Dynamic Image

Very interesting component giving you image flexibility. You can specify image parameters in the template and send them in the document generation request.
Profile picture, shopping item thumbnail, or image attachments are just a few examples.

Configuration

Click on the Dynamic Image button in the editor's toolbar and a configuration window will appear. Once confirmed, the image component will be placed at the cursor's location.

Type

• URL – Image will be downloaded from the URL provided in the document generation request.
• Image – Image data will be sent directly in the document generation request. The image format is recognized based on its content.

Data (expression)

Define a simple field name or formula using the expression language to be evaluated as image URL or image data.

Examples:
ImageURL – simple field name populated with URL (Type set to URL)
ImageData – simple field name populated with image data (Type set to Image)

Width (optional)

You can pre-set the width of the image. It will be scaled in the PDF to have the specified width.
If height is not defined, it will be calculated to maintain the original aspect ratio.

Height (optional)

You can pre-set the height of the image. It will be scaled in the PDF to have the specified height.
If width is not defined, it will be calculated to maintain the original aspect ratio.

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