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Setting Up Where Submitted Images are Stored

Select how submitted images are displayed in created documents.

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Written by Xandy
Updated over 2 years ago

You can choose to display Images, Sketches and Signatures, on your document output or save them to another service.

Instead of the image, a folder path or hyperlink to the image file(s) will be included in the document output for the destination.

This will be set up under Step 3 when creating a new Destination.

Note: This option is only available when creating a Destination and can not be changed or added when editing a previously created Destination.


Selecting Image Options

Destination Settings, Step 3: Image Options
The dropdown menu with options include the default "None (inline)" and several other services.

  • None (inline)

When None (inline) is selected, your image(s) will be present in the submission report. This is the default option.

  • Other:

If you prefer that your image files be saved to another service, select that service from the list.

The available options are:

  • box.com

  • dropbox.com

  • Google Drive

  • Microsoft OneDrive

  • Amazon S3

  • SFTP

Note: If you choose to use any of these other services, you will need to complete authorization in Step 7.

Instead of an image, a folder path or hyperlink to the image file(s) will be included in the document output for the destination.

Google Drive will provide a hyperlink, while the other services will provide a folder path.


Examples:

To generate shared hyperlinks for other supported services, see the Generating Shared Links section below.


Generating Shared Links

The option to generate shared links for images is available for Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive and Box.

  • Dropbox

Enable the Generate share path option.

  • Microsoft OneDrive

Choose the desired result in the Link settings drop down.

  • Box

Choose the desired result in the Link settings drop down.


Examples

The results will vary depending on the format and Destination chosen. Below are some examples using different destination types.

  • PDF → Email Destination

  1. When "None (inline)" is selected in Step 3, the image will be present in the created PDF:

2. When "Google Drive" is selected in Step 3, a link to the image will be present in the created PDF:

  • XML → SQL

When None(inline) is selected in Step 3, the image will be provided as a base64 encoded string:

When Google Drive is selected in Step 3, the image will be provided as a link to Google Drive:

For a preview of the XML, click the Download sample XML button in step 5.

Note: Sample files are available to download for many formats, not just XML.


Existing Binary Options

In your form's Destinations List, you will see which destinations are sending images elsewhere, under the column "Images".

When editing an existing Destination, the Image settings will be visible under "Binary [your destination] Options".

Note: Binary Image Options cannot be added or removed once a destination is created
If you would like to remove/add Binary Image options, a new Destination will need to be created.


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