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2899831 - Fiori error: MIME type application/pdf for file & not allowed for the upload

Symptom

In Managed Dispute Cases Fiori, user is trying to add an attachment as a PDF file but 
received the following error:
Error during communication with the SAP system: MIME type application/pdf for file & not allowed for the upload

Environment

  • SAP S/4HANA, cloud

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Fiori application 'Process Receivables'
  2. Enter customer number and click the 'Go' button
  3. Click on the > button
  4. Click on 'Disputes'
  5. Click on the Case id number
  6. Scroll down and click on 'add attachments'
  7. Upload PDF file
  8. Saved changes

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Cause

Missing configuration in table/view V_UDMFILEEXT2

Resolution

  1. Transaction SPRO
  2. Financial Supply Chain Management
  3. Dispute Management
  4. Dispute Case Processing
  5. Enterprise Services
  6. Define Document Category for Attachments to Dispute Cases
  7. Maintain document class (i.e. PDF - MIME type: application/pdf)

See Also

Review table SDOKMIME for MIME type list in SE16 transaction

Keywords

Application/pdf, Dispute, Dispute management, Process receivables, UDM_MSG169, SDOKMIME, Attachment, V_UDMFILEEXT2, Dispute cases , KBA , PLM-FIO-DMS , Fiori UI for Document management , FIN-FIO-CCD , Fiori-UI for SAP Collections Management, SAP Credit Managem. , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions ; SAP S/4HANA Cloud all versions