Upgrade Bold Reports^® Enterprise Reporting version from 2.4.19 to latest

You can upgrade the Bold Reports^® Azure App Service from version 2.4.19 to a later version in the Azure portal. You migrate the UMS blob resources, reconnect the deployment to the Bold Reports^® GitHub repository, sync, and update the application settings.

How do I upgrade from v2.4.19 to the latest version?

You upgrade the Bold Reports^® Azure App Service from version 2.4.19 by following these steps:

1. Log in to the Azure Portal and select the Bold Reports^® Azure App Service in Microsoft Azure Services.

2. In the Overview section, click Stop.

   

3. Choose Deployment Center in the left panel of the Bold Reports^® Azure App service.

   

4. To upgrade to v3.1.42, migrate the v2.4.19 or v2.4.10 UMS blob resources to a new blob structure. To do this, click Sync in the deployment center blade.

   

   

5. Check the deployment status in the logs. When the deployment completes successfully, the logs show a success status.

   

6. After successful deployment, navigate to WebJobs in the left panel of the Bold Reports^® Azure App service.

   

7. In WebJobs, the migration utility is available. Click Run and wait for the migration to complete.

   

   

8. To confirm the migration succeeded, go to the blob container used by the Bold Reports^® Azure App service and check whether the boldservices Blob is created.

   

9. After the migration is completed, choose Advanced Tools in the left panel of the Bold Reports^® Azure App service and click Go. The KUDU console opens.

   

10. In the KUDU console, click Debug Console and choose PowerShell.

    

11. In PowerShell, navigate to the path C:\home\site\repository\.git.

    

12. Run the git command git remote rm origin.

    

13. After running the command, go to the deployment center and click Disconnect. The deployment option opens.

    

14. Select External Git in the source option.

    

15. In External Git, fill out the following information:

    Repository - Bold Reports^® Azure repository URL

    Branch - v3.1.42

    Repository Type - Public

    

16. Click the Save option. The Successfully set up deployment notification is shown in the notification blade.

    

    

17. After completing the deployment setup, click Sync in the deployment center blade.

    

    

18. The synchronization progress is shown in the deployment options blade.

    

19. Wait until synchronization is completed.

    

20. After the synchronization is completed, Save the following configuration settings.

    • Add the following application settings key.

      Key	Value
      WEBSITE_LOAD_USER_PROFILE	1

    

    • Change the following value in General Settings.

      Settings	Value
      .NET version	.NET 6

    

    • Change the Physical Path in Path Mappings.

      Virtual Path	Physical Path (v2.4.19, v2.4.10)	Physical Path (v3.1.42)
      /	site\wwwroot\IDP	site\wwwroot\idp\web
      /api	site\wwwroot\IDP\api	site\wwwroot\idp\api
      /reporting	site\wwwroot\Report Server	site\wwwroot\reporting\web
      /reporting/api	site\wwwroot\Report Server\api	site\wwwroot\reporting\api
      /reporting/jobs	site\wwwroot\Report Server\jobs	site\wwwroot\reporting\jobs
      /reporting/reportservice	site\wwwroot\Report Server\reportservice	site\wwwroot\reporting\reportservice
      /ums	Site\wwwroot\IDP\ums	site\wwwroot\idp\ums

    

21. Click Start in the Overview section to start the Bold Reports^® Azure App service.

    

Frequently asked questions

Which .NET version does the upgraded App Service use?

After the Bold Reports^® upgrade, set the .NET version in General Settings to .NET 6.

How do I confirm the blob migration succeeded?

Check whether the boldservices Blob is created in the blob container used by the Bold Reports^® Azure App service.

See also

• Create and upgrade Bold Reports^® Azure App Service
• Upgrade Bold Reports^® Azure App Service from v2.x