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December 29, 2023
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Fill PDF Smart Service Add Image to Image Field

  • December 29, 2023
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I am using the Fill PDF Smart Service from the PDF Tools plugin. I have a fillable PDF with an image field that I am trying to insert an image into. The image is stored in the knowledge center. I have the PDF Field value in the data tab set as such. 

{
    {"name": "image", "value": todocument(pv!documentId)
    }
}

However, it is not filling the field and there are no errors when running the process for debugging. Please advise.

4 replies

mikes0011
Brainy
December 29, 2023

I don't believe Fill PDF supports anything other than plaintext.  Do you have any particular reason to expect it will be able to consume an image attachment?

December 29, 2023

[mention:b45a4f6a20b14a008e4e0ec732a8bf98:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] I saw here that Fill PDF may be a solution in lieu of the PDF Doc From Template Smart Service.

 [mention:9219fbd09288440e86ef2d6c9e0c46fe:f586769b0822468ab7f3a94d480ed9b0] 

December 29, 2023

Hi Carey, I would suggest that you try Appian's OOTB smart service 'Html Doc From Template' and the smart service plug-in 'Html To PDF' to generate the desired PDF document.