# Error importing metadata using Metadata Sharing on Platform 1.11.5

**URL:** <https://talk.openmrs.org/t/error-importing-metadata-using-metadata-sharing-on-platform-1-11-5/5320>\
**Category:** Implementing\
**Created:** [March 15, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/error-importing-metadata-using-metadata-sharing-on-platform-1-11-5/5320 "2016-03-15T14:24:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![jevgeni](https://talk.openmrs.org/letter_avatar/jevgeni/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@jevgeni](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jevgeni)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/error-importing-metadata-using-metadata-sharing-on-platform-1-11-5/5320/8 "2016-03-16T11:32:35Z")

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Thank you very much everyone for your support. I have reported the issue in JIRA.

Originally, I was trying to upgrade my OpenMRS Platform 1.9.3 to the latest OpenMRS Platform 1.11.5, but encountered several problems which I posted in these topics:

> [@Why can't I find primary concept for DiagnosisMetadata?](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/why-cant-i-find-primary-concept-for-diagnosismetadata/4767):
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> Version: Platform 1.11.5 (upgrading from 1.9.3) I updated my openmrs installation 1.9.3 to the latest version 1.11.5. Now, when trying to access a patient from the tile “Find patient record”, I am getting this error message: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Couldn't find primary concept for DiagnosisMetadata which should be mapped as org.openmrs.module.emrapi:Diagnosis Concept Set I noticed that the reference metadata module is not running, but when trying to start it I get an error that the…

> [@Why does Reference Metadata module fail to start with JDBC errors?](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/why-does-reference-metadata-module-fail-to-start-with-jdbc-errors/5038):
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> The reference metadata module won’t start in my installation. On manage modules screen I am getting error ‘Error while starting module referencemetadata’ (without details). In the server log these errors are shown: ERROR - JDBCExceptionReporter.logExceptions(234) |2016-02-19 15:43:58,693| Cannot delete or update a parent row: a foreign key constraint fails (`openmrs`.`concept`, CONSTRAINT `concept_classes` FOREIGN KEY (`class_id`) REFERENCES `concept_class` (`concept_class_id`)) ERROR - Logg…

Is there an alternative solution to migrate metadata to a new installation? Is there maybe also a way to transfer patient data (name, obs etc.) to a new installation?

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