Upgrading to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016

This section describes how to upgrade from Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013, Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2, or Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016. If you have an earlier version, such as Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1, Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2, Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0, or Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0, you must first upgrade that version to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013. For more information, see Upgrading to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 in the MSDN Library.

Tip

You can also upgrade from Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1 or Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 as described on the Dynamics NAV Team Blog. Then you can use the automated upgrade process to upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016.

To upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016, you must complete the following main steps:

• Convert the database.

• Upgrade the code.

• Upgrade the data.

In This Section

• Upgrade Considerations

• Converting a Database

• Upgrading the Application Code

• Upgrading the Data

• Automating the Upgrade Process using Sample Windows PowerShell Scripts

Important

If you upgrade from Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 or earlier to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 or later, the link between interaction records and logged email messages is lost. To resolve this issue, the administrator has to log all mails again to restore the links. For more information, see Logging Interaction Links are Lost When You Upgrade from Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2.

Related Sections

Product and Architecture Overview

Migrating to Multitenancy

Deployment

See Also

Other Resources

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Build Date:

2015-11-02