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# Overview of Upgrade Advisor
  This section provides an overview to the upgrade process, and information to help you understand and use the Upgrade Advisor Analysis Wizard and Upgrade Advisor Report Viewer.  
  
## In This Section  
  
|Topic|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|[Upgrade Process Overview](../../../2014/sql-server/install/upgrade-process-overview.md)|Describes the recommended process for upgrading to [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)].|  
|[Upgrade Advisor Overview](../../../2014/sql-server/install/upgrade-advisor-overview.md)|Provides an overview to the new tool in [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] named Upgrade Advisor.|  
|[Running Upgrade Advisor (User Interface)](../../../2014/sql-server/install/running-upgrade-advisor-user-interface.md)|Describes how to launch and run Upgrade Advisor Analysis Wizard, and Upgrade Advisor Report Viewer.|  
|[Using Reports](../../../2014/sql-server/install/using-reports.md)|Describes how to view and analyze the reports generated by the Upgrade Advisor Report Viewer.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Upgrade Advisor How-to Topics](../../../2014/sql-server/install/upgrade-advisor-how-to-topics.md)   
 [Upgrade Advisor User Interface Reference](../../../2014/sql-server/install/upgrade-advisor-user-interface-reference.md)   
 [Running Upgrade Advisor (Command Prompt)](../../../2014/sql-server/install/running-upgrade-advisor-command-prompt.md)