Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC

This paper describes recommended practices to follow when upgrading data to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

• We strongly recommend that you read this paper before upgrading. The following topics are discussed:
  
  • Analyzing customizations
  • Purging and archiving data with the Intelligent Data Management Framework
  • Analyzing space requirements for databases
  • Creating project plans for testing
  • Recommended upgrade process
  • Preparing the source database
  • Preparing the source AOS instance
  • Using the state transfer tool
  • Preparing the target database
  • Preparing the target AOS instance

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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Data Upgrade Best Practices.pdf SHA1: 10ca89cbf77d4791669e10f9484805e330a64812	630 KB

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  • For information about the system requirements for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, see System requirements for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

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