7 Common Problems with Salesforce Data Migration

1. 7 Common Problems with
Salesforce Data Migration
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2. About me: Mark Kofman
CEO and Co-Founder of Import2.com
3 startups in data integration space -
Programeter, 300.mg, Import2
Lived in 5 countries in last 10 years
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3. Import2
Import2 is super-simple data import service.
Online. Automated.
More than 100 data migrations in last 6
months, million records imported
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4. Problem #1: CSV
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5. Problem #1: CSV
CSV is built by developers for developers.
CSV is perfect for simple cases. In reality,
imported data is never perfect. People write
phone numbers into email fields, leave
mandatory fields incomplete, ...
Manipulating large data sets is painful. Try
opening 100,000 records CSV file.
CSV based migration projects are often $10K+
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6. 7 Common Problems
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7. 7 Common Problems
2.Salesforce system/audit fields
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8. 7 Common Problems
2.Salesforce system/audit fields
3.Group and Professional Editions
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9. 7 Common Problems
2.Salesforce system/audit fields
3.Group and Professional Editions
4.API daily limits
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10. 7 Common Problems
2.Salesforce system/audit fields
3.Group and Professional Editions
4.API daily limits
5.Custom fields
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11. 7 Common Problems
2.Salesforce system/audit fields
3.Group and Professional Editions
4.API daily limits
5.Custom fields
6.Validation rules
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12. 7 Common Problems
2.Salesforce system/audit fields
3.Group and Professional Editions
4.API daily limits
5.Custom fields
6.Validation rules
7.Testing the data import quality
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13. Import2 again
API based data migration service
Accumulated know-how from multiple data
migrations
As simple as clicking a button
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14. How It Works?
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15. Thank You!
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