SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

2394433 - Unable to attach document type ".docx" while record learning

Symptom

While record learning from the user side - students and supervisors are not able to add ".docx" type of document.

 

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Environment

SuccessFactors Learning

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Record Learning from the Users' side
  2. Fill in the necessary details and click continue. You will get an option to upload a file attachment once the record completion is done at the last step.

Cause

The configuration for this particular document type is not present in the system configuration, specifically for a docx-type document. 

Resolution

The path in the learning administration where you need to add this configuration is: 

  1. Go to System Administration > Configuration > System Configuration
  2. Open the Attachment configuration in edit mode
  3. Now add the updated configuration - > supportedAttachmentTypes[docx]=true

If you want to add a property for the other document types, below is the list for all document type configurations available -

supportedAttachmentTypes[jpeg]=true
supportedAttachmentTypes[jpg]=true
supportedAttachmentTypes[png]=true
supportedAttachmentTypes[doc]=true
supportedAttachmentTypes[pdf]=true
supportedAttachmentTypes[xls]=true
supportedAttachmentTypes[xlsx]=true
supportedAttachmentTypes[ppt]=true
supportedAttachmentTypes[txt]=true
supportedAttachmentTypes[xml]=true
supportedAttachmentTypes[docx]=true
supportedAttachmentTypes[php]=true
supportedAttachmentTypes[mp4]=true

Keywords

Document type, record learning, attachment, supportedAttachmentTypes , KBA , LOD-SF-LMS-ADM , System Admin, Global Variables, References , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Learning all versions