Create and validate PDF/A documents

PDF/A - the key to long-term archiving: Create PDF documents with webPDF, which meet all requirements of the ISO standard 19005-1.

The PDF/A format provides the security that documents, which are archived in this format, maintain their appearance and readability over time - independent of which application or which system has been used for the creation. PDF/A is a standard of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) for the long-term archiving of electronic documents.

This standard provides a format for electronic documents, which ensures that documents can be recovered consistently. That not only in the present, but - in particular - also in the same way in the future.

The format allows maintaining the visual appearance in the same way as it has been saved or recovered - no matter, which tool or system had been used for the creation and independent of the time factor. An essential part of the 100 percent reproducibility is the autonomous definition of the format - also the independence of the external circumstances.

Especially in a businesses environment these requirements play an important role. Whether audit-proof archiving or long-term archiving in accordance with the legal requirements - maintaining standards is an essential function, when it comes to the long-term reproducibility of electronic documents. PDF/A meets all these requirements in only one format, and exactly these requirements are also met by webPDF.

webPDF enables the creation of PDF files in accordance with the ISO standard PDF/A. No matter, if the original document is an Office format or an existing PDF file - webPDF can ensure that these documents are converted to the standard PDF/A. webPDF provides documents, which meet all requirements of long-term archiving.

To ensure that only documents, which confirm to the PDF/A standard, are stored in the long-term archive, webPDF provides the possibility to validate the documents. webPDF enables the validation of any PDF document against the PDF/A standard and delivers a detailed report on the status of the document.

webPDF is the ideal business solution as central instance for the creation of valid PDF/A documents and compliance monitoring of the PDF/A guidelines. webPDF ensures that only valid PDF/A documents are archived and thus also reproducable in the future.

Facts overview:

• converts documents to PDF/A and performs all necessary corrections
• supports the conformity levels PDF/A-1a and PDF/A-1b
• verifies compliance with the standards PDF/A (ISO 19005-1)
• delivers a detailed test report in the XML format