Pre-conversion Overview

QAD 2017 Enterprise Edition > Installation-Conversion > Conversion Guide > Pre-conversion > Pre-conversion Overview

The pre-conversion process prepares the source database for conversion by correcting the following types of issues:

• Data that is missing from the old Financials, but required in the QAD Enterprise Edition Financials (for example, Entity on employee records)

• Data that exists in the old Financials, but is not allowed in the same state in QAD Enterprise Edition Financials (for example, blank credit terms code on customers and suppliers)

• Data that is invalid in both the old and new Financials (for example, VAT registration IDs that do not conform with the European Commission's specified format for the applicable country)

The Pre-conversion process consists of the following major tasks:

• Install Pre-conversion Code

• Prepare Source Data

• Run Pre-conversion Utilities

• Set Conversion Parameters

• Pre-conversion Completion

The database is prepared using pre-conversion utilities and reports to highlight items to change or update for the conversion. These run in a character environment only. All text is in English and no translations are available for these reports and utilities.

The pre-conversion utilities and reports do not appear on any menus. They are executed by typing the program name at any menu command line. The programs do not support CIM and cannot run in batch mode.