Efficiently migrate from Lucid to Miro while seamlessly transferring all critical content, ensuring uninterrupted workflow in the new cloud environment.
1. Introduction
Lucidchart and Miro are both online collaborative platforms that allow users to create and share diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps, and other visual content. Despite both platforms’ popularity, many businesses consider switching from Lucidchart to Miro due to evolving collaboration requirements, enhanced features, and a desire for an enhanced visual collaboration environment.
The article delves into the process of migrating from Lucidchart to Miro, identifying the challenges involved and outlining solutions to make the transition smoother.
2. Why Migrate from Lucid to Miro?
Miro is a better Lucidchart alternative with enhanced whiteboarding features and powerful integrations with apps that businesses use on a daily basis. It offers several additional benefits that set it apart from Lucidchart and make it a preferred choice for organizations seeking advanced collaboration and visualization capabilities.
Some of the key advantages of migrating to Miro include:
- Real-time collaboration
- Video conferencing
- Integration capabilities
- Extensive templates
- Enhanced Creativity
- Easy-to-use interface
- Customizable Libraries
3. Lucid to Miro Migration Challenges
The move from Lucidchart to Miro presents several challenges that organizations need to address for a successful transition. These challenges include:
1. Migrating Lucid Unsupported Widgets:
Lucidchart may contain widgets that are not supported in Miro’s ecosystem. Missing migrating these elements can lead to data loss.
2. Migrating Permissions:
Ensuring that the accurate permissions and access controls are maintained during the migration process can be complex. It’s crucial to retain the same level of privacy and sharing settings to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information.
3. Migrating Layers in Lucid:
Miro does not support Lucidchart’s layering system, which introduces complexity for businesses when attempting to migrate layers from Lucid to Miro.
4. Migrating Different Pages in a Lucid Board:
Lucidchart boards often consist of multiple pages, each containing specific content. Replicating this structure in Miro while preserving data can be challenging.
4. How CloudFuze Overcomes Challenges?
The challenges associated with the move Lucidchart to Miro can be daunting, but with the assistance of CloudFuze’s specialized migration approach, organizations can transition smoothly and confidently.
CloudFuze handles the Lucid to Miro migration challenges in the following ways, offering a comprehensive solution that streamlines the migration process.
1. Migrates Lucid Unsupported Widgets as SVG Format in Miro:
CloudFuze intelligently converts Lucidchart widgets that aren’t supported in Miro into SVG format. This ensures that even unsupported elements are retained as images in the new platform.
2. Migrates Permissions as Is:
CloudFuze ensures that permissions and access controls configured in Lucidchart are seamlessly transferred to Miro. This guarantees that the collaborative environment remains secure and compliant.
3. Migrating Layers in Lucid as Widgets in Miro:
CloudFuze transforms Lucidchart layers into corresponding widgets in Miro. With this mapping, the layers within the new platform remain intact.
4. Migrating Different Pages in a Lucid Board as Individual Boards in Miro:
CloudFuze breaks down Lucidchart boards with multiple pages into separate boards in Miro. This maintains the organization of content while adapting to Miro’s board-based structure.
5.Lucid to Miro Migration Steps
Below are the simple steps to transfer content from Lucid to Miro using CloudFuze migration tool.
Add LUCID to CloudFuze account
1. Log into the CloudFuze account
2. Click on Lucid from Business Clouds
3. Open the file where client ID Client Secret are saved
4. Paste them in the “Authentication Required” window and click on save
5. After you click on Save, a Lucid sign-in pop-up will be displayed. Enter the username and password.
Add Miro to the CloudFuze Account
1. Log into the CloudFuze account
2. Click on Miro from Business Clouds
3. Enter Miro Admin credentials
Cloud Selection
1. Click on Lucid Migration
2. Select Lucid from the source and Miro from the destination and click on Next.
Pre-Migration
1. By default, all the metrics in the pre-migration summary will be zero. To run the pre-migration, click on the Run Pre-migration button
2. While migration is in progress, you can see the status as in progress
3. Once the pre-migration is completed, you can see the status of the pre-migration updated to Completed
4. Click on the Total boards arrow to see the details of the pre-migration results
Boards selection from pre-migration
1. Select the boards that you would like to initiate the migration
2. Click on Initiate Migration
3. Select the root from the Miro. After selection, you can see the boards mapping in the mapping table.
4. Select the boards and click on Next
5. Toggle the buttons to Yes to migrate the collaborators (internal users) and click on Start Migration.
6. You will be redirected to the reports page. You can see the status of the boards that you have initiated
Mapping
Migration of Selected Lucid Charts to Miro Root
1. Select the boards that you would like to initiate the migration
2. Select the Root from the Miro. After selection, you can see the Boards mapping in the mapping table
3. Select the mappings and Click on Next
4. Toggle the buttons to Yes to migrate the collaborators (internal users) and click on Start migration
5. You will be redirected to the reports page. You can see the status of the boards that you have initiated
CSV mapping
1. Click on the User Shared Boards
2. Click on the CSV button and upload the CSV
3. Once the CSV is uploaded, you can see the boards mapping in the mapping table
4. Select the mappings and Click on Next
1. Toggle the buttons to Yes to migrate the collaborators (internal users) and Click on start migration
2. You will be redirected to the reports page. You can see the status of the boards that you have initiated
Migration Reports
1. The starting status of the migration is “In Queue”
2. Once the migration of widgets from Lucid to Miro starts, then status will be changed to “In Progress.”
3. Once the widgets are migrated to the Miro, the status will be changed to “Processed.”
4. Once the migration is Processed, then reports can be downloaded by clicking on the download button
