Checking the Certified PDF status of a PDF

This topic explains how you can check if a document is already in a Certified workflow and if so, what its status is.

  1. Open a PDF in Adobe Acrobat.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Choose Certified PDF > Certified PDF. This opens the Enfocus Certified PDF Panel, with the Certified PDF status button in the top left corner.
    • In the Tools pane, click the Certified PDF panel. This opens the panel and shows the available tools. The first button indicates the Certified PDF status.
    The meaning of the buttons is explained in the following table.
    Note: The button in the top left corner of the Enfocus Certified PDF Panel refers to the overall Certified PDF status. For more information, refer to The aspects of the Certified PDF Status
    Button in Acrobat (Certified PDF panel) Meaning




    The current PDF document is not a Certified PDF document (yet).





    The current PDF document is in a Certified PDF workflow, but was not successfully preflighted and verified. The possible causes are:
    • The PDF document has been preflighted with errors.

    • The Preflight Profile doesn’t match the Preflight Profile Comparison.

    • The PDF document or the selected Preflight Profile has been changed since it was last preflighted.

    • The original document has been changed.





    The current PDF document is a Certified PDF document which was successfully preflighted and verified:
    • The Certified Preflight Profile matches the Preflight Profile Comparison.

    • The PDF document has been preflighted without any errors.





    The status of the current PDF document is undetermined, for example because:
    • The document was certified but edited afterwards (so the certification may not be valid anymore).
    • The PDF document was certified, but not preflighted.
    • The PDF document was processed with one or more Action Lists and a Preflight Profile combined in one QuickRun (PitStop Pro) or in one Hot Folder (PitStop Server). In that case, it is not possible to certify the document based on the Preflight Profile, because it is not clear which checks come from the Action List(s), and which come from the Preflight Report.
      Tip: We recommend embedding the Action List(s) in the Preflight Profile, so the PDF document can be preflighted with this Profile and the status can be determined. Refer to Adding Actions to the Preflight Profile.