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- Thou shalt retire all data.
- Thou shalt not alter thy data, neither content nor layout nor format.
- Honor thy data that it may go well with you in future audits.
- Thou shalt not convert thine old data into thy new system, for this is detestable.
- Thou shalt not map thy data to fit another format lest ye fall into the trap of data conversion, for the Immutable Law of Unintended Consequences is absolute and unyielding.
- Thou shalt not lose functionality essential to thy business.
- Yolk not the users of thine old system with unfamiliar screens.
- Thou shalt expect flexibility in thine implementation.
- Thou shalt continue to receive benefit from thine old data as the fruit of this labor.
- Thou shalt save money.
XI. Thou shalt secure and protect your data.