You can display a thumbnail of a graphical file. You can visualize the content of an original application file without starting the workstation application that was used to create the graphical file.
The SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator creates the thumbnails. You organize the conversion process according to your enterprise-specific requirements. When you select the converter, make sure that it is able to convert the source format of an original application file into the target format of a thumbnail.
For more information about the SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator, see Viewer for Displaying Original Application Files on PLM Web UI.
In Customizing for Document Management under
, you have maintained the workstation application that is to display the thumbnails for the selected document type.After you have created a thumbnail for the graphical original application file using the converter, you then have to create this thumbnail as an original application file in the document info record.
You can display thumbnails in the following processing situations:
Display Document
If a thumbnail exists for an original application file, it is automatically displayed in the header of the data sheet.
Search Results
If a thumbnail exists for an original application file, it can be used as a preview in the search results. You can display the thumbnail by choosing Display Preview.