Migrate Syncfusion^® Report Platform Report Server Azure App Service

This section explains how to upgrade the Syncfusion^® Report Server Azure App Service to Bold Reports^®.

You should have Syncfusion^® Report Server Azure App Service in version 4.x

Create a Bold Reports^® Azure App Service

• Create the Bold Reports^® Report Server Azure App Service by following this link and also configure the application using the database by following this link.

File storage resources for migration

1. Create the folder IDP and Report Server in your local machine as shown in the following screenshot.

2. Connect your Syncfusion^® Report Server Web App by FileZilla, and then by dragging you can move the App_Data folder to Report Server folder, which you have created.

   

3. Create the following sub-folders structure like /App_Data/Configuration/ under IDP folder.

4. Go to your storage account, which is created at the deployment time of Bold Reports^® and in container section navigate to the following location.

boldreportscontainer/tenantmanagement/tenant management server/configuration

5. Download the config.xml file to the folder IDP/App_Data/Configuration.

6. Connect your Bold Reports (Multi-tenant) Azure app by FileZilla, and then drag the Privatekeys.dat file to the local machine under the folder IDP/App_Data/Configuration/.

7. Run the data migration utility.

Azure Blob Storage resources for migration

1. Create the folder IDP and Report Server in your local machine as shown in the following screenshot.

2. Create the following sub-folders structure like /App_Data/Configuration/ under IDP folder.

3. Go to your storage account, which is created at the deployment time of Bold Reports^® and in container section navigate to following location.

boldreportscontainer/tenantmanagement/tenant management server/configuration

4. Download the config.xml file to the folder IDP/App_Data/Configuration.

5. Connect your Bold Reports (Multi-tenant) Azure app by FileZilla, and then drag the Privatekeys.dat file to the local machine under folder IDP/App_Data/Configuration/.

6. Create the following sub-folders structure like /App_Data/Configuration/ under Report Server folder in your local machine.

7. Go to the storage account of previous Report Server (Single-Tenant) and in container section navigate to the following location.

boldreportsrscontainer/Bold Reports/Report Server/Configuration/

8. Download the config.xml file to the folder Report Server/App_Data/Configuration.

9. Run the data migration utility.

Data migration with migration utility

1. Download the migration tool from this link.

2. Extract the file and open the Syncfusion.Server.DataMigration.exe.config file. You need to update the values to the following listed keys in the config file:

   <add key="ReportsBackUpConfigPath" value=""/>

   <add key="BoldReportsIDPPath" value=""/>

3. Copy the IDP path and paste it to the value of BoldReportsIDPPath key.

For example, <add key="BoldReportsIDPPath" value="D:\migration\IDP"/>

4. Copy the Configuration path of the Report Server and paste it to the value of ReportsBackUpConfigPath key.

For example, <add key="ReportsBackUpConfigPath" value="D:\migration\Report Server\App_Data\Configuration"/>

5. Run the tool Syncfusion.Server.DataMigration.exe from the extracted location.

The migration tool will migrate the users, groups, permissions, reports, data sources, datasets, and schedules. The user without email address is skipped, because for the Bold Reports^® Report Server email is mandatory.