Migration Center · Mapping and waves
Mapping identities and planning waves
Proposed interface concept Not released. A design for discussion, drawn in HTML and CSS; not a screenshot of working software.
Source users, groups, shared mailboxes and aliases mapped to destination accounts, with conflicts and unmapped items flagged, and a wave plan that flags dependencies split across waves, such as a delegate scheduled after the person they act for. The figures shown are example data.
Proposed interface concept Not released · example data · subject to change
Office UnboundAdminSearch users, groups, settings and logs/3RV
KLKestrel LogisticsManaged by Ridgeline ITOverviewUsersGroupsDomainsMailStorageService healthSecurityRolesUpdatesMigrationAudit logSettingsBack to apps
AdminMigration Center
Kestrel Logistics, from Microsoft 365Example data
Import mapping (CSV)
Validate plan
AssessmentMapping 5WavesProgressCutover
Users186181 matched automatically
Conflicts3Resolve before wave 3
Not mapped2Former employee, device
Groups2321 matched · 2 to review
Shared mailboxes9All mapped · wave 4
Aliases212208 carried over · 4 clash
Find a person or address
All 186Needs attention 5Matched 181
@kestrel-logistics.example @kestrel-logistics.example
| Source account · Microsoft 365 | Destination · Office Unbound | Match | Wave | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMJordan Marshj.marsh | j.marsh | Matched on addressDelegate p.osei is in wave 3 | 2 | Delegate p.osei is in wave 3 | |
| POPriya Oseip.osei | p.osei | Matched on addressSuggest wave 2, with j.marsh | 3 | Suggest wave 2, with j.marsh | |
| ARAlex Reyesa.reyes | a.reyes | Matched on address3 items over the size limit | 2 | 3 items over the size limit | |
| SPSam Patelsam.patel | s.patel | Name takens.patel already belongs to Sunil Patel (pilot) | 3 | s.patel already belongs to Sunil Patel (pilot) | |
| LNLinh Nguyenl.nguyen | l.nguyen | Name differsHR list says “Lin Nguyen” | 3 | HR list says “Lin Nguyen” | |
| RORafael Ortizr.ortiz | r.ortiz | Alias clashreturns@ is also on the Returns mailbox | 4 | returns@ is also on the Returns mailbox | |
| TBTara Brennant.brennan | Choose… | Not mappedLeft in August · keep as shared mailbox or archive? | — | Left in August · keep as shared mailbox or archive? | |
| WTWarehouse tablet 01whtablet01 | Choose… | Not mappedDevice account · choose a type | — | Device account · choose a type |
Showing the 8 that need a look, of 186. Matched by email address first, then by employee ID from the HR list.
Groups, shared mailboxes and aliases
Groups · 23
- All Staff Microsoft 365 group · 186All Staff groupMatched
- Dispatch Team Team with mailbox · 22Group, shared folder and chat spaceMatched
- Drivers Distribution list · 61Drivers groupMatched
- Yard Ops Dynamic membership · 17Static group, today’s 17 membersReview
Shared mailboxes · 9
- dispatch@ 14 GB · 22 with accessDispatch shared mailboxMatched
- returns@ 6 GB · 9 with accessReturns shared mailboxAlias clash
Aliases · 212
- kestrel-freight.example Secondary domain · 186 aliasesAlias domain, verifiedMatched
Validation3 must fix
- 3 destination conflictsSam Patel, Linh Nguyen, Rafael Ortiz · blocks wave 3 and 4Resolve
- Delegate in a later wavej.marsh (wave 2) delegates mail and calendar to p.osei (wave 3)Move p.osei to wave 2
- 4 aliases used twicereturns@, quotes@, yard@, night@ · one owner eachReview
- 2 accounts not mappedA former employee and a device accountChoose
- Dynamic group becomes staticYard Ops will not update itself after the moveAccept
- Every person is in exactly one wave186 of 186 · no one moved twice
Wave plan186 people · 640 GB mail · 760 GB files
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PilotComplete
- People
- 12 people
- 46 GB
- Files
- 21 GB
- When
- Verified 3 Nov
-
2Operations and dispatchRunning
- People
- 52 people
- 301 GB
- Files
- 188 GB
- When
- 14–22 Nov
-
3WarehousePlanned
- People
- 74 people
- 118 GB
- Files
- 64 GB
- When
- From 23 Nov
-
4Office, shared mailboxes, sitesPlanned
- People
- 48 people
- 175 GB
- Files
- 487 GB
- When
- From 30 Nov
Dependencies
- 23Keep delegates with their managerj.marsh and p.osei move together; moving p.osei adds 1 person and 3 GB to wave 2Broken
- 24Dispatch shared mailbox is used by wave 2Access works across systems until wave 4; mail still arrives in one placeBridged
- 33Warehouse shift calendars and their ownersSame wave · free/busy shared both ways meanwhileKept together
Shape this before it is built
This screen is a proposal. MSP design partners review concepts like this one against how they actually run customers, and say what is missing.