Getting 'Unable to find META-INF/map.ser' error message when importing 5.3 RAP into 7.1.8
I am getting the following errors when attempting to import a 5.3 RAP file into a new 7.1.8 instance. This is a non-standard upgrade. We are trying to stage a 7.1.8 instance with rule sets that provide enterprise-wide services, such as web services and agents in support of other PRPC instances. There are no work objects or flows in this instance.
Previously, I had a confirmation from Pega Support that 6.1 rule sets can be imported into 7.1.8 (SR-131541). Can you advise if 5.3 rule sets can also be imported directly into 7.1.8? My 5.3 instance is:
PegaRULES 5.3 (General Availability)
v53_relcand_0089
2015-06-17 10:20:53,815 [ WebContainer : 0] [TABTHREAD0] [ ] [ PegaRULES:07.10] (Accel_Management_Import.Action) INFO Proprietary information hidden| Proprietary information hidden [email protected] - New File Name:RuleServiceTenet_6_5_0.zip
2015-06-17 10:20:54,862 [ WebContainer : 0] [TABTHREAD0] [ ] [ PegaRULES:07.10] (o.ImportableInformationFactory) WARN Proprietary information hidden| Proprietary information hidden [email protected] - Failed to read Archive Info because Unable to find META-INF/map.ser
2015-06-17 10:21:20,050 [ WebContainer : 0] [TABTHREAD0] [ ] [ PegaRULES:07.10] (y.internal.PRRuleMgmtUtilsImpl) INFO Proprietary information hidden| Proprietary information hidden [email protected] - RuleServiceTenet_6_5_0.zip is v5.3 or 5.4 Archive
2015-06-17 10:21:20,425 [ WebContainer : 0] [TABTHREAD0] [ ] [ PegaRULES:07.10] ( internal.archive.ParFile) INFO Proprietary information hidden| Proprietary information hidden [email protected] - Inventory version 5.3 detected
2015-06-17 10:21:20,425 [ WebContainer : 0] [TABTHREAD0] [ ] [ PegaRULES:07.10] ( internal.archive.ParFile) INFO Proprietary information hidden| Proprietary information hidden [email protected] - Creating a new inventory from archive.
2015-06-17 10:21:20,488 [ WebContainer : 0] [TABTHREAD0] [ ] [ PegaRULES:07.10] (Accel_Management_Import.Action) ERROR Proprietary information hidden| Proprietary information hidden [email protected] - Cannot continue with import
2015-06-17 10:21:23,191 [ WebContainer : 0] [TABTHREAD0] [ ] [ PegaRULES:07.10] (o.ImportableInformationFactory) WARN Proprietary information hidden| Proprietary information hidden [email protected] - Failed to read Archive Info because Unable to find META-INF/map.ser
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Pegasystems Inc.
US
Please make sure when updating for 6.1SP1 and earlier that you have run the additional scripts as recommended by the Pega 7.1.8 Upgrade Guide, see page 12 of guide.
Lu
Pega Academy Support Team
NTT Data
US
Lu,
Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure I follow your suggestion. This is a non-standard upgrade and we are importing 5.3 skimmed rule sets into a new 7.1.8 install. We have successfully imported 6.1 skimmed rule sets into a new 7.1.8 install. But the 5.3 import gets the error above.
I don't see where the database scripts would be needed in this instance, since it's already 7.1.8.
Pegasystems Inc.
US
Yes, you should be able to import 5.3 archives into 7.1.8. Check to make sure the archive is not corrupt (e.g. open it with 7zip or similiar utility). If you still have problems, you should contact Customer Support.
NTT Data
US
I opened a SR with Pega Support and they were able to recreate the issue. I received this information which worked.
Please try the following local change. I tested this locally and it solves the problem with import.
Create a Data-Admin-System-Setting with
Owning ruleset : Pega-IntegrationEngine
Setting Purpose : xml/AllowDocTypes
value : true
Then try the import. You don't need to restart the JVM.