oracle.xml.parser.v2.XMLParseException: Can not find definition for element 'object-persistence'. (Doc ID 1321371.1)

Symptoms

You are unable to start SOA server. The following error is recorded in the soa_diagnostics.log:

Non Recoverable System Fault :
<bpelFault><faultType>0</faultType><bindingFault xmlns="http://schemas.oracle.com/bpel/extension"><part name="summary"><summary>Exception occured when binding was invoked. Exception occured during invocation of JCA binding: "JCA Binding execute of Reference operation 'Fetch_PriceDetailsSelect' failed due to: Could not create/access the TopLink Session. This session is used to connect to the datastore. Caused by Exception [TOPLINK-25004] (Oracle TopLink - 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.4.0) (Build 101210)): oracle.toplink.exceptions.XMLMarshalException Exception Description: An error occurred unmarshalling the document Internal Exception: Exception [TOPLINK-27101] (Oracle TopLink - 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.4.0) (Build 101210)): oracle.toplink.platform.xml.XMLPlatformException Exception Description: An error occurred while parsing the document. Internal Exception: oracle.xml.parser.v2.XMLParseException: Can not find definition for element 'object-persistence'. You may need to configure the connection settings in the deployment descriptor (i.e. DbAdapter.rar#META-INF/weblogic-ra.xml) and restart the server. This exception is considered not retriable, likely due to a modelling mistake. ". The invoked JCA adapter raised a resource exception. Please examine the above error message carefully to determine a resolution. </summary></part><part name="detail"><detail> Exception Description: An error occurred unmarshalling the document Internal Exception: Exception [TOPLINK-27101] (Oracle TopLink - 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.4.0) (Build 101210)): oracle.toplink.platform.xml.XMLPlatformException Exception Description: An error occurred while parsing the document. Internal Exception: oracle.xml.parser.v2.XMLParseException: Can not find definition for element 'object-persistence'</detail></part><part name="code"><code>null</code></part></bindingFault></bpelFault>

Changes

The problem might occur after upgrade from from 11.1.1.x to 11.1.1.4.

Cause

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