Redtail to Swivel Import
How Redtail Data Migrates to Swivel
Contact Fields
Section titled “Contact Fields”Contact
Section titled “Contact”| Redtail Field | Swivel Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Type = Individual | Contact Category = Individual • Intent = Individual • Allow Name Details = TRUE | |
| Contact Type = Business | Contact Type = Business • Intent = Organization Type • Allow Primary & Secondary Contacts = TRUE • ALLOW Members = TRUE | |
| Contact Type = Association | Contact Type = Association • Intent = Organization Type • Allow Primary & Secondary Contacts = TRUE • Allow Members = TRUE | |
| Contact Type = Union | Contact Type = Union • Intent = Organization Type • Allow Primary & Secondary Contacts = TRUE • Allow Members = TRUE | |
| Contact Type = Trust | Contact Type = Trust • Intent =Trust • Allow Primary & Secondary Contacts = TRUE • Allow Members = TRUE | |
| Status | Contact Category | |
| Category | Contact Status, Tag | If Redtail category is blank or empty → default to “New” contact status in Swivel Contact statuses are configured specified for each contact category in Swivel. This means if a Redtail category correlates to multiple Redtail statuses, multiple Swivel Statuses will be created in Swivel for each respective Swivel Category created. For example: A Client 100+ may appear as a status for Category 1, and another, separate status A Client 100+ will be configured on Category 2, and so forth |
| Keyword | Tag | |
| Tag Group | Tag | |
| Contact Created | Created on | |
| Source | Lead Source | |
| Servicing Advisor | Servicing Agent | |
| Client Since | Client Since | |
| Referred By | Not Support | While Swivel has a native Referred By field, unlike Redtail, this is NOT a free text field but a contact-oriented field. |
| Family | Household | Inherits spousal relationships |
| Membership | Not Supported | Swivel WILL bring over spousal relationships and respective households Swivel will NOT bring over Redtail memberships |
| Company Name | Name | |
| First Name | First Name | |
| Middle Name | Middle Name/Initial | |
| Last Name | Last Name | |
| Nickname | Preferred Name | |
| Suffix | Suffix | |
| Marital Status | Marital Status | Married → Married Single → Single Divorced → Divorced Widowed → Widowed Separated → Separated Life Partner → Domestic partnership |
| Gender | Gender | male → Male female → Female other → Other |
| DOB | Date of Birth | |
| Death Date | Date of Death | Also marks the contact as deceased in Swivel |
| Tax Id | SSN | |
| Important Information | Personal Note | |
| Contact Communication Fields | ||
| Phone Type | Name | Direct (Home/Work/Mobile) |
| Number | Phone Number | |
| is primary | - | Sets this as the contact’s primary phone, indicated by a blue star |
| Email Type | Name | Direct (Personal/Work) |
| Physical Addresses | ||
| Street Address 1 | Address Line 1 | |
| Street Address 2 | Address Line 2 | |
| City | Address City | |
| State | Address State | |
| Zip | Address Zip Code |
Product Fields
Section titled “Product Fields”Accounts → Products
Section titled “Accounts → Products”| Redtail Field | Swivel Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Product Number | |
| Company | Institution | System will check the product, then institution. If product name exists, but institution is different, the system will create a new product and institution. If none associated to an account, then created as “Other Default Redtail” |
| Product | Product | If product pre-exists in Swivel (e.g. from blueprint applied), the system will map the product to the pre-configured product and inherit the relationships (e.g. product type/product line/institution) If none associated to account, then will create as in as “Other Default (Company) Account” Ex: Other Default Allianz Account |
| Account Type | Product Type | If none associated, Swivel will create a product type of Other for this data |
| Tax Qualified Type | Plan Type | If plan type pre-exist in Swivel, the system will create a new plan type and associate it to the respective product type |
| Status | Product Status | |
| Issue Date | Issued Date | |
| Effective Date | Effective Date | |
| Close Date | Closed On | |
| Contact Ids | Product Owner(s) | |
| Insured Name | Insured | |
| Beneficiaries | ||
| Beneficiaries Name | Name | |
| Beneficiaries Type | Type | Primary → Primary Secondary → Contingent |
| Beneficiaries Percentage | Percentage | |
| Product Value Fields | ||
| Cash Value | ”Cash Value” | If a value exists, the system will create product register_value |
| Face Value | ”Face Value” | If a value exists, the system will create product register_value “Face Value”. |
| Surrender Value | ”Surrender Value” | If a value exists, the system will create product register_value “Surrender Value”. |
| Loan Balance | ”Loan Balance” | If a value exists, the system will create product register_value “Loan Balance”. |
| Loan Amount | ”Loan Amount” | If a value exists, the system will create product register_value “Loan Amount”. |
| Loan Interest | ”Loan Interest” | If a value exists, the system will create product register_value “Loan Interest”. |
Event Data
Section titled “Event Data”Seminars → Marketing Events
Section titled “Seminars → Marketing Events”| Redtail Field | Swivel Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Event Name | Marketing_events must be associated to a campaign in Swivel so Swivel will create a default Redtail campaign |
| Description | Event Description | Project Description |
| N/A | Event Type | Default to ‘Redtail’ type |
| Description | Event Description | |
| Status | Event Status | Default to ‘closed’ |
| Attendees | Attendance | Default to ‘registered’ status = true Event status mapping Event registration status = pending Event registration outcome = none |
| Location | Venue | If not entered, default to ‘TBD’ |
| Organizer Name | Assigned to | Defaults to ‘Redtail Agent’ |
Workflow Data
Section titled “Workflow Data”Workflows → Workflows
Section titled “Workflows → Workflows”| Redtail Field | Swivel Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Workflow Templates | Workflow Templates | Workflow templates will come into Swivel in unpublished status |
| Name | Workflow Name | |
| Description | Workflow Description | |
| Steps | Workflow Steps | |
| Associated Type | Contact Type | |
| Contact Id | Contact | |
| Completed Date | Completed on | Preserves timestamp and marks workflow as closed |
Note Data
Section titled “Note Data”Notes → Notes
Section titled “Notes → Notes”| Redtail Field | Swivel Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Body | Description | |
| Category | Tags | |
| Added By | Updated by Id | Will reflect the user mapped during the Redtail user Mapping during import |
| Associations | Contact | |
| Created at | Created at | |
| Updated at | Updated at |
Opportunities Data
Section titled “Opportunities Data”Opportunities → Opportunities
Section titled “Opportunities → Opportunities”| Redtail Field | Swivel Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Opportunity Name | |
| Description | Description | |
| Amount | Amount | |
| Close Date | Est. Closed Date | |
| Next Step | Next Step | |
| Opportunity Stage | Sales Stage | |
| Source Id | Lead Source | |
| Assigned to | Assigned to | |
| Contact Associations | Contact | |
| Next Step | Next Step | |
| Pipeline | Redtail Pipeline | For Testing / Data Review: Redtail Opportunity Pipeline and sales stages. When migrating Redtail pipelines, the data only provides sales stages associated to open/closed opportunities. Depending on the opportunity record, it may or may not migrate all configured sales stages from Redtail. |
Activity
Section titled “Activity”Activities → Appointments
Section titled “Activities → Appointments”| Redtail Field | Swivel Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Subject | Name | All migrated Redtail Activities Tasks are migrated as Appointments but will not display as appointments on the swivel calendar |
| Activity Code | Appointment Type | |
| Start Time | Start Time | |
| End Time | End Time | |
| All day | See also Start Date, Start Time, End Date, End Time, Attending | All-day calendar events migrate with Start Time as 12:00 AM and End Time 11:59 PM From Edit Appointment form, the duration defaults to “15 minutes” |
| Location | Location | |
| Description | Description | |
| Attendees | Appointment Contacts | |
| Added by | Organizer | Organizer - Creator From Redtail |
| Completed | Appointment Status | Completed → Kept Pending → Pending Cancelled → Canceled |
| Activity Categories | Appointment Types |
Custom Fields
Section titled “Custom Fields”UDF → Custom Fields
Section titled “UDF → Custom Fields”| Redtail Field | Swivel Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Field Value | Custom Field Value | |
| Field Name | Custom Field Type | string → text text_area → text check_box → choice date → text single_select→ choice multi_string → text |
| Field Type | Input Type | |
| Field Options | Field Choices | For Dropdowns |
What additional data does not migrate over?
Section titled “What additional data does not migrate over?”The import will not bring over:
- Files/Documents
- Templates (i.e. Email templates, Note templates, Appointment templates)
- Custom Reports
- Workflow Automation Rules
- Deleted Records
- System Audit Logs
- Redtail Speak Call Logs
- Additional Memberships
- Email communications
- Integrations

