In place Upgrade to Sept 2021

[pyhchan]

Hi,  

Current, we're on Power BI Report Server October 2020 version, and if we do an in-place upgrade of the server to the September 2021 version, would the old reports built using oct 2020 be still compatible on the upgraded server?  In other words, can users still use Oct 2020 PBI Desktop developed reports and deploy to the upgraded server?    Thank you in advance.

Regards

Peter

[Icey · Accepted solution]

Hi @pyhchan ,

Yes. Users can still use Oct 2020 PBI Desktop developed reports and deploy to the upgraded server. 

But it should be noted that some new features may not be able to use. For the updates of each version, you can check here:

September 2021

• Power BI Desktop (optimized for Power BI Report Server)

  • Version: 2.97.863.0 (September 2021), Released: September 27, 2021
    • Contains changes required for connection with Power BI Report Server (September 2021).
    • Updated gallery view for custom visuals.
    • Bug fixes

May 2021

• Power BI Desktop (optimized for Power BI Report Server)

  • Version: 2.93.1681.0 (May 2021), Released: July 6, 2021
    • Contains fix for Google Auth: Google Auth is moved to System Browser (non embedded) to allow users to log into Google Analytics and Google Big Query.
  • Version: 2.93.982.0 (May 2021), Released: May 27, 2021
    • Contains changes required for connection with Power BI Report Server (May 2021).
    • "Models with enhanced metadata" is now the only option for modeling in Power BI Desktop for RS.
    • Bug fixes

January 2021

• Power BI Desktop (optimized for Power BI Report Server)

  • Version: 2.88.2361.0 (January 2021), Released: March 12, 2021 - Bug fixes
  • Version: 2.88.1382.0 (January 2021), Released: January 28, 2021 (new build and new version) - Contains changes required for connection with Power BI Report Server (January 2021)

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Best Regards,

Icey

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