Scope
Define exactly which projects, attachments, custom fields, user accounts, workflows, and metadata will move and which items will be excluded.
A structured migration document reduces downtime, clarifies responsibilities, and preserves data integrity. It creates an auditable approval trail and helps manage vendor handoffs, risk controls, and regulatory obligations such as data protection and retention requirements.
The document is completed collaboratively: technical, operational, and compliance stakeholders must all contribute.
Final approval usually requires sign-off from the project sponsor and an authorized representative who has authority to bind the organization.
Define exactly which projects, attachments, custom fields, user accounts, workflows, and metadata will move and which items will be excluded.
Provide a phased schedule with milestones for export, test migration, pilot cutover, final migration, and post‑migration stabilization periods.
Document field-to-field mappings, value transformations, format conversions, and any normalization rules applied during import.
List owners for each task: data extraction, transformation, import, testing, validation, communications, and vendor coordination.
Specify test cases, success criteria, sample data, acceptance sign-off, and rollback verification before go‑live.
Describe backups, restoration steps, decision gates, and communications to revert to the previous portal if acceptance criteria fail.
| Field | Configuration |
|---|---|
| Enable eSign | Require electronic signatures for final approvers |
| Approval routing | Sequential or parallel routing rules |
| Authentication | Email + SMS code or higher assurance |
| Storage location | Designate secure cloud archive or on-prem |
Choose delivery methods that preserve signatures, audit logs, and secure access for all parties.
Kickoff and inventory completed within 2 weeks
Mapping and transformation rules due before test run
Execute pilot migration and validate within agreed window
Scheduled low‑impact window with rollback triggers
Acceptance testing and issue backlog closure within 30 days
Save final executed packages as PDF/A for long-term preservation; also keep native exports (CSV/JSON) for record reconciliation and reimport.
Generate a single signed package that includes audit trail, attachments, and metadata; verify checksum or hash to detect tampering.
Store in secure cloud or on-prem archive with versioning, access controls, and regular backups to meet retention obligations.
Attach data maps, transformation scripts, test results, acceptance sign-offs, and vendor SLAs as exhibit materials to the main document.