HRMS migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between TalentRecruit and Crelate. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Crelate.
TalentRecruit
Source
Crelate
Destination
Compatibility
11 of 12
objects map 1:1 between TalentRecruit and Crelate.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
2-4 weeks
Overview
Moving from TalentRecruit to Crelate is an ATS-to-ATS migration where the primary technical challenge is TalentRecruit's absence of a public API — data extraction requires vendor coordination and must be scoped before migration begins. Crelate operates a documented REST API (v3) that supports Contacts, Companies, Jobs, Activities, and Opportunities with lookup field resolution via Id, FirstName, and LastName suffixes, which means every parent-record reference must be resolved during the transform phase. We extract candidate profiles, full application histories with stage-transition timestamps, interview evaluations with scorecard data, offer records, and tags from TalentRecruit, then map them to Crelate's Contact, Job, and Activity entities in dependency order. Crelate's field-mapping feature on custom forms allows structured answers from phone screens and intake forms to land in typed Contact, Company, or Opportunity columns, which we configure as part of the destination schema setup. Workflows, automations, and job-board posting configurations do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of these for your admin to 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 TalentRecruit 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.
TalentRecruit
Candidate
Crelate
Contact
1:1TalentRecruit candidate profiles (contact information, work history, education, skills, resume files, and tags) map directly to Crelate Contact records. The Crelate Contact API uses FirstName and LastName as separate required attributes; we extract both from TalentRecruit's name field and write them as separate API properties. Tags migrate as a tags object keyed by category name (Default for untagged labels). Resume files are uploaded as ContentDocument and linked via ContentDocumentLink to the Contact record.
TalentRecruit
Job / Requisition
Crelate
Job
1:1TalentRecruit jobs (title, description, department, location, hiring manager assignment, opening count, and stage configuration) map to Crelate Job records. The Job Name is the required Crelate field. Department and location migrate as custom fields or standard Crelate Job fields depending on the customer's field taxonomy. Hiring manager assignment resolves as a Contact lookup in Crelate (via the _Id lookup convention for the assigned recruiter).
TalentRecruit
Application
Crelate
People-to-Job relationship
1:1TalentRecruit application records (linking a Candidate to a specific Job with current stage, stage-transition timestamps, source channel, and tags) map to Crelate as a submission relationship between the migrated Contact and the migrated Job. Stage history is preserved in a custom multi-line text field or as structured Activity notes since Crelate does not expose a native application-stage history object. Source attribution (career page, job board, referral) migrates to a custom Source field.
TalentRecruit
Interview / Evaluation
Crelate
Activity (Note or Task)
1:1TalentRecruit interview records (scheduled datetime, interviewer panel, calendar references, and evaluation scorecards with free-text feedback) map to Crelate Activity records or Notes attached to the Contact or Job. Scorecard templates vary per TalentRecruit tenant, so we flatten each scorecard into a structured note body with the evaluation date, interviewer,评分 dimensions, and free-text feedback as key-value pairs. The original scorecard template is preserved as a separate Note for the customer's admin to review.
TalentRecruit
Job Posting
Crelate
Structured list or custom field
1:1TalentRecruit job posting records (which job boards and career pages a requisition was published to, posting date, and status per channel) are exported as a structured manifest and mapped to a custom multi-select picklist or structured text field on the Crelate Job record. Channel-specific status (active, paused, expired) is preserved as a custom field. Job board integrations are re-established in Crelate post-migration using Crelate's native job board connectors.
TalentRecruit
Assessment Result
Crelate
Custom fields or Note
1:1Assessment scores and test results linked to an application in TalentRecruit migrate as structured data in Crelate custom fields on the Contact record or as Notes attached to the application relationship. Assessment type, completion timestamp, and score are preserved. Proprietary third-party assessment vendor formats that TalentRecruit stored as opaque data are flagged for re-entry in Crelate's assessment integration (if applicable) or noted as requiring manual verification.
TalentRecruit
Offer Letter
Crelate
Note or structured record
1:1TalentRecruit offer records (salary, benefits summary, start date, approval status, and signed document attachment) migrate with structured fields mapped to Crelate Contact custom fields or as a Note attached to the Contact. The signed offer document is uploaded as a ContentDocument and linked to the Contact. Approval chain status is preserved as a custom picklist field. Crelate Hire handles new-offer workflows natively, so offer data is imported as historical reference rather than as live workflow state.
TalentRecruit
Onboarding Record
Crelate
Note or checklist attachment
1:1TalentRecruit onboarding checklists, task structures, and completion state linked to hired applications migrate as Notes or structured text attached to the Crelate Contact record. Completed state does not carry over as live workflow state; the customer's Crelate admin rebuilds the onboarding checklist in Crelate Hire or as custom Tasks. We preserve the checklist structure and task completion percentages as a reference document for rebuilding.
TalentRecruit
User / Role
Crelate
User (re-provisioned)
1:1TalentRecruit user accounts, role assignments, and team memberships are exported as a reference list. Crelate User records must be re-provisioned by the customer's admin during implementation because User IDs are system-assigned and not portable. We export the full role taxonomy (recruiter, hiring manager, admin, viewer, etc.) as a role-mapping spreadsheet that the customer's Crelate admin uses to assign permissions under Settings | Advanced Settings | User Roles. The mapping spreadsheet also identifies which TalentRecruit users are active versus inactive.
TalentRecruit
Tag / Label
Crelate
Tag
1:1TalentRecruit candidate and application tags (stored as flat label arrays) map directly to Crelate Tag records. Crelate's API uses a tags object keyed by category name within each record; we map the default TalentRecruit tag category to the Crelate Default tag category and preserve all tag names verbatim. Tags used for pipeline stage classification are identified separately so the customer's admin can decide whether to use native Crelate stage controls instead of tags for workflow tracking.
TalentRecruit
Custom Fields (tenant-specific)
Crelate
Custom Fields
lossyTalentRecruit tenant-specific custom fields (beyond the standard candidate, application, and job objects) are captured during discovery and mapped to Crelate custom fields on the equivalent entity. Crelate field types include text, number, currency, date, picklist, multi-select picklist, and boolean. We cross-reference field types during transform to avoid mapping a date field to a monetary field (a constraint documented in Crelate's field-mapping guide). Custom form field mappings are configured in Crelate under Settings | Custom Forms after the base schema is deployed.
TalentRecruit
Company / Client Account
Crelate
Company
1:1TalentRecruit does not have a native Company/Account object in its core ATS data model, but agency workflows often store client company data within candidate company associations or as separate records. We extract any client-company records as identified during discovery and map them to Crelate Company records. Crelate's Company API requires a Name field. Address, industry, and client contact information map to standard Crelate Company fields or custom fields as appropriate.
| TalentRecruit | Crelate | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Contact1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Job / Requisition | Job1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Application | People-to-Job relationship1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Interview / Evaluation | Activity (Note or Task)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Job Posting | Structured list or custom field1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Assessment Result | Custom fields or Note1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Offer Letter | Note or structured record1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Onboarding Record | Note or checklist attachment1:1 | Fully supported | |
| User / Role | User (re-provisioned)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Tag / Label | Tag1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Fields (tenant-specific) | Custom Fieldslossy | Mapping required | |
| Company / Client Account | Company1:1 | 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.
TalentRecruit gotchas
No public API documentation means data export requires vendor involvement
Performance slowdowns during bulk operations and reporting
CV parsing delays can leave resume data incomplete at export time
Custom stage and workflow configurations vary per tenant
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 vendor export coordination
We audit the TalentRecruit tenant to capture the complete field taxonomy, stage sequence, custom objects, and any configured approval chains. Because TalentRecruit lacks a public API, we also coordinate with the customer's TalentRecruit account manager or support team to initiate the bulk data export. We document which record types are included in the export and confirm the file format (CSV, JSON, or database backup) before proceeding. The discovery output is a written migration scope that lists every object, field, and stage to be migrated, plus any gaps identified in the export.
Crelate schema design and field mapping
We design the destination schema in Crelate, including provisioning custom fields on Contact, Job, Company, and Activity entities; configuring field mappings under Settings | Custom Forms for intake and phone-screen form responses; and setting up pipeline stages and Record Types to match the TalentRecruit stage sequence captured in discovery. We cross-reference every TalentRecruit field type against Crelate's allowed field types to identify mismatches (date vs. monetary, picklist vs. free text) and resolve them during this phase. Schema is validated in Crelate's sandbox or a parallel environment before any production data is written.
Data extract, cleaning, and transformation
We receive the TalentRecruit bulk export (coordinated in Step 1), ingest it into a staging environment, and apply automated cleaning: duplicate candidate resolution (matching by email address and phone), incomplete record flagging (profiles with missing parsed resume data after high-volume upload periods), and null field handling. We transform field values to match Crelate's type requirements, resolve all parent-record references (Contact lookups on Job, assigned recruiter on Application), and apply the stage-sequence mapping designed in Step 2. Tags are extracted as a separate vocabulary list for Crelate Tag creation.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into Crelate's environment using production-like data volume to validate the schema, mapping, and record counts. The customer's recruiting operations lead reviews a random sample of migrated records (Contacts, Jobs, Applications, Activities) against the TalentRecruit source data and confirms accuracy. Any field mappings, stage assignments, or lookup resolutions that require correction are adjusted in the transformation layer before production migration begins. This step prevents correction work in the live environment.
Production migration in dependency order
We execute the production migration in record-dependency order: Job records first (as the parent entity for submissions), then Contact records (with tags resolved and resume files uploaded as ContentDocument), then Company records if present, then Activity records (interviews, evaluations, notes) linked to the correct Contact or Job via Crelate's lookup conventions, then Offer and Onboarding notes. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. We perform a final delta migration of any records modified in TalentRecruit during the cutover window before switching Crelate to system of record.
Cutover, validation, and workflow rebuild handoff
We freeze writes in TalentRecruit during cutover, run the final delta migration, and enable Crelate as the active ATS. We deliver the written workflow and automation inventory to the customer's admin team with recommended rebuild steps using Crelate's workflow builder, plus a list of job-board integrations requiring re-connection. We support a one-week hypercare window to resolve any data reconciliation issues raised by the recruiting team. We do not rebuild TalentRecruit automations or job-board posting configurations as part of the migration scope; those are separate implementation tasks.
Platform deep dives
TalentRecruit
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 TalentRecruit 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
TalentRecruit: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
TalentRecruit 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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