source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs

@@ -390,10 +390,15 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
             progress.StartedImport();
             progress.Append("Exporting data to AyaNova server @ " + util.ApiBaseUrl);
             progress.Append(util.PRE_RELEASE_VERSION_STRING);
+            
             Exception ExceptionDuringMigrate = null;
             try
             {
                 progress.Op("Preparing to export....");
+                //MIGRATE MODE
+                progress.Append("Setting v8 Server State to 'Migrate Mode'");
+                await util.PostAsync("server-state", "{\"serverState\":\"MigrateMode\"}");
+
                 ResetUniqueUserNames();
                 ResetUniqueNames();
                 Allv8WarehouseIds.Clear();
@@ -409,18 +414,19 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
                 //admin user (not exported but is there already)
                 V7ToV8IdMap.Add(User.AdministratorID, 1);
 
-                //MIGRATE MODE
-                progress.Append("Setting v8 Server State to 'Migrate Mode'");
-                await util.PostAsync("server-state", "{\"serverState\":\"MigrateMode\"}");
 
+              
+                
 
                 //ERASE DB
                 progress.Append("Erasing AyaNova 8 data");
+                //delay to allow migrate mode to take effect 
+                //this is a result of pm's generating in a loop at server causing issues with erasure
+                //this delay should not need to be more time than it takes for a single PM to generate into a workorder
+                //as of this time it's the only slow thing affecting migrate mode settling in
+                await System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Delay(7000);
                 var a = await util.PostAsync("license/permanently-erase-all-data", "\"I understand\"");
 
-                //delay to allow event log to properly show erase as the first operation
-                // System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000);
-
 
                 //TAGS
                 progress.Op("Compiling tags");