2480853 - Software Update Manager (SUM) Error in step: DEFINE-TARGET-SOURCE - The system description in the provided stack.xml does not match your system

Symptom

Software Update Manager (SUM) throws the below error in the step: DEFINE-TARGET-SOURCE (Logfile: <Path to SUM>/SUM/sdt/log/SUM/DEFINE-TARGET-SOURCE_XX.LOG)

May 12, 2017 6:54:50 PM [Info ]: isCorrectRelease=false, stackStartRelease=XXX, systemEngineRelease=YYY
May 12, 2017 6:54:50 PM [Error ]: The system description in the provided stack.xml does not match your system. In the stack, the described release XXX is different from release YYY, which is detected in your system. Generate a new stack.xml that matches your system.

**This KBA discusses the scenario when the start release XXX in the stack.xml is confirmed as correct**

Environment

Update/Upgrade of JAVA stack with SUM

Keywords

define-target-source, determine-engine-release, stack, match, release, JSPM, bootstrap, JSPM_ACTION_VERSION_NULL_01.OUT, JSPM_ACTION_VERSION_NULL_01.ERR, JSPM_ACTION_VERSION_NULL, "The system description in the provided stack.xml does not match your system" , KBA , BC-UPG-TLS-TLJ , Upgrade tools for Java , Problem

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