Document Attachments - External Storage PRO/Extended version
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Offload Business Central document attachments to external cloud storage with additional features
Document Attachments - External Storage PRO for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
The Document Attachments - External Storage PRO extension for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central enables businesses to offload document attachments from the Business Central database to external cloud storage providers such as Azure Blob Storage or SharePoint. Reduce database size, improve performance, and maintain full control over your documents with enterprise-grade integrity verification, audit logging, restricted access controls, and compliance reporting — all integrated seamlessly into the native Document Attachments experience.
Features
External Storage Upload & Download:
- Automatic upload of document attachments to external cloud storage on insertion
- Transparent download experience — files are fetched from external storage on demand
- Bulk upload and download actions for multiple attachments at once
- Bulk ZIP download — package selected attachments into a single ZIP file
- Copy files back from external to internal Business Central storage at any time
- Root folder configuration with automatic environment and table-based folder structure
File Policy & Validation:
- Minimum and maximum file size limits (global and per file type)
- Allowed file type rules with per-extension size override support
- Default-deny mode — only explicitly allowed file types are accepted
Integrity Verification & Tamper Evidence:
- SHA-256, SHA-512, and SHA-1 checksum computation on upload
- On-access integrity verification — hash is recomputed on every download when enabled
- Configurable mismatch action: warn or block download on hash mismatch
- Tamper evidence RDLC report for compliance and audit purposes
- Full integrity status tracking per attachment (Valid, Mismatch, Error, Not Available)
Restricted Access Controls:
- Per-attachment Restricted flag — limit download to authorized users only
- Restricted files can only be accessed by users with Admin or Restricted Access permission
- Manual Restrict and Unrestricted actions on the Document Attachments page (admin only)
- Auto-restriction rule engine — automatically flags files on upload based on Table ID and/or file extension
- Per-rule enable/disable without deletion, wildcard support for table and extension matching
Duplicate Detection:
- Content-based duplicate detection using file hash comparison
- Configurable scope: same record or entire company
- Configurable action on duplicate: warn or block upload
Compression:
- Transparent compression of eligible file types (PDF, Office documents, text, XML, CSV) on upload
- Configurable compression threshold — only compress files above a specified size
- Automatic decompression on download
Audit Logging:
- Full audit trail for all operations: upload, download, delete, integrity checks, restricted access blocks
- Per-operation result tracking (Success, Fail, Skipped)
- Separate audit log page with filtering by operation, user, and result
Automatic Synchronization & Migration:
- Storage Sync report — bulk upload existing attachments to external storage
- Company Migration report — move files from one company or environment folder to another
- Integrity Verification report — batch verify checksums for all externally stored files
Statistics:
- Storage statistics pages showing file counts and sizes grouped by table and file extension
Security and Permissions:
- BCY DA Ext. S. Admin — full access to all objects, setup, rules, and restricted files
- BCY DA Ext. Restr. — elevated access to download restricted attachments
- Regular users do not require a BCY permission set for core upload/download functionality
- License validation — all operations require an active BCILITY license
Pricing
Document Attachments - External Storage PRO is available as a subscription.
Additional customizations are possible, and pricing is available upon request.
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Supported Editions
Essentials and Premium
Supported Countries
All countries where Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is available.
Supported Languages
English (US).
Additional languages are available upon request.