# Picture Control

This is a tutorial on how to use the Picture control in Section reports.

## Content



Let's say that we want to create a report that shows the photos of employees along with their details including name, job title, date of birth, mobile, email, and department. For such a report, we will use the **Picture** control along with other TextBox controls. The report connects to 'DimEmployees' JSON data available [here](https://demodata.mescius.io/contoso/odata/v1/DimEmployees).

The final report will look as shown.

![Picture control in section report](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/design-reports/image-control-in-section-report.png)

### Create a Report

In the ActiveReports Designer, create a new Section report.

### Bind Report to Data

1.  As you create a new report, the **Report Data Source** dialog appears for you to configure the report data connection. You can also access this dialog by clicking the Data Source ![Data Source Icon](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/design-reports/datasource-icon.png) icon on the Detail section.
2.  In the dialog, go to the **JSON** tab and click **Build** to open the **Configure JSON Data Source** dialog.
3.  Enter the following URL in the **Data Path** as follows:<br />[https://demodata.mescius.io/contoso/odata/v1/DimEmployees](https://demodata.mescius.io/contoso/odata/v1/DimEmployees)
4.  Click **OK** to close the dialog.<br />The Connection String displayed is as follows:
    
    ```plaintext
    jsondoc=https://demodata.mescius.io/contoso/odata/v1/DimEmployees
    ```
    
    For more information, see the [JSON Provider](/activereportsnet/docs/report-authors/data-binding/data-binding-in-section-reports/connect-to-a-datasource-section/json-provider-section) article.
5.  Click **OK** to save the changes and close the **Report Data Source** dialog.
6.  To fetch the required fields, enter the following query in the **JSON Path**.
    
    ```sql
    $.value[*]
    ```
    

### Design Report Layout

1.  Drag few **Label** controls to the Details section of the report, and set their **Text** property as follows:
    *   Label1: Name
    *   Label2: Title
    *   Label3: Mobile
    *   Label4: Email
    *   Label5: Email
    *   Label6: Department
2.  Drag and drop few **TextBox** controls next to the Labels controls, and set their **DataField** property as follows:
    *   TextBox1: FirstName
    *   TextBox2: Title
    *   TextBox3: Mobile
    *   TextBox4: Email
    *   Department: DepartmentName
3.  Drag and drop the **Picture** control in the Detail section and set the below properties as:
    *   **DataField**: AvatarUrl
    *   **SizeMode**: Zoom
4.  In the **Script** tab, set the **Object** and **Event** to ActiveReports and ReportStart, respectively.<br />For more information, see the [Report Events](/activereportsnet/docs/report-authors/design-reports/design-section-reports/report-events) article.
5.  Then, add the below script to download the images from URL. The script will look like as shown.
    
    ```csharp
    public void ActiveReport_ReportStart()
    {
        rpt.ResourceLocator = new GrapeCity.ActiveReports.DefaultResourceLocator(new System.Uri("https://demodata.mescius.io"));
    }
    ```
    
6.  To provide a report title, drag and drop a **Label** control onto the PageHeader section of the report and set its **Text** property to 'Employee List'.<br />![Picture control in reports](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/design-reports/picture-control-design.png)
7.  Improve the appearance of the report and preview.

## See Also

[Picture](/activereportsnet/docs/report-authors/report-controls/report-controls-section-report/picture)