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"Error: SQLCODE=-204, SQLSTATE=42704, SQLERRMC=CONTROLLER_TABLE..." after clicking "Upgrade" inside "Database Conversion Utility"

Troubleshooting


Problem

User launches "Controller Configuration". User opens "Database Connections" and chooses connection. User clicks green "play" button to open "Database Conversion Utility". User chooses UDL file, and clicks 'Connect'. User clicks "upgrade". After a while, an error message appears.

Symptom

Creating a Controller application database:
...Running script: script/db2/TRG_XDB99.sql
Running DB Step: 822
Running DB Step: 823
Running script batch: script/db2_823.batch
Running script: script/db2/alter_CRDICBAL.sql
Running script: script/db2/create_CRDICBALLANDDIFF.sql
** ERROR: com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.SqlSyntaxErrorException: DB2 SQL Error: SQLCODE=-204, SQLSTATE=42704, SQLERRMC=CONTROLLER_TABLE, DRIVER=3.59.81

Creating a Controller Data Mart:
...Running DB Step: 42
Running script batch: script/db2_42.batch
Running script: script/db2/dmtracurr_db2.tab
** ERROR: com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.SqlSyntaxErrorException: DB2 SQL Error: SQLCODE=-204, SQLSTATE=42704, SQLERRMC=CONTROLLER_TABLE, DRIVER=3.59.81

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Document Information

More support for:
IBM Cognos Controller

Software version:
10.1

Operating system(s):
Windows

Document number:
162837

Modified date:
08 May 2025

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swg21503879

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