HRMS migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Apex Human Capital Management and Crelate. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Crelate.
Apex Human Capital Management
Source
Crelate
Destination
Compatibility
10 of 14
objects map 1:1 between Apex Human Capital Management and Crelate.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
2-4 weeks
Overview
Switching from Apex Human Capital Management to Crelate is primarily a recruiting-module extraction. Apex HCM ships an integrated ATS called Hire On The GO alongside its full HCM suite, while Crelate is a purpose-built recruiting CRM and ATS that combines candidate relationship management with the hiring pipeline. The migration concentrates on three record families: Candidate profiles and contact data, Job Order and posting history, and the Hiring Pipeline stage progression. We do not migrate Apex payroll registers, tax jurisdiction data, accrual balances, or benefit elections because Crelate does not store payroll or HRIS data; those record families require a separate HR system. We preserve Apex employee records as inactive Candidate records in Crelate for organizations using Crelate Hire for internal hiring, and we document the full list of Apex workflow configurations and automation rules that require manual rebuild in Crelate's workflow builder.
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 Apex Human Capital Management object lands in Crelate, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
Apex Human Capital Management
Candidate (Hire On The GO)
Crelate
Candidate
1:1Apex Hire On The GO candidate records map directly to Crelate Candidate records. We extract first name, last name, email, phone, address, source channel, and application date. The Apex candidate status (applied, screening, interview, offer, hired, rejected) maps to Crelate pipeline stage based on the customer's configured Hire On The GO stage values. Any Apex candidate rating or score migrates to Crelate's custom rating field on the Candidate record.
Apex Human Capital Management
Job Opening (Hire On The GO)
Crelate
Job
1:1Apex Hire On The GO job postings map to Crelate Job records. We extract job title, department, location, employment type (full-time, part-time, contract), and posting date. The Apex job status (open, paused, closed, filled) maps to Crelate Job status. Job description text migrates as the Crelate Job description field; any structured fields in Apex (requirements, benefits) map to Crelate custom fields or job notes.
Apex Human Capital Management
Hiring Pipeline Stage
Crelate
Pipeline Stage
lossyApex Hire On The GO pipeline stages are client-configured and do not map 1:1 to Crelate's default stage set. During discovery we extract the customer's Apex stage configuration and design a Crelate pipeline with matching stage names, ordering, and probability values. Crelate supports unlimited custom stages per pipeline, so the Apex stage structure translates without loss. Stage mapping is reviewed by the customer's recruiting lead before migration.
Apex Human Capital Management
Application
Crelate
Candidate Job Activity
1:1Apex Hire On The GO applications (the association between a Candidate and a Job Opening) map to Crelate Candidate Job Activity records, which represent the candidate's journey through the hiring pipeline for a specific job. We preserve the application date, current stage, and any stage-change timestamps as Crelate Activity entries with type = Stage Change.
Apex Human Capital Management
Resume and Documents
Crelate
Attachment (Talent Card)
1:1Apex stores resumes, cover letters, and supporting documents as binary blobs or linked URLs attached to candidate records. We extract the files, associate them with the correct Crelate Candidate record, and preserve the original filename and file type. Crelate displays these in the Candidate's Talent Card under the Documents section. Binary files use Crelate's document attachment endpoint with proper MIME type handling.
Apex Human Capital Management
Interview
Crelate
Activity (interview type)
1:1Apex Hire On The GO interview records map to Crelate Activity records with Activity Type = Interview. We preserve interview date, interviewer name (mapped to Crelate User or contact), interview type (phone screen, on-site, panel), and any notes or feedback scores stored in Apex. Interview-to-candidate association uses the Crelate Candidate Job Activity lookup.
Apex Human Capital Management
Offer Letter
Crelate
Document or Activity Note
1:1Apex offer letter documents stored as attachments on candidate records migrate as Crelate document attachments on the Candidate record. If Apex stores structured offer fields (salary, start date, offer status), we create a Crelate Activity Note with the offer details for audit trail purposes. The offer letter PDF migrates as a binary attachment.
Apex Human Capital Management
Employee (core record)
Crelate
Candidate (inactive/reference)
1:manyFor organizations using Apex HCM for both recruiting and ongoing HR, existing employee records may need to be available in Crelate for internal mobility and future hiring. We create inactive Candidate records in Crelate for each Apex employee, preserving name, email, department, and job title. The records are flagged inactive so they do not appear in active recruiting pipelines but remain searchable for internal talent programs. This is optional scope confirmed during discovery.
Apex Human Capital Management
Employee Self-Service Portal
Crelate
Not applicable
lossyApex employee self-service portal settings, role assignments, and delegated proxy configurations do not have a Crelate equivalent. Crelate does not expose an employee-facing portal; it is a recruiter and hiring-manager tool. We document these Apex configurations in the automation inventory for the customer's IT team to evaluate against Crelate's permission model (Crelate Roles: Admin, Recruiting Manager, Recruiter, Sourcer, Hiring Manager, Observer).
Apex Human Capital Management
Onboarding Configuration
Crelate
Crelate Hire Workflows
lossyApex onboarding document checklists, new-hire task lists, and I-9 workflow configurations are documented for rebuild in Crelate Hire. Crelate Hire automates hiring workflows, credential tracking, compliance tasks, and candidate onboarding but uses its own workflow builder. We deliver a written map of every Apex onboarding step and its recommended Crelate Hire equivalent, with task assignments, due dates, and document collection requirements.
Apex Human Capital Management
Benefits Elections
Crelate
Not applicable
1:1Apex benefits elections, health plan selections, and retirement plan assignments do not migrate to Crelate. Crelate is an ATS and recruiting CRM; it does not store benefits data. We flag every benefits-related object in the Apex export and direct the customer to their HRIS or benefits administration platform for this data. If the organization is also moving payroll to a separate platform, benefits elections are in scope for that parallel migration.
Apex Human Capital Management
Payroll Register
Crelate
Not applicable
1:1Apex payroll registers, earnings, deductions, and tax withholdings do not migrate to Crelate. Crelate's data model does not include payroll, compensation, or tax withholding fields. Organizations requiring payroll functionality after switching to Crelate for recruiting must implement a separate payroll platform. We do not migrate payroll data as part of an Apex-to-Crelate scope; that work is separate.
Apex Human Capital Management
PTO Accrual and Balance
Crelate
Not applicable
1:1Apex PTO accrual balances, carryover rules, and earning-rate logic do not migrate to Crelate. Crelate does not track time-off balances. We extract a snapshot of current PTO balances from Apex as a reference document for the customer's HR team to configure in their HRIS or standalone time-off platform if one is selected alongside Crelate.
Apex Human Capital Management
ACA Compliance Records
Crelate
Not applicable
1:1Apex 1095-C records and coverage measurement data do not migrate to Crelate. ACA reporting is an HR and payroll function outside Crelate's scope. We flag ACA-related records in the Apex export and note that these require a separate HRIS platform if the customer is moving away from Apex HCM entirely for payroll and compliance.
| Apex Human Capital Management | Crelate | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate (Hire On The GO) | Candidate1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Job Opening (Hire On The GO) | Job1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Hiring Pipeline Stage | Pipeline Stagelossy | Fully supported | |
| Application | Candidate Job Activity1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Resume and Documents | Attachment (Talent Card)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Interview | Activity (interview type)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Offer Letter | Document or Activity Note1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Employee (core record) | Candidate (inactive/reference)1:many | Fully supported | |
| Employee Self-Service Portal | Not applicablelossy | Fully supported | |
| Onboarding Configuration | Crelate Hire Workflowslossy | Fully supported | |
| Benefits Elections | Not applicable1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Payroll Register | Not applicable1:1 | Fully supported | |
| PTO Accrual and Balance | Not applicable1:1 | Fully supported | |
| ACA Compliance Records | Not applicable1:1 | 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.
Apex Human Capital Management gotchas
Accrual policy configurations are client-specific and not always exported
IRIS acquisition may affect API endpoint availability and roadmap
Tax jurisdiction data requires manual state-by-state mapping
Implementation timelines vary significantly by employer complexity
Crelate gotchas
120 req/min API rate limit throttles bulk migrations
20 custom field per-entity cap forces data model decisions
15,000-record export ceiling on single operations
Sequences and automation workflows do not migrate
API key is a querystring parameter, not a header
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and ATS scope definition
We audit the Apex HCM configuration to identify which Hire On The GO modules are in active use: candidate records, job openings, pipeline stages, application history, interview records, offer letters, and document attachments. We confirm whether existing Apex employee records should be archived as inactive Crelate Candidates for internal hiring purposes. We review the Apex stage configuration, pipeline count, and any custom fields in use on candidate and job order objects. This phase produces a written migration scope document covering record counts, object dependencies, and an honest list of what Apex data has no Crelate destination.
Crelate pipeline and workflow design
We work with the customer's recruiting lead to design Crelate pipelines matching the Apex Hire On The GO stage structure. This includes stage names, ordering, probability values (for pipeline analytics), and any Record Types needed if the organization runs different hiring processes for different job families. We also design the Crelate Workflow triggers that will replace Apex onboarding and HR workflow configurations, with the understanding that full workflow rebuild is a manual post-migration task documented in our automation inventory.
Data extraction and document handling
We extract candidate records, job order history, application associations, interview records, and offer letter documents from Apex via API or structured export. Document attachments are handled as binary files with filename preservation. We parse the flat export structure to reconstruct the candidate-to-job associations and interview-to-candidate relationships that Apex stores across separate objects. Any Apex accrual snapshot, benefits reference, or payroll data encountered is flagged and excluded from the Crelate migration with a written note for the customer's HR team.
Sandbox migration and candidate reconciliation
We run a full migration into Crelate's test or staging environment using production-like data volume. The customer's recruiting operations lead reconciles record counts (candidates in, jobs in, applications in, attachments in), spot-checks 25-50 candidate records for data accuracy, and reviews the pipeline stage mapping. Any mapping corrections are made in this phase. The recruiting lead signs off on the stage mapping and field mapping before production migration begins.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Jobs first (since they are referenced by applications), then Candidates (with document attachments uploaded via Crelate's attachment API), then Candidate Job Activity records linking candidates to jobs with stage history, then interview activities and offer letter documents. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. Any employee records designated for inactive Candidate archiving are loaded last.
Cutover, validation, and automation rebuild handoff
We freeze Apex reads during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Crelate as the recruiting system of record. We deliver the Apex workflow and automation inventory document to the customer's recruiting operations team for manual rebuild in Crelate's workflow builder and Crelate Hire. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild Apex onboarding workflows as Crelate Hire automations inside the migration scope.
Platform deep dives
Apex Human Capital Management
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Crelate
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard HRMS migration. 2 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Overall complexity
Standard migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Apex Human Capital Management and Crelate.
Object compatibility
2 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
Apex Human Capital Management: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Apex Human Capital Management 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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