This section specifically for Bold Reports^® version less than 2.x. If you are using higher version of Bold Reports^®, we recommend you to refer the section licensing tokens to register your application with Bold Licensing.

Embedded reporting tools licensing overview

Starting with the version 1.2.x, Syncfusion^® introduced a new licensing system for the Bold Reports^®. You have to include the license key in your projects in order to use the Bold Reports^® assemblies. Note that the license key is different from the setup unlock key and that needs to be generated separately from the Bold Reports^® website. The below licensing error will be displayed if the license key is missing in your projects.

This application was built using a trial version of Bold Reports^®. Please include a valid license to permanently remove this license validation message. You can also obtain a free 30 day evaluation license to temporarily remove this message during the evaluation period.

How to generate Bold Reports^® license key

License keys can be generated from the Downloads & key/Claim License Key section of the Bold Reports^® site.

Bold Reports^® license keys are version specific. So, you should use the corresponding version license key in the projects.

How to register the Bold Reports^® license key

The generated license key is just a string that needs to be registered before any Bold Reports^® control is initiated. The following code is used to register the license.

Bold.Licensing.BoldLicenseProvider.RegisterLicense("YOUR LICENSE KEY");

ASP.NET

Register the license key in Application_Start method of Global.asax.cs/Global.asax

void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    //Register Bold license
    Bold.Licensing.BoldLicenseProvider.RegisterLicense("YOUR LICENSE KEY");
    // Code that runs on application startup
    RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
    BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);
}

ASP.NET MVC

Register the license key in Application_Start method of Global.asax.cs

void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    //Register Bold license
    Bold.Licensing.BoldLicenseProvider.RegisterLicense("YOUR LICENSE KEY");
    // Code that runs on application startup
    RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
    BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);
}

ASP.NET Core

Register the license key in Configure method of Startup.cs

public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
{
    //Register Bold license
    Bold.Licensing.BoldLicenseProvider.RegisterLicense("YOUR LICENSE KEY");
    loggerFactory.AddConsole(Configuration.GetSection("Logging"));
    loggerFactory.AddDebug();
}

WPF

Register the license key in App constructor of App.xaml.cs in C#. If App constructor not available in App.xaml.cs, create the App() constructor in App.xaml.cs and register the license key inside the constructor.

public partial class App : Application
{
    public App()
    {
        //Register Bold license
        Bold.Licensing.BoldLicenseProvider.RegisterLicense("YOUR LICENSE KEY");
    }
}

UWP

Register the license key in App.xaml.cs constructor before InitializeComponent() in C#. If App constructor not available in App.xaml.cs, create the App() constructor in App.xaml.cs and register the license key inside the constructor.

public App()
{
    //Register Bold license
    Bold.Licensing.BoldLicenseProvider.RegisterLicense("YOUR LICENSE KEY");
    this.InitializeComponent();
    this.Suspending += OnSuspending;
}