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PDF Attachments on External Supplier Invoices

  • Oct 28, 2026 11:46 AM UTC
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Do Gooder (Partner)
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Hi,

We are currently migrating open supplier invoices using the standard External File Template (Template ID: STDSIN2). As part of the migration, we would also like to attach the corresponding PDF copies of the supplier invoices.

We are able to successfully attach documents when migrating invoices using Template ID: STDSIN3. However, when using STDSIN2, we are unable to attach the PDF documents to the migrated invoices.

Could you please advise whether document attachment is supported for STDSIN2 and, if so, provide guidance on how to migrate the invoices along with their PDF attachments?

Thank you for your support.

Note: We are currently using IFS Cloud 24R2.

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    Superhero (Customer)
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    • Superhero (Customer)
    • Oct 30, 2026 9:06 AM UTC

    So you import CSV files right?

    A CSV file cannot contain attachments, as these are unformatted text files.

    I suspect it won’t work.

    Kind regards
    piswpl
    Hero (Partner)
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    • Hero (Partner)
    • Oct 30, 2026 12:05 PM UTC

    I think this is a duplicate post. The discussion continued here: PDF Attachment on External Supplier Invoice | IFS Community

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      Superhero (Employee)
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      Yes, an attachment related data can be within the CSV.  A CSV file can function exactly the same as SIN3 Template that uses #.   Like PISWPL wrote see my answer from the other item.    In short, you would do the same process for SIN3 as you do for SIN2, only that for SIN2, you copy that template then add the file name attribute. 

      Me, I never use SIN3 “as is”   I copy it, add a few attributes and change the delimiter from # to comma. 

      Provided your data matched the template, and the data is good meaning valid supplier, Po and other it will work. Template ID mostly does not affect the process. In other words, choose template X, provided the data matches the template, it should / will work, provided your data is IFS compatible. 

      For this item  PISWPL solved this, and his comment ideally should be best answer. 

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