Should erwin r8 needs to be installed when upgrading Mart from r7 to r9 using the Mart Upgrade Ut (4325285)

Question:

When I upgrade my mart from r7 to r9 using the MartUpgrade Utility, that upgrades my r7 mart to r8, and then from r8 to r9.  So do I need to install ERwin r8 as it asks to select the type of license for r8?

Symptoms:

When the user upgrades Mart application from r7 to r9 using the MartUpgrade Utility, question is should they need to install ERwin r8 

Resolution:

No, it's not necessary to install ERwin r8

When the MartUpgrade utility runs it asks the user for the working directory.

Then, it asks the user

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Upgrade Source Mart
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If your source Mart version is release 7.0 through 7.3.12, you must first upgrade it to release 8. Click Yes to upgrade
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Yes   No  
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If you respond Yes, the MartUpgrade attempts to launch the r8 mart executable to take the r7 mart to r8.  To make that work the user needs,

1. Either an r8 WorkGroup Edition license or a r9 WorkGroup Edition license
2. And a r8 initializer license

• These licenses need to be placed into the r8 license folder on the PC running the MartUpgrade utility.

If you do NOT have the required licenses, and if you select any one of the below options, you will end up with an error message as follows:

"Error Code : 7 (-1,359,2) CA ERwin Data Modeler could not be obtained. The Application will shut down"

More Information:

Licensing issue Request web page (for Total Licensing Care TLC) http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/calicense_email.asp

If there are any issues or questions feel free to contact support via a new ticket: https://support.erwin.com/hc/en-us/requests/new