Idea Summary

Currently, Oracle APEX supports adding static text to the Page Header Text and Page Footer Text in Interactive Report native exports (via APEX_DATA_EXPORT.EXPORT). However, images encoded in base64 are not rendered in PDF exports — they are only displayed when the export format is HTML.

It would be highly valuable to support base64-encoded images (e.g., company logos) directly in the PDF export header/footer, matching the behavior of HTML exports.

Use Case

In corporate environments, many applications require professional-looking reports that include branding elements like company logos, seals, or signatures in the header or footer. Today, this is only possible with HTML export. To generate a PDF that includes such branding, users must manually convert HTML to PDF using third-party tools — adding complexity and reducing automation.

Enabling image rendering in PDF native export would significantly improve the flexibility and quality of reporting directly from APEX applications.

Preferred Solution (Optional)

Enhance the PDF generation engine used in APEX_DATA_EXPORT.EXPORT to support base64 image rendering in p_page_header and p_page_footer. This would bring the PDF behavior closer to the HTML export.