Error "Failed to upgrade schema. Current schema data version is invalid for schema upgrading." When Attempting to Upgrade Schema from 9.3.5.7.1 (9.3.488.7.1) to 9.3.5.9 (9.3.488.9.0) (Doc ID 2929647.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 24, 2023

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Symptoms

Need to upgrade to Agile 9.3.5.9 (9.3.5 RUP9) in order to run Automated Upgrade Tool (AUT) to upgrade to Agile 9.3.6 with latest Release Update Packs (RUP).
However, Upgrade_Schema utility of Agile 9.3.5 RUP9 is failing with below error when attempting to upgrade Agile Database version from 9.3.5.7.1 (9.3.5 RUP7 HF1) to 9.3.5.9 (9.3.5 RUP9) with below error:


Error

check.schema:
  [echo]
  [echo] CHECKING CUSTOMER CURRENT DATABASE SCHEMA...

BUILD FAILED

{path}\9359_schema\installer\schema.xml:188: Failed to upgrade schema. Current schema data version is invalid for schema upgrading. Refer \log\checkSchemaDataVersion.log for more details



Steps

The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Install Agile 9.3.6.20 schema on the target instance.
2. On the target instance, login to sqlplus as agile database user, and run useragile.sql under %Oracle_Home%\admin\<SID>\create\agile to recreate an empty Agile database user.
3. Import Agile 9.3.5.7.1 database schema dmp on the target instance.
4. Launch command line, and run Upgrade_Schema.bat/.sh included in Agile 9.3.5.9 installer.
5. Gets error in the console.

Changes

Cause

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