Upgrade Bold Reports® Enterprise Reporting version from 3.x to v5.4.30

  • Bold Reports® releases several major versions in a year. Each version includes new features, bug fixes, and other improvements.

  • You can refer to the features and enhancements in the Release Notes.

  • 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 version from 3.x to the latest.

  1. Login to the Azure portal.
  2. Select App Services in Microsoft Azure Services. App Service
  3. Select Bold Reports Azure App Service.
  4. In the Overview section, click the Stop button. Stop App Service
  5. Select Deployment Center in the left panel of the Bold Reports® App Service. Deployment center
  6. Once the deployment center is clicked, click Disconnect. Now the deployment panel will open. Disconnect
  7. Choose the External Git. External
  8. 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
  9. The Successfully set up deployment notification will be displayed. Finish Upgrade Set Up Success
  10. Select the Sync button on the deployment center page. Sync option
  11. The synchronization request submitted will be shown in the notification, and synchronization progress will be shown in the deployment center page. Synchronization Request Submitted
  12. Please wait until synchronization is completed.

  13. 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 6 (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

  14. Start the Bold Reports® Azure App Service by clicking the Start button in the Overview section. Start App Service
  15. 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