Dashboards > Image

Image

Image is an element with which you can display various graphical objects (photo, logo, picture, etc.) on the dashboard. The Image element supports the following types of graphics - BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, GIF, PNG, ICO, EMF, WMF, SVG.

This chapter will cover the following:

Image editor;

Element settings;

Table of properties.

Information

Interaction can be applied to the current element.

The image can be placed anywhere on the dashboard. Setting up the source for the image element is carried out in its editor. To call the editor, you should:

Double-click on the Image element;

Select the Image item, and select the Design command in the context menu;

Select the Image item, and, on the property panel, click the Browse button of the Image, Hyperlink properties of the image.

To resize an image element you should:

Select it in the dashboard;

Increase or decrease the size of the element vertically, horizontally or diagonally.

Image editor

In the editor you can indicate the source of the image for the current element. Within one element, you can display only one graphic object (picture, logo, photo, an image by hyperlink).

In the Image field you can upload an image from the local storage.

In the Icon field, you can select an icon for the Image element and the color of this icon.

In the Hyperlink field, the link to the graphic object is indicated. This can be either a URL or a link to a report resource (resource://logo). In addition, you can specify a link to the datacolumn://DataSource.DataColumn data column which contains an image in the base64 encoding or variable - variable://variablename.

Information

Since only one graphic object can be displayed in one element, the image can have only one source. The order in which the object is shown in the image element is as follows:

An image uploaded from the local storage has the highest priority. This image will overlap the selected icon or image by hyperlink;

An icon has a medium priority. It will be displayed in the current element if the image from the local storage is not loaded, but regardless of the specified hyperlink.

An image by a hyperlink has the lowest priority. The hyperlink will upload the image in the current element if the image from the local storage is not loaded, and the icon is not selected.

Thus, if a graphic object is loaded directly in the Image element, the image receiving hyperlink or the selected icon will not work.

Element settings

Any graphic object added to the element is stretched to the entire area of the element, with the exception of the specified margins and padding. The setting of the graphic object in the element is carried out using buttons on the ribbon panel or using properties on the property panel. All these properties are located in the Image additional group:

The Aspect Ratio property. When stretching an image, its proportions may be broken. To stretch the Image element while maintaining the proportions of the graphic object, you should set the Aspect Ratio property to true.

The Horizontal Alignment property is relevant if the Aspect Ratio property is set to true. Horizontal alignment of the graphic object within the Image element. You can also specify the horizontal alignment using the buttons on the Ribbon panel.

The Vertical Alignment property is relevant if the Aspect Ratio property is set to true. Vertical alignment of the graphic object within the Image element. You can also specify the vertical alignment using the buttons on the Ribbon panel.

List of properties

The list shows the name and description of the properties of the element which you may find in the properties panel of the report designer.

Name	Description
Aspect Ratio	Provides the option of the aspect ratio of the image in the current element. If the property is set to True, then the aspect ratio of the image in the current element will be saved. If this property is set to False, then the aspect ratio will not be taken into account and the image will not stretch proportionally.
Cross-Filtering	It allows you to enable or disable the cross-filtering mode for the current element.
Group	It allows you to add the current element to a definite group of elements.
Horizontal alignment	Changes the horizontal alignment of the image in the current element.
Vertical alignment	Changes the vertical alignment of the image in the current element.
Back Color	Changes the background color of the element. By default, this property is set to From Style, i.e. the color of the element will be obtained from the settings of the current element style.
Border	A group of properties that allows you to customize the borders of the element - color, sides, size, and style.
Enabled	Enables or disables the current item on the dashboard. If the property is set to True, the current item is enabled and will be displayed when previewing the dashboard in the viewer. If this property is set to False, this element is disabled and will not be displayed when previewing the dashboard in the viewer.
Interaction	Sets interaction of the current element.
Margin	A group of properties that allows you to define indents (left, top, right, bottom) of the value area from the border of this element.
Padding	A group of properties that allows you to define indents (left, top, right, bottom) of the columns from the range of values.
Title	A group of properties that allows you to customize the title of the Table element: The Back Color property provides the ability to change the background color of the title of the current item. By default, this property is set to From Style, i.e. the background color will be obtained from the style settings of the current element. Fore Color allows you to change the text color of the title of the current item. By default, this property is set to From Style, i.e. the text color of the title will be obtained from the settings of the current element style The group property Font that allows you to define the font family, its style and size for the title of the current element. The Horizontal Alignment property provides the ability to change the title alignment relative to the element - Left, Center, Right. The Text property is used to set the title text of the current element. The Visible property is used to enable or disable displaying of the title of the current item. If the property is set to True, then the element title will be included. If this property is set to False, then the element header will be disabled.
Name	Changes the name of the current element.
Alias	Changes the alias of the current item.
Restrictions	Configures the permissions to use the current item in the dashboard: The Allow Change option enables or disables changes of the element. If checked, the current item can be changed. The Allow Delete option enables or disables the deletion of an element. The Allow Move option allows or prohibits moving an element. The Allow Resize option enables or disables resizing of an element. The Allow Select option enables or disables the element selection.
Locked	Locks or unlocks resizing and movement of the current element. If the property is set to True, the current element cannot be moved or resized. If this property is set to False, then this element can be moved and resized.
Linked	Binds the current location to the dashboard or another element. If the property is set to True, then the current item is bound to the current location. If this property is set to False, then this element is not tied to the current location.