Access Local System Drive From Interface

Hi All,

We have a requirement where user should be able to access the document placed in local drive directly from UI.

Example - Document "Best Practices" is placed in path "K:\Fidelity\BPM\Appian\Useful Documentation\Best Practices.docx"

Is there any way user can access this document directly form UI by using this link, I tried all kinds of Link Components but no luck.

 

Thanks

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  • Can you elaborate on the use case? On the surface, this sounds like a potentially problematic idea. One of the reasons, as Stefan alluded to, that most modern application platforms/web applications don't work this way is that it would raise all sorts of considerations for security.

    Additionally, linking to the filesystem doesn't seem to provide any benefit over having the user access the document via the platform's document management capabilities (which is why having more information about the use case and perceived benefits would be helpful), but it would remove many of the inherent benefits that come with the built-in document management, like auditing, versioning, and more.
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  • Can you elaborate on the use case? On the surface, this sounds like a potentially problematic idea. One of the reasons, as Stefan alluded to, that most modern application platforms/web applications don't work this way is that it would raise all sorts of considerations for security.

    Additionally, linking to the filesystem doesn't seem to provide any benefit over having the user access the document via the platform's document management capabilities (which is why having more information about the use case and perceived benefits would be helpful), but it would remove many of the inherent benefits that come with the built-in document management, like auditing, versioning, and more.
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