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Managing Data Migrations

Since most clients have some kind of system they were using before NetSuite, successful data migration is almost always required before a client can go live. Migrations do not happen right at the end of the project, though. You and your clients must carefully plan for a successful migration, and that plan needs to include test-run imports long before the exciting go-live date arrives.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Planning for the data migration process
  • Performing imports for data migration testing and other reasons
  • Planning the cut-over activities
  • Migrating inventory and trial balances
  • Performing the final data imports before go-live

After completing this chapter, you should be able to talk ...

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