Display external PDF URL in appian Document Viewer Component

Question

Hi Team, 
 I want to display an external PDF URL into a!documentViewerField, i tried using a!webContentField for the same, however the URL is not supported in it. 
 I am open to first save the document to Appian and then display it. Please help me with the possible solution to this use case . 
 Thanks in Advance.

Stefan Helzle · Accepted Answer

Use an Integration to download the file. 
 Example here: https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/25.2/Integration_Object.html#receiving-a-binary-document

Stefan Helzle · Answer

The document viewer can only display local documents. Use an integration to download the file, then use the ID of the document to display it.

Magesh Waran G · Answer

Hi amriteshg6866

You can explore the possibility of integrating with the external system to retrieve the document and store it in Appian. Once the document is saved as an Appian document, you can use a!documentViewerField to display it within your application.

amriteshg6866 · Answer

Thank You so much for your support

Display external PDF URL in appian Document Viewer Component

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