01 - Creating a Migration Workspace

01 - Creating a Migration Workspace

Prior to scoping a migration, you should create a migration workspace for the prospective project on your migration workstation.  This folder structure will contain notes and important information about the project that you will add to as you discuss things with the client.  Additionally, this will ensure that you keep projects separated and you always know where to find the files and folders you're working with.

When identifying firms, always identify them by the @DomainName.com portion of their email address.

File & Folder Template

Create the following Folders and Files.

[Folder] C:\__MIGRATIONS\

This is the root folder that all migration projects should be stored in.

 

[Folder] C:\__MIGRATIONS\DomainName.com\

This is the folder that contains everything related to the DomainName.com law firm.  You should make sure you use the firm's actual domain name and not a human name like "Smith Law Firm".

 

[Folder] C:\__MIGRATIONS\DomainName.com\DOCS

When working with web based systems, this will contain a cache of all downloaded documents .  The documents in this folder are BLOBs and will have machine-readable file names (like "12345.pdf"), not human-readable file names like "Motion for Private Process.pdf")


[Folder] C:\__MIGRATIONS\DomainName.com\DOCS_FOR_HUMANS

If you will be converting machine-readable documents (the DOCS folder) into human-readable file names, this folder is where the human readable documents should be stored.

 

[File] C:\__MIGRATIONS\DomainName.com\Playbook.sql

This will contain your Migration Playbook (covered later) that has all the special requests and SQL scripts you need in order to deliver a successful migration.


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