1. A network element database migration method, comprising: extracting raw circuit data from a first database; formatting the raw circuit data into one or more data files comprising columns; filtering the one or more data files to verify that all the network element circuit data is extracted, that no circuit data is omitted or duplicated, that there are no data conflicts, and that there are no duplicate entries, wherein the filtering step comprises the steps of: concatenating the columns sorting the columns; and comparing each entry in the columns to ensure that no duplicate entries exist; and creating a migration file.