Repeated Upload Failure in DSpace-CRIS 2025 Submission Workflow

[Rakhi Dhibar]

Hello All Dspace Tech, 

I am facing a persistent issue with DSpace-CRIS 2025.02.00 where file uploads and item deposits are repeatedly failing during the submission process.

Environment Details

• DSpace-CRIS Version: 2025.02.00
• Ubuntu Server
• PostgreSQL 16
• Tomcat 10
• Solr 9.10.0
• Angular UI running on port 4000

Problem Description
When submitting an item to a Publication collection, the submission form loads correctly and metadata can be entered. However:

1. Uploading a file displays the error:
   • "Upload failed"
2. Clicking "Save" or "Deposit" displays:
   • "There was an unexpected error when saving the item. Refresh the page and try again."
3. The item metadata is partially stored in the database, but the item is never archived.

Additional Information

• Tomcat starts successfully without visible errors.
• REST API returns HTTP 200.
• Solr cores are active.
• Metadata values are stored successfully.
• Submission fails during the final save/deposit stage.
• The UI repeatedly shows "Upload failed" and "Unexpected error when saving the item".

Could anyone advise:

1. What could cause items to be created but not assigned to an owning collection?
2. Which logs should be enabled to capture the exact submission/deposit exception?
3. Are there known issues in DSpace-CRIS 2025.02.00 related to Publication submission workflows or UploadStep processing?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Best regards,

Rakhi Dhibar
Research Scholar, Library and Information Science

Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata-700050, West Bengal