HRMS migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between StaffingSoft and Crelate. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Crelate.
StaffingSoft
Source
Crelate
Destination
Compatibility
10 of 12
objects map 1:1 between StaffingSoft and Crelate.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
3-5 weeks
Overview
Moving from StaffingSoft to Crelate is a structural migration from an assignment-centric entity model to a CRM-based ATS architecture. StaffingSoft treats the Assignment as the central entity linking a Candidate to a Job Order with bill rate, pay rate, start date, and end date; Crelate uses a CRM-oriented model where Candidates, Companies, and Job Orders are independent records with lookup relationships. We resolve that structural difference during scoping, map StaffingSoft assignments to Crelate Placements with all rate and date properties preserved, and maintain the Client-to-Company relationship through Crelate's Companies object. Activity history including interview notes, ratings, and scheduling records migrates as Crelate Activities linked to the parent Candidate. Since StaffingSoft has no documented public API, we work from direct database access or structured manual exports. Custom workflow automation, saved reports, and job-board cross-posting configurations do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of these for the customer's admin to rebuild in Crelate's workflow builder and reporting module.
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 StaffingSoft 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.
StaffingSoft
Candidate
Crelate
Contact
1:1StaffingSoft Candidate records map to Crelate Contact. We preserve contact details, employment history, skills, and status as Crelate standard fields. StaffingSoft's custom candidate properties migrate to Crelate custom fields on Contact. Email serves as the primary dedupe key. Resume files export as document attachments and re-attach to the corresponding Crelate Contact record. StaffingSoft's candidate status pipeline stages map to Crelate's candidate workflow stages.
StaffingSoft
Job Order
Crelate
Job Order
1:1StaffingSoft Job Order records map to Crelate Job Order. We preserve requirements, qualifications, opening dates, and pipeline stage assignments. StaffingSoft's pipeline stages transfer to Crelate's job pipeline stages, but any custom stage-specific automation must be rebuilt in Crelate's workflow builder. Job Order owner maps to the corresponding Crelate User by email match.
StaffingSoft
Assignment
Crelate
Placement
1:1StaffingSoft Assignment is the core entity linking a Candidate to a Job Order with bill rate, pay rate, start date, and end date. Crelate uses a Placement record type to represent the same concept. We preserve bill_rate and pay_rate as typed Crelate fields on the Placement, map the assignment start/end dates, and resolve the StaffingSoft Candidate-to-Crelate Contact and Job-Order-to-Job-Order lookup at migration time. Placement status (active, completed, terminated) migrates as the Crelate Placement status.
StaffingSoft
Client
Crelate
Company
1:1StaffingSoft Client records map to Crelate Company. We preserve company name, contact information, address, and billing preferences. In StaffingSoft's HR edition, the Client object functions as the employing organization; we map this to the Crelate Company that represents the hiring client for each Job Order. Company serves as the parent record for Job Orders in Crelate's data model.
StaffingSoft
Resume and Document
Crelate
Contact Attachment
1:1Resume files stored in StaffingSoft's document management module export as binary files and re-attach to the corresponding Crelate Contact record. File naming conventions vary by export method; we standardize to a [CandidateID]_[DocumentType].[ext] format. StaffingSoft supports multiple document types per candidate; each migrates as a separate Crelate document attachment.
StaffingSoft
User and Recruiter
Crelate
User
1:1StaffingSoft User accounts including recruiter assignments, team structures, and permission roles export cleanly. We map owner IDs to corresponding Crelate Users by email match. Any StaffingSoft User without a matching Crelate User goes to a reconciliation queue for the customer to provision before record import completes. Team structures and role hierarchies migrate as Crelate team configurations.
StaffingSoft
Pipeline Stage
Crelate
Job Pipeline Stage
lossyStaffingSoft pipeline stages are configurable per job order or globally. Stage names and order transfer to Crelate's job pipeline configuration. Custom stage-specific automation, if any, must be rebuilt in Crelate's workflow builder. Stage-specific custom fields require field-level mapping during migration scoping.
StaffingSoft
Custom Field
Crelate
Custom Field
lossyStaffingSoft custom fields on Candidates, Job Orders, and Assignments require field-level mapping. Field types (text, dropdown, date, numeric) are preserved and mapped to equivalent Crelate custom field types. StaffingSoft ID references embedded in custom field values must be resolved to corresponding Crelate record IDs during transformation. Custom field configurations are documented in the field mapping deliverable.
StaffingSoft
Interview Notes and Ratings
Crelate
Activity
1:1StaffingSoft interview feedback, scorecards, and scheduling notes store as activities against the Candidate record. We extract the content and attach it as Crelate Activity records linked to the corresponding Contact. Rating scores migrate as custom numeric fields on the Activity. Interview scheduling details (date, time, interviewer name) preserve on the Activity.
StaffingSoft
Job Board Posting History
Crelate
Job Distribution Configuration
1:1Cross-posting configuration to external job boards stores as site associations on the StaffingSoft Job Order. We export the posting URLs and posting dates as Crelate Job Distribution records. Active posting credentials (Indeed, Dice, CareerBuilder, Monster) must be re-entered in Crelate's job distribution settings post-migration because credentials do not export from StaffingSoft. Posting history is informational in Crelate.
StaffingSoft
Onboarding Record
Crelate
Candidate Properties
1:1StaffingSoft onboarding task checklists and document collection status transfer as Crelate Contact custom fields and task lists. Any e-signature or I-9 integration configurations must be reconfigured in Crelate. Onboarding status (documents received, background check pending, etc.) migrates as a Contact property with a status dropdown.
StaffingSoft
Report
Crelate
Report
1:1StaffingSoft custom report definitions and saved filters are not exportable as portable artifacts. We recommend exporting report data as CSV before migration and rebuilding reports in Crelate's Advanced Reports and Analytics module (available on Business plan). Report rebuilding is outside standard migration scope; we deliver a written list of source reports requiring rebuild.
| StaffingSoft | Crelate | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Contact1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Job Order | Job Order1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Assignment | Placement1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Client | Company1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Resume and Document | Contact Attachment1:1 | Fully supported | |
| User and Recruiter | User1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Pipeline Stage | Job Pipeline Stagelossy | Fully supported | |
| Custom Field | Custom Fieldlossy | Fully supported | |
| Interview Notes and Ratings | Activity1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Job Board Posting History | Job Distribution Configuration1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Onboarding Record | Candidate Properties1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Report | Report1:1 | 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.
StaffingSoft gotchas
Dated UI requires extra training time and ongoing change-management
Limited workflow automation forces manual processes around the platform
Reporting customization gaps require external BI
Mid-to-large firm scale economics — small firms may overpay
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
Export method confirmation and data audit
We confirm the available StaffingSoft export method with the customer's admin: manual export from the StaffingSoft admin interface (CSV or structured file) or direct database access. We audit the StaffingSoft database or export file for record counts across all objects (Candidates, Job Orders, Assignments, Clients, Users), identify custom field configurations, confirm resume and document file locations, and review pipeline stage definitions. This scoping call produces a written data inventory and export method recommendation. StaffingSoft's lack of a public API means the export method is the primary constraint on migration timeline and cost.
Crelate instance provisioning and schema design
The customer provisions a Crelate Business or Business Plus instance before migration begins. We design the Crelate schema including custom fields mapped to every StaffingSoft custom field (with type mapping confirmed from the export audit), pipeline stage configuration mapped from StaffingSoft pipeline definitions, user roles matched to StaffingSoft recruiter and admin roles, and Company records created in advance for all StaffingSoft Clients so that Job Order imports have a valid parent Company reference.
Test migration and reconciliation
We run a test migration using a representative sample (typically 10-15% of total record volume) into a Crelate sandbox or parallel environment. The customer reconciles test records against the StaffingSoft source: record counts per object, field-level accuracy on 25-50 spot-checked records, placement rate and date accuracy, and document attachment presence. Any mapping corrections are documented and applied before production migration begins. The test migration also surfaces any StaffingSoft data quality issues (duplicate records, missing required fields, inconsistent date formats) that need customer approval before production load.
Assignment decomposition and placement reconstruction
We run a pre-processing step to decompose every StaffingSoft Assignment into three records: a Crelate Contact (mapped from the Assignment's Candidate reference), a Crelate Job Order (mapped from the Assignment's Job Order reference), and a Crelate Placement record linking them with bill_rate, pay_rate, start_date, end_date, and placement_status. We resolve StaffingSoft Candidate IDs to Crelate Contact IDs and StaffingSoft Job Order IDs to Crelate Job Order IDs during this step using the ID mapping table built from the contact and job order migrations.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Users (validated against Crelate User provisioning), Companies (from StaffingSoft Clients), Job Orders (with CompanyId resolved), Contacts (with owner UserId resolved), Placements (with ContactId and JobOrderId resolved from the decomposition step), Activities (interview notes, ratings from StaffingSoft), and Documents (resumes attached to Contacts). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. Resume file migration runs as a parallel stream to avoid blocking record migration.
Cutover, validation, and workflow handoff
We freeze StaffingSoft writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then mark Crelate as the system of record. We deliver the workflow inventory document (every StaffingSoft automation requiring rebuild in Crelate's workflow builder), the report rebuild list, and the job board credential re-entry checklist. We support a one-week hypercare window to resolve reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild StaffingSoft workflows as Crelate automations within standard migration scope; that work is documented for the customer's admin or a separate Crelate implementation engagement.
Platform deep dives
StaffingSoft
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 StaffingSoft 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
StaffingSoft: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
StaffingSoft 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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