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HXM001
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2 years ago
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Linked Picture to SharePoint List not displaying

Hello everyone,   I have set up a report that takes the data from a SharePoint List and displays a product specification. I am now being asked to integrate pictures on this report but have encount...
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    christinepayton
    2 years ago

    You need to expand out the record to get the image URL in Power Query. There's a double arrow icon next to the column header. They won't display in desktop (it'll be a broken image icon), but should when you publish to the web app. Make sure to set the category on the field to image url. 

     

    I haven't had the best luck with displaying images from SharePoint generally, though, especially if you have a lot - there's some sort of throttling limit when they're loaded simultaneously that doesn't always present right away. 

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christinepayton
Most Valuable Professional
2 years ago

You need to expand out the record to get the image URL in Power Query. There's a double arrow icon next to the column header. They won't display in desktop (it'll be a broken image icon), but should when you publish to the web app. Make sure to set the category on the field to image url. 

 

I haven't had the best luck with displaying images from SharePoint generally, though, especially if you have a lot - there's some sort of throttling limit when they're loaded simultaneously that doesn't always present right away.