Upgrading from flowable 6.5 to 6.7

Steps of upgrade which I followed:

  1. Changed 6.5.0 to 6.7.0 in spring boot project’s pom.xml
  2. Flowable Dependencies used in project already
    a) flowable-spring-boot-starter-basic
    b) flowable-spring-boot-starter-process
    c) flowable-spring-boot-starter-cmmn
    d) flowable-cmmn-engine-configurator
    e) flowable-cmmn-spring-configurator
  3. Took DB scripts from github for upgrading 6.5 to 6.6
  4. Then Took DB scripts from github for upgrading 6.6 to 6.7
  5. Deployed my application

I got below error while starting Spring Boot + Flowable 6.7 application after starting my appllication

2021-10-08 10:36:06.676" ERROR [o.s.b.SpringApplication"] (main:") Application run failed
org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Unable to start web server; nested exception is org.springframework.boot.web.server.WebServerException: Unable to start embedded Tomcat
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.onRefresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:155)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:544)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.refresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:140)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:759)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:395)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:327)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1255)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1243)
at com.tcl.dias.OptimusPreparefulfillmentApplication.main(OptimusPreparefulfillmentApplication.java:17)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.MainMethodRunner.run(MainMethodRunner.java:48)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:87)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:50)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.JarLauncher.main(JarLauncher.java:51)
Caused by: org.springframework.boot.web.server.WebServerException: Unable to start embedded Tomcat
at org.springframework.boot.web.embedded.tomcat.TomcatWebServer.initialize(TomcatWebServer.java:126)
at org.springframework.boot.web.embedded.tomcat.TomcatWebServer.(TomcatWebServer.java:86)
at org.springframework.boot.web.embedded.tomcat.TomcatServletWebServerFactory.getTomcatWebServer(TomcatServletWebServerFactory.java:409)
at org.springframework.boot.web.embedded.tomcat.TomcatServletWebServerFactory.getWebServer(TomcatServletWebServerFactory.java:174)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.createWebServer(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:179)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.onRefresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:152)
… 16 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘servletEndpointRegistrar’ defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/endpoint/web/ServletEndpointManagementContextConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.ServletEndpointRegistrar]: Factory method ‘servletEndpointRegistrar’ threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name ‘processEngineEndpoint’ defined in class path resource [org/flowable/spring/boot/EndpointAutoConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method ‘processEngineEndpoint’ parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘processEngine’: FactoryBean threw exception on object creation; nested exception is java.lang.BootstrapMethodError: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: liquibase/Scope$ScopedRunner
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:587)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1254)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1103)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:541)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:501)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:317)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:228)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:315)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:204)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.ServletContextInitializerBeans.getOrderedBeansOfType(ServletContextInitializerBeans.java:225)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.ServletContextInitializerBeans.getOrderedBeansOfType(ServletContextInitializerBeans.java:213)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.ServletContextInitializerBeans.addServletContextInitializerBeans(ServletContextInitializerBeans.java:90)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.ServletContextInitializerBeans.(ServletContextInitializerBeans.java:79)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.getServletContextInitializerBeans(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:250)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.selfInitialize(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:237)
at org.springframework.boot.web.embedded.tomcat.TomcatStarter.onStartup(TomcatStarter.java:54)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5245)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1421)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1411)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.ServletEndpointRegistrar]: Factory method ‘servletEndpointRegistrar’ threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name ‘processEngineEndpoint’ defined in class path resource [org/flowable/spring/boot/EndpointAutoConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method ‘processEngineEndpoint’ parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘processEngine’: FactoryBean threw exception on object creation; nested exception is java.lang.BootstrapMethodError: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: liquibase/Scope$ScopedRunner
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:185)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:579)
… 23 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name ‘processEngineEndpoint’ defined in class path resource [org/flowable/spring/boot/EndpointAutoConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method ‘processEngineEndpoint’ parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘processEngine’: FactoryBean threw exception on object creation; nested exception is java.lang.BootstrapMethodError: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: liquibase/Scope$ScopedRunner
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:729)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:470)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1254)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1103)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:541)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:501)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:317)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:228)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:315)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:199)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.java:1089)
at org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.EndpointDiscoverer.createEndpointBean(EndpointDiscoverer.java:143)
at org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.EndpointDiscoverer.createEndpointBeans(EndpointDiscoverer.java:132)
at org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.EndpointDiscoverer.discoverEndpoints(EndpointDiscoverer.java:122)
at org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.EndpointDiscoverer.getEndpoints(EndpointDiscoverer.java:116)
at org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.endpoint.web.ServletEndpointManagementContextConfiguration.servletEndpointRegistrar(ServletEndpointManagementContextConfiguration.java:45)
at org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.endpoint.web.ServletEndpointManagementContextConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$8365efd4.CGLIB$servletEndpointRegistrar$1()
at org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.endpoint.web.ServletEndpointManagementContextConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$8365efd4$$FastClassBySpringCGLIB$$8076e5a8.invoke()
at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invokeSuper(MethodProxy.java:228)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.intercept(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:361)
at org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.endpoint.web.ServletEndpointManagementContextConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$8365efd4.servletEndpointRegistrar()
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:154)
… 24 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘processEngine’: FactoryBean threw exception on object creation; nested exception is java.lang.BootstrapMethodError: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: liquibase/Scope$ScopedRunner
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.doGetObjectFromFactoryBean(FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.java:178)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.getObjectFromFactoryBean(FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.java:101)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getObjectForBeanInstance(AbstractBeanFactory.java:1645)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.getObjectForBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1182)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:327)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:199)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:251)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1138)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1065)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.resolveAutowiredArgument(ConstructorResolver.java:815)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:721)
… 49 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.BootstrapMethodError: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: liquibase/Scope$ScopedRunner
at org.flowable.common.engine.impl.db.LiquibaseBasedSchemaManager.runForLiquibase(LiquibaseBasedSchemaManager.java:93)
at org.flowable.common.engine.impl.db.LiquibaseBasedSchemaManager.initSchema(LiquibaseBasedSchemaManager.java:84)
at org.flowable.cmmn.engine.impl.db.CmmnDbSchemaManager.initSchema(CmmnDbSchemaManager.java:47)
at org.flowable.cmmn.engine.impl.db.CmmnDbSchemaManager.initSchema(CmmnDbSchemaManager.java:42)
at org.flowable.cmmn.engine.impl.cmd.SchemaOperationsCmmnEngineBuild.execute(SchemaOperationsCmmnEngineBuild.java:27)
at org.flowable.cmmn.engine.impl.cmd.SchemaOperationsCmmnEngineBuild.execute(SchemaOperationsCmmnEngineBuild.java:23)
at org.flowable.cmmn.engine.impl.interceptor.CmmnCommandInvoker$1.run(CmmnCommandInvoker.java:60)
at org.flowable.cmmn.engine.impl.interceptor.CmmnCommandInvoker.executeOperation(CmmnCommandInvoker.java:102)
at org.flowable.cmmn.engine.impl.interceptor.CmmnCommandInvoker.executeOperations(CmmnCommandInvoker.java:75)
at org.flowable.cmmn.engine.impl.interceptor.CmmnCommandInvoker.execute(CmmnCommandInvoker.java:64)
at org.flowable.common.engine.impl.interceptor.TransactionContextInterceptor.execute(TransactionContextInterceptor.java:53)
at org.flowable.common.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContextInterceptor.execute(CommandContextInterceptor.java:98)
at org.flowable.common.spring.SpringTransactionInterceptor.lambda$execute$0(SpringTransactionInterceptor.java:57)
at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionTemplate.execute(TransactionTemplate.java:140)
at org.flowable.common.spring.SpringTransactionInterceptor.execute(SpringTransactionInterceptor.java:57)
at org.flowable.common.engine.impl.interceptor.LogInterceptor.execute(LogInterceptor.java:30)
at org.flowable.common.engine.impl.cfg.CommandExecutorImpl.execute(CommandExecutorImpl.java:56)
at org.flowable.cmmn.engine.impl.CmmnEngineImpl.(CmmnEngineImpl.java:68)
at org.flowable.cmmn.engine.CmmnEngineConfiguration.buildCmmnEngine(CmmnEngineConfiguration.java:752)
at org.flowable.cmmn.spring.SpringCmmnEngineConfiguration.buildCmmnEngine(SpringCmmnEngineConfiguration.java:72)
at org.flowable.cmmn.spring.configurator.SpringCmmnEngineConfigurator.initCmmnEngine(SpringCmmnEngineConfigurator.java:90)
at org.flowable.cmmn.spring.configurator.SpringCmmnEngineConfigurator.configure(SpringCmmnEngineConfigurator.java:65)
at org.flowable.common.engine.impl.AbstractEngineConfiguration.configuratorsAfterInit(AbstractEngineConfiguration.java:1107)
at org.flowable.engine.impl.cfg.ProcessEngineConfigurationImpl.init(ProcessEngineConfigurationImpl.java:1012)
at org.flowable.engine.impl.cfg.ProcessEngineConfigurationImpl.buildProcessEngine(ProcessEngineConfigurationImpl.java:900)
at org.flowable.spring.SpringProcessEngineConfiguration.buildProcessEngine(SpringProcessEngineConfiguration.java:76)
at org.flowable.spring.ProcessEngineFactoryBean.getObject(ProcessEngineFactoryBean.java:59)
at org.flowable.spring.ProcessEngineFactoryBean.getObject(ProcessEngineFactoryBean.java:32)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.doGetObjectFromFactoryBean(FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.java:171)
… 59 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: liquibase/Scope$ScopedRunner
… 88 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: liquibase.Scope$ScopedRunner
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:382)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:418)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.LaunchedURLClassLoader.loadClass(LaunchedURLClassLoader.java:93)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:351)
… 88 common frames omitted

Existing properties which already available when I used 6.5. Now also I am below two properties with 6.7 version

  1. flowable.database-schema-update=none
  2. flowable.eventregistry.enabled=false

Steps tried to resolve this, but still same error comes:

  1. Added spring.liquibase.enabled=false
  2. Added spring.autoconfigure.exclude=org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.liquibase.LiquibaseAutoConfiguration

Please let me know if someone faced this same issue