Adaptors & accelerators: each programme makes the next faster
Traditional migrations start from scratch every time: new spreadsheets, new scripts, new reconciliations, new “ways of working.” That creates repeated risk and inconsistent outcomes.
Elfware adaptors give programmes a faster operational start by turning extraction, mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and evidence into governed delivery assets. That gives the whole programme earlier visibility of real data scenarios, helps consulting partners test solution decisions sooner, and reduces the cost and disruption of late change.
Earlier visibility of real data scenarios
Better testing of solution decisions
Lower cost of change later in the programme
Source & target adaptors
Reusable connectors and delivery templates that accelerate each programme.
Oracle Retail
availableOracle Retail source, target, and upgrade patterns for cloud implementations and migration programmes. Covers legacy estates and Oracle Retail Cloud loads with governed extraction, mapping, validation, and reconciliation.
SAP S/4HANA
on requestTarget adaptor for SAP S/4HANA implementations. Covers core finance (FI/CO), materials management (MM), sales and distribution (SD), and master data domains with mapping templates and load orchestration.
Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations
on requestTarget adaptor for D365 Finance & Operations. Handles data entity mappings, staging table orchestration, and batch integration patterns for finance, supply chain, and manufacturing modules.
Dynamics 365 Business Central
availableTarget adaptor for D365 Business Central. Covers core finance, inventory, sales, and procurement with data entity mappings, staging table orchestration, and recurring integration patterns.
Relex
availableTarget adaptor for Relex planning and forecasting platform. Interface feed templates, domain mapping, and validators for replenishment, demand forecasting, and space planning data loads.
Board
on requestTarget adaptor for Board decision-making platform. Interface mapping templates and validators for planning, budgeting, and forecasting data loads.
Merret
availableSource adaptor for Merret retail ERP systems. Extraction patterns for merchandise, inventory, pricing, and supplier data with transformation templates for Oracle Retail and D365 targets.
Microsoft Axapta
availableSource adaptor for legacy Microsoft Axapta (AX 2009/2012) systems. Extraction patterns for finance, inventory, sales, and procurement data with transformation templates for D365 BC/F&O migrations.
Your application
Need a source, target, or upgrade adaptor for an application not listed here? We can stand it up quickly using the same governed delivery model used across the adaptor library.
What we mean by “adaptor”
An adaptor is the packaged, re-usable delivery surface for a system or domain, including:
- Extraction patterns and file/interface handling
- Mapping templates and common transformations
- Orchestration steps and run sequencing
- Validation and reconciliation checks
- Evidence outputs that support sign-off
An adaptor is not just a connector. It's a delivery pattern with built-in assurance.
How adaptors accelerate your programme
Governed patterns shift delivery left, giving programmes earlier visibility and lower-cost change.
Legacy & source systems
Your existing data estate
Governed adaptor patterns
Extraction, mapping, validation, orchestration, evidence
Workshop-ready scenarios
Real data scenarios available earlier
Earlier solution validation
Test design decisions sooner
Lower-cost change
Better programme outcomes
Legacy & source systems
Your existing data estate
Governed adaptor patterns
Extraction, mapping, validation, orchestration, evidence
Workshop-ready scenarios
Real data scenarios available earlier
Earlier solution validation
Test design decisions sooner
Lower-cost change
Better programme outcomes
Governed patterns shift delivery left. Earlier visibility of real data means lower-cost decisions.
Why this matters for your programme
- Faster start: you don’t spend weeks reinventing mechanics
- Higher reliability: proven patterns reduce surprise defects
- Better governance: artefacts and evidence are consistent
- Lower dependency: knowledge sits in assets, not individuals
For system integrators
Our adaptors slot into your programme plan. We handle the migration workstream while you own the functional design and go-live.
Partner with usValidated by the assurance mesh
Every adaptor is tested through three layers of deterministic validators before it reaches your data.
See risk controlsWhat accelerators commonly look like
- Interface specs and parsers for common targets (planning/decisioning platforms)
- Standard reconciliation packs (counts, totals, deltas, balancing)
- Orchestration policies (naming, sequencing, run groups)
- Domain templates (products/locations/suppliers/sales/balances)
- Cutover rehearsal playbooks
How we avoid “one-size-fits-all”
Adaptors provide a starting point. Human consulting judgement still determines:
- What is in scope
- What rules apply
- What exceptions matter
- What evidence is sufficient for sign-off
AI can accelerate the early optioning and highlight gaps, but the final delivery inputs are governed and deterministic.
AI boundary: AI never processes customer data; it supports mapping and delivery configuration only. When AI assists with code generation, the output is reviewed, QA'd, and verified in test runs before deployment to any system.
Next step: If you want to see how an adaptor can accelerate your programme start, ask for a short adaptor readiness review.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is an adaptor?
Do adaptors mean cookie-cutter implementations?
How do you ensure quality as adaptors evolve?
Can we use our own existing migration logic?
How does this affect pricing?
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