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Configure PDF Adapt

PLOSSYS Distribution Engine can convert PDF documents to the PDF/A standard during the distribution workflow, using PDF Adapt.

Prerequisites

  • PLOSSYS Distribution Engine 2.2.0 or later.
  • The document must already be a PDF file when PDF Adapt runs, refer to Enable PDF Adapt.

Enable PDF Adapt

Set the following parameter in the DPF4Distribute workflow configuration %DPFSRV%/conf/dpf4distribute/dpf4distribute.ini. It can be overridden per job or per document:

  • WantPdfa:

    enables PDF Adapt, optional, values Y/N, default N.

PDF Adapt runs after documents are converted to PDF and, if enabled, merged. It runs before zipping, refer to WantConvert, WantMerge, and WantZip.

Select the Documents PDF Adapt Processes

By default, PDF Adapt processes every document whose file name ends in .pdf and whose DIST_TYPE is not NATIVE or ZIP.

  • DistributeTypePdfAdaptFilter:

    DIST_TYPE values excluded from PDF Adapt, optional, default NATIVE|ZIP.

Hint - finer-grained filtering

RunPdfAdaptRlicFilter/RunPdfAdaptFilterOperator/RunPdfAdaptFilterValue and RunPdfAdaptRlicFilter2/RunPdfAdaptFilterOperator2/RunPdfAdaptFilterValue2 control which documents PDF Adapt processes, at a lower level. By default, they filter on the file name and on DIST_TYPE, and can be adjusted like other RLI filter parameters in PLOSSYS Distribution Engine.

Configure the PDF/A Version

  • DESTINATION_FORMAT_QUALITY:

    PDF/A version to create, optional, default pdfa2b.

  • PdfaIgnoreErrors:

    continues the job if PDF Adapt fails for a document, optional, values Y/N, default N.

PDF Adapt uses the DPF4Convert pdfadapt workflow. Its variables can be used to further influence the conversion process.

Validate

  1. Set WantPdfa = Y for a test job, or in the job's configuration.

  2. Trigger the job in SAP.

  3. Check that the resulting PDF output validates as PDF/A.

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