Migrate from Amicus Small Firm
Universal Migrator makes leaving Amicus Small Firm easy.
What migrates from Amicus Small Firm?
Universal Migrator transfers all the following data and more.
Firm Data
Practice Areas | |
Users |
Contacts
Contacts | |
Contact Addresses: Email Addresses | |
Contact Addresses: Postal Addresses | |
Contact Addresses: Phone Numbers | |
Contact Addresses: Websites | |
Contact Custom Field Values | |
Contact Notes |
Billing / AR
Invoices | |
Invoices <=> Matter Relationships | |
Time Entries (Billed) | |
Time Entries (Unbilled) | |
Expense Entries (Billed) | |
Expense Entries (Unbilled) |
Communications | |
Communications <=> Document Relationships (Attachments) | |
Communications <=> Matter Relationships | |
Communications <=> Participating Contact Relationships | |
Communications <=> Participating Email Address Relationships |
Tasks & To-Dos
Task Entries | |
Task Entries <=> Assigned to Contact Relationships | |
Task Entries <=> Assigned to User Relationships | |
Task Entries <=> Related Matter Relationships |
Custom Fields
Custom Field Definitions | |
Custom Field Picklist Items | |
Custom Field Groups | |
Custom Field Groups <=> Related Custom Field Definitions | |
Contact Custom Field Values | |
Matter Custom Field Values | |
Document Custom Field Values (aka Profile Attributes) |
Matters
Matters | |
Matter Custom Field Values | |
Matter Notes | |
Matters <=> Originating User Relationships | |
Matters <=> Participating Contact Relationships | |
Matters <=> Participating User Relationships |
Documents
Document Categories | |
Folders | |
Documents | |
Document Comments | |
Document Custom Field Values (aka Profile Attributes) | |
Document Versions: Current Version |
Calendar & Events
Calendar Entries | |
Calendar Entries <=> Participating Contact Relationships | |
Calendar Entries <=> Participating User Relationships | |
Calendar Entries <=> Related Matter Relationships |
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What a Migration Specialist Should Know
about
Amicus Small Firm
Amicus Small Firm is a:
Desktop-Based Application
This means Amicus Small Firm typically runs as desktop software within the firm's office on employee PCs, however, some firms may use an IT provider that hosts Amicus Small Firm on a remote server in a remote datacenter. In this scenario, firm members may RDP, TeamViewer, RemoteApp, or Screen Connect to a remote PC where they access Amicus Small Firm. In this scenario, some people may say that Amicus Small Firm runs 'in the cloud', however, it is really just a desktop application running on someone else's equipment.
Universal Migrator extracts data from Amicus Small Firm via:
Database Connections
Amicus Small Firm uses the following database backend:
Faircom CTree
Other Notes:
Document Name Humanization
In Amicus Small Firm's backend, documents often have illegible file names like "1357219.pdf". Universal Migrator will automatically humanize these names to familiar ones, like "Motion for Private Process.pdf", ensuring firm members see the same human-readable names post-migration as they do when viewing documents directly through Amicus Small Firm.
The following credentials are required:
Admin Amicus Small Firm Credentials
The Migration Specialist will need an Administrator username and password into Amicus Small Firm in order to extract your data.
Admin Credentials into the Amicus Small Firm Database Server
The Migration Specialist will need the Administrator username and password into the Amicus Small Firm database server in order to extract your data.
This should be the Administrator account and not another account that has administrative access.
The computer used to migrate from Amicus Small Firm:
Can be located Anywhere
Because data is extracted from the Amicus Small Firm database, the migration can be run from anywhere with access to a backup of the database.
The following people are required for a migration from Amicus Small Firm:
Migration Specialist
The Migration Specialist is the person who will be performing this migration. They may be a member of Universal Migrator's own Internal Migration Team or any IT professional who has completed the Universal Consultant training program.
Firm Administrator
The Firm Administrator is a member of the law firm who can serve as a dedicated point of contact, make decisions, and answer any questions the Migration Consultant may have. This person should be readily available and is typically the managing partner or office manager of the firm.
Firm IT Administrator
The Firm IT Administrator is the person responsible for setting up and managing the firm's IT equipment. Sometimes this is an employee of the firm but usually this is an employee of a third-party IT services provider.
In order to migrate from Amicus Small Firm:
The Firm Administrator must complete a User Mapping spreadsheet.
A member of the firm will need to complete a small spreadsheet mapping users from Amicus Small Firm to users in the new system.
To migrate from Amicus Small Firm, the Migration Specialist needs:
A Universal Migrator Subscription
A Full Convert License
Specialized Database Drivers
Migration tools for Amicus Small Firm are available to:
Universal Migrator's Internal Migration Team
IT Professionals with an active Gold Migration Specialist certification
IT Professionals with an active Silver Migration Specialist certification
What Should I Expect When Migrating?
Have more questions? Get in-depth answers from a member of our team.
Migrate like MedTech.
Have you ever wondered how competing hospital systems running different software applications seamlessly transfer millions of complex medical records every single day?
Universal Migrator uses the same approach to facilitate seamless data migrations for law firms.
Zero Downtime.
Universal Migrator facilitates seamless migrations. You will never be unable to work and will always have access to all your data through the migration experience.
No Mistakes - No Human Error - Ever.
Universal Migrator uses a "playbook" to facilitate seamless migrations.
This means computers follow the exact same steps every single time.
Zero Headaches.
Universal Migrator has helped thousands of firms transition between platforms.
Our battle-tested experience guarantees a pain-free experience.
Universal Migrator transfers Big & Small Firms
Universal Migrator handles projects of all sizes.
1000+ Attorneys
300,000 Documents
100+ Staff
100+ Staff
4 Staff
8 Staff
800,000+ Documents
7 Locations
14 Locations
2 Locations
4 Locations
10,000,000+ Documents