With Preview you open files right inside SDX: in the right sidebar or in full screen. PDF, spreadsheets, slides, JSON, text and video, without downloading them first.
Supported formats
Pick a format and see what the preview looks like in SDX: JSON, XLSX, PDF, PPTX, TXT and MP4.
{
"name": "export-config",
"version": 3,
"active": true,
"targets": ["archive"],
"owner": "Finance"
}Review the offer once more
Agree the date with the customer
Get approval by Friday
File the documents in the project space
Pick a format or switch with the arrow keys. All views are examples.
Views
Switch between list and tile view. One click on a file shows its preview in the right sidebar.
Example view, the contents are made up.
{
"name": "export-config",
"version": 3,
"active": true,
"targets": ["archive"],
"owner": "Finance"
}Review the offer once more
Agree the date with the customer
Get approval by Friday
File the documents in the project space
Full screen
Open the preview in full screen and page through the contents without going back to the file list.
Try it: click “Full screen”. The layer is part of the example view and does not open a real full-screen page.
Details
Show more information next to the preview: properties, history, individual rights, observations, shared and custom attributes.
Benefits
Eight reasons to look at content in SDX instead of distributing it first.
Check contents right in SDX, without a local download and without a separate app.
Fewer manual steps and less effort for simple content checks.
Viewing inside the SDX environment. Permission control follows the SDX access rights.
Check before the download whether the file holds the expected information.
Fewer needless downloads and local copies. Preview activity is audited.
List and tile view, sidebar, full screen and extra details. Custom previews through widgets.
Teams review and discuss contents in SDX without distributing files.
Custom preview widgets for your own file formats. The panel can host extended functions.
Audit
Whoever looks at a file in the preview leaves an entry with the action Preview content. The Audits show which contents were looked at.
Click a file: the access shows up in the audit log right away.
Use cases
Seven typical situations in business departments where one look into the file is enough.
Check invoice number, amount and service period before the invoice is approved. Right in SDX, without a download.
Look at one file after the other in the sidebar and find the right documents quickly.
Open the presentation in full screen and page through it before the meeting starts.
Look at the content and show the properties and history of the file next to it.
Play audio and video right in SDX and decide whether the file fits.
Preview activity is visible in the Audits, with the action Preview content.
Add a domain-specific preview for complex files. The scope depends on the extension.
Functions
From the sidebar to your own preview widget.
View files without downloading them. The preview appears in the right sidebar.
Show contents as a list or as tiles.
Open the preview in full screen and page through the contents.
JSON, XLSX, PPTX, PDF, TXT and MP4 (audio and video).
Properties, history, individual rights, observations, shared and custom attributes.
Preview activity is logged in the Audits and can be viewed there.
Custom previews and special views for complex file types through the widget system.
For example an EDIT button that opens OnlyOffice. Can be integrated as an extension, depending on the project.
Security
Preview shows contents inside the SDX environment. Who may see a file is still decided by the SDX access rights.
FAQ
With Preview, files and contents can be viewed right inside SDX without downloading them first.
In the file view the preview appears in the right sidebar as soon as you select a file. It can also be opened in full screen.
JSON, XLSX, PPTX, PDF, TXT and MP4 (audio and video). If you are unsure about a specific file variant, we are happy to check it with you.
Not at the moment. The confirmed scope is JSON, XLSX, PPTX, PDF, TXT and MP4. More file types can be added through custom preview widgets.
Yes. The widget system can add custom previews and special views for complex file types. The scope depends on the project.
Yes. Preview activity is logged in the Audits and can be viewed there, with the action Preview content.
Yes. Details can be shown and hidden: properties, history, individual rights, observations, shared and custom attributes.
With custom functions, yes. One example is an EDIT button that opens OnlyOffice so files can be edited and saved in SDX. Conversion functions or a complete Office integration are also possible as an extension. The scope depends on the project.
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Demo
We show you Preview live in SDX, with your files and your use cases.