File Viewer Option
The following discusses a basic user preference setting that should be configured before using the system for the first time.
For more information regarding all Preferences settings, see Preferences.
File Viewer Option (Select Default Viewer)
There are two methods of viewing files:
- Native: The Native viewer lets you view most file formats in the application in which you created or regularly view them. In other words, if you view a .docx file in Native, Microsoft Word will open and display the .docx file. If your Company Administrator enabled Office 365 integration, you can also view and update Microsoft Office documents in the Document Manager and BPs using Microsoft 365 (Office for the web). You can view and modify Excel (XLSX), PowerPoint (PPTX), and Word (DOCX) files; you can only view Comma Separated Values (CSV) files. Microsoft 365 integration for documents is supported with the following types of BPs:
- Generic Line Item
- Cost type with Line items with CBS code
- Document Type
- Simple
- Unifier Viewer: Unifier Viewer is the default option. It lets you view and mark up documents. The markups are saved as markups without changing the original file. Unifier Viewer supports the document file types listed in the table below. When you add documents through a business process (BP) or the Document Manager (DM), a brief delay might occur while the system converts the file so that it can be viewed and marked up using Unifier Viewer.
Supported File Types with Unifier Viewer
File Type | File Type | File Type | File Type | File Type | File Type | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMP | DOTX | JFIF | ODT | PPSX | TXT | XLT |
CSV | DWF | JP2 | PPT | VSD | XLTM | |
DGN | DWG | JPC | PNG | PPTM | VSDX | XLTX |
DOC | DXF | JPEG | POT | PPTX | WMF |
|
DOCM | EMF | JPG | POTM | PUB | XLS |
|
DOCX | EML | MSG | POTX | RTF | XLSB |
|
DOT | GIF | ODP | PPS | SVG | XLSM |
|
DOTM | HTML | ODS | PPSM | TIF | XLSX |
|
Supported File Formats with Downloaded Unifier Wallet Zip File
The following file formats are supported if you downloadd the Primavera Unifier Wallet zip file:
File Type | File Type | File Type |
|---|---|---|
DOC | JFIF
| TIF |
DOCM | XLS | |
DOCX | PNG | XLSM |
DOT | POT | XLSX |
DOTM | PPT | XLT |
DOTX | PPTM |
|
JPG | PPTX |
|
JPEG | PPS |
|
Supported File Formats with Webviewer Server Installation
The following file formats are supported if you install the WebViewer Server:
File Type | File Type | File Type |
|
|---|---|---|---|
BMP | HTML | PPSM | XLSB |
CSV | JP2 | PPSX | XLTM |
DGN | JPC | PUB | XLTX |
DWF | MSG | RTF |
|
DWG | ODP | SVG |
|
DXF | ODS | TXT |
|
EMF | ODT | VSD |
|
EML | POTM | VSDX |
|
GIF | POTX | WMF |
|
Last Published Wednesday, July 2, 2025