Any file type (e.g. images, text, e-mail attachment) can be treated as a 'document', and stored in the document library or attached to an object. However, for security reasons, the document types first have to be added to the document types list by an Administrator (the most frequently used file types come pre-configured out of the box).
Whenever needed, an Administrator can add a new document type to the document types list by specifying:
- valid file extensions for the document type
- a file type description
- the document MIME type
The process for adding a new document type (in this case an XML document) is shown below.
- navigate to: Administration > Settings > Document Types
- click the ' + New' button
- enter file type details
- optional add a document type image (document icon)
Example showing how to add a new document type so that documents of that type can be added to the document library.
Detailed information about MIME Types is available at MDN Webdocs.
Unsupported file types
Any files with the following extensions will be blocked from being uploaded.
| application, .bat, .cmd, .com, .cpl, .exe, .gadget, .hta, .inf, .jar, .js, .jse, .lnk, .msc, .msh, .msh1, .msh1xml, .msh2, .msh2xml, .mshxml, .msi, .msp, .pif, .ps1, .ps1xml, .ps2, .ps2xml, .psc1, .psc2, .reg, .scf, .scr, .vb, .vbe, .vbs, .ws, .wsc, .wsf, .wsh |