---
title: "Trakstar to Manatal Migration Guide"
slug: "trakstar-to-manatal-migration-guide"
description: "Switching to Manatal? Learn how to export your Trakstar data and see exactly how your fields(Candidates, Jobs, Clients) will map over."
updated: 2026-06-24T04:23:08Z
published: 2026-06-24T04:23:08Z
canonical: "support.manatal.com/trakstar-to-manatal-migration-guide"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Trakstar to Manatal Migration Guide

## How to Export Your Data from Trakstar

To export your Trakstar data, contact Trakstar Support to request a data export.

Forward your Trakstar files or download links to sales@manatal.com to begin your migration.

## Data Mapping

### Opening Team

Trakstar Opening Teams are migrated into Manatal as Organizations (Clients/Departments).

Typical migrated data includes:

- Name

### Candidate

Trakstar Candidates are migrated into Manatal as Candidates.

Typical migrated data includes:

| Your Field in Trakstar | Manatal Candidate Field |
| --- | --- |
| Candidate Name | Full Name |
| Candidate Assigned By | Creator / Owner |
| Current Employer | Current Company |
| Current Location | Address |
| City / Location | City |
| Candidate Email | Email |
| Candidate Phone | Phone Number |
| Candidate Created On | Created Date |
| Last Active Stage Assign Date | Updated Date |
| LinkedIn Profile | LinkedIn URL |
| Rating, Reviewer, Reviewer Email, Feedback Text | Notes |
| Source Type | Source Type (custom field) |
| Source | Lead Source (custom field) |
| Referrer | Referrer (custom field) |
| Archived | Archived Status (custom field) |

### Opening

Trakstar Openings are migrated into Manatal as Jobs.

Typical migrated data includes:

| Your Field in Trakstar | Manatal Job Field |
| --- | --- |
| Opening Name | Job Title |
| Opening Team | Linked Organization. Each Job in Manatal is tied to a specific Organization. |

### Application

Trakstar Applications are migrated into Manatal as Matches. A match in Manatal is the relationship between a candidate and a job where they are processed for.

Typical migrated data includes:

| Your Field in Trakstar | Manatal Match Field |
| --- | --- |
| Linked Candidate | Linked Candidate |
| Linked Opening | Linked Job |
| Candidate Assigned By | Creator / Owner |
| Current Candidate Status | Active Status |
| Candidate Assigned To Opening On | Created Date |
| Current Candidate Status | Stage |

## User Mapping

Owners and creators from Trakstar are matched to the right Manatal user accounts, so the users linked to your records stay correct after migration.

User mapping is commonly applied to:

- Organization Creator and Owner
- Candidate Creator and Owner
- Job Creator and Owner
- Contact Creator and Owner
- Match Creator and Owner
- Note Creator and Owner

## Notes Migration

Trakstar evaluation data is migrated as candidate notes, preserving reviewer details and feedback text.

Notes may be attached to:

- Candidates (from evaluation ratings and feedback)

Typical note fields preserved include:

- Rating
- Reviewer name and email
- Feedback text

## Attachments and Resumes

Resume and attachment migration is handled after the core migration is completed.

Migrated attachments typically include

- Candidate Resumes

## Custom Fields

Custom fields are supported in your migration. In addition to the standard fields mapped above, we can migrate the custom fields your team has set up in your previous system.

Please raise to the migration team for custom fields to be included in the migration.