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Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Third Edition

You're reading from   Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Third Edition Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781784397555
Length 492 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Alex Chow Alex Chow
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Preface 1. Exploring Microsoft Dynamics NAV – An Introduction FREE CHAPTER 2. What's New in NAV 2016? 3. Dynamics NAV – General Considerations 4. The Implementation Process – From the Reseller 5. The Implementation Process on the Customer Side 6. Migrating Data 7. Upgrading Microsoft Dynamics NAV 8. Development Considerations 9. Functional Changes on Existing Implementations 10. Data Analysis and Reporting 11. Debugging 12. Popular Reporting Options with Microsoft Dynamics NAV Index

Upgrading steps to NAV 2013


In the preceding sections, we saw all the steps that you have to follow in order to upgrade from the older versions of Dynamics NAV to Dynamics NAV 2013. In this section, we will explain all those steps in more detail.

Preparing to upgrade

No matter what your current version of Microsoft Dynamics NAV is, before you can upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013, a migration to SQL Server is needed if you are using a native database as it is no longer available.

A test of the database is also needed before starting the upgrade process. In this section, we will explain how to perform these two processes.

Migrating to SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server (on its 64-bit version) is the only database supported in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013. The native database is gone. If you are using a native database in the older versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, you should upgrade to SQL before you start the upgrade process to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013.

The steps to upgrade to SQL Server...

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