Upgrade from BC14 C/AL to BC Online

jordi79

Hi,
Currently using BC14 with C/AL changes. (non extension).
Which upgrade path should I take?

I was planning to use this path --> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/upgrade/upgrade-to-microsoft-base-app-v21

But it seems wrong, as there are no steps here to convert from C/AL to A/L.

Jordi

Kowa

Sure there are, in this section: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/upgrade/upgrade-to-microsoft-base-app-v21#create-the-first-version---tables-only

jordi79

The section you mentioned only upgrades tables. What about other C/AL customisations? Codeunits etc.

Kowa

The tables are just the first step. Txt2AL can handle all objects.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-txt2al-tool . The quickest way is to use Docker and the CmdLet Convert-ModifiedObjectsToAl. You need the baseline of the objects and deltas for all modifications, and a container which matches your BC 14 version facilitates that considerably. https://github.com/Microsoft/navcontainerhelper/blob/master/ObjectHandling/Convert-ModifiedObjectsToAl.ps1.