Upgrade Bold Reports® Enterprise Reporting latest version:

  • To upgrade the Bold Reports® Azure App Service to the latest version, you must have access rights to edit the Bold Reports® Server App Service.
  • Follow these steps below to upgrade the Bold Reports® Azure App Service.

  1. Stop the created App Service in the overview section. Stop App Service

  2. Select Deployment Center in the left panel of the Bold Reports® App Service. Deployment center

  3. Once the deployment center is clicked, click Disconnect. Now the deployment panel will open. Disconnect

  4. Choose the External Git. External

  5. Now, fill in the below details in the Settings tab and click the Save.

    • Repository: https://github.com/boldreports/bold-reports-azure.git
    • Branch: v{release-version}
    • Repository Type: Public

    Configure tab

  6. The Successfully set up deployment notification will be displayed. Finish Upgrade Set Up Success

  7. Select the Sync button on the deployment center page. Sync option

  8. The synchronization request submitted will be shown in the notification, and synchronization progress will be shown in the deployment center page. Synchronization Request Submitted

  9. Please wait until synchronization is completed.

  10. Breaking Changes: This step is applicable only for upgrading Azure App Service from version 3.x to latest. Otherwise, skip this step.

    • In the Configuration section, change the below value in General Settings.

      Settings Value
      .NET version .NET 8 (LTS)

      General Settings

    • Add the below Physical Path in Path Mappings and Save the settings.

      Virtual Path Physical Path
      /reporting/viewer site\wwwroot\reporting\viewer

      Path Mappings

Below are the breaking changes introduced in v6.1 - Starting from version 6.1, the Bold Reports® application supports 64-bit architecture. To host it on Azure App Service as a 64-bit application, the following changes need to be made in the Azure App Service configuration.

  1. Go to the Configuration of the app service and select General settings.

Add ASP NET Core

  1. In the General settings, change the platform to 64-bit and save the changes.

Change Platform

  1. After starting the app service, you’ll be able to access the application as a 64-bit app.

Start Application

  1. Starting from v7.1, DataHub (ETL) has been added to Bold Report Server in Azure App Service. If you are upgrading Azure App Service from version 3.x to 7.1 and require ETL, refer to the KB article for guidance. You can skip this step if DataHub is not needed.

  2. Now, we have completed the Bold Reports® upgrade process. Launch Bold Reports® by clicking the browse option or type in the Bold Reports® URL in the browser.

Browse option

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