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Running the upgradeWebCenterPortal WLST Script Fails with Error: oracle.webcenter.upgrade.framework.exception.UpgradeException: Default Scope cleanup is not attempted due to existing failures in other scopes (Doc ID 2355879.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 03, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle WebCenter Portal - Version 12.2.1.1.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms


When running the upgradeWebCenterPortal WLST command to complete the specific upgrade tasks for upgrading WebCenter Portal from 11g to 12c, the script fails with following error among others.


ERROR

 

UpgradeDetails.log:

 

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Scope: Name=defaultScope, GUID=s8bba98ff_4cbb_40b8_beee_296c916a23ed
-------------------------------------------------------
Status: Scope upgrade failed.
oracle.webcenter.upgrade.framework.exception.UpgradeException: Default Scope cleanup is not attempted due to existing failures in other scopes
at oracle.webcenter.upgrade.framework.UpgradeManager._doCleanUp(UpgradeManager.java:475)
at oracle.webcenter.upgrade.framework.UpgradeManager.doUpgradeInternal(UpgradeManager.java:342)
at oracle.webcenter.upgrade.framework.UpgradeManager.access$000(UpgradeManager.java:91)
at oracle.webcenter.upgrade.framework.UpgradeManager$1.run(UpgradeManager.java:184)




STEPS


The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:

  1. Upgrade from WebCenter Portal 11g to 12c.

  2. Run the upgradeWebCenterPortal script to upgrade the portals.
    The upgrade will fail with the above errors.


Changes

 

Cause

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