Martin Nguyen

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apollo7

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Thanks, Feridun - this makes things a lot clearer
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Thanks, Feridun - this makes things a lot clearer

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Does Scribe work the same way in terms of preserving guids?
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Does Scribe work the same way in terms of preserving guids?

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I've not used Scribe but I would be very surprised if it didn't preserve GUIDs.
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I've not used Scribe but I would be very surprised if it didn't preserve GUIDs.

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Thanks, Feridun. &nbsp;This was an excellent answer.
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Thanks, Feridun.  This was an excellent answer.

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We need to move CRM 4.0 data into a clean installation of Dynamics 365 CE. &nbsp;Since version 4.0 doesn’t use solutions, what are the options for moving data (accounts,contacts,leads,o<wbr />pportuniti<wbr />es) into D365 CE entities?<br />
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We have access to Scribe and KingswaySoft. &nbsp;We don’t want to go through a stepped upgrade (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016) and want to hear your thoughts on the best way to move our data to D365. &nbsp;Also, would like to know any downside to moving our data without doing an upgrade.<br />
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Thanks
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We need to move CRM 4.0 data into a clean installation of Dynamics 365 CE.  Since version 4.0 doesn’t use solutions, what are the options for moving data (accounts,contacts,leads,opportunities) into D365 CE entities?

We have access to Scribe and KingswaySoft.  We don’t want to go through a stepped upgrade (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016) and want to hear your thoughts on the best way to move our data to D365.  Also, would like to know any downside to moving our data without doing an upgrade.

Thanks

Moving CRM 4.0 data to new D365 CE installation

Dynamics 365

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Dynamics CRM

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