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 list of bookmarks and associated page number in the PDF

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  • Hi, i'm using the following code while using this service but it's giving me this error in the process model node Create PDF

    ERROR DETAILS: An error occurred in executing an Activity Class.

    please note that the expression is working fine in the expression rules

    {
      'type!{urn:appian:ps:pdftools}PdfContent'(
        page: 1,
        xPercent: 10,
        yPercent: 10,
        angle: 0,
        sections: {
          'type!{urn:appian:ps:pdftools}PdfSection'(
            style: null,
            components: {
              'type!{urn:appian:ps:pdftools}PdfText'(
                value: "Some"
              ),
              'type!{urn:appian:ps:pdftools}PdfText'(
                value: "text"
              )
            }
          )
        }
      )
    }

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  • Hi, i'm using the following code while using this service but it's giving me this error in the process model node Create PDF

    ERROR DETAILS: An error occurred in executing an Activity Class.

    please note that the expression is working fine in the expression rules

    {
      'type!{urn:appian:ps:pdftools}PdfContent'(
        page: 1,
        xPercent: 10,
        yPercent: 10,
        angle: 0,
        sections: {
          'type!{urn:appian:ps:pdftools}PdfSection'(
            style: null,
            components: {
              'type!{urn:appian:ps:pdftools}PdfText'(
                value: "Some"
              ),
              'type!{urn:appian:ps:pdftools}PdfText'(
                value: "text"
              )
            }
          )
        }
      )
    }

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