2584828 - Password Protected Microsoft Office Files Cannot Be Uploaded

Error occurs: 'Password-protected office file' when trying to upload a password-protected MS Office file as an attachment.

• SAP Cloud for Customer
• SAP Business ByDesign

In SAP Cloud for Customer:

1. Save or create password protected file.
2. Try to upload it into SAP Cloud for Customer system as an attachment.
3. Result: An error message is raised: 'Password-protected office file'.

In SAP Business ByDesign:

1. Go to Inbound Logistics Work Center.
2. Go to Purchase Orders View.
3. Search for relevant purchase order and choose post goods receipt option.
4. Go to the Attachments tab and try to upload the protected file as an attachment.
5. Result: An error message is raised: 'Password-protected office file'.

The error message is shown because the virus scan is not able to scan the file content when it is password protected and, therefore, will not allow for the file to be uploaded.

Password-protected office file is not supported as per current design.

This is expected system behavior, given our security policy.

In order to adjust this behavior, raise a case, so that SAP team can proceed to disable the Virus Scan for password-protected files.

NOTE: Changing the virus scanner settings upon request will allow files to be uploaded into SAP Cloud for Customer and SAP Business ByDesign systems. To keep the security level, files should be scanned before encryption and the parties downloading files should have on-access virus protection active.

As an alternative, remove the password protection from the file.

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