Using steps that change the PDF data in a workflow
RICOH ProcessDirector offers Ultimate Impostrip® Connect and PitStop Connect features that can be used to change the contents of a
PDF file during workflow processing.
If those or other programs that change the PDF data process your production PDF files, ensure that the steps calling those programs occur before the IdentifyPDFDocuments step.
If you get unexpected results when you process a PDF 2.0 file with a step based on the IdentifyPDFDocuments step, do one of these:
- Use RICOH ProcessDirector Plug-in for Adobe Acrobat to update the control file. Remember to copy the control file to the correct location for RICOH ProcessDirector to use it.
- Place a step based on the OptimizePDF step template in the workflow before the IdentifyPDFDocuments step.
- Important:
- Run a test of your RICOH ProcessDirector workflow using the sample PDF file that you marked up in RICOH ProcessDirector Plug-in for Adobe Acrobat. Operations that alter data in a PDF file could cause the control files built with the RICOH ProcessDirector Plug-in for Adobe Acrobat not to function as expected.