diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 41ef9e2..7ff38ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ajax/dojo/*
 build/
 dist/
+*.swp
 *.egg-info
 *.project
 *.pydevproject
diff --git a/tracking/migration.py b/tracking/migration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f02ea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracking/migration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# cybertools.tracking.migration
+
+"""Tools for migration ZODB-/BTree-based tracks to SQL-base records."""
+
+from datetime import datetime
+import time
+
+import config
+from cco.storage.common import Context, getEngine
+from cco.storage.tracking import record
+from loops.config.base import LoopsOptions
+
+
+def migrate(loopsRoot, recFolderName, storageFactory=record.Storage):
+    rf = loopsRoot.getRecordManager().get(recFolderName)
+    if rf is None:
+        print('*** ERROR: folder %r not found!' % recFolderName)
+        return
+    options = LoopsOptions(loopsRoot)
+    print('*** database:', config.dbname, config.dbuser, config.dbpassword)
+    schema = options('cco.storage.schema') or None
+    if schema is not None:
+        schema = schema[0]
+    print('*** schema:', schema)
+    context = Context(getEngine(config.dbengine, config.dbname, 
+                                config.dbuser, config.dbpassword, 
+                                host=config.dbhost, port=config.dbport), 
+                      schema=schema)
+    storage = storageFactory(context)
+    for id, inTrack in rf.items():
+        #ts = time.mktime(inTrack.timeStamp.timetuple())
+        ts = datetime.fromtimestamp(inTrack.timeStamp)
+        print('*** in:', id, inTrack)
+        head = [inTrack.metadata[k] for k in storage.trackFactory.headFields]
+        print('*** out:', head, ts)
+        track = storage.trackFactory(*head, trackId=int(id), 
+                                     timeStamp=ts, data=inTrack.data)
+        storage.upsert(track)
+
+