Migration
Timeline & Phases
APBnet™ has launched. Agencies are being onboarded in four phases, with agency go-live beginning August 17, 2026, on a rolling basis — your IT Admin will receive a notification when your agency is scheduled to start. Here's what happens in each phase — and what, if anything, you need to do.
Admin Soft Launch
July 20, 2026APBnet™ opened for agency administrators to configure and explore. This is a sandbox environment — no CJIS data, and nothing created during this phase carries forward.
- IT Admins and User Admins configure agency settings first; each agency's team joins as onboarding continues.
- Bulletins, messages, and collaboration group comments created during this phase are not retained.
- Use this window to complete technical configuration — allowed domains, SSO settings, IP allowlist — before your agency's go-live.
What you should do: IT Admins: complete your agency's technical configuration. User Admins: review account setup workflows so you're ready to onboard your team when your agency's go-live begins.
Agency Go-Live
Begins August 17, 2026APBnet™ is live. Both APBnet™ and legacy APBnet™ run fully operational in parallel — new activity can go to either system while your agency transitions.
- The full bulletin repository is available in APBnet™ — all bulletins migrated from legacy APBnet™ are searchable from day one of your agency's go-live.
- User Admin can now onboard the full team. Each user completes their own setup: password, notification preferences, and role confirmation. Your IT Admin will be notified when your agency is scheduled to start.
- Legacy APBnet™ continues operating normally alongside the new system.
What you should do: Watch for your agency's go-live notification. User Admins: invite your team and complete account setup. All users: complete onboarding and begin using APBnet™ for new activity.
Legacy Read-Only
October 11, 2026Legacy APBnet™ switches to read-only. You can still view and search existing content, but all new bulletins and activity must go through APBnet™.
- No new bulletins, messages, or edits can be made in legacy after October 11.
- Legacy APBnet™ remains accessible for reference — search and view existing bulletins through November 9.
- If your agency hasn't fully transitioned by this date, contact support.
What you should do: Ensure all users have completed APBnet™ onboarding.
Legacy Retired
November 10, 2026Legacy APBnet™ access ends. The legacy interface is decommissioned. APBnet™ is the sole operating platform.
- Migrated data remains available in APBnet™.
- Critical Reach support continues to be available for any post-migration questions.
What you should do: Nothing — you're already there.
Questions about timing?
If your agency has specific questions about your migration date or onboarding window, contact support@apbnet.org.