HRMS migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Savvy HRMS and Crelate. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Crelate.
Savvy HRMS
Source
Crelate
Destination
Compatibility
5 of 12
objects map 1:1 between Savvy HRMS and Crelate.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
2-4 weeks
Overview
Moving from Savvy HRMS to Crelate is a domain-shift migration, not a like-for-like platform swap. Savvy HRMS covers the full HR lifecycle from recruitment through payroll, performance, and attendance. Crelate is an AI-powered recruiting platform built for ATS, talent CRM, and sourcing workflows with no payroll, attendance, or HR core modules. We map Savvy HRMS Recruitment Candidates to Crelate Candidates, Employees to Crelate Contacts, and Job Postings to Crelate Jobs. We explicitly flag that Payroll Runs, Leave Policies, Attendance Records, Performance Appraisals, Learning and Development records, and Contract Labor entries have no Crelate equivalents and cannot migrate as data; we deliver a written record of these modules for your admin to evaluate Crelate's extended ecosystem or manual alternatives. Savvy HRMS publishes no public API documentation, so we begin every migration with API discovery or a fallback to admin-dashboard CSV export. Custom fields added by your organization require explicit enumeration during scoping before we commit to mapping scope.
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
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What's pushing teams away
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What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a Savvy HRMS 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.
Savvy HRMS
Recruitment Candidate
Crelate
Candidate
1:1Savvy HRMS candidate profiles, application stages, interview scores, and offer details map to Crelate Candidate records. We preserve stage history from the Savvy HRMS Recruitment module as a custom field or tag set in Crelate, converting the source stage names to Crelate pipeline stage equivalents. Interview scores and rating data migrate as custom fields on the Crelate Candidate object. Offer details migrate as a custom record type or note attached to the Candidate. Crelate's talent pool management allows migrated candidates to be immediately searchable for future requisitions.
Savvy HRMS
Employee
Crelate
Person (Contact)
1:1Savvy HRMS employee records (profiles, job histories, salary details, benefits) map to Crelate Person records with custom field extensions. We separate active employees (who may be hiring candidates) from historical records, migrating active employees as Crelate People with an employee-specific tag. Salary, benefits, and payroll-related fields do not have Crelate equivalents and are enumerated in a written record for the customer's HR admin to evaluate manual entry or a separate HRIS integration.
Savvy HRMS
Job Posting / Requisition
Crelate
Job
1:1Savvy HRMS job postings from the Recruitment module map to Crelate Job records. Job title, department, location, employment type, and description migrate as standard Crelate Job fields. Salary ranges from Savvy HRMS migrate as custom fields in Crelate because Crelate Job records support custom salary fields. Status (open, filled, closed) maps to Crelate Job status with a date-aligned transition at cutover.
Savvy HRMS
Custom Fields (Employee, Candidate)
Crelate
Custom Fields
lossySavvy HRMS organizations frequently add custom properties to Employee and Candidate objects. We enumerate all active custom fields during scoping, map each to an equivalent Crelate custom field (text, number, date, picklist, or checkbox), and create the destination schema before any data load. Fields with no Crelate equivalent are documented in a custom field inventory delivered with the migration output.
Savvy HRMS
Documents (Offer Letters, ID Copies, Contracts)
Crelate
Document Attachment
1:1Employee documents such as offer letters, ID copies, and contracts are stored in Savvy HRMS as binary files associated with employee records. We extract the files and attach them to the corresponding Crelate Person record using Crelate's document management or note attachment capability. The association is made via employee-to-person record mapping resolved at migration time. File naming conventions are preserved for audit traceability.
Savvy HRMS
Payroll Run
Crelate
Not Applicable
lossySavvy HRMS payroll runs (earnings, deductions, net pay, tax values, pay periods) have no Crelate equivalent. Crelate is a recruiting platform with no payroll module. We flag payroll data as non-migratable and deliver a written inventory of payroll run records by pay period and employee so the customer's finance team can retain the data in Savvy HRMS read-only or export it to a dedicated payroll system (Rippling, Gusto, ADP) that integrates with Crelate post-migration.
Savvy HRMS
Leave Policy and Balance
Crelate
Not Applicable
lossySavvy HRMS leave types, accrual rules, and per-employee balances have no Crelate equivalent. Crelate does not manage time-off or leave. We export leave balances at the agreed cut-off date and deliver them as a structured CSV for the customer's HR admin to evaluate Crelate's third-party time-tracking integrations or a separate leave management system.
Savvy HRMS
Attendance Record
Crelate
Not Applicable
lossySavvy HRMS attendance records (clock-in/clock-out timestamps, overtime, grace period adjustments) have no Crelate equivalent. Crelate has no time-tracking module. We flag attendance data as non-migratable and deliver a structured export of attendance summaries by employee and date range for the customer's HR admin to evaluate third-party time-tracking integrations with Crelate or a standalone attendance platform.
Savvy HRMS
Performance Appraisal
Crelate
Not Applicable
lossySavvy HRMS review cycles, ratings, competency scores, KRA fields, and custom objectives have no Crelate equivalent. Crelate's talent acquisition focus does not extend to performance management. We flag performance appraisal data as non-migratable and deliver a written record of the last appraisal cycle, ratings, and any open KRA fields per employee so the customer's HR admin can evaluate Crelate's extended ecosystem or a dedicated performance management platform post-migration.
Savvy HRMS
Learning and Development Record
Crelate
Not Applicable
lossySavvy HRMS L&D records (courses, enrollments, completion statuses, quiz scores, certification expiry dates) have no Crelate equivalent. Crelate does not include a learning management system. We flag L&D completion records as non-migratable and deliver a CSV inventory of certifications and course completion per employee so the customer's L&D admin can evaluate Crelate's third-party integrations or a dedicated LMS platform.
Savvy HRMS
Contract Labor Entry
Crelate
Not Applicable
lossySavvy HRMS contract worker records (contract dates, billing rates, allocation details, vendor assignments) have no Crelate equivalent for ongoing vendor management. Crelate's talent pool can store contractor profiles as People with custom fields, but the contract management and billing tracking features do not exist. We deliver a CSV of contract labor entries for the customer's admin to evaluate manual entry or a vendor management system integration with Crelate.
Savvy HRMS
Custom Objects
Crelate
Custom Objects
1:1Savvy HRMS custom objects added by the organization map to Crelate custom fields on the relevant base object (Person, Job, or Candidate) or to Crelate's custom object framework if the customer's Crelate plan supports it. We enumerate all custom object schemas during scoping, map field types to Crelate equivalents, create the destination schema before import, and validate the custom object count and relationship depth during sandbox migration.
| Savvy HRMS | Crelate | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recruitment Candidate | Candidate1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Employee | Person (Contact)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Job Posting / Requisition | Job1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Fields (Employee, Candidate) | Custom Fieldslossy | Mapping required | |
| Documents (Offer Letters, ID Copies, Contracts) | Document Attachment1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Payroll Run | Not Applicablelossy | Fully supported | |
| Leave Policy and Balance | Not Applicablelossy | Fully supported | |
| Attendance Record | Not Applicablelossy | Fully supported | |
| Performance Appraisal | Not Applicablelossy | Fully supported | |
| Learning and Development Record | Not Applicablelossy | Fully supported | |
| Contract Labor Entry | Not Applicablelossy | Fully supported | |
| Custom Objects | Custom Objects1:1 | 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.
Savvy HRMS gotchas
No public API documentation means programmatic export requires discovery
Custom pricing obscures which modules are actually active
Leave and attendance data requires cut-off date alignment
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 module confirmation
We audit the customer's Savvy HRMS instance to identify active modules, total record counts (Candidates, Employees, Job Postings, Documents), custom field inventory, and any known data quality issues (duplicate entries, missing required fields, inconsistent date formats). We also confirm the export method: API access credentials and endpoint discovery, or admin-dashboard CSV access. The discovery output is a written migration scope that explicitly lists migratable and non-migratable objects with record counts and a Crelate plan recommendation based on the customer's hiring volume and feature requirements.
Schema design and custom field enumeration
We design the destination schema in Crelate by enumerating every active Savvy HRMS custom field and mapping it to a typed Crelate custom field (text, number, date, picklist, checkbox, or multi-select). We create the schema in a Crelate sandbox or trial environment for validation before any production data is touched. For non-migratable modules (payroll, attendance, leave, performance, L&D), we define the export format and deliver a structured data inventory rather than a destination schema.
Export extraction and data cleansing
We extract data from Savvy HRMS using the confirmed export method (API or CSV). Extracted data is staged in a secure migration workspace where we run cleansing: deduplication by email (for candidate-employee merges), date format normalization to ISO 8601, phone number standardization, null field handling, and identification of records with missing required fields in the Crelate destination schema. We deliver a pre-migration data quality report to the customer with record counts, duplicate flags, and any fields requiring manual review before import.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into the Crelate sandbox environment using production-like data volume. The customer's HR and recruiting leads reconcile record counts (Candidates in, People in, Jobs in), spot-check 25-50 random records against the Savvy HRMS source data, and validate that custom field values transferred correctly. Any mapping corrections, missing fields, or dedupe decisions are resolved here. Sandbox sign-off is required before production migration begins.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Job postings first (because candidates attach to jobs), then People (from Employee and Candidate records with dedupe applied), then Candidate stage history and interview scores as custom fields or tags on Person records, then documents as attachments. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report. Non-migratable modules (payroll, attendance, leave, performance, L&D) are delivered as structured CSV exports alongside the Crelate migration.
Cutover, validation, and non-migratable module handoff
We freeze Savvy HRMS writes during the cutover window, 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 written inventory of non-migratable module data (payroll runs, leave balances, attendance summaries, performance appraisal records, L&D completions, contract labor entries) with export files and recommended next steps for the customer's HR and finance teams. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues raised by the recruiting team.
Platform deep dives
Savvy HRMS
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Crelate
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard HRMS migration. 1 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 Savvy HRMS and Crelate.
Object compatibility
1 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
Savvy HRMS: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Savvy HRMS 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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