Troubleshooting
Problem
Images are referenced in Cognos Reports using a Windows Network Share path.
Example: '\\servername\sharefolder\image.jpg'
When report is run interactively in HTML format the images appear correctly. When the report is run in PDF format in the background the images do not appear in the PDF output.
Document Location
Worldwide
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Modified date:
14 January 2026
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ibm11071996