After you get the database upgraded, you can add your custom fields back in and import the custom data that you exported previously. NAV5.0 to NAV2009 uses Classic Client tools, 2009 to 2015 uses RTC tools, and 2015 to 2016 uses Powershell. And, to make things more 'interesting', each step uses a different set of tools. But each step above is necessary, and can consume quite a bit of time to execute. There are alternative paths to the above (e.g. Now you are back to a 'vanilla' NAV database (from a data standpoint), and you can execute the upgrade: After you export all the custom data, delete the fields from the NAV5.0 database.ģ. If you export all the custom fields, you can just add the fields back into a 2016 database and import the data after the database upgrade.Ģ. But if you DON'T do this, you'll have to create customized tables in a NAV2009 database, a NAV2013 database, a NAV2015 database and a NAV2016 database. If you have custom fields, because you have to go so many levels, the best approach, in my opinion, is to export all the custom data fields. Your question has many 'answers' based on the parts:ġ. If so, what is the correct way? The Technet instructions is saying “This is the URL of the SharePoint Server running the User Profile Service application”.I'd like to expand a little bit on the comments above.Do I have to configure the MIM before attaching and upgrading the user profile databases?.If we decide to go with Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) what is the correct way to do the upgrade?.But will we lose the possible custom AD attribute connection with this option?.Sure the sync is then only unidirectional but that might be okay to us.If we use the Active Directory Import on the new farm what will we lose?.My overall question is that what the right way to do the upgrade is and what things to consider here? First upgrade the managed metadata service and then user profile service.Take the databased form old farm and attach those to the new farm.For user profile information we are using Use SharePoint Profile Synchronization feature. We have about 1000 users in our old SharePoint 2013 farm and everyone is using my sites. As said I’m planning an upgrade to SharePoint 2016.

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