Document rendering in browser window

Question

Hey All, 
 We have a requirement where we need to render a document(mostly PDF) on a browser window. 
 We checked with the method a!documentViewerField(), but this supported only on 18.3 and higher.(Our current version is 18.2) 
 Alternatively we checked with a!webContentField(), but we are not sure whether it supports authentication/ not. 
 So, are there any feasible ways where we can view/edit also download the documents in browser window. 
 (Note:The source for our documents is through Sharepoint.)

ekanshj · Answer

Hi Abhishek, Till 18.2 Appian only provides you to download the document using downloadDocument link for which you need to fetch the document in appian first from sharepoint. a!documentViewerField() is a new functionality for viewing the document on the screen but there also you will not be able to edit the document. Whereas there is a plugin available that you can use to work with PDF's. ( PDF Tools ) where it can perform these actions: Merge PDF, Extract PDF Pages, Fill PDF, Create PDF Content, Convert PDF to Image, Compress PDF, Get PDF Metadata, Get PDF Text, Get PDF Form Fields.

Amit Mishra · Answer

Hi Abhishek,

Till 18.2 version it is not possible with Appian OOB functionalities. You need to have a plugin for the same or convey business/client for Appian limitation. If you are looking for plugin, Filenet could be a possible answer. Thank you.