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Data Migration

Moving existing records into a new system in a usable state.

Area
Data & Systems
Also known as
data import, cutover
In this area
19 terms of 259

Data migration extracts records from current systems or spreadsheets, cleans and maps them to the new structure, loads them, and reconciles the result against the source before go-live.

The hard part is deciding what not to bring. Migrating years of duplicated items and dormant suppliers imports the old problems into the new system on day one.

See it in AWRA OpsHub

Migration Guide

Related terms

Data Hygiene

The ongoing practice of keeping records accurate, complete and consistent.

Deduplication

Finding and merging records that describe the same real-world thing.

Master Data Management

MDM

Governing the core reference records the whole business depends on.

Single Source of Truth

One authoritative record for each fact, referenced rather than copied.

More in Data & Systems

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Data Migration is not just a definition here

Data & Systems runs on this vocabulary every day in AWRA OpsHub — 19 of our 259 glossary terms describe things the platform actually does.

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