Here is an example of how PDF Generator works.
An administrator accesses Administration Console to customize
the default PDF settings, security settings, and file type settings
that control how PDF Generator converts documents. The administrator
also configures PDF Generator to periodically scan a folder, called
a watched folder, for files to be converted.
A client application places a native file for conversion
to PDF in the watched folder.
LiveCycle periodically scans the watched folder for files
to be converted at intervals and specified by the administrator
when the watched folder was configured. LiveCycle invokes PDF Generator
and provides the file for conversion.
PDF Generator uses the default settings that the administrator
specified in Administration Console to convert the native file to
PDF and moves the resulting PDF document to the Out folder.
Document conversion to PDF/AThe DocConverter service converts
documents to PDF/A:
Transforms PDF forms, XML forms
(created in Designer), and PDF forms created in Acrobat to PDF/A-1b
or PDF/A-2b.
Converts signed or unsigned PDF documents (Digital Signatures
required).
Validates the compliance of a PDF/A file and converts it
if necessary.
LiveCycle fully supports the DocConverter
service and does not require call to Acrobat to convert or report
on compliance.
RedactionThe PDF Utilities service provides
options for you to redact PDF documents that have been marked up
for redaction using the options in Acrobat. You redact portions
of the document that might contain sensitive information to be removed
from the document. Unlike Acrobat, the redaction feature in LiveCycle redacts
only the visible portions that are marked for redaction.
Document types suitable for conversion to PDFThe following file types are suitable for conversion
to PDF:
Using PDF Generator, workgroups
can convert PostScript files to compact, reliable, and more secure
PDF files over a network. Conversion from PostScript to PDF is frequently
used to convert large volumes of print documents to electronic documents
such as invoices and statements. Document can also be converted
to online reports such as business intelligence reports. Converting
documents to PDF also lets enterprises send their customers a paper
version and an electronic version of a document.
PDF Generator
can also convert many native file formats to PDF. Such file formats include
all Microsoft Office types, including Word and Excel. Support for
the Open Document Format (ODF) through the use of OpenOffice increases
the scalability of PDF Generator.
Using PDF Generator, you
can convert PDF to other file formats, such as PDF files to print-ready
(PostScript) format, without manually invoking Acrobat. You can also
convert PDF files to TIFF images.
Input file formats to PDFPDF Generator
converts these native file formats to PDF:
Adobe FrameMaker® 7.2, 8 (FM)
Adobe PageMaker® 7.0 (PMD, PM6, P65,
PM)
AutoCAD files (DWG)(English only) (Via Acrobat )
Image files (JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, PNG)
Microsoft Office 2007, and 2010 (DOC, XLS, PPT, WPD, MPP,
RTF, TXT, PUB, VSD, MPP, PUB, Microsoft Office open XML Formats).
OpenOffice 3.3 (ODT, ODS, ODP, ODG, ODF)( Windows, Linux
and Solaris only)
Print files (PS, PRN, EPS)
Video formats, including SWF and FLV (Windows only)
WordPerfect X4 (English only)
Web files (HTML)
Office Document Writer (XPS) (Windows only)
Note: The
PDF conversion of FM, PMD, PM6, P65, PM, DWG, MPP, SWF, XPS, FLV,
PUB, VSD, WordPerfect documents, and Microsoft Office documents
(DOC, XLS, PPT, WPD, MPP, RTF, TXT, Microsoft Office open XML Formats)
is possible only if Acrobat XI Pro is installed. Microsoft Office
documents require respective Microsoft Office installed on the server.
For
more information, see the LiveCycle Administration Console Help (also
accessible in the Administration Console).
PDF to output file formatsUsing PDF Generator,
you can convert PDF files into other file formats:
Print-ready format (PostScript) without manually invoking
Acrobat
TIFF images
HTML 4.01 with CSS 1.0
PDF/A-1a that uses only the DeviceRGB colorspace
PDF/A-1b that uses only the DeviceRGB colorspace
DOC, RTF, TXT, DOCX,PPTX,XLSX
PDF/E-1 that uses only the DeviceRGB colorspace
XML (1.0)
JPEG, JPEG 2000, TIFF, and PNG
PostScript and Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
Open standards supportThe following output file formats are
supported when the input file is other than PDF:
- PDF/X-1a:
- When a document is converted using the Adobe PDF setting
called PDFX1a 2001, PDF Generator produces PDF documents.
These documents must be checked by or conform to PDF/X-1a:2001.
PDF/X-1a:2001 is an ISO standard for graphic content exchange. PDF
documents can be opened using Acrobat or Acrobat Reader 4.0 and
later. PDFX 1a is specified in ISO 15930-1.
- PDF/X-3:
- When a document is converted using the Adobe PDF setting
called PDFX3 2002, PDF Generator produces PDF documents.
These documents must be checked by or conform to PDF/X-3:2002. PDF/X-3:2002
is an ISO standard for graphic content exchange. PDF documents can
be opened using Acrobat or Acrobat Reader 4.0 and later. PDFX3 is
specified in ISO 15930-1.
- PDF/A-1b:2005:
- When a document is converted using the Adobe PDF setting called PDFA-1B,
PDF Generator produces PDF documents. These documents conform to
the ISO archival standard for the long-term preservation of electronic documents
(called PDF/A-1b). PDF/A-1b is specified in ISO 19005-1.
- Searchable PDF (Windows only):
- This feature is especially useful in converting image file
formats such as TIFF. The conversion process uses optical character
recognition (OCR) to associate character shapes with the characters they
represent. When the resultant searchable PDF file is opened in Acrobat,
the document looks the same as the original. However, now you can
select the characters (using the text tool) and you can search for
them.
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