Before you start: what to export from Glue Up
Everything begins with a clean export. From Glue Up, pull each of these as CSV (or via its export tools) so you have a complete snapshot of your chamber:
- Companies and member organisations, with their membership tier and join date.
- Contacts, with their role and link to the parent company.
- Membership / dues records — tier, price, renewal date, autopay status.
- Event history — past and upcoming events, registrations and attendance.
- Invoices and payments — the financial history you need for continuity and reconciliation.
- Email lists and communication preferences (consent matters under GDPR / FADP).
The five-step migration
Whichever platform you move to, a safe migration follows the same five steps:
| Step | What happens | Typical days |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Export | Pull the CSVs above from Glue Up — a full snapshot. | Days 1–2 |
| 2. Map fields | Match each Glue Up column to a field in the new system; confirm the tricky ones. | Days 3–4 |
| 3. Dedupe & validate | Merge duplicate companies/contacts, fix gaps, and validate a sample against Glue Up. | Days 5–10 |
| 4. Parallel run | Keep Glue Up live while you operate in the new system for one cycle. | Days 11–13 |
| 5. Cut over & cancel | Clear the go-live checklist, switch fully, then cancel Glue Up. | Day 14 |
Common pitfalls (and how to avoid them)
- Duplicates — the same company entered twice under slightly different names. Merge before go-live, not after.
- Historical invoices — decide whether to import full financial history or a summary; keep the export either way.
- Custom fields — Glue Up custom fields need an explicit home in the new system, or they are silently dropped.
- Member logins — plan how members get access again (a re-invite or a self-set password) so the portal is not empty on day one.
- The public directory — verify listings and logos carried over before you point traffic at the new directory.
A realistic timeline
A chamber-sized migration is a two-week project, not a two-month one, provided the field-mapping and de-duplication are handled properly. The slowest phase is validation — checking that what landed matches what you exported — which is exactly the phase worth not rushing.
How Chamberflow’s Migration Agent handles it
Chamberflow is designed to compress this into about 14 days. Its Migration Agent ingests your Glue Up export, auto-maps the fields, surfaces likely duplicates as merge-cards for you to confirm, and shows a readiness checklist of exactly what is ready before anything goes live — no consultant, and no data left behind. You cancel Glue Up on day 15.