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Status Future consideration
Workspace OpenPages Ideas
Components End User UI
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 6, 2022

Preview feature for file attachments

We received a request for an enhancement to the Supporting Documents and Artifacts (file attachments) grid functionality in the TFUI. When user is viewing file attachments associated to an object in the object's task view, the request is to be able to preview a file attachment with either a pop-up viewer, or use the side panel fly-out to provide a preview of the attached document, rather than the field attributes of the file attachment.

This would enable users to view the documents and the contents of the documents without downloading each and every document on the object.

This enhancement should be implemented for all Supporting Document/Attachment functionality across modules.

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  • Guest
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    Aug 9, 2022

    You would think that to be the intent of the View icon, but it instead opens the file in its source application. Also I'd like IBM to note the following when considering this implementation in the future:

    1. Microsoft Office files have all options available (Open Side Panel, Download, Checkout This File, View, and Edit), other files (Text, PDF, etc.) do not have View, and Edit.

    2. Download, View, and Edit basically fulfill the same purpose - opening the file in it's source application. View and Edit could definitely be combined into one option, and per this Guest's suggestion, Preview be another available option.

  • Admin
    JOHN Lundgren
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    Jun 27, 2022

    Thank you again for submitting this RFE!

    This request will likely not be delivered within the release currently under development. IBM is soliciting RFE Community feedback for this request through activities such as voting. IBM will update this request in the future.

  • Admin
    JOHN Lundgren
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    Apr 7, 2022

    Thank you for submitting this RFE!

    The IBM team is evaluating this RFE. A decision or request for more information will be provided within 90 days of the date that this issue was submitted.