How to show a PDF file uploaded in an interface to my summary view

RE: How to show a PDF file uploaded in an interface to my summary view

carlosp5114 — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:56:37 GMT

I used the ri!record to the record type field with the ID (pedido PDF) and it works properly! Thanks a lot Stefan!

RE: How to show a PDF file uploaded in an interface to my summary view

Stefan Helzle — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:50:02 GMT

I have no idea why you mentions constants all the time .... aaah... it is the placeholder in the input field. Please ignore that.

You store the ID of the document to a field in your record. Then you use that ID to pass it to the document viewer.

RE: How to show a PDF file uploaded in an interface to my summary view

carlosp5114 — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:26:32 GMT

Thanks for your answers! I did exactly what you said, and now, when I upload a document, an ID is automatically generated in my record.

My question now is, how can I point the document ID in the document viewer component? I know that if I directly put an static document it works. I suppose I have to generate a constant with the list of document IDs, but I´m not sure how. And I cannot reference to records

Thank you so much

RE: How to show a PDF file uploaded in an interface to my summary view

Stefan Helzle — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 09:46:04 GMT

I do not understand what you mean with "generate a different ID for each PDF". Appian is doing this for you.

When you upload any file using the fileuploadfield and hit submit, Appian will store the physical file in the folder indicated by the target parameter. The file itself is then referenced by its ID that you can store in an integer field using the saveInto parameter.

Just check out the examples in the documentation.

https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/23.2/File_Upload_Component.html

RE: How to show a PDF file uploaded in an interface to my summary view

Mathieu Drouin — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 09:36:10 GMT

Looks fine from a component perspective. But would help to see the whole form.

You'll need to call a!submitUploadedFiles() in thr saveInto of your submit button if this is not a startForm.

docs.appian.com/.../File_Upload_Component.html.

RE: How to show a PDF file uploaded in an interface to my summary view

carlosp5114 — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 19:50:02 GMT

For sure, here you have it:

I have heard of the option you said, but how can I generate a different ID for each PDF and save it into my record field "pedidoPDF"?

Thanks again!

RE: How to show a PDF file uploaded in an interface to my summary view

Stefan Helzle — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 19:08:32 GMT

Can you share the code snippet of that fileUploadField?

I typically store the ID of the uploaded file in a field of the record. Then I use that field to show the uploaded field in the record view.