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Upgrade Dynamics NAV through PowerShell – 2

August 19th, 2017 Jignesh Dhandha Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics

Our previous blog was the first part of how to upgrade Dynamics NAV through PowerShell. It gave details about code upgrade. This blog shows process of the next step – database upgrade. Following are the steps:

• Go to WindowsPowerShellScripts -> Upgrade Folder of Target Version ( in which we would like to upgrade our database)

• Set the below parameter according to your requirement in Set-PartnerSettings File

• Data upgrade process

• Execute the Example.ps1 Command and system will run the whole Data Upgrade Process.

• Data Upgrade Process Summary

After Code Upgrade and Data Upgrade Process through PowerShell, the following processes are to be carried out manually:

1. Roles and Permission Merging and Import to the New Upgraded Database
2. Import Generic Charts
3. Import Control Addin
4. Update the Source Code Setup Table Record
5. Update Access Control

Advantages and Disadvantages

The advantages of Code and Data Upgrade through PowerShell are that it is cost effective and time saving. The drawback of this process is that it is only applicable for Dynamics NAV 2013 and higher version.
For more details, contact our Dynamics NAV consultants.