PDFAConformance

A string value that represents the PDF/A conformance level as specified by the Document management - Electronic document file format for long-term preservation specification (ISO-19005-1:2005). The conformance level indicates how a PDF document adheres to the electronic document preservation requirements. PDFAConformance variables are used to configure PDF/A Conformance properties in the transformPDF operation and generatePDFOutput operation operations of the Output service.

For information about data that can be accessed using Xpath Expressions, see Data items.

For information about configuring default properties, see Datatype specific settings.

    Data items

    PDFAConformance data values store one of these string values:

    A:
    Level A conformance specifies complete conformance with ISO 19005. The PDF file is generated using PDF 1.4 and all colors are converted to either CMYK or RGB. These PDF files can be opened in Acrobat and Adobe Reader 5.0 and later.

    B:
    Level B conformance specifies minimal compliance with ISO 19005. The PDF file is generated with all fonts embedded, the appropriate PDF bounding boxes specified, and colors as CMYK, spot colors, or both. Compliant files must contain information describing the printing condition they are prepared for. PDF files created with PDF/X-1a compliance can be opened in Acrobat 4.0 and Adobe Reader 4.0 and later.

    Datatype specific settings

    Property for specifying the PDF/A conformance level to use.

    Default Value

    The compliance level for a PDF/A document output. Select one of these values:

    A:
    Level A conformance specifies complete conformance with ISO 19005. The PDF file is generated using PDF 1.4 and all colors are converted to either CMYK or RGB. These PDF files can be opened in Acrobat and Adobe Reader 5.0 and later.

    B:
    Level B conformance specifies minimal compliance with ISO 19005. The PDF file is generated with all fonts embedded, the appropriate PDF bounding boxes specified, and colors as CMYK, spot colors, or both. Compliant files must contain information describing the printing condition they are prepared for. PDF files created with PDF/X-1a compliance can be opened in Acrobat 4.0 and Adobe Reader 4.0 and later.

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