Before migrating live data, we perform trial migrations to test both code and data in the target BC environment. This includes functional testing, integration checks, and user acceptance testing (UAT). We engage key users from your team to verify transactions, workflows, reports, and document layouts, ensuring that your processes remain seamless and effective in the new system.
Moving to Business Central introduces a modern UI, new features, and cloud capabilities. We provide hands-on training and onboarding sessions to ensure your teams are confident and productive from day one. From finance to warehouse staff, we tailor the training sessions according to roles—covering navigation, process changes, and reporting tools.
The first and most crucial step in your migration from Navision (NAV) to Business Central is converting legacy C/AL code to the modern AL language. This includes transforming customizations, reports, and forms into extensions that are compatible with Business Central’s extension-based architecture. We carefully assess your existing custom codebase, eliminate obsolete modifications, and refactor what’s necessary—ensuring a clean, future-ready code structure that’s easier to maintain and upgrade.
Once the code is modernized, we move on to migrating your historical and active data from Navision to the latest compatible version of Business Central On-Premises. This includes master data (customers, vendors, items), open transactions (sales, purchases), and ledger entries. We validate and map fields to align with BC’s data structure, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance. Data integrity checks and reconciliation steps are also performed before final cutover.
Every successful migration starts with proper analysis. Our team conducts a thorough system review—analyzing your NAV version, customizations, data size, integrations, and reporting requirements. Based on this assessment, we define a roadmap with timelines, risks, testing strategies, and a phased transition plan. This ensures transparency, minimal disruption, and a clearly defined migration scope tailored to your business needs.
We establish your Business Central environments (on-prem and/or cloud) with proper configurations, security policies, extensions, and integrations. Whether it’s a hybrid setup or fully SaaS, we make sure each environment is optimized for performance and aligned with Microsoft’s best practices. Sandbox environments are used for safe testing and validations before going live.
Once your system is stable on Business Central On-Prem, the next leap is moving to the cloud. We facilitate a smooth transition from on-prem to Business Central SaaS, helping you unlock benefits like automatic updates, Azure hosting, scalability, and integrations with Power Platform and Microsoft 365. We migrate your extensions, data, and settings to the cloud using Microsoft's cloud migration tools and our proven methodology.
The final go-live step is carefully executed with minimal downtime. Our team provides hypercare support post-go-live to address any last-minute issues, performance tuning, and user feedback. We also review your workflows for further optimization, helping you take full advantage of Business Central’s latest features, analytics, and automation tools.