Can ArcMap 10.2 clients publish to ArcGIS Server 10.3

[ThomasColson]

Can ArcMap 10.2 clients publish to ArcGIS Server 10.3? Thinking of pulling the trigger on upgrading my site to 10.3, but in no way am able to update 60+ desktop installs to 10.3 as well. What will we NOT be able to do with desktop 10.2 hitting server 10.3? Usually ESRI posts a compatibility matrix....not to be found. Can a 10.2 desktop publish a service to 10.3 server? Can 10.2 desktop perform disconnected feature service edits from a 10.3 server?

[KyleDixon · Accepted solution]

Yes. I'm doing it regularly. If you're saving an sd file, be sure to connect to the 10.3 server.

[JoshuaBixby]

Unfortunately with Esri, I have reached a point of seeing is believing, regardless of what the documentation or staffers say.  That said, your question is addressed in more detail in the online documentation:  Compatibility of ArcGIS 10.3 for Server with earlier versions.