“Illegal value for parameter” error when uploading PDF/Image

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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 thumbnail while the MDM Server is expecting to get it with a thumbnail.
Solution
Make sure that the repository in question has “Allow invalid PDFs” property set to “Yes”.
To do that please perform the following steps:
1. Log on to the MDM Console.
2. Connect to the repository which the MDM iViews are connected to.
3. Right-Click on the repository and select “Properties”.
4. Make sure that the property “Allow invalid PDFs” is set to “Yes”, and for [...]

Loading the repository after running Verify/Repair

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Symptom
After running the Verify/Repair the GUI clients exhibit strange behavior or the data appears to be incorrect in the reposiotry.
Other terms
attachment 649634 2009 image blob binary object
Reason and Prerequisites
The repository was loaded immediate after running Verify/Repair.
Solution
After running the Verify/Repair option from the ConsoleALWAYSload the repository with theUpdate Indicesoption.

Inability to open images and Pop-up windows – MDM iViews

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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 get a “Portal Running environment error”. In the Portal DefaultTrace file you see the following entry:
com.sapportals.portal.prt.runtime.PortalRuntimeException: Access is
denied: com.sap.pct.mdm.appl.masteriviews.QualifierRowPopupViewer -
user:
com.sapportals.portal.prt.deployment.DeploymentManager.checkPermissions
Caused by: com.sapportals.portal.pcd.gl.PermissionControlException:
Access denied (Object(s): com.sap.portal.system/security/com.sap.pct.mdm.appl.masteriviews/low_safety).
3. When attempting to open a Pop-up, the Popup window opens up with a generic exception error message: “Portal runtime error. An exception occurred while processing your request……Refer to the log file for details about this exception”. The Default Trace log has no additional information”.
Other terms
MDM, [...]