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Migrate From

PIKA

Universal Migrator makes leaving PIKA easy.

Where do you want to migrate PIKA to?

Who do you want to do your migration?

Do It Yourself

starts at

$3,500

For organizations with available IT personnel.

What you'll need:

An IT Person who knows SQL

A dedicated computer for migrations

What you'll get:

Access to the Universal Migrator software

Prebuilt mappings and training on how to use them

Unlimited 9/5 Support

Direct access to the Universal Migrator developers

Have lots of projects?  Join our Partner Program.

Partners get unlimited access to our tools.

Hire a Partner

Full-Service White-Glove implementations start at 

$4,500

For organizations who just want to get it done.

What you'll need to do:

Pick a partner (we'll recommend one)

Pick a migration date

What you'll get:

A vetted partner ideal for your project

Confidence knowing your project is handled right

The easiest migration you've ever had.

"Write a check and get it done."

Most partners deliver full implementations within 72 hours of being hired.

Have Questions?

Schedule a free consultation.

What a Migration Specialist Should Know

about 

PIKA

PIKA is a:


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

Browser-Based Application

Universal Migrator extracts data from PIKA via:

Database Connections

PIKA uses the following database backend:

MySql

Other Notes:


In PIKA'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 PIKA.

Document Name Humanization

The following credentials are required:


The Migration Specialist will need an Administrator username and password into PIKA in order to extract your data.

Admin PIKA Credentials


The Migration Specialist will need the Administrator username and password into the PIKA database server in order to extract your data.
This should be the Administrator account and not another account that has administrative access.

Admin Credentials into the PIKA Database Server

The computer used to migrate from PIKA:


Because data is extracted from the PIKA database, the migration can be run from anywhere with access to a backup of the database.

Can be located Anywhere

In order to migrate from PIKA:


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

The Firm Administrator must complete a User Mapping spreadsheet.

The following people are required for a migration from PIKA:


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


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.

Firm IT Administrator

To migrate from PIKA, the Migration Specialist needs:

A Universal Migrator Subscription

A Full Convert License

Migration tools for PIKA are available to:

IT Professionals with an active Diamond Migration Specialist subscription

IT Professionals with an active Gold Migration Specialist subscription

IT Professionals with an active Silver Migration Specialist subscription

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