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| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users, automatically | - | 
Apr 1, 2025 |
Business value
When you can easily work with attachments, report outputs, or incoming documents, you stay productive and focused on your work. This capability saves you time and effort.
Feature details
With this feature, you can open PDF attachments directly in the Business Central web client without downloading them first. The feature shows files in preview mode with a specialized viewer experience. This experience is similar to the print preview feature. You can always download a PDF file from the viewer.
This feature works automatically across all areas of Business Central, including ISV code. However, extension developers need to add support for this feature. Two new AL methods capture this behavior. These methods follow the pattern of the File.Download method:
- File.ViewFromStream – for Business Central online
- File.View – for Business Central on-premises
Various areas of Business Central use this feature. These areas include document attachments and incoming documents.
Geographic areas
Visit the Explore Feature Geography report for Microsoft Azure areas where this feature is planned or available.
Language availability
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Additional resources
File.ViewFromStream Method (docs)