---
title: "ExitLegacyWorkflow: Legacy Platform Migration Guides"
description: Sourced migration guides for teams moving off Nintex, InfoPath, Lotus Notes and IBM BAW. Real dates, honest options, and a plan to act on.
---

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      "text" : "No, not to any modern platform. The legacy engine and modern engines use different logical models, so every workflow and form gets re-architected and rebuilt. Migration \"accelerators\" convert basic logic, but complex steps still need manual work."
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    "name" : "Can I just lift-and-shift my Nintex workflows?"
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    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "Content migration tools reliably move SharePoint lists and libraries. They do not convert workflow logic or form code. Migrations split into tracks: content tools for the data, and designers for rebuilding logic by hand."
    },
    "name" : "Will a tool like ShareGate migrate my workflows?"
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      "text" : "The sequence follows the Microsoft schedule: new-tenant restrictions first, then Nintex O365 end of support on Dec 31, 2025, then the hard removal of the 2013 engine on April 2, 2026."
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      "text" : "InfoPath Forms Services was removed from SharePoint Online. You can no longer create, edit or submit InfoPath forms. You can still view and export data from forms already submitted."
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    "name" : "What happened on July 14, 2026?"
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      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "Not in SharePoint Online. Microsoft has stated there is no option to extend InfoPath Forms Services beyond July 14, 2026."
    },
    "name" : "Can I extend InfoPath past 2026?"
  }, {
    "@type" : "Question",
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      "text" : "No automated converter exists. Microsoft recommends rebuilding forms on Power Apps, Microsoft Forms or SharePoint list forms, with Power Automate for the logic."
    },
    "name" : "Is there a tool that converts InfoPath to Power Apps?"
  }, {
    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "A combination: Power Apps for complex forms, Microsoft Forms for simple data collection, and Power Automate for the workflow InfoPath handled inline."
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    "name" : "What does Microsoft recommend as a replacement?"
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    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "The July 2026 removal is specific to SharePoint Online. On-premises InfoPath follows your SharePoint Server edition's own lifecycle, so confirm that timeline separately."
    },
    "name" : "We run InfoPath on SharePoint Server. Are we affected by the July date?"
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    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "It depends on how many forms are genuinely active and how complex they are, which is why an inventory and triage pass comes first. Simple forms move quickly; forms with heavy conditional logic or data connections take longest."
    },
    "name" : "How long does an InfoPath migration actually take?"
  }, {
    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "Retire what you can. Many InfoPath estates carry forms that are rarely used or duplicated. Removing them before rebuilding is the single biggest lever on effort and cost."
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      "text" : "No. HCL acquired Notes and Domino from IBM in 2019 and continues to support and develop the platform. There is no forced shut-off date."
    },
    "name" : "Is Lotus Notes end-of-life?"
  }, {
    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "To modernise: lower maintenance cost, move to the cloud, integrate with the wider Microsoft or Google stack, improve the user experience, and ease the challenge of hiring Notes skills."
    },
    "name" : "Then why are teams migrating?"
  }, {
    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "Mail, calendar and contacts migrate largely with tooling. The custom Notes applications are generally rebuilt or replaced, not automatically converted."
    },
    "name" : "Can migration tools move everything automatically?"
  }, {
    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "Most commonly Microsoft 365 for mail, with SharePoint and the Power Platform for applications. Some choose Google Workspace. Modernising in place on Domino is also valid."
    },
    "name" : "Where do organisations usually go?"
  }, {
    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "It depends heavily on the number of applications. Mid-market projects are commonly reported in the range of nine to eighteen months, driven mainly by the application estate rather than the mail move."
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    "name" : "How long does it take?"
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    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "No. Most teams migrate mail first, since it's the most tool-assisted piece, then work through applications in waves based on usage and complexity, retiring what's no longer needed along the way."
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    "name" : "Do we have to migrate everything at once?"
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    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "Yes, with the caveat that it's a modernisation choice, not the default. If your application estate is large and specialised, refreshing it in place on newer Domino capabilities may involve a lower cost than a full platform move; model both before deciding."
    },
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      "text" : "No. IBM continues to develop and support BAW on a Continuous Delivery model. What has fixed dates is each specific version, not the platform as a whole."
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    "name" : "Is IBM Business Automation Workflow being discontinued?"
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    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "That's the end-of-support date for the BAW 23.0.x version line specifically. It can no longer be purchased, and runs without standard IBM support after that date. IBM does offer paid extended support through April 30, 2030, but only for the 23.0.2 delivery, and only critical defects and high-severity security fixes in the first 12 months of that extension."
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    "name" : "What actually happens on April 30, 2026?"
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    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "Not by that date directly. But you inherit the same pattern: your version will eventually age out on IBM's schedule, so staying supported means planning for periodic upgrades."
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    "name" : "If we're on a current version, are we affected?"
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    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "Mostly cost and complexity. Independent comparisons report BAW's licensing and implementation costs as high relative to alternatives, and its architecture as more than many simpler processes need."
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    "name" : "Why do teams migrate off BAW if it isn't being killed?"
  }, {
    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "No. Like other enterprise BPM platforms, moving off BAW means rebuilding process logic, forms and integrations on the target platform; content and case data migrate separately from the logic."
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    "name" : "Is there a straightforward converter to another platform?"
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    "@type" : "Question",
    "acceptedAnswer" : {
      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "Power Automate is the most commonly evaluated option for M365-committed organisations, with the caveat that long-running cases need a state-machine design to work within its run limits."
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    "name" : "What's the realistic alternative if we're already on Microsoft 365?"
  }, {
    "@type" : "Question",
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      "@type" : "Answer",
      "text" : "It depends primarily on how many processes are genuinely active and how complex they are, which is why inventory and triage come before any rebuild work begins."
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