Need Suggestion while migrating from .Net Framework 4.6.1 to .Net

I need to convert my .Net Framework application to .Net. My previous one is on 4.6.1 and it also has Azure function class library.

While checking Microsoft's tool's article - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/porting/#considerations-when-porting . it says,

DO retarget your .NET Framework project to at least .NET Framework 4.7.2.

Can I migrate directly? Or I will have to do it in 2 steps like 4.6 to 4.7/8 and then use tool to migrate to .Net ?

Any better migration plan suggestions are also welcome.

Answer

Generally, when upgrading from .NET Framework to .NET Core you first need to upgrade to .NET Standard (1.x -> 2.x, or directly to 2.1 whichever is least "painful"), and then after that upgrade to whatever version of .NET (Core) you want to target. Useful links:

• https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/platform/dotnet-standard#versions

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/frameworks