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Dynamics NAV to Business Central Migration Services
Leave Dynamics NAV (Navision) behind without losing the data, history and processes your business depends on.
STW Services assesses your NAV version and customizations, sets out the realistic routes, implements Business Central, migrates and reconciles your data, and rebuilds the functionality you still need as modern AL extensions.
- NAV 2009 → 2018
- Fresh start or full upgrade
- Reconciled data
Why companies are moving now
Everything a NAV migration needs
NAV migration assessment
Version, objects, customizations, add-ons, integrations, data quality and localization, turned into a written route recommendation.
Upgrade-route planning
Microsoft’s supported path for your version compared with a fresh start, with the decision points made explicit.
Fresh-start implementation
A clean Business Central using standard processes, so legacy workarounds don’t carry over.
Data migration
Masters, open documents, active projects and opening balances, cleaned, mapped, loaded and reconciled.
Customizations rebuilt in AL
Each modification classified, and the ones worth keeping rebuilt as event-based AL extensions.
Integrations reconnected
Interfaces rebuilt on Business Central APIs or Power Automate.
Full technical database upgrades through Microsoft’s intermediate versions: we provide the assessment and plan.
Full upgrade or fresh start?
Versions before Business Central v14 can’t move straight to the cloud. Microsoft’s documented path depends on your version, and C/AL customizations must become AL extensions.
Many companies find most old modifications are now standard Business Central features, which makes a fresh start with clean data the faster route.
Start with an assessmentUpgrade paths from Dynamics NAV
Source: Microsoft Learn, “Migrate Dynamics NAV to Business Central online”. Routes can change, so we confirm against current guidance.
| Your version | Microsoft’s documented route to Business Central online |
|---|---|
| Dynamics NAV 2015 – 2018 | BC v14 on-premises → current BC on-premises → BC online |
| Dynamics NAV 2013 / 2013 R2 | NAV 2018 → BC v14 on-premises → current on-premises → online |
| Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1 / R2 | NAV 2013 or 2015 → NAV 2018 → BC v14 → current on-premises → online |
| BC on-premises v14+ | Current on-premises version (if required) → cloud migration to online |
| Full technical upgrade | Fresh start with data migration | |
|---|---|---|
| What moves | All data and history + converted customizations | Masters, open items, opening balances, selected history |
| Customizations | Converted from C/AL to AL | Re-evaluated; many replaced by standard features or automation |
| Best when | History must stay in the system | Processes have changed; data quality is poor |
| STW role | Assessment and planning | Assessment, implementation, data migration, AL rebuild |
Our migration process
Assess
Systems, volumes, quality issues, what must move.
Map
Accounts, tax codes, units, dimensions to the new design.
Clean
Duplicates removed, obsolete records closed.
Load
Configuration packages and scripted transformation.
Reconcile
Balances, open items, stock checked every trial.
Cut over
Final load, finance sign-off, go-live, support.
Clean data from day one
Client name withheld for confidentiality.
Master data, active projects and opening balances
Migrated and reconciled before go-live as part of a Business Central implementation, so project costing and billing continued from day one.
Implementation servicesCan we upgrade straight from NAV 2016 to Business Central online?
Not directly. Microsoft requires an upgrade to Business Central v14 on-premises first, then a current on-premises version, then cloud migration. A fresh implementation with data migration is the main alternative.
Is Navision the same as Dynamics NAV?
Yes. Navision was the original name; Microsoft renamed it Dynamics NAV, and Business Central is its cloud-era successor.
What happens to our NAV customizations?
They must be converted or rebuilt as AL extensions. We classify each and rebuild only what’s still needed.
Should we move to online or on-premises?
Both exist, but new capabilities, including Copilot and agents, are released for Business Central online.
How do we know the migrated data is right?
Every trial load is reconciled against the source, and finance signs off before go-live.
Plan your move from Dynamics NAV
Tell us your NAV version, number of companies and main customizations. We’ll outline the route and the decisions ahead.
- A reply from someone who knows Business Central
- Practical next steps, whether or not we work together
- No obligation
Book a Migration Assessment
Tell us about your Business Central requirement. We’ll reply with practical next steps.
- Pick “Business Central Solutions” in the form
- Share your current system and what you need
- Or email support@stw-services.com