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Published Sep. 10, 2025

Upgrading to 7.3+ fails due to a table not complying with the requirements of an external plugin

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Nathan Roberts

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Issue

  • The upgrade process to Liferay DXP 7.3+ failed with the following Caused by:
    Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: The table does not comply with the requirements by an external plugin.

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.3+


Resolution

  • This error will occur when group replication is enable on the MySQL database when the upgrade process is performed. It occurs due to a PrimaryKey being removed from the impacted table by the upgrade process which violates a requirement of MySQL group replication. 
  • To resolve this error ensure that group replication is disabled prior to performing the upgrade process. Once the upgrade is complete group replication can be re-enabled.


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