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Aptify release 7.0 provides Azure native support that allows the Aptify applications to run on Azure native constructs. This release enables Aptify to run all of the major application components using Azure platform as a service (PaaS) cloud computing model. Enabling Aptify with Azure PaaS will add the following cloud capabilities to the existing network.
Azure Enablement activity will be carried out in phases. Release 7.0 introduces phase I activities that targets re-hosting of following Aptify application components:
AptifySA user support
Aptify release 7.0 enables clients to host Aptify database into cloud managed database offerings such as Azure Managed SQL Instance. The cloud services do not grant access to the SA login account provided by Microsoft. By default, the SA user is the only user granted administrative permissions when Aptify is installed. SA user can perform tasks like running license import wizards for newly restored database, and other tasks which requires elevated permissions.
To address the restrictions on SA user in cloud managed database offerings, a new user termed as AptifySA needs to be created and granted same level of roles and permissions as that of the SA user. For more information see AptifySA user support for Azure Enablement.
Hosting SQL Database to Azure SQL Managed Instance
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Release 7.0 enables Aptify Crystal Reporting services for Aptify Smart Client (Desktop) and Aptify web to be hosted on different Azure Virtual machine. Refer to Deploying Crystal Report on Client System for more details.
Moving Attachments on Azure BLOB storage
In Aptify, attachments are stored in database. As a part of Azure enablement initiative, users are able to configure Aptify to upload and download the attachments on Azure Blob storage. Refer to Configuring Aptify to Upload Attachments on BLOB storage document for more details. Release 7.0 provides a utility to migrate the existing attachments from database to BLOB storage. See document Migrating Aptify Attachments to Azure Blob Storage for more information.
Azure BLOB storage for Uploading/Downloading the Attachments
Aptify 7.0 enables the users to store attachments on Azure BLOB storage instead of the database. Azure BLOB storage is Microsoft’s object storage solution for the cloud. As part of Azure enablement for Aptify, the users will now be able to upload and download the attachments on Azure BLOB storage. A utility has been provided to migrate existing attachments from database to BLOB storage.
To use cloud service for BLOB storage attachments in Aptify Web, refer to Configuring Aptify to Upload Attachments on BLOB storage.
Authentication using Azure Active Directory
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