CRM 2013 (Orion): Upgrade

Upgrade/Re-implement Legacy features

The following legacy features will no longer be supported in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013

• CRM 4 plug-ins and custom workflow activities
• CRM 4 client-side scripting
• 2007 web service endpoint
• ISV folder for custom web applications

Following two tools can be used to detect the legacy features/custom code.

Legacy Feature Check Tool - On-Premise Only
It detects the use of the server side code such as CRM 4 plug-ins, custom workflow activities and the ISV folder (for custom web applications). 

Dynamics CRM 2011 Custom Code Validation Tool - CRM Online and On-Premise
This tool is focused on detecting the use of unsupported client-side code in the JavaScript web resources (includes CRM 4 client APIs).

Upgrade Methods

• Migrate by using a new instance of SQL Server (recommended by Microsoft)
• Migrate by using the same instance of SQL Server
• In-place Upgrade (simply run Dynamics CRM 2013 Setup on Dynamics CRM 2011 application server) - Optionally choose to upgrade one organisation database (only one database can be upgraded with the server upgrade), all other organisations will be disabled during the upgrade process and will need to be upgraded separately. 

   The only supported upgrade path to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 is from Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

   Refer to Microsoft's documentation for further information.