BPM 12.2.1.3: Exception when deploying BPM project with Human tasks

This week I deliver a BPM 12c Workshop, that I based on the 12.2.1.3 BPM QuickStart. When the students worked on the lab on Human Workflow, they hit an error deploying the Composite, where in the log you can find something like:

Caused By: oracle.fabric.common.FabricException: Error occurred during deployment of component: RequestHolidayTask to service engine: implementation.workflow, for composite: HolidayRequestProcess: ORABPEL-30257
 
exception.code:30257
exception.type: ERROR
exception.severity: 2
exception.name: Error while Querying workflow task metadata.
exception.description: Error while Querying workflow task metadata.
exception.fix: Check the underlying exception and the database connection information.  If the error persists, contact Oracle Support Services.
: exception.code:30257
exception.type: ERROR
exception.severity: 2
exception.name: Error while Querying workflow task metadata.
exception.description: Error while Querying workflow task metadata.
exception.fix: Check the underlying exception and the database connection information.  If the error persists, contact Oracle Support Services.
 
Caused By: oracle.fabric.common.FabricDeploymentException: ORABPEL-30257
 
 
Caused By: java.sql.SQLSyntaxErrorException: Column 'WFTM.PACKAGENAME' is either not in any table in the FROM list or appears within a join specification and is outside the scope of the join specification or appears in a HAVING clause and is not in the GROUP BY list. If this is a CREATE or ALTER TABLE  statement then 'WFTM.PACKAGENAME' is not a column in the target table.

Apparently in the repository of 12.2.1.3 a column is missing in the Workflow Metadata table.

Luckily, I stumbled upon a question in the community.oracle.com forum that hit this 'bug' as well; and provided a solution. You need to do an alter table to resolve this:

ALTER TABLE SOAINFRA.WFTASKMETADATA ADD PACKAGENAME varchar (200);

The smart guy that provided the answer, used a separate Database UI tool. But fortunately, JDeveloper is perfectly capable to provide you de means as well.

First open the Resource Pallette in JDeveloper. Make sure that you have started your Integrated WebLogic already (since that will run the DerbyDB.

Then in the Resource Pallette, create a new Database Connection:

Provide the following details:

Give it a name, like soainfraDB, as a Connection Type select 'Java DB / Apache Derby'. You can leave Username and Password empty. Then as a Driver Class, choose the 'org.apache.derby.jdbc.ClientDriver' (not the default). Then as a Host Name provide localhost, as a JDBC Port enter 1527 en as  a Database Name enter soainfra.

You can  Test Connection  and then, if Successfull, hit OK.

Then from the IDE Connections pallette  right click your newly created database connection, and choose 'Open in Databases Window':

And from that right click on the database connection and choose 'Open SQL Worksheet':

There you can enter and execute the alter statement:

After this, deployment should succeed. Since it is persisted in the DerbyDB it will survive restarts.

This might apply to the SOA QuickStart as well (did not try).