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| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users, automatically | - | 
Apr 1, 2026 |
Business value
This feature helps you manage document attachments more efficiently by storing them in external systems such as SharePoint or Azure storage instead of the Business Central database. By offloading large or frequently used files, organizations can keep their environments performant, reduce storage growth, and better control costs without changing how users work with documents. You get improved scalability and flexibility, especially in document‑heavy processes like invoicing, purchasing, and project management. Documents are fully accessible from Business Central, while IT teams gain more control over storage and retention using familiar external platforms.
Feature details
This feature extends Business Central’s document attachment capabilities by allowing you to keep attachments in external storage systems such as SharePoint, Azure Blob Storage, or Azure Files share. Your attachments are fully available in Business Central, but are physically stored outside the Business Central database.
Business Central uses a unified external file storage framework to manage document attachments. Administrators configure one or more external storage locations and assign them to document scenarios. Attachments are automatically stored and retrieved from the selected external storage without changing end‑user workflows.
The following are key capabilities:
- Externalized document storage lets you store attachments outside the Business Central database, reducing database growth and improving long‑term scalability.
- You can add, view, and manage attachments directly from Business Central pages, without needing to switch systems or tools.
- Support for common storage platforms works with Microsoft‑supported external storage options such as SharePoint and Azure storage services, so you can reuse existing infrastructure models.
- You can configure and extend storage locations and scenarios to use different storage strategies for different types of documents.
If you have document‑heavy processes, such as sales, purchasing, manufacturing, or project management, this feature helps control storage growth, reduce operational costs, and maintain system performance as the business scales. By keeping large files out of the core database, you can avoid unnecessary capacity pressure while still maintaining full traceability between records and documents.
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