Article - CS301882
Windchill PDMLink: Is it possible to directly open or download PDF primary content in embedded Chromium Browser without a popup asking where to save it
Modified: 09-Jan-2023
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 10.2 to 12.1
- Windchill Visualization services (WVS)
- Windchill CAD Interaction
- Windchill Workgroup manager (WWGM)
- Embedded Chromium Browser
Description
- Right click on the Representation > Files > Click on PDF and PDF should be opened directly without asking for downloading at a specific location.
- While performing the same operation on external browser, PDF opens directly without prompting to save/download window.
- With Windchill 11.0 and previous version, when Representation > Files > PDF is accessed from embedded browser, it needs to be first saved and then opened from the saved location.
- With Windchill 11.1, after giving location to save the file in local drive, user received a popup after the download completes to open the PDF file:

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