How To Fix PDFVIEWER002 - The PDF format has not been assigned to an application on your computer

PDFVIEWER002 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PDFVIEWER - PDF Viewer

• Message number: 002

• Message text: The PDF format has not been assigned to an application on your computer

What causes this issue?

The document format "PDF" is not assigned to any application. It
appears that there is no appropriate Adobe product (such as Acrobat
Reader or Viewer) installed. The current R/3 program will now find out
whether this is the case, or whether the assignment has simply been
deleted. If the latter is true, it may be possible to start the PDF
application anyway.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

PDFVIEWER002 - Details

• The SAP error message PDFVIEWER002 indicates that the system is unable to open PDF files because the PDF format has not been associated with a PDF viewer application on your computer. This typically occurs when the SAP GUI tries to open a PDF document, but the operating system does not know which application to use for viewing PDF files.
  
  Cause:
  
  No PDF Viewer Installed: There may not be a PDF viewer installed on your computer.
  File Association Issue: The operating system may not have a default application set for opening PDF files.
  SAP Configuration: The SAP system may not be configured correctly to recognize the installed PDF viewer.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the PDFVIEWER002 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Install a PDF Viewer:
  
  Ensure that you have a PDF viewer installed on your computer. Common options include Adobe Acrobat Reader, Foxit Reader, or any other PDF reader.
  
  
  
  Set Default PDF Viewer:
  
  On Windows:
  Right-click on any PDF file.
  Select "Open with" >