Side‑by‑Side PDF Attachment Viewer for Purchase Orders etc...
Please add the ability to view attachments (PDFs, images, invoices, delivery notes) side‑by‑side within the Purchase Order screen — similar to the existing viewer available on Draft Bills and in New Invoicing.
At present, PDF attachments can only be downloaded or opened in a separate tab, which breaks workflow and makes data entry or checking details more time‑consuming.
Xero’s own guidance confirms that PO attachments currently open separately and cannot be previewed within the same window.
A side‑by‑side viewer would improve accuracy and efficiency by enabling users to compare line items, quantities, pricing, or supplier documents without switching away from the PO screen.
Accounts UK Business IT
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Jared Fitzclarence
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This would be immensely helpful when creating Invoices, Bills, Purchase Orders, Spend Money, Recieve Money. Essentially upload the supporting file first and then check all of the details.
Particularly in my case I would use the MCP connector to have Claude create the new bill or PO etc but have it as a draft, then when a human is checking it, it is sitting right their side by side in their screen to check prior to approval. (I have already created a request to allow MCP to upload files)