QAD 2017 Enterprise Edition > Installation-Conversion > Conversion Guide > Pre-conversion > Introduction
  
Introduction
This chapter describes the pre-conversion steps required to prepare a database for conversion to QAD Enterprise Edition (QAD EE). It covers pre-conversion code installation, data preparation, conversion preparation, and pre-conversion finalization.
Note: This chapter only applies when converting from versions before Enterprise Edition. It is not required when upgrading an existing Enterprise Edition installation.