer Planning sequence numbers and scheduling data migrate as custom fields since Dolibarr's Manufacturing module does not have native press/dryer scheduling concepts. Customers needing production scheduling depth configure Dolibarr's MRP module or a community production module post-migration.

SAVIO ERP

Production Load (D-lite wise)

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Workstation Capacity or Custom Table

lossy
Mapping required

SAVIO ERP D-lite (daily production load) tracking by machine or production line maps to Dolibarr Workstation records with capacity hours as custom fields, or to a dedicated migration staging table if the destination does not have the community production module installed. We preserve daily load percentages and machine assignments as custom fields for the customer to configure in a production scheduling view post-migration.

SAVIO ERP

Sales Invoice and Challan

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Invoice + Shipping Annotation

1:1
Fully supported

SAVIO ERP GST-compliant sales invoices map to Dolibarr Invoices. E-way bill generation flags and the E-way bill reference number migrate as custom fields on the Invoice since Dolibarr's standard tax module does not generate E-way bills natively. Delivery challans map to Dolibarr Shipping Annotations linked to the corresponding Invoice. GST treatment and HSN/SAC codes preserve as custom fields on the Invoice.

SAVIO ERP

Chart of Accounts

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Account (Accounting Module)

1:1
Mapping required

The SAVIO ERP Accounts module ledger structure maps to Dolibarr's Accounting module chart of accounts. We map income and expense accounts to standard categories (Sales Revenue, Cost of Goods Sold, Direct Expenses, Indirect Expenses) and preserve original account codes as a custom field for audit. Account codes may require renumbering to match Dolibarr's accounting module structure.

SAVIO ERP

Employee / HR Records

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

HR Employee

1:1
Fully supported

SAVIO ERP employee records with department assignments, basic compensation, and employee type map to Dolibarr HR Employee records. We migrate standard fields only: name, email, department, designation, and employment status. Pay components, statutory deductions, and attendance records require a community HR module or manual post-migration configuration beyond the base migration scope.

SAVIO ERP

Brand-wise Pricing Data

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Custom Fields on Product

lossy
Fully supported

SAVIO ERP brand-wise pricing tiers (S.E.-wise Target vs Sales reports, brand-specific rate lists) are laminate-industry constructs with no native Dolibarr equivalent. We store brand, pricing tier, and rate as custom fields on the Product record and deliver a written reference sheet of all brand-specific pricing rules for the customer's admin to configure as price lists or customer-specific pricing rules in Dolibarr's commercial module.

SAVIO ERP

Visitor Management

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Not Migrated

1:1
Fully supported

SAVIO ERP Visitor Management (gate in-out tracking) is a departmental operations tool outside standard ERP scope. We do not migrate this object. If the customer requires visitor or contractor tracking in Dolibarr, a separate community module can be installed post-migration.

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.

SAVIO ERP logo

SAVIO ERP gotchas

High

No public API or self-service export tool

High

Vendor-dependent data extraction adds migration cost and timeline risk

Medium

Industry-specific data structures require custom field mapping

Dolibarr ERP logo

Dolibarr ERP gotchas

High

Foreign key constraint errors on cross-distribution database restore

High

SQL injection vulnerabilities in version 9.0.1

Medium

Custom fields stored as JSON in extraoptions require field-by-field deserialization

Medium

Decimal precision and rounding configuration affects price fields

Low

No native iOS/Android app forces reliance on browser

Pair-specific challenges

  • Vendor-assisted extraction is mandatory before migration begins

    SAVIO ERP has no public API and no self-service export feature. All data extraction requires coordinated access to the vendor's database or CSV exports negotiated directly with the Ahmedabad support team. We build extraction schedules around vendor availability and request read-only database access when possible to reduce dependency on vendor responsiveness. Timeline and budget include vendor cooperation time; if vendor access is delayed, the project schedule extends proportionally. We require the customer to secure vendor cooperation in writing before migration scoping begins.

  • Laminate-specific item attributes require staging and custom field work

    SAVIO ERP stores laminate attributes (size, thickness, finish/plate type, brand) as item properties tied to the laminate manufacturing data model. Dolibarr's standard product variant system handles simpler attribute sets; these laminate-specific attributes must be stored as custom fields on the Product record. We create a staging table during extraction, transform each attribute to a typed custom field in Dolibarr, and validate that the combination of size-thickness-finish produces a unique Product record. Custom field proliferation can affect Dolibarr's UI cleanliness; we document the custom field naming convention and group them under a dedicated Laminate Attributes fieldset.

  • Indian GST and E-way bill compliance requires post-migration configuration

    SAVIO ERP's auto E-way bill generation for interstate material movement under India's GST framework is a built-in compliance feature with no native Dolibarr equivalent. We preserve the E-way bill reference numbers, GST treatment, HSN codes, and E-way bill generation flags as custom fields on the Invoice record, but the customer admin must configure the Indian GST module or a community E-way bill integration to regenerate compliant documents in Dolibarr. This is a post-migration configuration task, not a data migration task.

  • Dolibarr lacks native cost center support without a community module

    Dolibarr's standard Accounting module does not include cost centers as a native feature. SAVIO ERP's production reporting by department, shift, or cost center requires a community-developed accounting module or manual configuration to replicate. We flag cost center data from SAVIO ERP's ledger entries and preserve them as custom fields on the Accounting records for the customer's admin to restructure into a cost-center-compatible module post-migration.

  • Production load (D-lite) tracking has no native Dolibarr equivalent

    SAVIO ERP's D-lite (daily production load) tracking by machine and line is laminate-industry-specific scheduling intelligence. Dolibarr's Manufacturing module supports work orders and workstation capacity records but not the granular daily load view with percentage utilization by press or dryer. We migrate D-lite data as custom fields on Manufacturing Orders or Workstation records and deliver a written specification for the customer to configure a production load dashboard using Dolibarr's reporting tools or a community module.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful SAVIO ERP to Dolibarr ERP data migration

  1. Vendor extraction coordination and data audit

    We begin by coordinating with SAVIO ERP's vendor to schedule read-only database access or CSV exports for each module (Enquiries, Quotations, Customers, Vendors, Items, Sales Orders, Production Requisitions, Invoices, Challans, Accounts, Employees). We audit the extracted data for completeness, duplicate records, and data quality issues. This step is the critical path; we build a detailed extraction schedule with the vendor and identify any modules that require custom CSV pulls versus standard reports. We also capture laminate-specific item property structures and E-way bill generation settings during this phase.

  2. Dolibarr module selection and instance provisioning

    We select and activate the Dolibarr modules required for the migration: CRM (for Leads and Third-Party contacts), Commercial (for Proposals and Orders), Products (for inventory and stock), Manufacturing (for production orders), Accounting (for the chart of accounts and invoices), and HR. We provision the Dolibarr instance either on DoliCloud (from €14/user/month) or on the customer's self-hosted server with PHP 8.1+ and MySQL 8. We create all custom fields required for laminate attributes, E-way bill references, D-lite tracking data, and brand-wise pricing before any data import begins.

  3. Staging, transformation, and schema mapping

    We build staging tables for the extracted SAVIO ERP data and transform each record against the Dolibarr schema. This includes splitting laminate item properties into custom fields, resolving party lookups for Customer and Vendor Third-Party records, mapping the Chart of Accounts to Dolibarr's accounting structure, and resolving Production Requisition-to-Manufacturing Order links. We flag any records that cannot be mapped directly (Visitor Management, cost-center-specific reporting, non-standard GST treatment) and add them to a written exception list for the customer.

  4. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into a Dolibarr staging environment using production-equivalent data volume. The customer's operations lead reconciles record counts (Third-Parties in, Products in, Orders in, Manufacturing Orders in, Invoices in, Accounting entries in) and spot-checks 25-50 records against the SAVIO ERP source. Any mapping corrections, custom field additions, or transformation rule changes are applied here before production migration begins. This step also validates that the Dolibarr modules are correctly licensed and that the chart of accounts balances after opening balances are entered.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Third-Parties (Customers and Vendors first, as they are referenced by Orders and Invoices), Products (with laminate custom fields populated), Proposals (linked to Third-Parties), Sales Orders (linked to Third-Parties and Products), Manufacturing Orders (linked to Sales Orders with press/dryer custom fields), Invoices and Challans (linked to Third-Parties and Orders with E-way bill fields), Accounting entries (linked to Third-Parties and Invoices), and Employees (last, as they have no transactional dependencies). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.

  6. Cutover, validation, and production workflow handoff

    We freeze writes in SAVIO ERP during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then declare Dolibarr as the system of record. We deliver the exception list (unmapped records, cost-center data requiring community module configuration, E-way bill integration specification) to the customer's admin team. We support a one-week hypercare window to resolve reconciliation issues. We do not configure Dolibarr workflows, manufacturing scheduling views, or E-way bill integrations inside the migration scope; these are post-migration configuration tasks documented in the handoff package.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

SAVIO ERP logo

SAVIO ERP

Source

Strengths

  • Deep laminate manufacturing workflow including Press Planning, Dryer Planning, and Production Load (D-lite) tracking
  • Built-in bar-coding for sheet-level inventory with per-sheet expense costing
  • Auto E-way bill generation for GST compliance in Indian interstate trade
  • Single-vendor simplicity covering sales, production, inventory, accounts, CRM, and HR
  • Local Ahmedabad support team with manufacturing-domain expertise

Weaknesses

  • Narrow industry focus prevents use beyond laminate and sheet fabrication manufacturing
  • No published API, integration framework, or third-party marketplace
  • Small vendor with limited resources for product development and ongoing support
  • No multi-plant, multi-entity, or multi-currency support
  • Closed data architecture requires vendor assistance for any data export or migration
Dolibarr ERP logo

Dolibarr ERP

Destination

Strengths

  • Free core software with AGPL license and no per-user mandatory fee for self-hosted deployments.
  • Modular architecture lets teams activate only needed features, keeping the interface focused and the database lean.
  • Self-hosted option provides full data sovereignty and avoids recurring SaaS subscription costs.
  • Built-in CSV/Excel import and export wizard with saved profiles simplifies recurring data operations.
  • Low-code Module Builder allows functional extensions without writing PHP code.

Weaknesses

  • No native documented REST API for programmatic bulk operations — all migrations depend on the import/export wizard or direct database access.
  • Reporting and analytics are weak without paid add-ons, and built-in charts are limited compared to modern SaaS platforms.
  • UI design is described as dated by multiple reviewers, with infrequent visual updates to the default theme.
  • Community-only support for self-hosted deployments means no SLA or guaranteed response time for issues.
  • Security vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-5314, CVE-2024-5315) in version 9.0.1 with no immediate patch reported.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard ERP migration. 1 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 SAVIO ERP and Dolibarr ERP.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    1 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

    SAVIO ERP: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

    SAVIO ERP 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 up to 10,000 inventory items, 500 customers, and 1,000 production orders. The primary schedule driver is vendor-assisted data extraction, which requires coordination with SAVIO ERP's Ahmedabad team and is outside FlitStack AI's control. Larger migrations with extensive laminate-specific item variants (size-thickness-finish combinations), multi-year invoice history, or full chart of accounts migration extend to twelve to eighteen weeks. We build extraction schedules early in the project to minimize vendor-dependency delay.

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