Helpdesk migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between ServicePRO and Gorgias. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Gorgias.
ServicePRO
Source
Gorgias
Destination
Compatibility
9 of 12
objects map 1:1 between ServicePRO and Gorgias.
Complexity
CModerate
Timeline
4-6 weeks
Overview
Moving from ServicePRO to Gorgias is a migration from an enterprise service-desk platform with field-service roots to an ecommerce-native helpdesk built for Shopify merchants. The two platforms use fundamentally different data models: ServicePRO separates Service Requests, Customers, Sites, Assets, and Contracts as independent linked records; Gorgias collapses these into a Ticket with an attached Customer profile. We rewrite Service Request records into Gorgias Tickets, resolve the Service Center hierarchy into Gorgias Teams, and migrate user accounts through the Gorgias Users API. We do not migrate Business Rules, automated workflows, or email templates because ServicePRO does not expose these through a documented API endpoint. We deliver a written Business Rules inventory and a rule-equivalence guide so the customer's admin can rebuild routing logic in Gorgias Macros and Rules 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.
Why teams make this switch
Leaving
What's pushing teams away
Choosing
What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a ServicePRO object lands in Gorgias, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
ServicePRO
Service Request
Gorgias
Ticket
1:1ServicePRO Service Requests map to Gorgias Tickets. We map standard fields: status (ServicePRO status_id to Gorgias status string), priority (ServicePRO priority_id to Gorgias priority string), category (ServicePRO target_category_id to Gorgias Tags), and assigned technician (ServicePRO assigned_technician_id to Gorgias user_id via email match). Custom form fields on Service Requests map to Gorgias custom ticket fields, but ServicePRO field types (masked entry for telephone/SSN/credit card) require explicit PII handling review before import. ServicePRO's contract-linked Service Requests require the related contract record to be preserved in the Customer notes or a custom field since Gorgias has no Contract object.
ServicePRO
User / Technician
Gorgias
User
1:1ServicePRO Users (GET api/v1/Setup/GetEmployeeInfoByEmployeeId) map to Gorgias Users via email match. We extract role, department, and Service Center assignment. ServicePRO's granular RBAC (Enterprise) maps partially to Gorgias's Agent role system (Admin, Agent, Supervisor); multi-department isolation from ServicePRO cannot be reproduced at the same granularity in Gorgias because Gorgias uses a flat Team model. We document the gap and recommend Team-level access controls as the equivalent.
ServicePRO
Customer / Company
Gorgias
Customer
1:1ServicePRO Target Records of type Customer (from GetTargetList filtered by targettypeid) map to Gorgias Customer profiles. We map customer name, email, phone, address, and any custom fields defined on the Target Record. ServicePRO's Site records (locations linked to Customers) map to Gorgias Customer address fields or a custom field if multiple sites per customer exist. Customers without an email address in ServicePRO require a placeholder email during Gorgias import because the Customer object requires an email field.
ServicePRO
Asset
Gorgias
Customer (linked via note)
1:1ServicePRO Assets (importable via CSV Import Utility) do not have a native equivalent object in Gorgias. We link asset records to the corresponding Customer profile as structured notes with asset name, serial number, type, and any custom asset fields in a formatted text block. If the customer requires a formal asset tracking feature in Gorgias, we recommend a third-party integration (Assetworks, FleetMind) or a custom object extension on Enterprise; this is scoped as a post-migration configuration decision.
ServicePRO
Target Category
Gorgias
Tags
1:1ServicePRO Target Categories (from GetTargetCategoryList) define hierarchical lookup structures for routing. We extract category names and hierarchy, then create corresponding Tags in Gorgias. ServicePRO's isRelated and UsedInSharedRef flags inform tag hierarchy in Gorgias where supported. Category-to-tag mapping is validated during the Sandbox test migration before production import.
ServicePRO
Contract / Service Agreement
Gorgias
Customer (custom field or note)
1:1ServicePRO Contracts link customers to service agreements, sites, and obligations. Gorgias has no Contract object. We preserve contract data by mapping it to a custom text field on the Customer profile (contract_id, contract_type, contract_start, contract_end) or to structured notes. If the customer requires contract-level SLA tracking, we recommend a separate contract management tool post-migration.
ServicePRO
Program / Service Offering
Gorgias
Macro or Rule (configuration)
lossyServicePRO Programs define service offerings linked to inventory items, branches, and events (from GetProgramList). Gorgias has no equivalent Program object. We document Programs as a written inventory and map the most common program types to Gorgias Macros (pre-built responses for program-specific inquiries) or Rules (routing logic based on ticket content). The customer validates and configures Macros and Rules post-migration.
ServicePRO
Custom Form / Custom Field
Gorgias
Custom Field (Ticket or Customer)
lossyServicePRO custom fields on Service Requests use an enumerated type system (text, numeric, date, checkbox, dropdown, masked entry) encoded as integer pairs in the metadata API. Gorgias supports string, boolean, date, and number custom fields on Tickets and Customers. We map compatible field types directly and flag masked-entry types (telephone, SSN, credit card) for PII review. Dropdown fields require the customer to confirm that option lists are identical between source and destination before import finalization. Field dependencies (FRX) in ServicePRO cannot migrate; we document them for manual configuration in Gorgias Rules.
ServicePRO
Business Rule
Gorgias
Rule / Macro (not migrated as code)
1:1ServicePRO Business Rules define automated routing, escalation, and notification logic. They have no documented API export endpoint. We do not migrate Business Rules as code. We conduct a pre-migration configuration audit during discovery, document every active Business Rule with its trigger, conditions, and actions, and deliver a written rules inventory with a Gorgias Rule-equivalence guide for common ServicePRO rule types. The customer's admin rebuilds routing logic in Gorgias Rules or Macros post-migration.
ServicePRO
System Email Account
Gorgias
Email Integration
1:1ServicePRO System Email Accounts (SMTP configurations for sending and receiving) map to Gorgias email integration settings. We export account configurations including SMTP host, port, credentials, and shared inbox assignments. Professional tier supports up to 10 accounts; Enterprise supports unlimited. Post-migration, the customer's admin configures the email channel in Gorgias Settings using the exported SMTP settings.
ServicePRO
Attachment / Document
Gorgias
Attachment
1:1ServicePRO attachments linked to tickets, assets, and forms migrate to Gorgias ticket attachments. We export via the API or direct database reference where accessible. Large binary attachments (PDFs, images over 10 MB) may require chunked export. Inline images embedded in ticket messages migrate as separate attachment records linked to the message. We flag any attachments stored outside the API-accessible boundary during discovery for customer decision on manual re-upload.
ServicePRO
Service Center
Gorgias
Team
lossyServicePRO Enterprise multi-Center configurations define organizational boundaries for ticket queues and users. Gorgias does not have a multi-queue model; it uses a single queue with Teams for department isolation. We consolidate multiple Service Centers into Gorgias Teams during migration, mapping each Center's queue to a Team name. If the customer runs independent brands across Centers, we document the consolidation decision during scoping and recommend separate Gorgias accounts per brand (billed separately) as the structural equivalent to ServicePRO multi-Center.
| ServicePRO | Gorgias | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Request | Ticket1:1 | Fully supported | |
| User / Technician | User1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Customer / Company | Customer1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Asset | Customer (linked via note)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Target Category | Tags1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Contract / Service Agreement | Customer (custom field or note)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Program / Service Offering | Macro or Rule (configuration)lossy | Fully supported | |
| Custom Form / Custom Field | Custom Field (Ticket or Customer)lossy | Fully supported | |
| Business Rule | Rule / Macro (not migrated as code)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| System Email Account | Email Integration1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Attachment / Document | Attachment1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Service Center | Teamlossy | 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.
ServicePRO gotchas
CSV import utility handles only Users and Assets
Business Rules and workflows do not export via API
Setup is unintuitive even for experienced users
Custom form field mapping requires column-level alignment
Multi-ServiceCenter Enterprise customers face consolidation risk
Gorgias gotchas
AI Agent adds outcome-based fees on top of billable ticket costs
Overage billing for tickets scales nonlinearly
API rate limits restrict bulk export throughput
Agent data visibility cannot be restricted by role for GDPR use cases
Knowledge Base translations require separate API calls per locale
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and Service Center mapping
We audit the source ServicePRO instance across edition (Professional/Enterprise), user count, active Service Centers, ticket volume, custom form field definitions, and active Business Rules. We pair this with a Gorgias plan assessment to confirm the ticket volume ceiling (Starter 300/month, Basic 800/month, Pro 2,000/month, Enterprise custom) and identify any Enterprise-only features required. The discovery output is a written migration scope including the Service Center-to-Team mapping decision for multi-Center customers and a preliminary object mapping matrix.
Custom field catalog and field-type mapping
We extract ServicePRO custom field definitions from the metadata API, including field type encodings (integer pairs for text, numeric, date, checkbox, dropdown, masked entry) and any FRX dependencies. We map each field to a Gorgias custom field type (string, boolean, date, number) and flag masked-entry types for PII review. Dropdown option lists are compared between source and destination and any discrepancies are escalated to the customer before import finalization. We also document any custom fields on non-Ticket/non-Customer objects for customer decision on note-based migration.
Sandbox migration and Business Rules inventory
We run a full migration into a Gorgias Sandbox using production-like data volume. The customer's service desk lead reconciles record counts (Tickets in, Customers in, Users in), spot-checks 25-50 random tickets against the ServicePRO source, and reviews the Business Rules inventory document. Any mapping corrections, field-type issues, or Service Center consolidation adjustments happen in the Sandbox before production migration begins. We also validate email channel connectivity and attachment import in this phase.
User provisioning and Team assignment
We extract every distinct ServicePRO user and map them to Gorgias Users by email match. ServicePRO role and department assignments map to Gorgias Teams and permission levels (Admin, Supervisor, Agent). Any ServicePRO users without email addresses in the source system require placeholder emails for Gorgias import. The customer's admin provisions any missing users in Gorgias before record import resumes. Multi-Center users are assigned to their consolidated Team based on the signed-off Service Center mapping.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Users (validated, provisioned in Gorgias), Customers (with contract and site data mapped to custom fields), Tickets (with assigned technician resolved via user mapping, category mapped to Tags, and custom fields populated), Attachments (linked to tickets), then Email Account configurations for admin to re-enter in Gorgias Settings. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. Ticket history (conversations, internal notes) migrates as message threads attached to the Ticket.
Cutover, delta migration, and rules rebuild handoff
We freeze ServicePRO writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Gorgias as the system of record. We deliver the Business Rules inventory and Gorgias Rule-equivalence guide to the customer's admin team. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve any reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild ServicePRO Business Rules as Gorgias Rules or Macros inside the migration scope; that is a separate configuration engagement.
Platform deep dives
ServicePRO
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Gorgias
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Moderate Helpdesk migration. 3 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Overall complexity
Moderate migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across ServicePRO and Gorgias.
Object compatibility
3 of 7 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
7-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.
API constraints
ServicePRO: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
ServicePRO 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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