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Report Studio Image Functions Media() and DBImage() Not Working?

  • January 14, 2026
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In Report Studio there are five Dynamic Images functions.  Image, Logo, and Signature all work without issue.  I have not been able to get DBImage and Media to work.  Has anybody successfully used these two functions in Report Studio? (I know there are workarounds, I’m specifically asking about the functionality in Report Studio)

 

To test, I put a single image in the Media Item.

Following the syntax in the Tech Docs, I have tried the following:

Media(‘RKS’), Media(‘1000’), Media(1000) → none display the picture in the report output.

DBImage('MEDIA_ITEM','MEDIA_OBJECT','ITEM_ID=1000') , same in lowercase, same with appowner in front of the view name. → none display the picture in the report output.

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  • Superhero (Partner)
  • January 15, 2026

Forgot to mention that I’m working in a 25R1 instance, so the Dynamic Image support should not be a limited functionality.


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  • Sidekick (Partner)
  • January 20, 2026

Forgot to mention that I’m working in a 25R1 instance, so the Dynamic Image support should not be a limited functionality.

We have similar issue in 24R2 SU12, have you got any response or workaround using new report studio functionality?


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  • Superhero (Partner)
  • January 20, 2026

@gaurav.bagdia As you’ve probably noticed, responses on Report Studio functionality have been sparse.

I can think of a few workarounds  - 

Put the image in one of the three places that we know works (Logo, Image, Signature).

Call the image in the Report Definition (not the layout).

Put the image in a custom field (not sure if this will work because I have not tried it in Report Studio)

 

Db image support is listed as a limitation for 24R1 but disappears off the list int 24R2.  I have to wonder if this is an oversight.

https://docs.ifs.com/techdocs/24r1/050_reporting/301_report_studio/#known_limitations

https://docs.ifs.com/techdocs/24r2/050_reporting/301_report_studio/#known_limitations


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  • Sidekick (Partner)
  • January 21, 2026

@gaurav.bagdia As you’ve probably noticed, responses on Report Studio functionality have been sparse.

I can think of a few workarounds  - 

Put the image in one of the three places that we know works (Logo, Image, Signature).

Call the image in the Report Definition (not the layout).

Put the image in a custom field (not sure if this will work because I have not tried it in Report Studio)

 

Db image support is listed as a limitation for 24R1 but disappears off the list int 24R2.  I have to wonder if this is an oversight.

https://docs.ifs.com/techdocs/24r1/050_reporting/301_report_studio/#known_limitations

https://docs.ifs.com/techdocs/24r2/050_reporting/301_report_studio/#known_limitations

Thanks ​@Tracy Norwillo for your inputs, as we have those signatures as dynamic inputs (Real signatures), we probably can’t use same from Signature as we use real signatures done on Mobile devices.


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  • Superhero (Partner)
  • April 15, 2026

Will someone from IFS take a look at this question please?  As a partner, we’ve starting training our clients on the Report Studio tool.  It would be nice to be able to explain how to use the DB Images() and Media() functions so they fetch images.

 


jporter
Sidekick (Partner)
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  • Sidekick (Partner)
  • April 17, 2026

@ChanakaAmarasekara, ​@Banu Liyanapathirana
Are you able to hep with this?


ChanakaAmarasekara
Hero (Employee)
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In Report Studio there are five Dynamic Images functions.  Image, Logo, and Signature all work without issue.  I have not been able to get DBImage and Media to work.  Has anybody successfully used these two functions in Report Studio? (I know there are workarounds, I’m specifically asking about the functionality in Report Studio)

 

To test, I put a single image in the Media Item.

Following the syntax in the Tech Docs, I have tried the following:

Media(‘RKS’), Media(‘1000’), Media(1000) → none display the picture in the report output.

DBImage('MEDIA_ITEM','MEDIA_OBJECT','ITEM_ID=1000') , same in lowercase, same with appowner in front of the view name. → none display the picture in the report output.

 

Can you show how you have added the function to the image object?


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  • Superhero (Partner)
  • April 27, 2026

@ChanakaAmarasekara

Media(‘RKS’), Media(‘1000’), Media(1000) → none display the picture in the report output.

DBImage('MEDIA_ITEM','MEDIA_OBJECT','ITEM_ID=1000') , same in lowercase, same with appowner in front of the view name. → none display the picture in the report output.

 


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  • Superhero (Partner)
  • May 12, 2026

@ChanakaAmarasekara  (or anybody else out there that has successfully used the Media() or DBImage() functions - 

Have you been able to use either of these two functions to call images?  Many customers are asking for the ability to call logos based on site or company and all I’ve been able to use is the Iff() function to call the image based on the site.  The function needs to be nested if there are multiple sites and it gets messy as the number of sites climb.


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  • Sidekick (Partner)
  • May 14, 2026

We also have same issues, and we have a case towards IFS which seems to be pending since 6 months- CS0508836