Visual Manufacturing to CloudSuite Industrial Migration
Infor Visual Manufacturing has served engineer-to-order and project-based manufacturers for decades. But as Infor consolidates its product lines around CloudSuite, Visual Manufacturing users face a strategic decision. CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine) offers modern cloud architecture, better analytics, and a broader functional footprint—but the migration is not trivial. Visual's unique approach to project costing, estimating, and shop floor control requires careful mapping to CloudSuite equivalents.
Visual Manufacturing's Unique Architecture
Visual Manufacturing was designed around a project-centric model that differs fundamentally from SyteLine's order-centric approach. Visual's estimating module, visual scheduling board, and project costing are tightly integrated in ways that do not have direct CloudSuite equivalents. Users on SoftwareAdvice forums frequently cite these functional gaps as their primary migration concern.
- Project-based costing model requires restructuring for CloudSuite's job-based approach
- Visual's drag-and-drop scheduling board has no direct CloudSuite equivalent today
- Estimating module functionality needs replacement with CPQ or a custom solution
- Shop floor data collection workflows differ significantly between the two platforms
Migration Approach and Timeline
The recommended approach is a phased migration starting with financials and procurement, then manufacturing, and finally project management. This allows the organization to validate each functional area before adding complexity. Most Visual to CloudSuite migrations take 15-24 months, with the estimating and project costing modules requiring the most creative solution design.
- Phase 1 (Months 1-6): Financials, purchasing, and inventory management migration
- Phase 2 (Months 7-12): Manufacturing orders, BOMs, and routing conversion
- Phase 3 (Months 13-18): Project costing, estimating, and shop floor control
- Parallel operation period of 2-3 months recommended before Visual decommission
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