Attach TableStudio Files to FileStudio

A TableStudio file can be sent to FileStudio as a linked editable source.

This is different from uploading a Main Editable File inside FileStudio. The Main Editable File control is for editable/source files from your computer, such as XLSX or another external working file. A .wstable sent from TableStudio remains a linked WorkStudio source.

You can attach a .wstable in two ways:

• as the linked editable source for the main record
• as the linked editable source for an annex under the same record

A common workflow is:

1. Save the .wstable in your personal account or in a company / project.

2. In the save window, choose the FileStudio attach action.

3. Search for the FileStudio record you want.

4. Choose whether the TableStudio file should be attached as Main or Annex.

5. Save the link.

After that, FileStudio keeps the TableStudio file as the editable source.

Later, when you issue a final deliverable, add that final file to the same FileStudio location. The final file can be a PDF or another released document.

If the TableStudio file is linked as the main source:

• before a final main file exists, the linked .wstable is the openable source for the record
• after a final main file is attached, the final file becomes the normal main file and the .wstable stays available as the editable source

If the TableStudio file is linked as an annex source:

• the final file becomes the normal file opened for that annex
• the .wstable stays available as the editable source for that annex

When a final file and an editable source both exist, FileStudio can show two choices, such as a PDF chip and a TS chip, or an Open Editable action for the linked source.

You can remove only one side without deleting the whole record or annex.

For a main document:

• Remove Editable Source detaches the linked .wstable but keeps the FileStudio record
• deleting or replacing the final file does not remove the TableStudio source unless you choose that separately
• Delete Main Editable File applies to an uploaded editable sidecar, not to the linked .wstable

For an annex:

• Delete Final File removes the attached final artifact but keeps the annex
• the editable .wstable can stay linked to that annex

If you want a published workflow, attach the final file and turn on the read-only option for the editable TableStudio source. FileStudio will then open the final document first, while the .wstable stays available for controlled updates.

Related: FileStudio, Registering a Record in FileStudio, Main Files, Final Files, and Annexes, Saving in TableStudio.