Exception while copying custom attributes from idea to project

Products

• Clarity PPM SaaS

Issue/Introduction

The Idea to Project conversion processes are failing whenever the idea to be converted contains an attachment.
 
STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
1. Studio > Objects > Investment object
2. Create an attachment type attribute on the Investment object
3. Studio > Objects > Idea object > Views
4. Add the attribute to the Idea Property view
5. Studio > Objects > Project object > Views
6. Add the attribute to the Project Property view 
7. Administration > Data Administration > Processes
8. Create a process:
   Primary object: Idea
   Start step > System Action > Convert Idea to Project
   Then go to finish Step
   Validate the process
9. Home > Demand Management > Ideas
10. Create an idea.
11. Upload a document to the attachment type attribute created on Step 2
12. Go to the Processes tab 
13. Initiate the process created on Step 8

Expected Results: The process to succeed and a project to be created. 
Actual results: The process fails. the project is not created

 

bg-ca.log file states:
ERROR 2021-02-22 07:57:31,981 [Action Execution Pipeline 0 (tenant=clarity)] niku.xql2 (clarity:process_admin:5938061__47D42BCF-AD37-43B8-9899-7850D84609A2:none) Exception while copying custom attributes from idea to project
com.niku.union.odf.exception.ODFServiceException: An exception occurred while trying to update an object instance project
 at com.niku.odf.object.ObjectInstanceImpl.update(ObjectInstanceImpl.java:2754)
 at com.niku.odf.object.copyengine.CopyEngine.copyObject(CopyEngine.java:255)
...
Caused by: com.niku.union.odf.exception.ODFException: com.niku.union.utility.MessageKeyException: The following file(s) were not uploaded, because a virus was detected: (TestFile).pptx.

Resolution

Workaround:
1. Go to Administration > General Settings > Document Manager Options > Authorized File Extensions
2. Add any extension you wish: pdf, pptx, docx
3. Save changes
4. Remove the Extension > Save changes 

Alternative, for security purposes, specify the file extensions allowed to be uploaded.