ARATools.jar Not Advancing Package States

Products

• CA Continuous Delivery Automation - Automation Engine

Issue/Introduction

Affects Release version(s): 7

Error Message :
D:\Automic\Agents\windows\bin>java -jar ARATools.jar rm ExecuteApplicationWorkflow -u "https://ara.jacksonnational.com" -un "AUTOMIC/10/ARA/JACKSONNATIONAL" -p "--10BD896E9A6B873615F1444588CF1F62B08E16989A5792953B47A704041C47154B23C85B22BDC450D03ADF2F1775

When there is a general workflow and want to advance the package state using ARATools.jar request executions of deployment workflows, the executions of  GENERAL_CALL_INSTALL_WF will encounter a SQL error. 

Cause

Cause type:
Defect
Root Cause: The action in AE is sending wrong XML to ARA

Environment

OS Version: N/A

Resolution

Use the Deployment Manager Action Pack instead of the ARAtools.jar. It is available on the marketplace:
 

https://marketplace.automic.com/details/automic-release-automation-deployment-manager-action-pack

Fix Status: No Fix

Additional Information

Workaround :
Change the package state using ImportExportCLI.exe. 

1. Create a CSV file with following content: 

system_identity_properties,system_id,system_status 
system_id,856,state 

in which 856 is the package ID, state is the target (desired) state 

2. Execute the command: 

ImportExportCli.exe IMPORT -con %url% -usr %username% -pwd %password% -format CSV -mt Package -fi %fileName% 

 

The password can be mapped to EXT:@global/token