PartsBox offers a data migration service for users who are currently using a different electronic parts management solution and are considering moving to a PartsBox paid plan. This service helps users transfer their existing data into PartsBox, ensuring a smooth transition and minimizing the effort required to get started with the new system.
Trilogy's Parts & Vendors™ (P&V) software, although no longer officially supported, is still widely used in many organizations. If you are currently using P&V and wish to migrate your data to PartsBox, please follow these steps:
.mdb).For users migrating from PartKeepr, the process involves generating a dump of your MySQL database in XML format. To do this:
mysqldump tool to generate the XML dump by running the following command: mysqldump –xml partkeepr –result-file pk.xmlpk.xml file to support@partsbox.io.Please note that the dump must be generated using the mysqldump tool. Other tools, such as phpMyAdmin, generate their own formats, which are more difficult to process and may result in a less accurate data migration.
PartsBox offers a comprehensive Database Import Service, which allows users to import their existing part database data from various formats. This service supports a wide range of machine-readable formats, including:
To use this service:
The PartsBox team will process your data and import as much as possible into your PartsBox account. There is a non-refundable one-time charge of $199 for this service. However, for a limited time, the Database Import Service is being offered for FREE.
By offering a variety of data migration options, PartsBox aims to make the transition from other electronic parts management solutions as seamless as possible, allowing users to quickly and easily start managing their inventory, BOMs, and purchasing processes within the PartsBox platform.