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Pilot Review Guidelines

This document is for customers who are testing Transend Migration Console to perform a mailbox migration yourself.

Before performing a production migration with Transend Migration Console, it is recommended you first perform pilot testing. We recommend migrating data into test accounts in the target platform, so if remediation is required you can easily delete the account and retest. Please review Performance Guidelines to ensure your migration machine(s) follow best practices.

Once your pilot migration is completed, it is recommended you review the data to confirm fidelity meets expectations. The following is a guide of recommended issues to check during the review. It is not a comprehensive list, but a suggested starting point. You know your data better than anyone else and should make sure everything looks right to you.

E-Mail

  • Folders/Labels: All folders (Microsoft) or labels (Google) should appear with the correct names and structure, including nested folders/labels. Messages should appear in the appropriate location. Folder sharing premissions will need be reshared in the target.
  • System Folders/Labels: Messages should appear in the correct location (i.e.- Inbox, Sent Mail, Drafts or a personal folder).
  • Message Headers: Data in the To, From, CC and Subject fields should look right and show the correct date and time. On-premises servers and migration machines must be set to the same time zone.
  • File Attachments: Attachments should be visible upon opening messages. They should have the proper file name and extension. Any attachments that exceed the size limit for the new mail system should have been detached to your personal drive (i.e. OneDrive (Microsoft) or My Drive (Google)) or detached to a directory on the migration machine.
  • Address Translation: For those who may have migrated to or from a mail system with a different address format or you are changing e-mail addresses, notice that the e-mail addresses in message headers have been translated for use in the new mail system, and are repliable.

Calendars

  • Dates: Meetings, events, appointments, etc. should appear on the correct dates.
  • Times: Calendar items should appear with the correct time and time zone.
  • Recurrence: All repeating / recurring meetings should repeat as expected on the new calendar.
  • Message Headers, File Attachments & Address Translation: (see above).
  • Unaccepted Invitations: Note that unprocessed calendar invitations will not be migrated, only accepted events are migrated.
  • Meeting Links: Meeting links in migrated events will still point to the original location, confirm access to them from your target account(s).
  • Shared calendars: Calendar sharing permissions will need to be recreated in the target.

Contacts / Address Book

  • People: Names and e-mail addresses should be correct.
  • Groups: Personal groups or distribution lists should have the right names and all of the recipients included with accurate e-mail addresses.
  • Address Translation: (see above).
  • Shared contacts: Shared contact folder permissions will need to be recreated in the target.

Tasks / To Do List

  • Data: Items should have the subject and description information.
  • Dates: Check the start and end dates (if applicable).
  • Status: Look for the status, whether active or complete.