"There was a problem retrieving your plans" error message

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Summary

Learn what to do when you see the error message "There was a problem retrieving your plans" while using the Jira Cloud Migration Assistant (JCMA).

Overview

This error in the JCMA interface follows with the below signatures in the application log file atlassian-jira.log, and in the HTTP Archive (HAR) file.

atlassian-jira.log

1 2 3 4 5 ERROR user 1102x334925x3 ifmfvc 10.60.6.200,127.0.0.1 /rest/migration/latest/plan [c.a.j.m.plan.rest.PlanRepositoryExceptionMapper] Error occurred when working with plans com.atlassian.jira.migration.plan.rest.FetchPlanListException: Error occurred when trying to fetch plan list ... Caused by: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: com.atlassian.jira.migration.httpclient.exceptions.UnexpectedStatusCodeException: Received an unexpected status code; expected [200], but received 401: {"code":401,"message":"Unauthorized"}.

HAR

1 2 3 4 5 6 Server's response Full response: 500 Internal Server Error: { "errorCode": "PLAN_LIST_FETCH_ERROR" }

Solution

Uninstall and safely delete all the app data with the below steps:

  1. Uninstall the app:

    1. Navigate to Apps> Manage apps.

    2. Spot the JCMA app in the list.

    3. Click Uninstall.

    4. A notice appears indicating that the app was successfully uninstalled.

  2. Stop the Jira On-Premise instance (Start and Stop Jira applications).

  3. Back up your database.

  4. Run the following commands on your Jira On-Premise database to obtain new commands:

    PostgreSQL

    1 SELECT CONCAT('DROP TABLE "', table_name, '";') FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name LIKE 'AO_6FF49D_%';

    MySQL

    1 SELECT CONCAT('DROP TABLE "', table_name, '";') FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name LIKE 'AO_6FF49D_%';

    MSSQL

    1 SELECT CONCAT('DROP TABLE "', table_name, '";') FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name LIKE 'AO_6FF49D_%';

    Oracle

    1 SELECT CONCAT(CONCAT('DROP TABLE ', table_name), ';') FROM USER_TABLES WHERE TABLE_NAME LIKE 'AO_6FF49D_%';
  5. Run the commands resulting from the previous step to drop the JCMA tables.

  6. Start your Jira On-Premise instance (Start and Stop Jira applications).

  7. Reinstall the JCMA app (Install the Jira Cloud Migration Assistant).

Updated on April 17, 2025

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