Document attachments in an activity stream

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title: Document attachments in an activity stream
description: Include documents in activity streams to include and track updates on attached documents to any record.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/document-management-services/activity-stream-for-documents.html
release: australia
product: Document Management Services
classification: document-management-services
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Use, Document Management, Document Services, Manage content capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# Document attachments in an activity stream

Include documents in activity streams to include and track updates on attached documents to any record.

You can include and track attached documents in activity stream journal fields like work notes or comments that display task records.

To add and attach documents to a record's activity stream, you would need to complete the following tasks:

-   [Enable Document actions in activity stream](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/document-management-services/configure-doc-action-activity-stream.md)
-   [Enable Documents in the record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/document-management-services/enable-doc-related-list.md)
-   [Add documents to the record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/document-management-services/create-new-doc-parent.md)

-   **[Include document actions in an activity stream](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/document-management-services/configure-doc-action-activity-stream.md)**  
Include document actions in an activity stream to view and track updates to attached documents in a record.

**Parent Topic:**[Using Document Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/document-management-services/using-document-management.md)