Source Element (RDL)

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Indicates the source of the image specified in the Value element.

Datatype Characteristics

Characteristic Description

Data type and length

String

Default value

None

Element Relationships

Relationship Element

Parent elements

BackgroundImage Element (RDL),Image Element (RDL)

Child element

None

Remarks

The Source element is a sibling of the Value element. The value of Source indicates the value of the Value element. The Source element must contain one of the values listed in the following table.

Value of Source element Description

External

Value contains a constant or an expression that evaluates to a relative path to the image on the report server. For example, /images/logo.gif, logo.gif, or http://reportserver/images/logo.gif.

For a report server running in SharePoint integrated mode, the image name must be a fully qualified SharePoint path. For more information, see Deploying Reports, Models, and Shared Data Sources to a SharePoint Site.

Embedded

Value contains a constant or an expression that evaluates to the name of an embedded image within the report.

Database

Value contains an expression for a field in the database that evaluates to the binary data for an image.

See Also

Reference

Report Definition Language XML Schema
Report Definition XML Elements

Concepts

Report Definition Language Data Types

Other Resources

Development (Reporting Services)
Working with Report Items
Adding an Image to a Report

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2008 Assistance