Migrate from Smokeball
Universal Migrator makes leaving Smokeball easy.
What migrates from Smokeball?
Universal Migrator transfers all the following data and more.
Firm Data
Practice Areas | |
Users |
Matters
Matters | |
Matter Notes | |
Matters <=> Originating User Relationships | |
Matters <=> Participating Contact Relationships | |
Matters <=> Participating User Relationships |
Documents
Folders | |
Documents | |
Document Versions: Current Version | |
Document Versions: Previous Versions |
Tasks & To-Dos
Task Entries | |
Task Entries <=> Assigned to User Relationships | |
Task Entries <=> Related Matter Relationships |
Contacts
Contacts | |
Contact Addresses: Email Addresses | |
Contact Addresses: Postal Addresses | |
Contact Addresses: Phone Numbers | |
Contact Addresses: Websites | |
Contact <=> Contact Relationships | |
Contact Notes |
Billing / AR
Invoices | |
Invoices - Payments | |
Invoices - Payments - Allocations | |
Invoices <=> Contact Relationships | |
Invoices <=> Matter Relationships | |
Time Entries (Billed) | |
Time Entries (Unbilled) | |
Expense Entries (Billed) | |
Expense Entries (Unbilled) | |
Flat Fees (Billed) | |
Flat Fees (Unbilled) |
Calendar & Events
Calendar Entries | |
Calendar Entries <=> Participating User Relationships | |
Calendar Entries <=> Related Matter Relationships |
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What a Migration Specialist Should Know
about
Smokeball
Smokeball is a:
Hybrid Application
This means Smokeball typically runs as a desktop app on employees' PCs that store data in cloud-based databases and APIs that are run by Smokeball.
Universal Migrator extracts data from Smokeball via:
Non-API Connections
Other Notes:
Document Name Humanization
In Smokeball'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 Smokeball.
The following credentials are required:
Admin Smokeball Credentials
The Migration Specialist will need an Administrator username and password into Smokeball in order to extract your data.
The computer used to migrate from Smokeball:
Can be located Anywhere
Because data is extracted from Smokeball via the internet, the migration can be run from any suitable location.
The following people are required for a migration from Smokeball:
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.
In order to migrate from Smokeball:
The Firm Administrator must complete a User Mapping spreadsheet.
A member of the firm will need to complete a small spreadsheet mapping users from Smokeball to users in the new system.
To migrate from Smokeball, the Migration Specialist needs:
A Universal Migrator Subscription
Migration tools for Smokeball 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