Compare Migration Action Options

Compare Migration Action Options

Choose the action that matches the intended target-store result after previous migration activity has completed under an Active purchased service. Before the first migration completes, there is no earlier result or recorded configuration to continue or replace; use the Full Migration workflow instead.

Make the decision

1. Decide whether the earlier result should remain useful

   Keep the earlier result as the basis for the next activity only when its accepted records and relationships should remain. If the result must be replaced by a fresh configured result, choose Perform a New Migration.

2. Decide whether configuration must change

   Use Continue the Migration with the Last Used Configuration only when every recorded setting remains correct. Use Continue the Migration with a New Configuration when selected Data, Options, Mapping, purchased Add-ons, or approved Customization must change.

3. Confirm source-reading behavior separately

   Review Continue the previous migration and Migrate only newly added entities independently. These Source Platform Options control the source-data window; they do not select the migration action.

Compare the actions

Decision	Last Used Configuration	New Configuration	New Migration
Earlier result	Remains useful.	Remains useful.	Should be replaced.
Configuration	Reused unchanged.	Completed again with intentional changes.	Completed for a fresh result.
Main risk	Reusing settings that are no longer suitable.	Changed behavior affecting accepted records or relationships.	Unintended replacement or deletion of protected target data.
Validation focus	Newly processed scope and continued integrity of the earlier result.	Newly processed scope, every changed setting, and affected earlier records.	Complete fresh result, replacement scope, and protected target records.

Check controls that remain separate

Control	Separate decision
Continue the previous migration	Whether interrupted source processing should resume from the supported stop point.
Migrate only newly added entities	Whether only records added after the last successful migration run should be read. Existing updated records are not newly added records.
Clear data on Target Store before Migration	Whether selected target data types can be deleted before processing. This is destructive and is not implied by a new migration action.
Run Mode	Whether processing depends on the browser tab or continues on Next-Cart servers.
Entity Points Plan	Whether sufficient counted-record capacity remains. The action does not reset Entity Points history.

Use Migration Actions and Source Platform Options when you need the complete stable definitions and control boundaries.

Common decisions

Intended outcome	Action
Continue without changing any recorded setting	Continue the Migration with the Last Used Configuration.
Change selected Data, Options, Mapping, Add-ons, or approved Customization while retaining useful earlier work	Continue the Migration with a New Configuration.
Replace the earlier migrated result with a fresh configured result	Perform a New Migration.
Resume an interrupted migration	Choose the action that matches the intended result, then review Continue the previous migration separately.
Process only records added after the last successful run	Choose the action that matches the intended result, then review Migrate only newly added entities separately.
Correct only a connection credential	Correct and verify the connection; do not change the action solely for that reason.
Correct target-side tax, shipping, payment, theme, channel, or application settings	Correct the target store and revalidate before starting another migration activity.
Add non-standard data handling	Confirm Custom Service scope before starting another activity.

Protect the target result before choosing replacement

Use Perform a New Migration only after classifying earlier migrated records, manual records, test records, and application-created records. A fresh migration action and target-data clearing are separate controls.

Verify the decision

Before selecting the action, confirm that:

• previous migration activity completed;
• the purchased service is Active;
• the intended earlier result is identified;
• every required configuration change is documented;
• Source Platform Options match the intended source-data window;
• target records that must remain are protected;
• Entity Points capacity covers newly eligible counted records;
• the validation scope matches the selected action.

If the choice is unclear

Do not start another migration activity. Compare the earlier result with the intended result, document every required configuration change, and decide whether the earlier result should remain. Open a ticket when replacement behavior, protected target data, or approved Customization scope cannot be determined safely.

Next step

Open the procedure for the selected action:

• Continue the Migration with the Last Used Configuration
• Continue the Migration with a New Configuration
• Perform a New Migration