XML FeedsThis blog is part of my series Making Data Tell a Story With SSRS Properties.
Property: Background Image
The purpose of this property is to allow you to show an image in the background of a report, table, list, and more.
To access the property, go to Report, Body, Table, or Matrix properties and select Background Image.
The options are Source, Value, MIMEType, and BackgroundRepeat.
Source:
External – an image that can be accessed via a URL.
Embedded – an image that is part of the report definition.
Database – an image stored in a database, which is accessed through a dataset.
Value:
If External – the image URL.
If Embedded – the image name.
If Database – the dataset field that contains the image.
MIMEType: the image type – bmp, jpeg, gif, png, or x-png.
Background Repeat:
Repeat: both horizontal and vertical.
RepeatX: horizontal.
RepeatY: vertical.
Clip: image appears once, anchored in top left corner.
Example: I want to add my company logo as the background to a report.
Choose the Body properties. I select an embedded JPEG, set to clip.
This is how the background image appears in Design mode:
This is how the background image appears in Preview mode:
Other use cases for this have been putting the words "DRAFT" or "CONFIDENTIAL" as a watermark on reports.
Further Reading:
Jes Schultz Borland is a Consultant with Brent Ozar Unlimited, and a Microsoft SQL Server MVP. She holds an AAS - Programmer/Analyst degree, is a Microsoft Certified Professional in SQL Server 2012, and has worked with SQL Server as a developer, report writer, DBA, and consultant. Her favorite topics are administration, automation, and SSRS. She is an active member of PASS, President of FoxPASS, founder of Tech on Tap, and a LessThanDot.com blogger. She frequently presents at user groups, SQL Saturdays, and other community events. She is also an avid runner and chef. 
Is there a way to embed an image in a report without having to deploy the image seperately to reporting services? That's what I'm currently doing in a few locations. Would love it if I didn't have to. 
David - not that I'm aware of. What problem are you trying to avoid (or fix)? 
If you just use the "embedded" option, it MIME encodes the image into the report RDL file. But it's usually better with these sorts of images, to source them from a dataset, given the way that organizations change their logos from time to time. Either way, it doesn't have to be deployed separately.
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