Verifying the source files

This topic explains how you can check whether the source file (linked to the PDF) has changed since the creation of the PDF. You need this information for example if you want to synchronize the source file with the (changed) PDF.

To verify the source files

Open the PDF for which a Certified PDF workflow has been started.
Choose Certified PDF > Certified PDF.
Check the Original Documents category.
The status of the source files that were attached (when creating the PDF) is shown:
- Identical: The source document has not changed since the Certified PDF workflow was started. If you want to synchronize the source document, you can apply the changes listed in the Edit Log to the source document.
- Different: The source document has changed since the time when a Certified PDF workflow was started for the PDF document. If possible, check the various versions of the source document first before you synchronize any of these source documents with the PDF document.
- Missing: The source document is moved, renamed or deleted.
  If you know the new location or the new name of the source file, you can solve the issue by clicking Resolve (underneath the table with source files). Select the file at its new location or with its new name. The source document will reappear in the list with the status “Identical” or “Different”.
The overall status is indicated by a small icon ( or ); if there are several source files, the red icon is shown if at least one document is different or missing. Note that this only reflects the status of the verification step, and not of the other aspects of a certified PDF workflow.
The status reflects the situation at the time of opening the PDF. To check the actual status, click Verify.
You can at any time remove a source document and add a new one as required. The added document will be considered the original source file from that moment onwards. See also Adding the source files.