Create PDF/A

Generates PDF file as PDF/A compliant. Converting a pdf file to a certain archive format depends on the content type of the file.

Parameters

FileFile, Required: PDF file to be converted for PDF/A compliance. The file uploaded should always be PDF. A url containing file can also be passed as parameter.

File NameString: You can specify file name. otherwise name will be picked from File field. This field will be set as file name for output file.

PDF/A ComplianceOption, Required

PDF/A Compliance to be applied. Four allowed options are

PDF/A-1b - Level B (Basic) Conformance
This is the basic conformance of PDF that follows the standard for reliable reproduction of document’s visual appearance.
PDF/A-1a - Level A (Accessible) Conformance
This includes PDF/A-1b conformance and aims to improving its accessibility by having a document structure, tagging text spans and images, unicode mapping, language specification etc. This standard aims at improving it viewing in screen readers.
PDF/A-2b - Basic Conformance
PDF/A-2 standard is the Part 2 standard of new compliance addressing new features supported PDF versions 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7. Part 2 standard supports image compression, transparency, embedding of fonts, digital signatures and embedding of PDF/A files to facilitate archiving of sets of documents within a single file. Level B is just same conformance level defined in PDF/A -1b
PDF/A-2u - Basic Conformance with Unicode Mapping
This compliance follows the PDF/A-2b level with having all text as unicode mapped
PDF/A-2a - Accessible Conformance
This compliance follows the PDF/A-2b level keeping it in accessible level same as in PDF/A-1a.
PDF/A-3b - Basic Conformance
The Part 3 of the standard allows embeding of files such as xml, csv, cad, word files etc along with Part 2 of the standard
PDF/A-3u - Basic Conformance with Unicode Mapping
This compliance follows the PDF/A-3b level with having all text as unicode mapped
PDF/A-3a - Accessible Conformance
This compliance follows the PDF/A-3b level keeping it in accessible level same as in PDF/A-1a.

Output

FileFile: File contains PDF/A compliant PDF file

File NameString: File name without extension

Full File NameString: File name with extension

File ExtensionString: File extension

Limitation: The conversion to Compliance Level A is most critical, as it requires tagging. Tags provide a logical structure which allows the contents of an image to be described to the visually impaired. Adding tagging information without prior knowledge about the input file’s structure and content, is not possible, in which case a Pdf4meBackendException may be thrown.