Migrating Data Engaging Networks 2012 Community Conference 16 Oct
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The brief for the this session Main aim Share strategies for migrating data to EN Cover Planning a data migration EN’s features for migrating 4
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Goal: All data in one place Considerations 1.Can I migrate data and retain history and detail? 2.Is it relatively easy to do? 3.Can it be automated? 4.Can I get information out? …for Engaging Networks the answer is ‘yes’ for all …so it is a platform you could centralise supporter
Why migrate data? Integrated view of supporter activity Existing systems are no longer fit-for-purpose Want to retain history of supporter activity …any
How to plan a data migration 1.Know why you wish to do it and the benefits it is expected to bring…and ensure plans to realise benefits 2.Get the target data structure and column values/formats and match up existing data with it. 3.Create any new fields necessary to ensure complete migration (supporter id, notes, 4.Produce a sample of the data in the target format and do a test import, then verify it worked. (and then migrate rest of data if it
What are you plans and
Help is available! Engaging Networks can help you understand the import structure, values and formats can help you configure EN in new ways to use that data FairSay export your data from existing systems transform the data into the EN format run the test imports and final imports support new uses of the integrated data analyse the integrated
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