How to Upgrade Business Central On-Prem 25 to 27 (Step-by-Step Data Upgrade Guide)

This video shows how to perform a Business Central On-Prem data upgrade from v25 to v27, including all upgrade steps, breaking changes, and Subscription & Recurring Billing fixes.

⭐ WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

How Business Central 25 ➜ 27 data upgrade works
Required upgrade steps based on Microsoft documentation
How to fix breaking changes in Subscription & Recurring Billing
How to run data upgrade commands and sync schema
How to avoid common errors during BC v27 upgrades
PowerShell commands & scripts to automate the upgrade (https://github.com/postsaurav/DataUpgrade)

❓ KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED

How do I upgrade Business Central On-Prem 2024 Wave 2 (v25) to 2025 Wave 2 (v27)?
What are the mandatory data upgrade steps?
What breaks during Subscription & Recurring Billing upgrades?
How do renamed tables/fields cause sync issues in v27?
What is the correct order of schema sync, extension upgrade, and data upgrade?
How do I resolve extension validation and dependency errors?
What changes are required in custom extensions?

Upgrading Business Central On-Prem from Version 25 to Version 27 is a multi-step process that requires careful planning, schema synchronization, and handling of breaking changes introduced in 2025 Release Wave 2.

In this tutorial, we walk through every step of the BC data upgrade, following Microsoft’s official upgrade guidance. You’ll learn how to prepare the environment, upgrade system/application symbols, publish extensions, run data upgrade tasks, and validate that all tables are correctly synchronized.

A major focus of this release is the breaking changes in Subscription & Recurring Billing caused by renamed tables and fields. These changes often lead to sync errors during the upgrade. This video shows how to identify the renamed objects and fix these issues before running the upgrade.

You’ll also see recommended PowerShell commands and automation scripts, which will be available in GitHub for download.

By the end of the video, you'll understand the full BC 25 ➜ 27 upgrade flow and how to avoid the most common issues developers and administrators face.
⏩ Related Links
📌 Upgrade Steps: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/upgrade/upgrade-unmodified-application-to-v27

📌 Compatibility matrix: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/upgrade/upgrade-v14-v15-compatibility

📌 Known Issues: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/upgrade/known-issues#renamed-tables-and-fields-in-subscription-billing-extension-cause-synch-errors-on-upgrade

📌 Git Repo: https://github.com/postsaurav/DataUpgrade

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📌 Business Central Installation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2-PuYsxlF1eMqvZcLBuZ-XoE9iJ18lia

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