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Alfresco document storage not working

I have installed openmaint-2.4-4.1.0.war and I feel like I have most things working. However, when I go to attach a file to a card I get a “Generic Error” and this is the exception thrown in the logs:

2025-12-17 02:42:58,488 ERROR [org.alfresco.rest.framework.webscripts.ResourceWebScriptGet] [http-nio-8080-exec-5] Exception cae482f9-2d09-4aa9-a482-f92d099aa941. Request /alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/-root-/children?relativePath=/User+Homes/openmaint/CI/Asset/Device/ElectricalDevice/Battery/Id572709&maxItems=100&skipCount=0&include=properties executed by user admin returned status code 404 with message: 11170002 The entity with relativePath: /User Homes/openmaint/CI/Asset/Device/ElectricalDevice/Battery/Id572709 was not found. - Increase logging on org.alfresco.rest.framework.webscripts.ResourceWebScriptGet for stack trace.
2025-12-17 02:42:58,580 ERROR [org.alfresco.rest.framework.webscripts.ResourceWebScriptPost] [http-nio-8080-exec-4] Exception ce2ef6ab-2f46-4d1d-aef6-ab2f46dd1d0a. Request /alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/-root-/children executed by user admin returned status code 400 with message: 11170003 cmdbuild:classification isn't a valid QName. Namespace prefix cmdbuild is not mapped to a namespace URI - Increase logging on org.alfresco.rest.framework.webscripts.ResourceWebScriptPost for stack trace.type or paste code here

I’m a bit stuck, I feel like some setup step was missed, but I’ve no idea what.

Another error from a reattempt of adding a PDF document to a card as an attachement:

2025-12-17T03:23:06.693Z [req:755d14] ERROR o.c.s.r.v.p.ExceptionHandlerService - ws processing error
org.cmdbuild.utils.ws3.utils.Ws3Exception: error processing request =< ws3rest:post:classes/Battery/cards/572709/attachments >
        at org.cmdbuild.utils.ws3.servlet.Ws3RestRequestHandlerServlet.handleRequest(Ws3RestRequestHandlerServlet.java:26) ~[cmdbuild-utils-ws3-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at org.cmdbuild.utils.ws3.servlet.Ws3AbstractHandlerServlet.service(Ws3AbstractHandlerServlet.java:97) ~[cmdbuild-utils-ws3-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:658) ~[servlet-api.jar:6.0]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:51) ~[tomcat-websocket.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.cmdbuild.webapp.filters.AsyncJobFilter.doFilterInternal(AsyncJobFilter.java:49) ~[classes/:4.1.0]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:362) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:278) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.lambda$doFilterInternal$3(FilterChainProxy.java:231) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:365) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.access.intercept.AuthorizationFilter.doFilter(AuthorizationFilter.java:101) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:374) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.access.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:126) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.access.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:120) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:374) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.session.SessionManagementFilter.doFilter(SessionManagementFilter.java:131) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.session.SessionManagementFilter.doFilter(SessionManagementFilter.java:85) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:374) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.authentication.AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.java:100) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:374) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.servletapi.SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.java:179) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:374) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.savedrequest.RequestCacheAwareFilter.doFilter(RequestCacheAwareFilter.java:63) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:374) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.cmdbuild.webapp.security.SessionTokenFilter.doFilterInternal(SessionTokenFilter.java:176) ~[classes/:4.1.0]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:374) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.CorsFilter.doFilterInternal(CorsFilter.java:91) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:374) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.header.HeaderWriterFilter.doHeadersAfter(HeaderWriterFilter.java:90) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.header.HeaderWriterFilter.doFilterInternal(HeaderWriterFilter.java:75) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:374) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextHolderFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextHolderFilter.java:82) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextHolderFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextHolderFilter.java:69) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:374) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.context.request.async.WebAsyncManagerIntegrationFilter.doFilterInternal(WebAsyncManagerIntegrationFilter.java:62) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:374) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.session.DisableEncodeUrlFilter.doFilterInternal(DisableEncodeUrlFilter.java:42) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:374) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilterInternal(FilterChainProxy.java:233) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:191) ~[spring-security-web-6.4.2.jar:6.4.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:362) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:278) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.cmdbuild.webapp.filters.LanguageFilter.doFilterInternal(LanguageFilter.java:54) ~[classes/:4.1.0]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:362) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:278) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.cmdbuild.webapp.filters.RequestTrackingFilter.doFilterInternal(RequestTrackingFilter.java:189) ~[classes/:4.1.0]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:362) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:278) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.cmdbuild.webapp.filters.BootCheckFilter.doFilterAfterBootCheck(BootCheckFilter.java:111) ~[classes/:4.1.0]
        at org.cmdbuild.webapp.filters.BootCheckFilter.doFilterInternal(BootCheckFilter.java:70) ~[classes/:4.1.0]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:362) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:278) ~[spring-web-6.2.2.jar:6.2.2]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:165) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:88) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:482) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:113) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:83) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.valves.AbstractAccessLogValve.invoke(AbstractAccessLogValve.java:654) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:72) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:342) ~[catalina.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:399) ~[tomcat-coyote.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:63) ~[tomcat-coyote.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:903) ~[tomcat-coyote.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1774) ~[tomcat-coyote.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:52) ~[tomcat-coyote.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:973) ~[tomcat-util.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:491) ~[tomcat-util.jar:10.1.50]
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:63) ~[tomcat-util.jar:10.1.50]
        at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:840) ~[na:na]
Caused by: org.cmdbuild.utils.ws3.utils.Ws3Exception: error processing request with handler = Ws3RequestMethodHanlder{service=org.cmdbuild.service.rest.v3.endpoint.CardAttachmentWs, method=create}
        at org.cmdbuild.utils.ws3.inner.Ws3RequestHandlerImpl.handleRequest(Ws3RequestHandlerImpl.java:83) ~[cmdbuild-utils-ws3-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at org.cmdbuild.utils.ws3.servlet.Ws3RestRequestHandlerServlet.handleRequest(Ws3RestRequestHandlerServlet.java:24) ~[cmdbuild-utils-ws3-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        ... 90 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.cmdbuild.utils.ws3.utils.Ws3Exception: error processing ws3 request = Ws3RestRequest{uri=ws3rest:post:classes/Battery/cards/572709/attachments}
        at org.cmdbuild.utils.ws3.inner.Ws3RequestMethodHandler.handleRequest(Ws3RequestMethodHandler.java:86) ~[cmdbuild-utils-ws3-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at org.cmdbuild.utils.ws3.inner.Ws3RequestHandlerImpl.handleRequest(Ws3RequestHandlerImpl.java:81) ~[cmdbuild-utils-ws3-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        ... 91 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.cmdbuild.exception.DmsException: 400 HTTP/1.1 - cmdbuild:classification isn't a valid QName. Namespace prefix cmdbuild is not mapped to a namespace URI
        at org.cmdbuild.dms.alfresco.AlfrescoRestClient.safe(AlfrescoRestClient.java:311) ~[cmdbuild-dms-alfresco-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at org.cmdbuild.dms.alfresco.AlfrescoRestClient.executeRequestAndLogResponse(AlfrescoRestClient.java:320) ~[cmdbuild-dms-alfresco-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at org.cmdbuild.dms.alfresco.AlfrescoRestClient.doPostResourceContent(AlfrescoRestClient.java:272) ~[cmdbuild-dms-alfresco-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at org.cmdbuild.dms.alfresco.AlfrescoRestClient.createResource(AlfrescoRestClient.java:154) ~[cmdbuild-dms-alfresco-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at org.cmdbuild.dms.alfresco.AlfrescoDmsProviderService.create(AlfrescoDmsProviderService.java:106) ~[cmdbuild-dms-alfresco-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at org.cmdbuild.dms.core.DmsServiceImpl.doCreate(DmsServiceImpl.java:486) ~[cmdbuild-dms-core-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at org.cmdbuild.dms.core.DmsServiceImpl.create(DmsServiceImpl.java:361) ~[cmdbuild-dms-core-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at org.cmdbuild.service.rest.common.helpers.AttachmentWsHelper.create(AttachmentWsHelper.java:96) ~[cmdbuild-services-rest-commons-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at org.cmdbuild.service.rest.common.helpers.AttachmentWsHelper.create(AttachmentWsHelper.java:71) ~[cmdbuild-services-rest-commons-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at org.cmdbuild.service.rest.v3.endpoint.CardAttachmentWs.create(CardAttachmentWs.java:70) ~[cmdbuild-services-rest-v3-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[na:na]
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77) ~[na:na]
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[na:na]
        at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:569) ~[na:na]
        at org.cmdbuild.utils.ws3.inner.Ws3RequestMethodHandler.handleRequest(Ws3RequestMethodHandler.java:82) ~[cmdbuild-utils-ws3-4.1.0.jar:4.1.0]
        ... 92 common frames omitted

Hi, thanks for reporting this issue.

You can find the official instructions on how to configure Alfresco for document storage in the CMDBuild Technical Manual, specifically in chapter 5 (“Configuration to access a DMS through CMIS”). This section explains how to set up Alfresco correctly so that CMDBuild can use it as a document repository. CMDBuild

Please check that chapter for the recommended configuration steps.

Tecnoteca Team