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Forum: Upgrading DNN Platform

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DNN 9.9.1 Upgrade Some settings lost in modules Started By DaveHassall I have recently performed an upgrade from 9.1.1 to 9.3.2.24 to 9.9.1 I have had these issues DataSprings - Dynamic Forms - SQL Initial SQL Databind became Disabled and SQL default value for Text became Enter Option which was the SQL code Reports (needs to be 6.2.3) the Grid Lines became None Not sure why the upgrade would knock these out. Luckily on this platform I did not use those feature extensively. I will be very cautious before upgrading other platforms to 9.9.1 Wi...	3	1642	3	7/13/2021 5:35 AM by DaveHassall
DNN 9.9.1 : Some modules are logged out the normal users but working fine for Super user Started By Shivam S Hello all, I recently upgraded my DNN website from 9.8.0 to 9.9.1. Everything is working fine but I am facing one issue. Once I logged in with Super user and go to any portal, the particular module is working fine as expected. But when I logged in with a normal user, then the same particular module is logged them out to Login page of portal. I put a lot of efforts to figure out the thinbgs but still facing the same issue. Please help. Please let me know if you have any doubts. Tha...	5	1708	3	7/3/2021 12:16 PM by Shivam S
Listx Module Not Found In 8.0 version Started By Alok Kushwaha Hi I have upgraded 4.9 to 8.0 but listx module is not woking. when we upgraded we got one error Could not load type 'DotNetNuke.UI.WebControls.SolPartActions so we removed with the help of below link https://stackoverflow.com...trols-solpartactions . Upgradation was successfull. But the edit module and add module option is missing . My major pages are using listx control since edit option is missing i am not able to move ahead. can someone can provide a solution. Am i missing some points ...	4	2753	2	7/5/2020 5:20 AM by Alok Kushwaha
Invalid ViewState Started By jamese77 Hello, After upgrading from DNN7.3.4 to DNN9.9, I have noticed the following error in the *log.resource file located in \Portals\_default\Logs. System.Web.HttpException (0x80004005): Validation of viewstate MAC failed. If this application is hosted by a Web Farm or cluster, ensure that configuration specifies the same validationKey and validation algorithm. AutoGenerate cannot be used in a cluster. See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/LinkID=314055 for more information. ---> System.Web....	5	2195	1	6/22/2021 6:34 PM by jamese77
Error After upgrade to 980: conflict FK_Portals_PortalGroups Started By willem We upgraded our website to DNN 9.8.0 and when I try to Save the Site Settings I get this error: Dnn.PersonaBar.SiteSettings.Services.SiteSettingsController - System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): The UPDATE statement conflicted with the FOREIGN KEY constraint 'FK_Portals_PortalGroups'. Please help	8	2900	2	11/16/2020 3:33 AM by willem
Issue Upgrading From 9.01 to 9.03 Started By SeanR1700 Hello, I've been upgrading an older DNN sitte for a client that started out on version 8.04 and I've been following the suggested upgrade path to get the site current. I was able to upgrade from 8.04 to 9.01 without issue. However upon upgrading to 9.03 I began receiving an internal server error when attempting to load the site. As far as I can tell from the upgrade log file in \Portals\_default\Logs\ the upgrade appears to have completed without issue. The error being throws is System.MissingMe...	2	1956	2	6/14/2021 4:01 PM by SeanR1700
Persona Bar and Localization Started By Sylvain Sanscartier Hi, My DNN portal use the localization (en-CA and fr-CA) with two primary site aliases for each language. I upgraded from 9.2.2 to 9.9.1 with the suggested upgrade path (9.2.2 -> 9.3.2 -> 9.9.1). Since the upgrade, my Persona Bar disappear in “/en” side only. Nevertheless, if I remove the “/en” in the url, I can see the Persona Bar. No problem to the “/fr” side. When the Persona Bar not showing, I have this error on the browser console: jquery.jscdv=127:11 GET https://mydomain/en/A...	4	1774	1	6/2/2021 8:34 AM by Sylvain Sanscartier
DNN 9.1.1 to 9.3.2 Error after upgrade Started By Jordz Hi All, I've spend the day trying to upgrade from DNN 7.4 to DNN 8.0.4 then DNN 9.1.1. All of them upgraded success with a little issues (had to turn off some schedule tasks to make 8.0.4 to 9.1.1 work) The issue now is that I tried to upgrade from 9.1.1 to 9.3.2, now recieving these errors which I cant find out how to fix. If someone has any suggestions or if these errors look familar, any information is handy at this point :) thank you! [WebVM][ERROR] DotNetNuke.Service...	11	9786	3	11/4/2019 10:57 PM by Jordz
Upgrade Paths Started By DaveHassall Hi Two questions (Not good practice I know) Is there anywhere that gives an upgrade path I've seen and used ones I found for V7 to V9 that had the in between steps required. I'm looking to upgrade from V9.1 and, mistakenly, went for 9.9.1 It would be good if when a release is made either someone would upgraded a path list, or the latest version should state the lowest version you can go to this version in one jump is. e.g. 9.5.0 could say you need 9.3.4 and 9.9.1 could say you need ...	2	2133	2	4/22/2021 11:06 AM by DaveHassall
Upgrade from 9.3.2 to 9.6.1 issue Started By Rajesh Hi, While the upgrade process went on smooth from 9.3.2 to 9.6.1 and the site appeared to be working fine. However, after I restarted the instance I start getting the 'An unhandled error has occurred.' DNN error page and i am stuck. Fail to understand that if the site was working perfect after upgrade what setting has got disturbed on rebooting. Where should I check The log file is not helping. Thanks Rajesh	36	11589	2	3/21/2021 10:08 AM by Rajesh

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