The SFDX Data Move Utility (SFDMU) is the most modern and powerful salesforce data migration tool. It will help you to populate your org with data in minutes.
npm install sfdmu






The SFDX Data Move Utility (SFDMU) is an advanced SFDX plugin designed to streamline data migration within various Salesforce environments, including scratch, development, sandbox, and production orgs.
This powerful tool supports migration from other Salesforce orgs or CSV files and efficiently manages various data operations, enabling the migration of multiple related sObjects in a single run.
- SFDMU GUI Desktop Application: A straightforward and intuitive application for creating, managing, and executing data migrations.
- SFDMU Help Center: Comprehensive documentation available.
- User Support Policy: Review guidelines before opening support cases.
- Contribution Policy: Learn how to contribute to our project.
bash
# Uninstall old version, if any:
$ sf plugins uninstall sfdmu
# Install the latest version:
$ sf plugins install sfdmu
`Detailed Setup for Developers:
For developers needing customization or access to the source:
`bash
Clone the repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/forcedotcom/SFDX-Data-Move-Utility
Navigate to the directory and link it:
$ cd SFDX-Data-Move-Utility
$ npm install
$ sf plugins link
`Migration Configuration:
Set up a migration job by creating an
export.json file with specific data models and operations, as detailed in the Full export.json Format Guide.Here is a basic
export.json example for upserting Accounts and their related Contacts, assuming a unique Name for Accounts and a unique LastName for Contacts across source and target orgs:`json
{
"objects": [
{
"operation": "Upsert",
"externalId": "LastName",
"query": "SELECT FirstName, LastName, AccountId FROM Contact",
"master": false
},
{
"operation": "Upsert",
"externalId": "Name",
"query": "SELECT Name, Phone FROM Account WHERE Name = 'John Smith'"
}
]
}
`$3
1. First Object (Contact):
- Operation: "Upsert" - Can be "Update", "Upsert", "Insert", "Delete", among others as specified in the documentation.
- External ID: "LastName" - Used as the unique identifier for Contacts to support upsert operations.
- Query: "SELECT FirstName, LastName, AccountId FROM Contact" - Defines the fields to be transferred from the source to the target during the migration. This ensures that only the specified fields are processed.
- Master:
false - This setting ensures that SFDMU only processes Contact records that are related to the specified Accounts.2. Second Object (Account):
- Operation: "Upsert" - Specifies the type of operation for Accounts.
- External ID: "Name" - The unique identifier for Accounts, used for upsert operations.
- Query: "SELECT Name, Phone FROM Account WHERE Name = 'John Smith'" - Selects specific Accounts by Name for the operation. This ensures that only Accounts with the name "John Smith" are targeted for the upsert.
Migration Execution:
Navigate to the directory where your
export.json file is located and execute migrations using commands tailored to your source and target, whether they are Salesforce orgs or CSV files:`bash
Migrate data from one Salesforce org to another
$ sf sfdmu run --sourceusername source.org.username@name.com --targetusername target.org.username@name.comExport data from a Salesforce org to CSV files
$ sf sfdmu run --sourceusername source.org.username@name.com --targetusername csvfileImport data from CSV files to a Salesforce org
$ sf sfdmu run --sourceusername csvfile --targetusername target.org.username@name.com
`Note:
When importing or exporting from/to CSV files, ensure that the files are located in the directory containing the
export.json file. The files should be named according to the API name of the respective sObject, such as Account.csv, Contact.csv. This naming convention helps in accurately mapping the data to the correct sObjects during the import or export process.Watch the Demo
- Experience the plugin in action here.
Documentation Links:
- Getting Started
- Installation Guide
- Configuration Tips
- How to Run Migrations- Debugging Steps
- Detailed export.json Format
- SFDMU GUI Application Detailed Documentation
Additional Notes
- If you encounter permission issues on MacOS, prepend your commands with
sudo. Adjust CLI command syntax if using the older SFDX CLI platform.
- To allow SFDMU to connect to your source and target orgs, ensure you have established a local connection to these orgs using the standard sf org login web` commands, as detailed in the Authorize an Org Using a Browser documentation.