Show the uploaded image on the detail page.

The author explains how to enable users to upload images to a Salesforce object record. The solution involves creating a Visualforce page to handle uploads and using the ContentDistribution object to obtain the 'ContentDownloadUrl' after file insertion. The image URL is placed within a rich text field to display on the record details page.

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Requirement: There should be a detail page button on object record and the user can upload the image file to that record. The uploaded image file should show on the record details page.

Solution: Created a visualforce page through which the user can upload the image in the content file system in Salesforce. Now the main thing is to show the uploaded image file on the record detail page. For that, I had created a rich text field and inserted file downloadable URL in the tag.

Q. Where we can find the ‘ContentDownloadUrl ‘ after file upload?

Ans- The ContentDistribution object: (Represents information about sharing a document externally). We need to insert the ContentDistribution object record after ContentVersion insertion. After CD (ContentDistribution) record insertion, you will get the ‘ContentDownloadUrl’ for that file. Find more information on ContentDistribution in Salesforce doc here.

Create a detail page button on the Account object like the screenshot below:

Visual force Page:

	<!-- Name: UploadImages
	Decription: Upload images in files object and show them on richtex field on record.
	Created Date: 17/03/2019
	LastModified Date: 17/03/2019
	Created By: Arun Kumar
	-->
	<apex:page controller="uploadImageCntrl" sidebar="false">
	<html>
	<head>
	<apex:slds />
	<style>
	.slds-scope .slds-page-header {
	padding: 1rem 1rem;
	/* border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 219, 218); */
	/* border-radius: .25rem; */
	background: rgb(243, 242, 242);
	background-clip: padding-box;
	/* box-shadow: 0 2px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10); */
	border: 1px solid rgb(221, 219, 218);
	}
	#bodyPart{
	border: 1px solid rgb(221, 219, 218);
	padding:1rem 1rem;
	}
	</style>
	</head>
	<body>
	<apex:form >
	<div class="slds">
	<div class="slds-grid">
	<div class="slds-col slds-size--12-of-12">
	<div class="slds-page-header">
	Upload Image
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	<div id="bodyPart">
	<apex:inputFile value="{!imageFile}" styleClass="" />
	<apex:actionRegion >
	<apex:commandButton value="Upload" action="{!uploadImg}" Styleclass="slds-button slds-button--brand" />
	</apex:actionRegion>
	</div>
	</div>
	</apex:form>
	</body>
	</html>
	</apex:page>

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Apex Class:

	/* Name: uploadImageCntrl
	Description: Upload files and show image in richtext field on object record page.
	Created Date: 17/03/2019
	LastModified Date: 17/03/2019
	Created By: Arun Kumar
	*/
	public with sharing class uploadImageCntrl {
	public transient Blob imageFile{get;set;}
	public string parentRecId ='';
	public void uploadImageCntrl(){
	}
	public PageReference uploadImg() {
	parentRecId = ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('id');
	system.debug('record id: ' +parentRecId );
	//ContentVersion
	ContentVersion conVer = new ContentVersion();
	conVer.ContentLocation = 'S'; // S specify this document is in SF, use E for external files
	conVer.Title = 'Test File';
	conVer.PathOnClient = 'Test File';
	conVer.VersionData = imageFile; //
	insert conVer;
	ContentVersion cv = [select id,ContentDocumentId from ContentVersion where id =: conVer.id];
	//Create ContentDocumentLink
	ContentDocumentLink cDe = new ContentDocumentLink();
	cDe.ContentDocumentId = cv.contentDocumentId;
	cDe.LinkedEntityId = parentRecId; // you can use objectId,GroupId etc
	cDe.ShareType = 'V'; // Inferred permission, checkout description of ContentDocumentLink object for more details
	//Insert content document link
	insert cDe ;
	//ContentDistribution: Represents information about sharing a document externally
	ContentDistribution cd = new ContentDistribution();
	cd.Name = 'Test File';
	cd.ContentVersionId = conVer.Id;
	//insert
	insert cd;
	ContentDistribution distribution = [select Name,ContentDownloadUrl from ContentDistribution where id=: cd.id];
	Account acc = [select id,ARI__Images__c from Account where id=: parentRecId]; //ARI__Images__c (ARI__ is Namspace. it will be different in your case)
	if(acc.ARI__Images__c == null){
	acc.ARI__Images__c ='';
	}
	acc.ARI__Images__c += '<img src="'+distribution.ContentDownloadUrl+'" width="478" height="247">'+'</img><br/>';
	update acc;
	return null;
	}
	}