PDF Tools

Overview

Contains multiple Smart Services and Functions for interacting with PDF Documents.

Key Features & Functionality

Smart Services:

Merge PDF - Merges multiple PDF documents into a single document.
Extract PDF Pages - Extracts a range of pages from an existing PDF into a new PDF.
Fill PDF - Populates the fields of a PDF Form and optionally flattens it disallow further changes.
Create PDF Content - Allows text to be added to a PDF with control over the style, position, and angle. An existing PDF can be updated or a new one created from scratch.
Convert PDF to Image - Creates an array of images or a multi-page tiff from a PDF.
Compress PDF - Compresses the images in the PDF to make it smaller.
Un-protect and Copy PDF - Using the document password, create an un-protected copy of a protected PDF.
Convert Image to PDF - Creates a PDF starting from one or many images. It also supports multi-page tiff images.
Encrypt PDF - Encrypts an existing PDF with a password.

Functions:

Get PDF Metadata - Retrieves metadata on the PDF: page count, title, author, security, encryption, etc.
Get PDF Text - Retrieves the text content from a PDF.
Get PDF Form Fields - Retrieves the populated form field values of an unflattened PDF.
Get PDF Signature Fields - Retrieves the populated signature field values of an unflattened PDF.
Get PDF Bookmarks - Retrieves the raw list of bookmarks in the PDF.

MK2818 7 days ago

Common issue with .docx templates with fields which are being merged like the following in the final PDF conversion.

[SOLUTION] Ensure spacing is removed for all paragraphs:

[EXPLANATION] It appears that adding custom spacing throws off the PDF converter and merges fields in an unpredictable way, resort to using simple newline characters.
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MK2818 7 days ago in reply to naeemm3619

@naeemm3619 were you able to resolve this?
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Richard Michaelis 11 days ago in reply to asifh

https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/23.3/Product_Release_History.html
18.1 is not supported any more
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Richard Michaelis 11 days ago in reply to asifh

hi, are you still on 18.1. in year 2023 ?
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Appian AppMarket 14 days ago in reply to leonorf2782

In the 23.2 release, Appian introduced modernized file management APIs that offer a cleaner abstraction layer for easier file handling within Appian. We simultaneously announced that we are deprecating some older APIs. We are aware of the utilization of deprecated APIs within some AppMarket plug-ins that work with documents. As part of our commitment to ensuring compatibility, we anticipate all Appian-authored plug-ins currently using deprecated APIs to be updated for API compatibility by the 24.1 General Availability (GA) release. We also proactively work with Partner plug-in authors to ensure all AppMarket plug-ins have optimal performance and functionality.
If you have any questions or require AppMarket assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out by sending an email to appmarket@appian.com.
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Richard Michaelis 14 days ago in reply to Kartik

as we will have a setup with this plugin as key peace, i raised it with some appian folks :)
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Kartik 16 days ago in reply to leonorf2782

Yes, we came across the same issue. We are looking to upgrade our platform and it would be great if we can get an update on when the new version of the plugin will be available that doesn't reference the deprecated APIs.
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leonorf2782 1 month ago

It is planned a new version for this plugin?
The heath check report is saying that is using deprecated API's.
In a future this can be a problem.

"PDF Tools (pdftools) references deprecated Appian APIs
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.content.ContentOutputStream.close()
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.content.ContentOutputStream.getContentId()
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.content.ContentService.getInternalFilename(java.lang.Long)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.content.ContentService.upload(com.appiancorp.suiteapi.knowledge.Document, java.lang.Integer)"
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Appian AppMarket 2 months ago
v2.4.2 Release Notes
- Updated apache pdfbox library
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virenp 2 months ago

Hello,

I was having issues parsing a pdf.

The pdf contains data in a table format with some blank data cells. When using getpdftext(), the delimiter between 2 adjacent cells and between 2 cells with a missing cell value in between is the same (<space>). Because of this, I'm unable to map the cell data with the correct column header.

Any help is much appreciated. Thanks!
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