3780888 - SUM JAVA : Error in DEPLOY-COMPONENTS phase for component BP_RETAIL : par files are no longer supported

Upgrade of SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.50 using Software Update Manager (SUM) fails in DEPLOY-COMPONENTS phase with below error.

DEPLOYMENT_RESULTS_*.LOG:

[Error ]: Deployment of archive /<path>/BPRETAIL06_0-10007577.SCA --> is~pct~isretail~wfmcs.sda for component sap.com/is~pct~isretail~wfmcs aborted
[Error ]: Detailed message: 1. ASJ.dpl_ds.006193 Operation [deploy] of [/usr/sap/<SID>/<Instance>/j2ee/cluster/server0/./temp/tc~bl~deploy_controller/archives/721/BPRETAIL06_0-10007577_SCA1777302497303/DEPLOYARCHIVES/is~pct~isretail~wfmcs.sda] failed
         -> Exception during deploy: par files are no longer supported. Please use the migration tools for migrating your file.
com.sap.portal.prt.sapj2ee.deployment.PortalDeploymentException: par files are no longer supported. Please use the migration tools for migrating your file.

• SAP NetWeaver 7.5 AS JAVA
• Software Update Manager (SUM) for Java
• Maintenance Planner

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