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Enhancement of the barcode creation functionality

It should be possible to determine which additional information (as text) should be printed on the barcode label via the corresponding mapping in the “Barcode ...
Suggested by: Simon Zimmermann (24 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 13 May, '25 Comments: 1
Done

Add dynamic datagrid-filters for multi-PK indexing

Problem: - Business Central tables can have multiple primary keys (PKs). - In the current mapping setup, only one PK can be selected to match documents to table ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (25 Oct, '24) Upvoted: 15 Aug, '25 Comments: 0
Done

Document preview is limited when working with other filetypes than standard

A .MSG document can have several attachements attached, these are not visible for the user. A user will need to open (download) the document to view these ...
Suggested by: Bruno van Gelderen (03 Oct, '22) Upvoted: 24 Feb Comments: 6
Done

Enable Direct Playback of Media Files in Document Central Preview

Problem: • Users upload videos and audio files to Document Central, similar to how they upload images or documents. • These media files cannot be played directly in ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (19 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 16 Mar Comments: 0
Done

Edit the datagrid presentation on a role/profile-level

It is currently only possible to manage the presentation of the datagrid (e.g. presenting, hiding and rearranging metadata-columns or applying groupings by metadata) ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (19 Feb, '24) Upvoted: 02 Mar, '25 Comments: 2
Done

Show indication attachment directly on datagrid

You now have to click on "attachments"-button on 2nd screen to see if attachment is available. Please develop a look-a-like as in MS Outlook with a paperclip so that ...
Suggested by: Sander van Vugt (16 Dec, '24) Upvoted: 18 Mar Comments: 0
Added to Backlog

Add Meta-Data Field Unique Document ID Number

In the current situation there is no unique document number ID. Without unique identifiers, there is a significant risk of duplication and confusion. Unique ...
Suggested by: Remi Quak (11 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 09 May, '25 Comments: 5
Done

Publish fully comprehensive rights to the SharePoint-repository from Access Control configurations

Please find more context within the attached file. It would be desirable to publish the rights configured in Access Controls within the BC-application to the ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (19 Feb, '24) Upvoted: 02 Mar, '25 Comments: 0
Done

Customizable Datagrid Naming in Document Central

Problem: • New customers using Document Central report confusion due to the current naming convention of the datagrid. • The datagrid name currently consists of ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (19 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 18 Feb Comments: 0
Under consideration

Enable Metadata Column Modification for Version Control in Datagrid

Problem: • Currently, metadata columns can only be modified in the datagrid for document entries and not for version control. • This limitation hinders the ability ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (19 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 09 May, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Display Page Numbering in Document Preview

Problem • The document preview in the right pane or via ‘Selection’ > ‘View document’ displays the various pages of a document in a small format. • It currently ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (19 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 09 May, '25 Comments: 0
Done

Barcodelabel - Creation/Assignment - Multiple Print

It may happen that several barcode labels have to be created for a process (order level) if distinctions have to be made, such as 1 document belongs to the content ...
Suggested by: Simon Zimmermann (31 Mar, '23) Upvoted: 21 Feb, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Preserving custom metadata-template setups during import

Problem: - When importing a Document Central configuration via the Wizard, existing setups for metadata-template values, default values, fixed values, silent drop ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (01 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 30 Sep, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Editing document metadata is not limited to metadata defined values

When a document is stored with Metadata management template values. Afterwards a user can select to change the metadata, but the metadata management template ...
Suggested by: Bruno van Gelderen (06 Nov, '23) Upvoted: 14 Feb, '25 Comments: 1
Done

Metadata Defaults for Silent Document Uploads

Problem Administrators can configure default or fixed (mandatory) metadata values for documents uploaded via the UI. For documents uploaded via silent drops, only ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (16 Jan) Upvoted: 12 May Comments: 0
Under consideration

Adding Access Control to the general Metadata-level

It is currently only possible to configure Access Control for metadata via Metadata Management and the individual Mappings. This level of configuration is requires ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (09 Jan, '24) Upvoted: 11 Feb Comments: 0
Under consideration

Filter in DMS document index columns doesn't persist on next search

In the current situation, keeping this filter means that no results will be shown for the next search query / map because the filter of the previous map is still ...
Suggested by: Marcel (17 Jun, '24) Upvoted: 14 Oct, '25 Comments: 3
Done

Upload Documents via App

It would be nice to be able to upload documents from a smartphone directly to the DMS with a separate app.
Suggested by: Markus (07 Sep, '21) Upvoted: 06 Nov, '24 Comments: 3
Done

Add PDF/A-3 support

In addition to the possibility of operating an audit-proof archive, it would be desirable if the documents from the archive queue were created directly in PDF/A-3 ...
Suggested by: Benjamin Röskam (20 Aug, '21) Upvoted: 14 Apr, '22 Comments: 0
Done

Bulk Metadata Editing Functionality in Document Central

Problem - It is currently not possible to update metadata in bulk for a set of similar documents via Document Central. - This limitation becomes problematic when ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (03 Nov, '25) Upvoted: 22 Apr Comments: 0
Under consideration

Adding specific metadata to the datagrid without configurations in Metadata-management or Mappings

It is currently only possible to add metadata-fields to the datagrid if they are part of the mapping- or metadata-management-configurations for a specific library. ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (03 Apr, '24) Upvoted: 27 Aug, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Possibility to set a default content type per library

It is desirable to set a default content type per library. Now the first available content type based on alphabetical order is selected by default.
Suggested by: Erika Rodenburg (29 Jan, '25) Upvoted: 14 Oct, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Grouping function limited to BC

When the grouping function is enabled, the No.value is present on the documents in BC. The values are not part of the metadata on sharepoint. I would opt to also ...
Suggested by: Bruno van Gelderen (11 Jul, '23) Upvoted: 14 Feb, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Enhancement Request for Additional Search Functionality; Conditional Additional Search

Problem: -Current setup of 'Additional Search' allows documents within a document library to be accessed on other lists/cards in Business Central beyond the initial ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (16 Jan, '25) Upvoted: 14 Feb, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Determine the order of content types in the drop zone

Below the Dropzone, there is a limit of 10 content types, which appears to be based on alphabetical order. In the attached example, these content types only represent ...
Suggested by: Remi Quak (05 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 09 May, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

QR Code integration

The integration of QR codes would be desirable. On the one hand, this means printing barcodes on reports created from Business Central. On the other hand, the ...
Suggested by: Benjamin Röskam (20 Aug, '21) Upvoted: 22 Aug, '23 Comments: 0
Done

Add filter(s) to 'Edit table'-page

Problem: - The ‘Edit table’ functionality is highly effective and powerful for editing specific table data. - However, it is not possible to filter specific table ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (07 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 14 Feb, '25 Comments: 2
Under consideration

Exclusion of Simova document entries when cloning production environments

Problem: - When copying a Business Central production environment to a new sandbox environment, all Simova table data is included, including document entries and ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (21 Mar, '25) Upvoted: 25 Nov, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Bulk reindexing of DMS documents

It would be nice to be able to reindex a series of already archived documents in one go. For example, to enable the feature "publication external" on all documents ...
Suggested by: Marcel (07 Oct, '24) Upvoted: 13 Mar Comments: 1
Under consideration

Selected lines can be exported to Excel

It would be useful if selected document lines from the Document Central datagrid could be exported to Excel
Suggested by: Marcel (22 Aug, '24) Upvoted: 14 Oct, '25 Comments: 1
Under consideration

Download e-mail attachments

Recently you added the feature to see and preview the e-mail attachments. Is it possible to add a button to download the attachments?
Suggested by: Jonas Neys (16 Dec, '24) Upvoted: 05 Mar, '25 Comments: 0
Added to Backlog

Dubble left-mouseclick to show document preview instantly

Currently you have to press "View Document" to show the document in the bigger document preview. It would be helpful if we could use dubble left-mouseclick to ...
Suggested by: Ruben Bouma (13 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 14 Jul, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Function "Split Documents"

Hinzufügen einer Funktion im DMS (in der DropBox), die Dokumente splitten kann - ähnlich wie es bereits in der Eingangsliste des BarSplits funktioniert. Warum brauch ...
Suggested by: Simon Zimmermann (29 Jun, '22) Upvoted: 08 Dec, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Change dutch field name of 'Documentnr.'

In the dutch version of Document Central, there is a field called 'Documentnr.' This field is automatically filled with the primary key of the entity on which it ...
Suggested by: Jonas (06 Aug, '24) Upvoted: 14 Feb, '25 Comments: 2
Under consideration

Document Central usage for large quantities

Problem: - When the number of documents in Document Central exceeds the threshold set in the Module Setup, the Page-view of Document Central opens instead of the ...
Suggested by: Mark van Wierst (13 Mar, '25) Upvoted: 09 Jul, '25 Comments: 0
Done

Document upload, previewer, needs improving

When uploading a document, the documentpreviewer shows the document. But the size and handling of the document in this previewer is not clear, takes a lot of clicks ...
Suggested by: Bruno van Gelderen (07 Jun, '24) Upvoted: 14 Feb, '25 Comments: 0
Done

Send deleted documents from Document Central to the SharePoint Recycle Bin

Currently, when a document is deleted via Document Central (with SharePoint as the storage location), it is permanently removed from SharePoint right away. It does ...
Suggested by: Fabian Huiskes (27 Aug, '25) Upvoted: 04 Mar Comments: 0
Added to Backlog

Preserve original document creation date during moving document

Background When moving documents to another contact or entity, the original creation date is overwritten because the system interprets the move as a new upload. ...
Suggested by: Remi Quak (18 Dec, '25) Upvoted: 26 May Comments: 0
Under consideration

Hide unused buttons

Some buttons are not used by the end user or by the entire organization (for example the "create reminder" button / functionality). It would be nice if we could hide ...
Suggested by: Marcel (08 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 13 Dec, '24 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Enforce specific data formats

Within the DMS Online management environment it is desirable to enforce specific data formats when entering the meta-data, such as a date. We want to be able to ...
Suggested by: Angela Haak (13 Dec, '24) Upvoted: 04 Mar, '25 Comments: 1
Under consideration

Assign identical DMS document to different BC documents without duplication in DMS

Today, we often have to store the same document for several BC documents (e.g. contracts in DMS. This means that a document is stored multiple times in DMS. We would ...
Suggested by: Bernhard Rahn (29 Apr, '22) Upvoted: 03 Jul, '24 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Manage SharePoint Permissions via DMS by Simova/BC

We manage the permissions for groups in SharePoint at document level. e.g. the certain group is only allowed to store data in certain archives. This configuration ...
Suggested by: Bernhard Rahn (21 Dec, '21) Upvoted: 12 Dec, '24 Comments: 0
Done

Allow only specific file extensions for content types or document libraries

In addition to the basic permission of file extensions, a possibility is to be created that only certain file extensions are to be permitted during document upload. ...
Suggested by: Benjamin Röskam (20 Aug, '21) Upvoted: 03 Dec, '21 Comments: 0
Done

You can see in the viewer whether there are attachments in email documents

The desire is to be able to see in the viewer for an email file with an attachment whether there are any attachments in that email file. Now you can only see this ...
Suggested by: Marcel (03 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 20 Jan, '25 Comments: 1
Added to Backlog

Print button in DMS

Sometimes we have a document archived in the DMS that we need to print out for physical use. But as far as I can see there isn’t really a functionality to print out ...
Suggested by: Michiel de Jong (24 Jun, '24) Upvoted: 02 Jan, '25 Comments: 1
Done

Validity date of documents

Upcoming reminders for expiring validity dates of documents should be available in an overview. The existing function of the reminder e-mail should continue to be ...
Suggested by: Theresa Jörrißen (13 Apr, '22) Upvoted: 28 Jun, '24 Comments: 1
Done

DMS on a general journal

Many customers work with general journals and dms should also be used here. According to the information available to me, it is not possible to access or store the ...
Suggested by: Tristan Küsters (18 Feb, '22) Upvoted: 20 Dec, '22 Comments: 1
Done

When moving documents, automatically transfer existing source metadata to target

Now, when moving multiple documents at once, the metadata must be filled in again for each document. It is more convenient to use the existing source metadata for the ...
Suggested by: Marcel Buur (14 Apr, '25) Upvoted: 28 Aug, '25 Comments: 0
Added to Backlog

Improve uploading documents via BC app

In the Business Central app it's possible to upload documents to the DMS. However this is not yet very user-friendly and could use some improvements. Like when ...
Suggested by: Michiel de Jong (08 Nov, '23) Upvoted: 29 Apr, '24 Comments: 0
Under consideration

Manually add an entry date.

Sometimes messages/documents from the past are placed in the DMS in 1 day (retroactively). It is desirable that the real date of entry is visible as index data. The ...
Suggested by: Marcel (27 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 13 Dec, '24 Comments: 3
Rejected