Place a picture in a PDF using FDF file

Hallo, I made a form which is connectet trough a FDF to our ERP. In the ERP the picure is linked, the size is 25mm x 28 mm x 150dpi.
My problem is that only the link as string is transferd to the PDF.
You know how I can "render" this link to a rasterimage ?
At the moment I open the Link in ERP, copy the picture in the memory and aferwords I place a watermark in place. This shold be automated ...
The TopLeft angle of the picture is 213mm x 162mm considering the Top Left angle of the printed A4 sheet 0 mm x 0mm.
It would be great.
N.B.: I worked on Acrobat professional X because so I can create the FDF files, in the LifeCycle environment isn't possible.
Thank you to everybody how know's a solution. I guess that a JavaScript could be a solution ...

Hallo, thank you for your replay ! The process is the following:
InDesign
Stamp PDF
Overlay spaces with formfields
directelly in ACROBAT PROFESSIONAL X
Export formfields
directelly in ACROBAT PROFESSIONAL X

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