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2062700 - Steps to downgrade a minor ASE version - SAP ASE

Symptom

  • How to downgrade Adaptive Server Enterprise?
  • How to downgrade for minor release version change. Same version, just different, SP, PL, or ESD number?
  • How to downgrade ASE 16.0 release?
  • How to downgrade ASE 15.7 release?
     
  • These are all examples of source and target version covered, but this note is not limited to stated releases only
    • Steps to downgrade from ASE 16.0 SP04 PL0x to SP03 PL0Y.
    • Steps to downgrade from ASE 16.0 SP03 PL0x to SP03 PL0Y.
    • Steps to downgrade from ASE 16.0 SP03 PL0X to SP02 PL0Y.
    • Steps to downgrade from ASE 15.7 SP13x to ASE 15.7 SP1xx.

  • When trying to downgrade, the following message is hit:

    This version of sp_downgrade_esd is specific to 16.0 SPXX PLXX. It cannot be used on your current ASE.
    Your version: Adaptive Server Enterprise/16.0 SPXX PLYY/EBF ...
    (return status = 1)

    Where:
    SPXX PLXX is the target version (the downgrade version)
    and
    SPXX PLYY is the current version.


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Environment

  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.7
  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 16.0

Product

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7

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