code change · featurePurchasing & Payablesofficial - Microsoftreviewed - checked by Opus

#9145 [E-Document] Show PDF preview factbox on purchase invoice pages

A PDF preview factbox is added to purchase invoice pages to display the original invoice PDF linked to an inbound E-Document, appearing only when relevant and placed above the Incoming Documents factbox.

Pull request · merged into main (BC30) on 2026-07-09 by Explorer986 · 6 files (+203 -0), 6 AL · feature · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)

What changed

  • PDF preview factbox added to Purchase Invoice, Purchase Invoices, Posted Purchase Invoice and Posted Purchase Invoices pages
  • Preview is read-only and shown only when the invoice is linked to an inbound E-Document whose source file is a PDF
  • Factbox sits in the Details area above the Incoming Documents factbox
  • E-Document Helper resolves the linked E-Document (by E-Document Link for open invoices, Document Record ID for posted) and renders the PDF preview
  • No table schema changes or new stored data
  • Behaviour changes for users or extensions.

AL objects touched

Context

  • Work items: AB#624060
  • Labels: AL: Apps (W1), Team: Finance
  • Systems: purchasing, integration
  • From the description: “This adds a read-only PDF preview factbox to Purchase Invoice (51), Purchase Invoices (9308), Posted Purchase Invoice (138) and Posted Purchase Invoices (146).”

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