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Migrate from CenterBase

Universal Migrator makes leaving CenterBase easy.

What migrates from CenterBase?

Universal Migrator transfers all the following data and more.

Firm Data

Users

Contacts

Contacts
Contact Addresses: Email Addresses
Contact Addresses: Postal Addresses
Contact Addresses: Phone Numbers
Contact Addresses: Websites
Contact Custom Field Definitions
Contact Custom Field Picklists
Contact Custom Field Values
Contact Notes
Contact Categories
Contact Categories <=> Participating Contact Relationships

Billing / AR

Invoices
Invoices <=> Contact Relationships
Invoices <=> Matter Relationships
Time Entry Categories
Time Entries (Billed)
Time Entries (Unbilled)
Expense Entry Categories
Expense Entries (Billed)
Expense Entries (Unbilled)
Flat Fee Categories
Flat Fees (Billed)
Flat Fees (Unbilled)

Email / Chat / SMS

Communications
Communications <=> Document Relationships (Attachments)
Communications <=> Contact Relationships
Communications <=> Matter Relationships
Communications <=> Participating Email Address Relationships

Tasks & To-Dos

Task Entries
Task Entries <=> Related Contact Relationships
Task Entries <=> Related Matter Relationships

Need More?

More Available on Request

Custom Fields

Contact Custom Field Definitions
Contact Custom Field Picklists
Contact Custom Field Values
Matter Custom Field Definitions
Matter Custom Field Picklists
Matter Custom Field Values

Matters

Matters
Practice Areas
Matter Custom Field Definitions
Matter Custom Field Picklists
Matter Custom Field Values
Matter Notes
Matters <=> Participating Contact Relationships
Matters <=> Participating User Relationships

Documents

Folders
Documents
Document Versions: Current Version
Document Versions: Previous Versions
Document Version Comments

Calendar & Events

Calendar Entries
Calendar Entries <=> Related Contact Relationships
Calendar Entries <=> Related Matter Relationships

Unmapped Entities

Unmapped Entities

Where can I migrate CenterBase to?

CenterBase
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What a Migration Specialist Should Know

about 

CenterBase

CenterBase is a:


This means that firm members can typically access CenterBase from anywhere with an internet connection. When they need to use CenterBase, they enter CenterBase credentials into a CenterBase website and are able to access all their data from there.

Browser-Based Application

Universal Migrator extracts data from CenterBase via:

Non-API Connections

Other Notes:


In CenterBase'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 CenterBase.

Document Name Humanization

The following credentials are required:


The Migration Specialist will need an Administrator username and password into CenterBase in order to extract data.
This account must be fully dedicated to the Migration Consultant for the duration of the migration. If anyone else logs into this account, it will interrupt the migration.

Admin CenterBase Credentials (Dedicated)

The computer used to migrate from CenterBase:


Because data is extracted from CenterBase via the internet, the migration can be run from any suitable location.

Can be located Anywhere

In order to migrate from CenterBase:


A member of the firm will need to complete a small spreadsheet mapping users from CenterBase to users in the new system.

The Firm Administrator must complete a User Mapping spreadsheet.


Firms migrating from CenterBase tend to have tons of unused custom fields. For an optimal migration experience, a member of the firm should identify any unnecessary fields that can be pruned as part of this migration.

The Firm Administrator must complete a Custom Field Mapping spreadsheet.

Backing up documents from CenterBase includes:

Documents saved under Contacts

Documents saved under Matters

Copies of Invoices / Statements

Email Attachments

Backing up communications from CenterBase includes:

Email Messages

The following people are required for a migration from CenterBase:


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.

Migration Specialist


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 Administrator

To migrate from CenterBase, the Migration Specialist needs:

A Universal Migrator Subscription

Migration tools for CenterBase are available to:

IT Professionals with an active Diamond Migration Specialist subscription

IT Professionals with an active Gold Migration Specialist subscription

What Should I Expect When Migrating?

Have more questions?  Get in-depth answers from a member of our team.

Migrate like MedTech.

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.

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.

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.

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

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