IBM FileNet P8, Version 5.2.1            

Associating a MIME type with a file extension

At document check-in, Content Platform Engine assigns a MIME type to any content transfer element that has no MIME type. The assignment is based on the mimetypes.properties file and the file name extension specified by the Retrieval Name property: Content Platform Engine searches that file for the MIME type mapped to the extension. For example, the Retrieval Name for a content transfer element might be abc.txt. Content Platform Engine finds the MIME type mapped to the .txt extension and assigns that mapped type as the default MIME type. For more information about default MIME type assignment, see About MIME types.

Content Platform Engine attempts to find the mimetypes.properties configuration file in the following standard property file locations in the order shown:

If the file is not found, Content Platform Engine uses the mimetypes.properties file inside the Content Platform Engine EAR file.

You can edit the mimetypes.properties file to add, change, or remove file name extensions and their mapped MIME types. Follow this procedure after you finish executing all tasks in the IBM® FileNet® Configuration Manager. (This procedure is not executed within Configuration Manager.)



Last updated: March 2016
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