3818819 - OpenAPI: File Content Data Not Returned in External Approval API Payload for Large Documents

When using the SAP Ariba External Approval API for Sourcing and Supplier Management, the API payload returns document metadata successfully but the actual file content data is missing. The response includes fields such as file: true, docAttachmentId, contentType, and size, however no file content or binary data is present in the payload.

Product Version: SAP Ariba APIs
API: External Approval API for Sourcing and Supplier Management
Document Type: Document (ariba.collaborate.core.Document)
Affected Area: File attachment / content retrieval

SAP Ariba, External Approval API, Sourcing, Supplier Management, file content, file content missing, document attachment, large file, file size, payload, binary content, metadata, docAttachmentId, inline content, download endpoint, API response, approval payload, document, PDF, content type, OAuth, ariba.collaborate.core.Document, projectItemType, EntityType, file threshold, performance, timeout, API behavior, expected behavior, CW, workspace, sourcing document, contract workspace, attachment retrieval , KBA , BNS-ARI-SS-API , Strategic Sourcing - REST API , BNS-ARI-SC-API , Strategic Contracts - REST API , BNS-ARI-SLP-API , Supplier Lifecycle & Performance - Open API , Problem