TIBCO JasperReports® Server 7.5 Upgrade: DO NOT USE js-upgrade-samedb script to run upgrade

TIBCO JasperReports^® Server 7.5 enforces a new server based keystore to encrypt repository password content. Migrating repository catalog to JasperReports^® Server 7.5 therefore needs to convert old generically encrypted password to the new server specific password through JasperReports^® Server 7.5.0 import utility. With this change, users should not use js-upgrade-samedb sript to conduct their repository catalog upgrade to JasperReports^® Server 7.5. This In Place DB upgrade retains repo content and does not perform password encryption conversion using the new keys. As the result, any users other than superuser will not be able to log into JasperReports^® Server 7.5 after the upgrade using js-upgradesamedb script. Repository JDBC data sources will also have connection errors due to the incorrect password.

Information provided in TIBCO JasperReports® Server Upgrade Guide Software Release 7.5 document, CHAPTER 3 "UPGRADING FROM 7.2 TO 7.5" should NOT be used to guide user through JasperReports^® Server 7.5 upgrade process. Instead, users should follow the procedure in CHAPTER 4 "UPGRADING FROM 6.4 - 7.1 TO 7.5" of the document to carry out their upgrading from 7.2 to 7.5 operation. A defect report has been filed to address this issue and its internal reference number is JS-56970.

This warning bulletin only applies to JasperReports^® Server 7.5 Upgrade from 7.2 to 7.5 procedure using js-upgradesamedb script. Upgrade process on previous release versions can continue to use the script without restrictions.

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