Migration and Compatibility

This section includes the following topics:

• Upgrade Paths
• Upgrade File
• Database Changes
• Upgrade from Community Project
• Important Upgrade Information

Upgrade Paths

Your current version determines your upgrade path:

Figure 1: Paths for Upgrading to Version 9.0.0

You can upgrade directly to 9.0.0 if you have any of the version 8 instances.

Version 8 8.0.x 8.1.x 8.2.x

If your instance is JasperReports® Server 8.2.0 Compact, you can only upgrade to 9.0 Compact. If your instance is JasperReports® Server 8.2.0 Split, you can only upgrade to 9.0 Split.

If you have any of the version 7 instances, you must first upgrade to the latest version of 8.0.x before upgrading to 9.0.0.

Version 7 7.1.x 7.2.x 7.5.x 7.8.x 7.9.x

If you have any of the version 6 instances, you must first upgrade to the latest version of 7.1.x, then upgrade to 8.0.x, before finally upgrading to 9.0.0.

Version 6 6.0.x 6.1.x 6.2.x 6.3.x 6.4.x

Upgrade File

To upgrade, start with the WAR File Distribution ZIP: js-jrs_9.0.0_bin.zip

Downloaded it from Jaspersoft Technical Support (https://www.jaspersoft.com/support).

The complete upgrade procedures are described in JasperReports® Server Upgrade Guide.

Database Changes

Between certain versions of the server, we have changed the repository database to add new functionality. There are changes between 8.0.x, 8.1.x, 8.2.x and 9.0.0.

Upgrade from Community Project

If your current instance is the Community version, you can follow the Upgrade from Community Project chapter of JasperReports® Server Upgrade Guide to upgrade to the Commercial version.

Important Upgrade Information

There are major changes that must be considered when upgrading to JasperReports® Server 9.0.0. For details about how to upgrade, see JasperReports® Server Upgrade Guide.