diff --git a/gulliver/system/class.database_mysql.php b/gulliver/system/class.database_mysql.php
index 870ba954f..53888a4ae 100644
--- a/gulliver/system/class.database_mysql.php
+++ b/gulliver/system/class.database_mysql.php
@@ -519,13 +519,15 @@ class database extends database_base
     }
 
     /**
-     * execute a sql query
+     * Execute a sql query
      *
      * @param string $query
+     * @param bool $throwError
+     *
      * @return array
      * @throws Exception
      */
-    public function executeQuery($query)
+    public function executeQuery($query, $throwError = false)
     {
         $this->logQuery($query);
 
@@ -545,7 +547,11 @@ class database extends database_base
             return $result;
         } catch (Exception $exception) {
             $this->logQuery($exception->getMessage());
-            return [];
+            if ($throwError) {
+                throw $exception;
+            } else {
+                return [];
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/bin/tasks/cliUpgrade.php b/workflow/engine/bin/tasks/cliUpgrade.php
index 7fec63fd0..36aa2e37d 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/bin/tasks/cliUpgrade.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/bin/tasks/cliUpgrade.php
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ CLI::taskArg('workspace');
 /*----------------------------------********---------------------------------*/
 CLI::taskRun("run_unify_database");
 /*----------------------------------********---------------------------------*/
+CLI::taskName('upgrade-query');
+CLI::taskRun('runUpgradeQuery');
 
 /**
  * Execute the upgrade
@@ -299,3 +301,25 @@ function run_unify_database($args)
     $flag = G::isPMUnderUpdating(0);
 }
 /*----------------------------------********---------------------------------*/
+
+/**
+ * Execute a query, used internally for upgrade process
+ *
+ * @param array $options
+ */
+function runUpgradeQuery($options)
+{
+    // Initializing variables
+    $workspaceName = $options[0];
+    $query = base64_decode($options[1]);
+    $isRbac = (bool)$options[2];
+
+    // Creating a new instance of the extended class
+    $workspace = new WorkspaceTools($workspaceName);
+
+    // Execute the query
+    $workspace->upgradeQuery($query, $isRbac);
+
+    // Terminate without error
+    exit('success');
+}
diff --git a/workflow/engine/classes/WorkspaceTools.php b/workflow/engine/classes/WorkspaceTools.php
index 3c70f78b0..d190b9c1f 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/classes/WorkspaceTools.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/classes/WorkspaceTools.php
@@ -4623,4 +4623,16 @@ class WorkspaceTools
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute a query, used internally for the upgrade process
+     *
+     * @param string $query
+     * @param bool $rbac
+     */
+    public function upgradeQuery($query, $rbac)
+    {
+        $database = $this->getDatabase($rbac);
+        $database->executeQuery($query, true);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Core/ProcessesManager.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Core/ProcessesManager.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bff0c5d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Core/ProcessesManager.php
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace ProcessMaker\Core;
+
+/**
+ * Class to manage the processes that runs in the shell
+ */
+class ProcessesManager
+{
+    // Class properties
+    private $processes;
+    private $sleepTime = 1;
+    private $terminated = [];
+    private $errors = [];
+
+    /**
+     * Class constructor
+     *
+     * @param array $processes
+     */
+    public function __construct(array $processes)
+    {
+        $this->processes = $processes;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the list of terminated processes
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getTerminated()
+    {
+        return $this->terminated;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the list of processes with errors
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getErrors()
+    {
+        return $this->errors;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the sleep time after each statuses revision
+     *
+     * @param int $sleepTime
+     */
+    public function setSleepTime($sleepTime)
+    {
+        $this->sleepTime = $sleepTime;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Run the processes
+     */
+    public function run()
+    {
+        // Start all processes
+        foreach ($this->processes as $process) {
+            $process->run();
+        }
+
+        // Manage the processes
+        $this->manage();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Manage all started processes
+     */
+    private function manage()
+    {
+        do {
+            // Check all remaining processes
+            foreach ($this->processes as $index => $process) {
+                // If the process has finished, save the info and destroy it
+                if ($process->getStatus() === RunProcess::TERMINATED || $process->getStatus() === RunProcess::ERROR) {
+                    $processInfo = ['command' => $process->getCommand(), 'rawAnswer' => $process->getRawAnswer()];
+                    if ($process->getStatus() === RunProcess::TERMINATED) {
+                        // Processes completed successfully
+                        $this->terminated[] = $processInfo;
+                    } else {
+                        // Processes completed with errors
+                        $this->errors[] = $processInfo;
+                    }
+
+                    // Destroy the process
+                    unset($this->processes[$index]);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Waiting...
+            sleep($this->sleepTime);
+        } while (!empty($this->processes));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Core/RunProcess.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Core/RunProcess.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f2a0287f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Core/RunProcess.php
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace ProcessMaker\Core;
+
+/**
+ * This class run a command in shell and stores the pointer to him
+ */
+class RunProcess
+{
+    // Class constants
+    const TERMINATED = 'terminated';
+    const RUNNING = 'running';
+    const NOT_RUNNING = 'not_running';
+    const ERROR = 'error';
+
+    // This constant can be overrides in the child class according to the command response, always should be have a value
+    const EXPECTED_ANSWER = '1';
+
+    // Class properties
+    private $resource;
+    private $command;
+    private $rawAnswer;
+    private $status;
+    private $exitCode;
+    private $pipes;
+    private $descriptors = [
+        ['pipe', 'r'],
+        ['pipe', 'w'],
+        ['pipe', 'w']
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Class constructor
+     *
+     * @param string $command
+     */
+    public function __construct($command)
+    {
+        $this->command = $command;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Class destructor, the resource created should be closed
+     */
+    public function __destruct()
+    {
+        if (is_resource($this->resource)) {
+            proc_close($this->resource);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the command
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getCommand()
+    {
+        return $this->command;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the raw response
+     *
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    public function getRawAnswer()
+    {
+        return $this->rawAnswer;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the status
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getStatus()
+    {
+        // If already exist a status return this value
+        if ($this->status !== null) {
+            return $this->status;
+        }
+
+        // If doesn't exists a resource the process is not running
+        if (!is_resource($this->resource)) {
+            return self::NOT_RUNNING;
+        }
+
+        // If the process is running return this value
+        if ($this->isRunning()) {
+            return self::RUNNING;
+        }
+
+        // If the process is not running, parse the response to determine the status
+        $this->rawAnswer = stream_get_contents($this->pipes[1]);
+        $this->status = $this->parseAnswer();
+
+        return $this->status;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the exit code
+     *
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    public function getExitCode()
+    {
+        return $this->exitCode;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Run the command
+     */
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $this->resource = proc_open($this->command, $this->descriptors, $this->pipes);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process is running?
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isRunning()
+    {
+        // Get the process status
+        $status = proc_get_status($this->resource);
+
+        // If process is not running get the exit code
+        if ($status['running'] === false) {
+            $this->exitCode = $status['exitcode'];
+        }
+
+        return $status['running'];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process the raw response and compare with the expected answer in order to determine the status
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function parseAnswer()
+    {
+        return $this->rawAnswer === self::EXPECTED_ANSWER ? self::TERMINATED : self::ERROR;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Upgrade/RunProcessUpgradeQuery.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Upgrade/RunProcessUpgradeQuery.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1295c0e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Upgrade/RunProcessUpgradeQuery.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace ProcessMaker\Upgrade;
+
+use ProcessMaker\Core\RunProcess;
+
+/**
+ * Extended class to manage the processes that executes a queries in the upgrade process
+ */
+class RunProcessUpgradeQuery extends RunProcess
+{
+    // Class constants
+    const SUCCESS = 'success';
+    const CMD = PHP_BINARY . ' processmaker upgrade-query %s %s %s';
+    const RBAC = '1';
+    const NO_RBAC = '0';
+
+    // Class properties
+    private $workspace;
+    private $sql;
+    private $isRbac;
+
+    /**
+     * Class constructor
+     *
+     * @param string $workspace
+     * @param string $sql
+     * @param bool $isRbac
+     */
+    public function __construct($workspace, $sql, $isRbac = false)
+    {
+        // Set properties values
+        $this->workspace = $workspace;
+        $this->sql = $sql;
+        $this->isRbac = $isRbac;
+
+        // Build the command and send to the parent class
+        parent::__construct($this->buildCommand());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Override the parent method in order to compare the raw response with the SUCCESS value
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function parseAnswer()
+    {
+        return $this->getRawAnswer() === self::SUCCESS ? parent::TERMINATED : parent::ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build the command to execute a query for the upgrade process
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    private function buildCommand()
+    {
+        return sprintf(self::CMD, $this->workspace, base64_encode($this->sql),
+            ($this->isRbac ? self::RBAC : self::NO_RBAC));
+    }
+}
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