Attachment file types
This topic documents the supported attachment file types searchable by their content and/or metadata. Generally, every attachment is indexed by its file name, file extension, author ID, author name, update date and file size. Those listed here are also searchable by their content unless otherwise noted. Attachments are only indexed. and therefor searchable, if the system configuration property controlling indexing of attachments is enabled in the system configuration. See Advanced system tuning: attachments.indexingOfAttachmentContent.enabled.
Archive and package file types
The contents of archive files is also parsed.
.ar
.bzip2
.cpio
.gzip
.jar
.pack200
.tar
UNIX dump
xz
.zip
Audio file types
Only metadata is indexed.
Audio Interchange File (.aiff, .aif, .aifc)
Basic Audio (.au, .snd)
MIDI (.mid, .midi)
Wave audio (.wav)
eBook file types
IBook (ibook)
Epub (epub)
Image file types
Metadata is indexed.
Bitmap (.bmp, .dib)
Portable Network Graphics (.png)
Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)
JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg)
Windows Icon (.ico)
Wireless Application Protocol Bitmap (.wbmp)
Microsoft file types
Microsoft Office:
Excel (.xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .xltm)
Outlook (.msg)
Powerpoint (.ppt, .pptx, .pptm, .ppsm, .ppsx, .ppam, .potx)
Project (.mpp)
Publisher (.pub)
Visio (.vsd)
Word (.doc, .docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm)
OLE Objects - only if Polarion is hosted on the Windows Server platform.
Open Document file types
Documents:
Open-Document Chart (.odc)
Open-Document Formula (.odf)
Open-Document Graphic (.odg)
Open-Document Image (.odi)
Open-Document Master (.odm)
Open-Document Presentation (.odp)
Open-Document Spreadsheet (.ods)
Open-Document Text (.odt)
Templates:
Open-Document Chart Template (.otc)
Open-Document Formula Template (.otf)
Open-Document Graphic Template (.otg)
Open-Document Web page Template(.oth)
Open-Document Image Template (.oti)
Open-Document Presentation Template (.otp)
Open-Document Spreadsheet Template (.ots)
Open-Document Text Template (.ott)
Other file types
FLV Video (Metadata is indexed)
HTML/XHTML files
Java class files (.class)
Mailbox files (.mbox)
Portable Document Format (.pdf)
Rich Text
Plain text: and derived formats (.txt)
XML and derived formats (.xml)