Function

a!documentImage( document, altText, caption, link, showWhen )

Displays an image from document management for use in an image field, rich text field, tree browser field, billboard layout or grid column in a Read-Only Grid.

Parameters

Name	Keyword	Types	Description
Document	document	Document	The image to display. Supported document types: JPG JPEG PNG GIF SVG BMP
Alternate Text	altText	Text	Alternate text of the image used for the image's alt attribute and read by screen readers; see accessibility considerations for more information.
Caption	caption	Text	Optional text to display in the mouseover text for the image and when the images is viewed in slideshow mode.
Link	link	Link	Link that determines the behavior of an image when clicked. Create links with: a!authorizationLink() a!documentDownloadLink() a!dynamicLink() a!newsEntryLink() a!processTaskLink() a!recordLink() a!reportLink() a!startProcessLink() a!submitLink() a!userRecordLink() a!safeLink()
Visibility	showWhen	Boolean	Determines whether the image is displayed in the component. When set to false, the image is hidden and is not evaluated. Default: true.

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this component's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Incompatible	You cannot use this function to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	You cannot use this function to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

Related Patterns

The following patterns include usage of the Document Image.

• Browse Hierarchical Data (Hierarchical Data): Display a hierarchical data browser.

• Call to Action Pattern (Formatting): Use the call to action pattern as a landing page when your users have a single action to take.

• Display Processes by Process Model with Status Icons (Grids, Images, Reports): Use an interface to display information about instances of a specific process model.

• Milestone Patterns (Looping): There are three options for milestone patterns which all display some form of a progress indicator to guide users through a series of steps.

• Refresh Until Asynchronous Action Completes (Auto-Refresh): Use a refresh interval to display the results of an asynchronous action automatically.

• Track Adds and Deletes in Inline Editable Grid (Grids): In an inline editable grid, track the employees that are added for further processing in the next process steps.