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You can use the DocConverter service to transform the following
types of files to PDF documents that are compliant with PDF/A-1b
and PDF/A-2b standards.
Signed or unsigned PDF documents
XML forms (typically created in Designer)
Acrobat forms
PDF/A-1b is the ISO standard for long-term
archiving of PDF-based documents. Because long-term preservation
is the goal, the document contains only the information to guarantee
a consistent understanding and rendering of the content, including
these items:
Associated metadata to aid in understanding the content.
Schema for any custom metadata.
Fonts. All fonts are embedded. As a result, a PDF/A document
is typically larger than a standard PDF document.
PDF/A documents
cannot contain or use the following items:
Audio and video content and scripts
Encryption
Scripts
The PDF/A standards have restrictions that
affect conversion of signatures and forms. When the DocConverter
service converts files to PDF/A-1b or PDF/A-2b, it modifies the
file to comply with the PDF/A standards. (See Signatures, Adobe XML forms and Acrobat forms.)
If
the DocConverter service cannot completely convert a file to PDF/A,
it partially converts the file. In addition to the converted file,
the DocConverter service also creates a conversion report. The report
indicates fixes that were applied to the file and violations that
could not be fixed.
Although PDF/A is the standard for archiving
PDF documents, you are not required to use PDF/A for archiving.
Standard PDF documents may satisfy your company’s requirements.
The purpose of the PDF/A standard is to establish a PDF file for
long-term archiving and document-preservation needs. (See also PDF as a Standard for Archiving and Processing PDF/A Documents.)
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