Document review and version controlUpload a document. Review it together. Keep every version.
Document Flow is the everyday path in VectorViewer: a file goes into managed storage, the people who need it open it in the browser, mark it up, and save a new version without losing the old one.
7
steps, end to end
1
product, VectorViewer
0
plugins to install
Think about the last document your team reviewed. It was probably downloaded, edited in a desktop app, renamed “final_v3”, emailed back, and saved over someone else’s comments.
With Document Flow the file stays in one place. Everyone opens the same copy in their browser, comments sit in a shared layer above the original, and each save becomes a new version you can go back to. No downloads, nothing to install, and no guessing which copy is current.
The seven steps.
All of it happens in VectorViewer, from the upload to the stored version.
1
Upload the document
VectorViewer
Add a PDF, an image or an Office file.
2
It’s stored in the cloud
The file goes into secure, managed cloud storage.
3
The right person opens it
Anyone with access opens it in the browser, with nothing to install.
4
They review it
Read the document with its full context intact, however large it is.
5
They annotate and comment
Highlight, stamp and leave threaded comments for the team.
6
They save
Changes save back to the same managed record.
7
A new version is stored
VectorViewer
The update is kept as a new version, and the history is preserved.
Decide who can do what.
Role-based permissions are set per user, for any document in this workflow.
Admin
Manages the document, its permissions and its versions
Regular
Views, annotates, comments and saves
Read-only
Views the document and its comments, nothing more
You set up, once
- Where documents are stored
- Who can view, annotate or manage
- Your theme and branding in the viewer
The suite handles, every time
- Opening any format in the browser
- Keeping annotations off the original
- Saving each change as a new version
- Keeping the full history and audit trail
Teams that get the most out of it.
Operations and back office
Open, mark up and route documents for review without switching tools or installing anything.
Compliance and audit
A full version history and audit trail for every document that goes through review.
IT and platform teams
A browser-native viewer with nothing to install or patch on anyone’s machine.
About this workflow.
Are older versions kept after a save?
Yes. Every save creates a new version, and the full history stays available.
Can several people annotate the same document?
Yes. Comments, highlights and stamps from every reviewer appear in a shared annotation layer.
Does this workflow need another product in the suite?
No. Document Flow runs entirely on VectorViewer, though it can feed into VectorFlow for a longer process.
Can we limit who annotates and who only views?
Yes. Set each user as Admin, Regular or Read-only for any document in this workflow.