This configurator drives callas pdfaPilot Server (or rather, the CLI component included with it). It is a processor that verifies and possibly adjusts a PDF file to conform to the PDF/A standard, produces a report with its findings, and routes the file along the outgoing success or error connections depending on the result.
The original or adjusted PDF file flows along the data connections; the report flows along the log connections.
Refer to Version requirements for third-party applications for more information on the third-party application required by this configurator.
Keywords
Keywords can be used with the search function above the elements pane.
The keywords for the callas pdfaPilot configurator are:
- PDF/A
- pilot
- validate
- create
- convert
Detecting the application
This configurator implements the following mechanisms to detect the presence of the corresponding third-party application. See Detecting third-party applications for more information.
Detection mechanism |
Comments |
|---|---|
Automatic detection at startup |
Uses information registered with the operating system when the application is installed (Windows) or checks the default install location (Mac) |
Searching from the elements pane |
In addition to the above, searches the system program files/applications folder for the application |
Manually locating the executable |
Select the executable for the command-line version of the application |
Connections
This configurator supports any number of outgoing traffic-light connections.
Properties
Property |
Description |
|---|---|
Name |
The name of the flow element displayed in the canvas |
PDF/A level |
Specifies the PDF/A compliance level to be verified; choices are:
|
Allow corrections |
When set to yes, the PDF file is corrected (if possible) to achieve PDF/A compliance |
Additional profile |
An optional callas profile used to analyze the PDF file beyond PDF/A compliancy to meet your specific needs Browse for a profile package (*.kfp) saved from Adobe Acrobat Professional 8 (which uses the callas preflight technology) or shipped with callas pdfInspektor4 Any fixups and conversions to PDF/X or PDF/A specified in the additional profile are ignored |
Report type |
The format of the validation report; choices include:
|
Include icons |
When set to yes, the HTML report includes graphic elements |
Include explanation pages |
When set to yes, the HTML report includes the explanation pages |
Include corrections |
When set to yes, the HTML report includes information on any corrections applied on the PDF file to achieve PDF/A compliance |
Auto-open result |
When set to yes, all entries in the HTML report are opened in the initial view; this view is closed by default if JavaScript is enabled |
Resource location |
Specifies the location (URL) of the resources (such as graphics) referenced from the HTML report (HTML reports are generated without exporting referenced objects) The default location is the "\etc\reporttemplate" subfolder in the pdfaPilot application folder |
Report language |
The human language for the validation report; choices include German and English |