![]() ![]() POs often have a PDF of a quote, an image of the item quoted, and text attachments with notes about the vendor or the deal.įrom the JDE, you can click on the attachment manager for any PO entry and select the object you want to view from the drop down menu. How would this work with a typical use case like PO management? We built it with third party libraries for a quick, affordable, and reliable way to build a dynamic previewing function. Our attachment viewer is a proprietary web application that communicates directly with the AIS server. ![]() What’s the ACBM Solution for Media Object PReviewing in JDE? We agreed to take on the challenge of developing a solution that would allow single-click, same-screen previewing of ALL media objects from inside the JDE. However, they still needed a way to preview pictures, PDFs, and other objects.Ī great conversation with this client gave our team the push we needed to mark this off the wish list for all JDE users. It was the start of solving a thorny problem. ![]() They showed how they had custom built a solution to preview text attachments with notes. One of our ACBM clients was doing a session at a virtual conference. One of the great things about the JDE community is seeing users taking initiative to create what they need. The other issue is that the attachment manager closes when you select a different row (from the first step), so you have to go in and manually open the attachment manager each time.Īlso, anything that you can open (text and pictures) opens in a new floating window which requires even more clicks to view or close anything.įortunately, waiting for Oracle to resolve these challenges isn't necessary.Ĭustomer-Driven Development to the Rescue You can only download it locally and then open it. This preview function is only available in the latest JDE releases from Oracle. If you open a picture, it opens in a new window. If you click on a text attachment, a separate window opens for you to view it. Here’s a closeup of the attachment manager. How the Current Oracle Solution Works…and What’s Still MissingĬlicking on the paper click icon in the row opens the attachment manager on the right hand side. Writing their own libraries (which could be time consuming and expensive).Relying on external libraries (which they don’t like to do).Why? This would require one of the following: It’s unlikely that Oracle will add preview functionality for PDFs. ![]() However, there is still no Oracle-developed option to do this for PDFs. Oracle did recently add a way to preview pictures (although this function still requires opening up each image in a new screen). Why Wasn’t This Preview Problem Solved Before?Īn enhancement request for an easy way to preview media objects has been on the Oracle books since 2014. Read on to see how this solution came about and how to get access to it for your JDE users. ![]()
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