Specifications viewer
Overview
The specifications viewer is a full-page interactive datasheet reader for a team product. It shows the source PDF alongside extracted technical and operational specifications, with colored highlights linking each spec to its location on the document page.
Use it to verify AI extraction quality after datasheet upload or user manual upload, review spec provenance before authority submission, and understand how catalog items will appear in pursuit technical offers with highlighted source regions.
Tip: Open the viewer after every AI import and confirm:
Critical specs appear on the correct PDF pages
Highlight regions align with readable text on the source
Both technical and operational sections contain expected entries
Search finds key requirement terms your pursuits will match
Errors are fixed in list Content sheet — this page is read-only
Important: The viewer is read-only. Edit specifications via row menu → Content on the products list. Saved edits appear in the viewer after refresh.
What the viewer connects to downstream
Specifications loaded here are the same data used when:
Highlighted PDF regions correspond to references stored on each specification entry — visible to authority reviewers when your plan enables highlighted specs in generated offers.
How to open
View specifications is hidden when the product has no downloadable datasheet (attached datasheet empty).
Back arrow returns to products list for the product's team.
Page title: product name, or Product Specifications while loading.
Layout
Header
Main viewer (loaded state)
Resizable split panel:
┌─────────────────────────────┬──────────────┐│ │ Technical ││ PDF page + highlights │ specs list ││ │ ││ │ Operational ││ │ specs list │├─────────────────────────────┴──────────────┤│ ◀ Page 3 of 12 ▶ [zoom controls] │└────────────────────────────────────────────┘PDF pane (left, ~70% default)
Drag handle resizes panels (min 30% PDF width).
Specifications pane (right)
Click a specification row:
Selects the spec
Jumps PDF to referenced page number when available
Highlights matching region on page
Bottom navigation bar
Interaction flow (numbered)
Open viewer from products list.
Wait for PDF and spec lists to load.
Click a specification row → PDF jumps to page + highlight.
Click a highlight region on PDF → matching spec selects in sidebar.
Use search to filter long spec lists.
Change pages via bottom navigation — highlights update for visible page.
Return via Back arrow; fix errors in Content sheet if needed.
```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
participant U as User
participant L as Spec list
participant P as PDF pane
U->>L: Click specification row
L->>P: Select spec + page number
P->>P: Render page with highlight
U->>P: Click highlight region
P->>L: Select matching spec
```
Loading state
The main area shows a Loading… placeholder while the datasheet, PDF, and specification lists load.
Empty and error states
Pending generation
Typical after AI processing completes but rich datasheet generation is still queued.
Error
No specifications
When team or datasheet fetch fails before layout renders, empty state may occupy full screen (no sidebar).
Permissions
Any team member who can open the products list can open the viewer when a datasheet exists.
Best practices
Open after every AI import — verify critical specs on correct pages.
Use search on large datasheets — faster than paging manually.
Fix errors in Content sheet — viewer reflects saved data after edits.
Resize panels — more PDF width when checking highlight alignment.
Wait for pending state — click Refresh after a few minutes post-import.
Re-check before final pursuit submission — authority reviewers may see highlights in offers.
What you can and cannot do
You can
Navigate all PDF pages and zoom
Search technical and operational spec lists
Click bidirectionally between highlights and spec rows
Download the source file from the row Content panel or Download source on the products list
You cannot
Edit spec name/value on this page
Upload replacement datasheet here
Share viewer URL outside team permissions
FAQ
Why is View specifications missing from the row menu?
No attached datasheet. Upload via Content sheet or re-import with datasheet upload.
Can I edit specs here?
No. Use Content on the products list.
Why does the page say "being generated"?
Rich datasheet (PDF + highlight metadata) still processing. Click Refresh.
Do operational specs highlight on PDF too?
Yes — when references exist on entries, both types highlight.
Can I download the PDF from here?
Use Content on the products list to download the datasheet, or Download source from the row menu on the list.
Manual products without AI — will highlights exist?
Only if specs include page references from datasheet attachment or AI processing.
Highlights misaligned — is the product wrong?
Often OCR/layout drift. Edit specs in Content; highlights update after save and refresh.
Troubleshooting
Related articles
Products list
Manual product create
Datasheet upload
User manual upload
New product hub
Team product entity