Migrate from Mission Control to Trello

Mission Control Projects map directly to Trello Boards. Project name becomes Board name, description migrates to the Board description field, and project status (active, archived) maps to Trello Board archival. Teams that used Mission Control Projects as containers for related sub-projects should be aware that Trello has no native sub-board hierarchy; we attach a board_description note listing any child projects and recommend a Workspace-level board grouping strategy for post-migration organization.

Mission Control Tasks map to Trello Cards within the appropriate Board and List. Task name becomes Card title, description migrates to Card description, status maps to the target List (To Do, In Progress, Done or custom List names), assignee maps to Card members, due date maps to Card due date, and priority maps to a Trello Label or Custom Field depending on the customer's chosen label strategy.

Mission Control Subtasks map to Trello Card Checklist items. We reconstruct Subtask hierarchy up to three levels, mapping top-level subtasks as checklist items and nested subtasks as sub-checklist items (one level of checklist nesting is supported in Trello). Mission Control flattens subtask hierarchies beyond three levels into a flat list with parent_reference; we re-apply those references as a parent_checklist_item_id field and attach remaining items as sibling checklist items on the same card. Customers with deeply nested task structures should review the reconstructed checklist output and reorganize manually if the visual hierarchy does not meet their needs.

Mission Control Users map to Trello Workspace members by email address match. We export all user records including name, email, and role. Inactive Mission Control users are invited as Workspace members with deactivated status in Trello. Team memberships are not directly transferable because Trello organizes access at the Board level rather than the Team level; we document the original team membership as a Board invitation plan.

Mission Control Teams do not have a native Trello equivalent. We map each Team to a set of Board memberships — all members of a Mission Control Team receive invitations to the corresponding Trello Board. The team membership list is exported as a structured JSON document that the customer uses to configure Board membership post-migration. For organizations with many Teams and many Boards, we recommend a Workspace-level naming convention to preserve team identity.

Mission Control Comments attached to Tasks or Projects map to Trello Card comments. We preserve full comment text, author (by email-to-Trello-member lookup), and timestamp ordering so that the conversation thread sequence is maintained in the destination Card. Comments attached to Projects are added to the first Card in the corresponding Board or as a Board comment if the destination Trello plan supports it.

Mission Control file attachments are stored with name, size, mime type, and URL. We preserve the URL reference and attach it as a link attachment on the corresponding Trello Card. Actual file content transfer depends on whether the source storage is publicly accessible or requires authentication; if the attachment URL requires Mission Control session authentication, we preserve the URL metadata only and document the limitation for the customer to resolve manually. Trello supports up to 10 attachments per Card on the free tier and higher limits on Standard and Premium.

Mission Control per-account custom field definitions on Tasks and Projects map to Trello Custom Fields on the destination Board. We extract all custom field schemas before migration and match them to Trello Custom Field types: Mission Control text fields map to Trello text, numeric fields to number, date fields to date, and dropdown-style fields to dropdown. Trello imposes a 25-character limit on Custom Field names; we truncate with a suffix indicator and document the full original field name. Custom Fields that do not have a matching Trello type are flagged on the field-mapping worksheet for customer review before migration.

Mission Control Tags (string labels applied to Tasks and Projects) map to Trello Labels by name match. We export the full tag vocabulary and apply matching label colors from the destination Board's existing label set, or create new labels in a default color if no match exists. Tags that do not match any label name are attached as a comma-separated string in the Card description with a [TAGS] prefix for manual review and label assignment post-migration.

Mission Control Workflow definitions (triggers, conditions, and actions stored in a proprietary format) do not have a direct Trello Butler equivalent because the rule architecture differs. We export the full Workflow configuration as structured JSON documentation so the customer can manually rebuild each rule in Trello Butler. We recommend a pre-migration review call to prioritize which Workflows are business-critical and plan the Butler rebuild in parallel with data migration. Automations that depend on Salesforce objects (Opportunity stage changes, Case updates) cannot be rebuilt in Trello without an external automation layer (Zapier, Make, or a custom middleware connecting Trello to Salesforce).

Mission Control role-based permission configurations do not export as executable rules. We provide a permission matrix documenting what each Mission Control role can access (per-project read/write/admin, task assignment, comment posting, attachment upload). The customer must manually configure equivalent Board and Workspace permission settings in Trello. We flag any users who lose access after migration and provide an updated access audit report once Trello is live.

Mission Control exposes integration configurations for connected third-party tools. We export the list of active integrations and their credentials sanitized (tokens replaced with placeholders) so the customer can re-establish the connections in Trello via Power-Ups or API. Notable mappings include: Salesforce integration becomes the Trello Salesforce Power-Up (board-to-CRM sync), Slack integration becomes the native Trello Slack Power-Up, and Google Drive attachments map to the Google Drive Power-Up. We do not migrate active API tokens or session credentials.