View attached files

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Hello,
I am trying to figure out the best way to view attachments to an App. I have an App where there are a few locations to attach a file. Upon review of the record, we would like to be able to view the attachment. My data is in a form with many tabs. I understand that the edit form will not display the file attached, but will allow another file to be attached - the nature of the ‘edit’ part. Do I need to create a view to just open/read any attachments to a record? If so, does that view have to be a certain type (i.e. detail, table, card, etc.) and not a tabbed form? I am very frustrated with this. And, does that view need to be read-only? Any help is greatly appreciated.

TIA,

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Files attached in File type columns can be viewed from any view types besides a Form view.

Files are opened via the action type “External: open a file”. This action is usually auto-generated when you set a column to File type, and shows up in the record’s Detail view, with “inline” prominence. You can create your own actions of this type, and display or activate them anywhere that any other actions can be displayed or activated.

pmatelli:

And, does that view need to be read-only?

I don’t know what you mean exactly by a “read-only view”, but no this shouldn’t matter.

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Thanks Marc…I was just waiting for confirmation that it couldn’t be done on a form.

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