In CARL Source, you can link documents to any type of entity either by using the 
icon, or by dragging and dropping them onto the area provided for this purpose in the entity's details. An insert on the icon (e.g. 
) shows the number of linked documents.
For example, you can attach:
- a drawing to a structure point,
- the warranty of an asset,
- a master contract entered into with a supplier.
You can also centrally locate a set of documents likely to be used in several locations in the Library.
The documents can be displayed or saved by the users from CARL Source.
They can be printed with the detail sheet.
The documents may come from any application. In all cases, the user workstations must have access to the application required to open them.
Different types of attachments
A document can be:
- a Web URL, such as a supplier's website),
- the address of a file *, if the file is located in a folder accessible to all CARL Source users. For example: P:/CMMS/garantees/2006/CENTR150121.doc
- a file stored by the application; see the [System] module, Types of documents.
* For security reasons, browsers do not allow local files to be opened.
By choosing the "Address of a file" option, it will thus not be possible to open this document in the browser without changing its behavior using an extension:
- In Google Chrome®, it is for example possible to use the "Allow access to local files" extension.
- In Firefox®, there is the "Local Filesystem Links" extension.
- With Microsoft Edge®, the opening of links to the Intranet field can be authorized.
These elements should be handled with caution as they open a security hole in the browser.