3455556 - The file type is not supported. Please provide a valid file type.

Symptom

When saving an xlsb workbook to SAC, an error like the one below occurs:

Error: [742f-6d73-db] Could not upload file. Error: {"message":"The file type is not supported. Please provide a valid file type.","stack":"","errorDetails":[{"messageId":"UNSUPPORTED_FILE_TYPE_NEW","message":"The file type is not supported. Please provide a valid file type.","bUIMessage":true,"bWarning":false}],"status":500,"bUIMsg":true,"bWarning":false}

Environment

SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office 2.8

Reproducing the Issue

Save a xlsb form workbook to SAC.

Cause

Product design.

Resolution

Xlsb documents are not supported on SAC. Furthermore, uploading a normal Excel file of type xlsb within the SAC file repository is not possible. There are currently no plans to support this file type. It is recommended to use xlsx or xlsm instead.

Keywords

AO, Analysis for Excel, Analysis for Office, A4O, AFO, format, macros, file type , KBA , BI-RA-AO-XLA , Excel Addin , Problem

Product

SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office 2.8 ; SAP Analytics Cloud 1.0