BI-Integrated Planning: File Upload

Hi, I have implemented the "BI-Integrated Planning: File Upload" paper and it seems to work fine.
Whatever "Version" is in the delimitied file gets loaded just fine. (New Version gets created in master data) So if version 999 is in the file the new version 999 get created with no master data issues. But, when I try to load a file with a material that doesn't exist in Master Data, I get errors about the material not existing. We need to have the upload allow new materials..
I am wondering if it Is the InfoObject Conversion Routine that causes the error, but if that was the case we wouldn't be able to load new materials in our regular loads.
Why does the file upload app allow you to create a new version, but not a new material?
Any ideas?

I found out that a new characteristic value can be created for characteristics with no Master Data Table.
I.E. 0VERSION can have a new value
I.E. 0MATERIAL cannot have a new value
Answer was found in following thread:
IP input query: mandatory fields and new master data input

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http://scn.sap.com/thread/231599Dear Sri
I hope you are well and many thanks for using the SAP Discussion Forums.
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* Note: The size of the component in the Visual Designer might not match the size of the component when it is rendered in a web browser, making the component appear to line up correctly in the Visual Designer, but not when the page is rendered in the user's web browser. Also, the rendering of this component can differ depending on the web browser. Be sure to test the component in the web browsers that you expect your users to use. For example, if you add a width setting to the style property that is smaller than the setting in the columns property, Internet Explorer observes only the width setting, while the Mozilla browser ignores it and sets the width according to the number of characters in the columns property.
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o Set Initial Focus. Gives this component focus when the user opens the page.
o Auto-submit on Change. Causes the form to be automatically submitted if the value of the component changes. Sets the component's JavaScript onclick property to common_timeoutSubmitForm(this.form, 'component-id');. At runtime, this code causes the form to be automatically submitted if the user changes the component value. Once the form is submitted, conversion and validation occur on the server and any value change listener methods execute, and then the page is redisplayed.
A component configured to Auto-submit on Change can use virtual forms to limit the input fields that are processed when the form is submitted. If the auto-submit component is defined to submit a virtual form, only the participants in that virtual form will be processed when the auto-submit occurs.
o Bind to Data. Bind the component's text property to an object or to a data provider. For more information, see Bind to Data Dialog Box.
o Property Bindings. Bind any of the component's properties to an object or data provider, such as the uploadedFile property to a bean property of type com.sun.rave.web.ui.model.UploadedFile.
o Configure Virtual Forms. Enables you to add the component to a virtual form.
For more details on using the "File Upload Component" Please see this tutorial
http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jscreator/learning/tutorials/2/file_upload.html
Please share your comments, experiences, additional information, questions, feedback, etc. on these components.
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