--- schema_version: "1" id: 9bf4be5c64d78bf91ac3b5388268fd63ddea53ef01d8305b5bf18a26fcda6261 title: Start Your Migration to Einstein Activity Capture collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/sales/264-0-0/lightning_sync_move_kick_off.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.lightning_sync_move_kick_off.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 5e2d4429847f8d3ab19f578a19b0406ab5b07da420b589d89af7af1e639d8f02 description: Find the Lightning Sync migration tool in Salesforce, and start the migration process. Don’t worry, before we start moving your stuff, the tool summarizes the major steps and runs a readiness check. Then you decide when you’re ready to start the move. products: - Sales Cloud - Cross Cloud - Service Cloud Voice release: "264" --- # Start Your Migration to Einstein Activity Capture Find the Lightning Sync migration tool in Salesforce, and start the migration process. Don’t worry, before we start moving your stuff, the tool summarizes the major steps and runs a readiness check. Then you decide when you’re ready to start the move. ### Required Editions
The Lightning Sync migration tool is available in: Lightning Experience
Einstein Activity Capture is available in: Lightning Experience and the Salesforce mobile app
The Lightning Sync migration tool and Einstein Activity Capture are available in: Professional, Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions with Sales Cloud
1. **[Find the Migration Tool in Your Lightning Sync Settings](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.lightning_sync_move_find_ma.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Kick off the Lightning Sync migration tool from your Lightning Sync Setup page and familiarize yourself with the migration process. 2. **[Run the Migration Tool Readiness Check](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.lightning_sync_move_steps_check.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** After you kick off migration process, the Lightning Sync migration tool prompts you to run the readiness check. The readiness check ensures that any problematic configurations are addressed before you move your settings to Einstein Activity Capture. You can pause your migration to address potential issues before you proceed with the move. 3. **[Move Your Settings from Lightning Sync to Einstein Activity Capture](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.lightning_sync_move_steps_settings.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** After you get a clean report from the migration readiness check, move your Lightning Sync settings to Einstein Activity Capture. Accept the terms of service agreement and start your move. If you need more time to prepare, you can pause your migration and return to this step later. If you connect to Salesforce using Google, before you start your move, work with your Google admin to give the service account access to your Google users’ data. 4. **[Access Migrated Configurations and Add Einstein Activity Capture Features](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.lightning_sync_move_steps_add.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Now that your settings are moved, get familiar with the productivity-boosting features available to your users through Einstein Activity Capture and decide what you want to set up. Or you can adjust your previous sync settings. 5. **[Assign Einstein Activity Capture User Permissions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.lightning_sync_move_assign.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Before your migrating users can use Einstein Activity Capture, they must have an Einstein Activity Capture user permission. 6. **[Turn Off Lightning Sync](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.lightning_sync_move_turn_off_ls.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** After you migrate your Lightning Sync settings and assign users to Einstein Activity Capture, turn off Lightning Sync. Then, if you use Microsoft® Office 365 with Exchange Web Service, upgrade to Microsoft Graph as your connection method with Einstein Activity Capture. #### See Also - [Benefits of Migrating to Einstein Activity Capture](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.lightning_sync_move_why.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Einstein Activity Capture is the long-term solution for syncing data between your Microsoft or Google account and Salesforce. In addition to contact and event syncing, Einstein Activity Capture offers email sync, more control over your data, and access to AI and agent powered features. Migrate now before Lightning Sync retires in 2027.") - [Working with Lightning Sync Migration Tool](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.lightning_sync_move_how_work.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The migration tool makes the move from Lightning Sync to Einstein Activity Capture easy for you and smooth for your sales teams. See what’s moved automatically, and what benefits your users can expect.") - [Can My Company Make the Move Using the Lightning Sync Migration Tool?](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.lightning_sync_move_which_customers.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Before you start the migration process, make sure that your company meets the requirements for using the migration tool. We also recommend that you familiarize yourself with the migration considerations, so that there are no surprises during your migration.") - [Understand and Plan for Einstein Activity Capture User Permissions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.lightning_sync_move_perms.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To complete your migration to Einstein Activity Capture, your users must be assigned an Einstein Activity Capture user permission. Until you do, your users’ contacts and events continue syncing with Lightning Sync, and users don’t get access to Einstein Activity Capture features. See which licenses include the user permission, and what users get with the different types.") - [Get Acquainted with Einstein Activity Capture](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.lightning_sync_move_tell.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Now that you’re set up for Einstein Activity Capture, you and your users can get acquainted with the product. See how it works and how you can troubleshoot issues. If you added Einstein Activity Capture features or settings to your users’ migrated sync configurations, introduce those changes to users and some other settings that are new to them. You can also remind users how to manage which contacts and events sync.")