SAP EP – Netweaver Portal

Symptom
You are trying to upload a new PDF/Image file to the MDM PDF/Image Table using the MDM Portal iViews but receiving a “com.sap.mdm.internal.protocol.manual.ServerException: Illegal value for parameter” error.
Other terms
MDM, Portal, iView, PDF, Image
Reason and Prerequisites
When uploading a PDF/Image file to the PDF/Image Table using the MDM Portal iViews, the PDF/Image is uploaded without a [...]

Symptom
You have been requested by SAP support to upload a special customized .PAR file to your Portal environment.
Other terms
MDM, Portal, PAR, Custom
Solution
In order to upload the custom .PAR file, please perform the following steps:
1. Log on to you Portal.
2. Go to “System Administration”->”Support”.
3. Under “Top Level Areas” select “Portal Runtime”.
4. Under “”Portal Anywhere” Admin Tools” [...]

Symptom
Formatting of MDM Real, Measurement or Currency field types with 1 or more digits after the decimal point appear to be different when comparing these fields in Item Details Edit mode to Item Details View mode.
Other terms
MDM, Portal, iViews, Item Details, MDM 5.5, Real, Measurement, Currency
Reason and Prerequisites
You have created a MDM Standard [...]

Symptom
Date and numbers format do not match the user regional setting
Other terms
Date, Currency, Real, MDM, Portal, iView
Reason and Prerequisites
MDM Standard Portal iViews formatting of dates and numbers are determined at runtime according to the portal users language property. (If this property is empty, the setting will be set according to the Browser Language [...]

Symptom
When trying to edit a record via MDM Portal Item Details iView you see a message that “Record is protected, record is checked out” and you can not edit it. Trying to edit the same record with the Data Manager is possible without the protected-error.
Other terms
Protected, check out, MDM, Portal, iView
Reason and Prerequisites
When [...]

Symptom
Saving a record with MDM Item Details iView does not enforce Required property on Tuple fields
Other terms
Tuples, Required, iViews, MDM
Reason and Prerequisites
A field marked as a Required Field in the MDM Console appears with an asterisk in the Item Details iView. When populating fields in the Item Details iView, if values are not [...]

Symptom
You would like to know the build number of the MDM 7.1 SCA portal software components (MDM_JAVA_API, BP_MDM_TECHNOLOGY, BP_MDM_APPLICATION .sca files) that:
1. You would like to install to your system
2. Is currently installed in your system.
Other terms
MDM, Portal, iViews, version
Solution
1. In any .sca file that you have (in the MDM_JAVA_API, BP_MDM_TECHNOLOGY, BP_MDM_APPLICATION .sca files) [...]

Symptom
There are 3 possible symptoms to this issue:
1. MDM Portal iViews image fields are not displaying image. Instead of the linked image, a red “X” is displayed. In addition, Portal DefaultTrace file will contain the following entry:
Access denied (Object:com.sap.portal.system/security/com.sap.pct.mdm.appl.masteriviews/low_safety).
2. When trying to open any Pop-up window in the MDM Item Details iView you [...]