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3807373 - Error - 'An error occurred in the upload. Contact the system administrator' shown in the Import Supplier Invoices file upload process in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

  • In the Import Supplier Invoices app, attempting to upload a file results in: "File upload failed."
  • In View details: "An error occurred in the upload. Contact the system administrator."
  • The error pane includes a documentation link to the SAP Help Portal.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open the Import Supplier Invoices app.
  2. Upload the prepared .xlsx file.
  3. Observe the error "File upload failed."
  4. Select View details and see "An error occurred in the upload. Contact the system administrator."

Cause

  • The Invoice Reference/Invoice ID in column A (technical field SUPPLIERINVOICEIDBYINVCGPARTY) exceeds the maximum supported length of 16 characters, causing the upload to fail before standard validation.

Resolution

  1. Ensure the Invoice Reference/Invoice ID in column is unique and no longer than 16 characters.
  2. Download a fresh Import Supplier Invoices template from the app.
  3. Populate the template with corrected data (do not alter the template structure).
  4. Confirm no cells contain values that violate expected data types, formats, or lengths.
  5. Upload the corrected .xlsx file again.
  6. Optional workaround if the file is generated by an external system: open the file in Excel and Save As an Excel Workbook (.xlsx), then upload the saved file.

See Also

Keywords

Import Supplier Invoices, F3041, file upload failed, An error occurred in the upload, invoice reference length, SUPPLIERINVOICEIDBYINVCGPARTY, 16 characters, xlsx upload, template, validation error, parsing error, supplier invoice import, upload error, field length, Excel save as , KBA , FI-FIO-AP-PAY-2CL , Payment Apps (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions