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Upgrade from NAV2016 to BC (saas)

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Posted on by Kamill11 41

Hi all, I have been asked for discernment regarding the upgrade of NAV2016 (on premisses) to BC (saas).
Im not going to do it, but I would like to hear the opinion of more experienced colleagues. 

We have a lot of modifications in the current system (tables, fields, report).
What is the best practice regarding comparison and preparation of a possible list of changes needed before migration?

Does the process of migrating from NAV16 to BC14 (op) and then to BC (saas) make sense or is there an easier way to do this.

Thank you in advance. 

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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    YUN ZHU 89,835 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    RE: Upgrade from NAV2016 to BC (saas)

    Hi, you are right, you need to upgrade to BC 14 first, then to BC v21 (latest version).

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/upgrade/upgrade-paths

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    Upgrading to Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premises Spring 2019 (v.14):

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/upgrade/upgrading-to-business-central-on-premises

    Important Information and Considerations for Before Upgrading to Dynamics 365 Business Central Spring 2019 and Later Versions

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/upgrade/upgrade-considerations

    Some partner info:

    https://www.saglobal.com/int/news-and-views/our-views-and-ideas/item/steps-for-a-nav-to-dynamics-365-business-central-technical-upgrade.html

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PriIp3Q4RCU

    https://www.activebs.com/en/news/2019/upgrade-from-dynamics-nav-to-business-central-online

    Hope this helps.

    Thanks.

    ZHU

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    DAnny3211 11,201 on at
    RE: Upgrade from NAV2016 to BC (saas)

    help u with documentation

    learn.microsoft.com/.../upgrading-to-business-central

    DAniele

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    DAnny3211 11,201 on at
    RE: Upgrade from NAV2016 to BC (saas)

    Hi

    from nav2016 to BC on prem or from NAV2916 to BC Saas, in my opinion the key thing ,when migrating a system to a structurally different version, is knowing all the customizations clearly.

    If you can extrapolate them conceptually from NAV so that you can create individual Apps for custom functionality would be ideal

    DAniele

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