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Isartor Test Suite (Terms of Use & Download)

The Isartor test suite is available from www.pdfa.org free of charge. It can be used to check PDF validation software and software vendors can use it to “certify” that their products conform in full or in part to the Isartor test suite. A detailed list of test results must be made available as part of the declaration.
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Isartor Test Suite Manual

Isartor Test Suite

PDF/A Competence Center Newsletter: Issue 7

Topics include cooperations with APROGED and VOI, status on PDF/A-2 and PDF/A for SAP. Also, technical drawings, documents and specifications that arise out of product development must remain available over the entire life cycle of the product, making PDF/A the preferred format for their long-term archiving. Read more if you’d like answers to: How can PDF/A be created from CAD? Is PDF/A an accepted format with respect to product liability? How can one ensure that documents provided by suppliers conform to the PDF/A standard? Can one simply convert a supplier’s PDF documents into PDF/A format? How do PDF/A and SAP treat each other? [...]

PDF/A Competence Center Newsletter: Issue 6

Topics include Isartor test suite for PDF/A, metadata in PDF/A and the DMS Expo. Two years after the founding of the PDF/A Competence Center we can measure the success of PDF/A based on the increasing number of members and of course on the numerous products available that support PDF/A. Following PDF/A’s comparatively quick start for an archiving standard, it has now achieved a critical milestone that offers even more benefits than just the technical advantages of the standard. We are pleased that the PDF/A Competence Center’s Technical Working Group (TWG) can provide PDF/A developers from around the globe with technical details and support, thus assisting a speedy implementation. [...]

Isartor Test Suite for PDF/A-1 Released

The PDF/A Competence Center’s technical working group has released the Isartor test suite, which can validate the quality of PDF/A files. It contains over 200 files which systematically violate all the requirements for PDF/A-1b. This enables users and software providers to determine whether a PDF/A validator actually tests all the rules for PDF/A-1b. [...]