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Job and document processing options

This page provides a list of all equivalent options in the Conversion Service for application options, job options, and document options when migrating from the 3-Heights® Document Converter.

caution

These tables represent the current implementation. The exact conversion process and options used for internal components and external applications may change in future versions without prior notice.

Application options

[*]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
disabledNot configurable (automatic)Applications cannot be disabled, you can disable Office file conversion in the Profile settings if MS Office is not available.
ExtensionsNot configurable (automatic)An optimal conversion process is determined automatically for each file type, workflow, and profile configuration. The association of file types with a specific application cannot be configured explicitly.
MaxCallDurationProfile setting Job Settings -> Task TimeoutThis setting simultaneously applies to all conversion tasks independent of component/application used for conversion.
preloadFeature not available (false)All external applications are currently loaded on demand.
RestartAfterConversionsNot configurable (~1000)Each worker process and all associated applications are automatically restarted after 1000 conversions, regardless the applications involved.
RestrictToExtensionNot configurable (automatic)A suitable conversion processes is selected automatically for each file type.
WorkingSetNot configurable (automatic)The memory usage of the conversion processes is limited/monitored automatically.

MS Word

[MSWord]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
BFFValidateFeature not available (disable)Binary format validation for Word 97-2003 documents is currently not available.
BitmapMissingFontsNot configurable (true)
CreateBookmarksNot configurable (1)Bookmarks are always created for Headings.
DocStructureTagsArchive workflows: Profile setting Document Optimization (optional) -> Optimization Profile
Conversion Workflow: Profile setting Conversion Settings -> Optimize For
Structure information is always generated unless the optimization profile web, max, print or mrc is selected or Optimize For is set to Size
EmbeddedDocumentsProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child DocumentsFlexible rule-based configuration See Nested Files & Attachments
LockFieldsFeature not available (false)
UpdateFieldsAtPrintNot applicablePrinting is not used for conversion in the Conversion Service.
PWDocument option DOC.PASSWORDPassword can only be passed at runtime and cannot be configured statically
ShowCommentsNot applicableOnly applies if SAVEASPDF=false. See option SAVEASPDF
SAVEASPDFNot configurable (true)The Conversion Service never uses printing and thus always uses the export functionality of MS Word.
UseISO19005_1Not configurable (false)The built-in PDF/A-1 export of MS Word is not used due to quality issues.

Overriding settings in MS Word

[MSWord]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
PageHeightProfile setting Document Settings -> Default Page SizeThis setting simultaneously applies to all non-page based formats such as email or plain text. Limited selection of predefined page sizes available.
PageWidthProfile setting Document Settings -> Default Page SizeThis setting simultaneously applies to all non-page based formats such as email or plain text. Limited selection of predefined page sizes available.
PaperSizeProfile setting Document Settings -> Default Page SizeThis setting simultaneously applies to all non-page based formats such as email or plain text. Limited selection of predefined page sizes available.
PageOrientationNot configurable (0)Only Portrait orientation is supported at the moment.
PaperMarginsProfile setting Document Settings -> Default Page MarginThis setting simultaneously applies to all non-page based formats such as email or plain text.
PRINTMARKUPSNot configurable (D)

MS Excel

[Excel]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
SAVEASPDFNot configurable (true)The Conversion Service never uses printing and thus always uses the export functionality of MS Excel.
BFFValidateFeature not available (disable)Binary format validation for Excel 97-2003 documents is currently not available.
FailPageCountFeature not available (0)
FitToPageProfile setting Office Conversion -> Excel Layout Settings -> Allow Scaling
ForceLetterFeature not available (false)
MaxPagesFeature not available ("all pages")All pages are converted.
PrintAreaFeature not available ( )The print area of the original document is used
PWDocument option DOC.PASSWORDPassword can only be passed at runtime and cannot be configured statically
SHEETFeature not availableAll sheets are converted
TIFF.DPINot applicableThis option only applies to conversion using printing

MS PowerPoint

[PowerPoint]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
BFFValidateFeature not available (disable)Binary format validation for PowerPoint 97-2003 documents is currently not available.
BitmapMissingFontsNot configurable (true)
DocStructureTagsArchive workflows: Profile setting Document Optimization (optional) -> Optimization Profile Conversion workflow: Profile setting Conversion Settings -> Optimize ForStructure info is always generated unless Optimization Profile "web", "max", "print" or "mrc" is selected or "Optimize For" is set to "Size"
FitToPageNot applicableThe Conversion Service does not use printing for conversion. All slides are exported in their original size.
OutputTypeNot configurable (1)PowerPoint presentations are always converted as slides
PrintCommentsNot applicableOnly applies if SAVEASPDF=false. See option SAVEASPDF
SAVEASPDFNot configurable (true)The Conversion Service never uses printing and thus always uses the export functionality of MS PowerPoint.
UseISO19005_1Not configurable (false)The built-in PDF/A-1 export of MS Word is not used due to quality issues.

MS Visio

Conversion of Visio documents is not supported.

MS Outlook

note

Outlook is not used for conversion of MSG files. See EML

[Outlook]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
access_grantNot applicableOutlook is not used for conversion of MSG files
button_yesNot applicableOutlook is not used for conversion of MSG files
OUTLOOKEXENot applicableOutlook is not used for conversion of MSG files
button_yesNot applicableOutlook is not used for conversion of MSG files
SKIPFILESProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child DocumentsFlexible rule-based configuration. Nested Files & Attachments
SELECTFILESProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child DocumentsFlexible rule-based configuration. Nested Files & Attachments
UseHtmlBodyNot applicableOutlook is not used for conversion of MSG files

MS Project

Conversion of MS Project files is not supported.

OpenOffice and LibreOffice

Conversion of ODF documents using OpenOffice or LibreOffice is currently not supported. ODF documents are converted using MS Word.

EML

[EML]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
HeaderTemplateProfile setting Document Settings -> Default LanguageThe email header cannot be customized except for the language of the labels.
StylesFeature not available (built-in)Custom styling of the email header is not supported
SELECTFILESProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child DocumentsFlexible rule-based configuration. See Nested Files & Attachments
SKIPFILESProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child DocumentsFlexible rule-based configuration. See Nested Files & Attachments
SkipUnusedInlineFeature not available (false)Inline images that are not referenced in the body are always treated as attachments.
DateFormatFeature not availableThe date format is currently not customizable.

TXT2PDF

[TXT2PDF]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
TEXT.BORDERProfile setting Document Settings -> Default Page MarginThis setting simultaneously applies to all non-page based formats like email or plain text.
TEXT.FONTNAMENot configurable (Windows: Calibri, Linux: LiberationSans)
TEXT.FONTSIZENot configurable (9)
TEXT.HEIGHTProfile setting Document Settings -> Default Page SizeThis setting simultaneously applies to all non-page based formats like email or plain text.
TEXT.WIDTHProfile setting Document Settings -> Default Page SizeThis setting simultaneously applies to all non-page based formats like email or plain text.
TEXT.WRAPNot configurable (true)The Conversion Service always wraps lines in plain text documents.
TEXT.LANGFeature not available
TEXT.TITLEProfile setting Metadata -> Title
Job option META.TITLE
These setting applies to the entire job and set the metadata of the output document. In case of multiple documents per job the effect is not exactly the same.

EMF

Conversion of Metafiles is not supported.

PDF

[PDF]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
PDFA-PRECONVERTNot configurable (~true)The Conversion Service avoids unnecessary conversions whenever possible.
URLPermsNot applicableThis setting applies to the conversion of XFA forms in PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is not supported in the Conversion Service.
RenderXFANot applicableThis setting applies to the conversion of XFA forms in PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is not supported in the Conversion Service.

Image

[Image]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
IMG2PDF.EXENot applicable / not configurable (~true)All conversion tasks in the Conversion Service are executed in an external worker process, regardless of the file type. However, the img2pdf.exe command line tool is not involved.
FitImageProfile setting Document Settings -> Default Page Size
Profile setting Image Settings -> Conversion
The default page size setting also applies to other file formats like email or plain text.
BorderProfile setting Document Settings -> Default Page MarginThe default page margin setting also applies to other file formats like email or plain text.
CMPRQUALNot applicableImages using lossy compression are not recompressed during conversion.
ResolutionDPIFeature not availableResampling of images during conversion is not supported in the Conversion Service.
ThresholdDPIFeature not availableResampling of images during conversion is not supported in the Conversion Service.
FailSizeFeature not available

JPM

Conversion of JPEG2000 Compound Images is not supported.

XPS

Conversion of XPS documents is not supported.

PdfPrinter

[PdfPrinter]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
MatchNot applicablePrinting is not used for conversion in the Conversion Service
PaperSizeProfile setting Document Settings -> Default Page SizeThe default page size setting only applies to non-page based file formats like email or plain text.
ResolutionNot applicablePrinting is not used for conversion in the Conversion Service
QualityNot applicablePrinting is not used for conversion in the Conversion Service

TIFFPrinterBW

TIFF output format is supported with the TIFF archive workflow.

TIFFPrinterColor

TIFF output format is supported with the TIFF archive workflow.

HTML

[HTML]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
IEPRINTNot applicableNeither Internet Explorer nor MS Word are used for HTML conversion
HTMLMAXLOADTIMEProfile setting Job Settings -> Task TimeoutThe task timeout setting simultaneously applies to all conversion tasks, not only HTML conversion
PageSetupProfile setting Document Settings -> Default Page Size and Default Page MarginOther than the page size and margin, the page setup cannot be configured
HTMOPTNot configurable (true)HTML pre-optimization is always executed, the settings used are determined automatically and cannot be configured

ZIP

[ZIP]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
SELECTFILESProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child DocumentsFlexible rule-based configuration. See Nested files and attachments
SKIPFILESProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child DocumentsFlexible rule-based configuration. See Nested files and attachments
ProviderNot configurableA built-in component is used for extraction of ZIP archives

PdfOptimize

note

No additional license is necessary to enable optimization in the Conversion Service.

[PdfOptimize]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
*Not configurableOptimization profiles are built in and cannot be configured explicitly
exepathNot configurableThe Conversion Service uses a built-in component for PDF optimization. This also means that optimization cannot be repurposed to implement custom post-processing of the resulting document.

Options

[Options]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
AllowedTransformsFeature not availableCustom transforms are not supported in the Conversion Service.
MAXTRANSFORMTIMENot applicableCustom transforms are not supported in the Conversion Service.
pluginsFeature not availableCustom plugins are not supported in the Conversion Service.
ForceCloseNot configurable (true)All external applications are terminated on worker process exit.
TerminateAppsNot configurable (true)All external applications are terminated on worker process exit.

ACRORD

Adobe Acrobat Reader is not used in the conversion process.

PDFOCR

[PDFOCR]Equivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
MaxCallDurationProfile setting Job Settings -> Job Timeout and Task TimeoutThis setting simultaneously applies to all conversion tasks independent of component/application used for conversion.
In the Conversion Service, the OCR recognition is split into multiple tasks (per page); in the 3-Heights® Document Converter, the MaxCallDuration applies to the recognition of the entire document. The specific timeout values thus cannot be taken as-is.

Job options

Option in 3-Heights® Document ConverterEquivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
ALIVECHECKNot applicablethe Conversion Service is licensed by number of cores, not by number of pages. Any normal conversion can be used as "alive check".
CERTNAMEProfile setting Digital Signatures (optional) -> Signature -> Common NameThis setting only applies to a subset of signature types.
COLLCOMPProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Collect ModeSee Nested Files & Attachments
CONVERTALWAYSNot configurable (false)the Conversion Service automatically determines whether a conversion is necessary and minimizes the amount of conversions to improve performance
EMBEDSOURCEArchive PDF/A-3 workflow: Profile setting Conversion Settings -> Attach Source Document
ERRSUMMARYNot applicableError handling works differently in the Conversion Service.
See Errors & Warnings
ERRPAGEFeature not availableError handling works differently in the Conversion Service
See Errors & Warnings
FlattenSignaturesNot configurable (true)The visual part of digital signatures is always preserved.
FlattenFormFieldsNot configurable (false)Form fields are preserved unless document optimization is enabled with profile "max".
FORMATFeature not available (pdf)TIFF output format is supported with the TIFF archive workflow.
HTMLPRINTRESOLUTIONNot applicableThe printing infrastructure is not used by the Conversion Service
LINEARIZEFeature not available (false)Linearization / Fast web view is not supported.
MAILHEADERFeature not available (false)Including extended email header information is not supported.
OCRProfile setting OCR Settings (optional)See OCR
OCR.BITONALNot configurable (automatic)The service automatically determines the optimal setting for each page. See OCR
OCR.EMBEDBARCODESFeature not available (false)Barcode recognition is not supported. See OCR
OCR.ENGINEProfile setting OCR Settings (optional) -> EngineSelect type when adding an engine configuration. See OCR
OCR.LANGUAGEProfile setting OCR Settings (optional) -> Engine -> LanguagesSee OCR
OCR.IMAGEMODEProfile setting OCR Settings (optional) -> Images -> Image Processing ModeSee OCR
OCR.TEXTMODEProfile setting OCR Settings (optional) -> Text -> Text Processing ModeSee OCR
OCR.PAGEMODEProfile setting OCR Settings (optional) -> Pages -> Page Processing ModeSee OCR
OCR.PARAMETERSProfile setting OCR Settings (optional) -> Engine -> Parameters or Predefined Profile and Custom ProfileThe configuration settings depend on the chosen type of engine configuration. See OCR
OCR.REEMBEDIMAGENot configurable (false)The original appearance of the document is always preserved. See OCR
OCR.ROTATEPAGEProfile setting OCR Settings (optional) -> Images -> Correct RotationSee OCR
OCR.TAGGINGProfile setting OCR Settings (optional) -> Tagging -> Tagging ModeSee OCR
PASSTHROUGHWorkflow Archive PDF/A-3: Profile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child DocumentsThe rule settings only apply to nested documents, not to documents added to the job directly. See Nested Files & Attachments
PDFAWorkflow selectionWhether a PDF/A is produced depends on the selected workflow: true -> "Archive PDF/A-", false -> "Conversion". See PDF-A and Conformance
PDFA.ERRORNot applicablePDF/A conversion errors are handled the same way as all other types of errors and warnings.
See Errors & warnings and PDF-A and Conformance
PDFA.LOGDETAILSNot applicablePDF/A conversion errors are handled the same way as all other types of errors and warnings. See Errors & warnings and PDF-A and Conformance
PDFA.LOGSUMMARYNot applicablePDF/A conversion errors are handled the same way as all other types of errors and warnings. See Errors & warnings and PDF-A and Conformance
PDFA.OCRMODEProfile setting OCR Settings (optional) -> Images -> Image Processing ModeOption OCR.IMAGEMODE, See OCR
PDFA.EMBEDALLFONTSNot configurable (false)
PDFA.SUBSETNot configurable (true)The use of option PDFA.SUBSET=false is strongly discouraged in the 3-Heights® Document Converter
PDFA.WARNCOLLProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Warnings -> General -> Child RemovedSee Nested Files & Attachments
PDFA.WARNDOWNGRADENot applicableThe desired conformance level cannot be configured explicitly. See PDF-A and Conformance
PDFA.WARNUPGRADENot applicablethe Conversion Service never upgrades the file to a different PDF/A standard. See PDF-A and Conformance
PDFA.WARNNOTPDFANot configurable (false)The output of the conversion service is always compliant to the requested PDF/A standard. See PDF-A and Conformance
PDFA.WARNFONTSUBSTProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Warnings -> General -> Font Substituted
PDFA.WARNVISDIFFProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Warnings -> General -> Visual Differences
PDFA.XMPWARNINGSProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Warnings -> General -> Metadata Removed
PDFA.CONVERTEMBPDFProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child DocumentsFlexible rule-based configuration. See Nested Files & Attachments
PDF.COMPLIANCEWorkflow selectionThe available workflows correspond to the settings 1AB, 2AUB, 3AUB and PDF. See PDF-A and Conformance
PDF.DATEThe creation date of the input document is used if available
PDF.EmbedInvoice workflow: Option DOC.ROLEThe role of each document has to be specified explicitly. See Nested Files & Attachments
PDF.InfoProfile setting Metadata. Options META..Only standard info entries can be set. For custom metadata, XMP schemas should be used
PDF.InitialViewFeature not available
PDF.OWNERPASSFeature not availablePDF encryption is not supported.
PDF.PERMISSIONFeature not availablePDF encryption is not supported.
PDF.ProducerNot configurable (built-in)
PDF.USERPASSFeature not availablePDF encryption is not supported.
PDFOPTIMIZEProfile setting Document Optimization (optional)
SIGEMBEDOCSPProfile setting Digital Signatures (optional) -> SignatureDependent on the type of signature that is selected.
SIGFIELDSFeature not available
SIGISSUERNot applicableCertificate selection using "Common Name" and "Issuer" is not supported, only by "Fingerprint"
SIGPAGEFeature not availableOnly invisible signatures are supported.
SIGPROFILEProfile setting Digital Signatures (optional) -> SignatureNo separate configuration file necessary: All settings can be made in the respective signature configuration (type dependent).
SIGPROVIDERProfile setting Digital Signatures (optional) -> SignatureThere are separate signature types for each available provider.
SIGPROXYCREDGeneral application setting ProxyThis setting applies to all outgoing connections of the service, not just signatures.
SIGPROXYURLGeneral application setting ProxyThis setting applies to all outgoing connections of the service, not just signatures.
SIGREASONNot configurable (none)
SIGRECTFeature not availableOnly invisible signatures are supported.
SIGSTORENot configurable (MY)
SIGSTORELOCATIONNot configurable (1)
SIGTSCREDProfile setting Digital Signatures (optional) -> Signature -> TSAOnly available for certain signature types.
SIGTSURLProfile setting Digital Signatures (optional) -> Signature -> TSAOnly available for certain signature types.
WARNSIGNATURESProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Warnings -> General -> Signature Removed
STAMPProfile setting Stamping (optional) -> StampsThe stamp configuration differs significantly and cannot be ported 1:1. See Stamping
TEXTBODYNot configurable (false)HTML/RTF body is always used if available.
THUMBSFeature not available (false)Thumbnail generation is not supported.
TIFF.BPINot applicableTIFF output format is supported with the TIFF archive workflow.
TIFF.COMPRNot applicableTIFF output format is supported with the TIFF archive workflow.
TIFF.COMPR.BITONArchive TIFF workflow: Workflows & Profiles -> Archive TIFF -> Profile settings -> Compression -> Bileval (B&W) Images
TIFF.COMPR.CONTINOUSArchive TIFF workflow: Workflows & Profiles -> Archive TIFF -> Profile settings -> Compression -> Available options are:
  • RGB and YCbCr Images
  • CMYK Images
  • Images in LAB Color Space
TIFF.COMPR.INDEXEDArchive TIFF workflow: Workflows & Profiles -> Archive TIFF -> Profile settings -> Compression -> Images with a Color Palette
TIFF.COMPR.MRCArchive TIFF workflow: Workflows & Profiles -> Archive TIFF -> Profile settings -> Compression -> Mixed Raster Content (MRC) Compression
TIFF.COMPR.PDFNot applicableTIFF output format is supported with the TIFF archive workflow.
TIFF.DITHERINGMODENot applicableTIFF output format is supported with the TIFF archive workflow.
TIFF.DPIArchive TIFF workflow: Workflows & Profiles -> Archive TIFF -> Image Settings -> Resolution DPI
TIFF.RENDERINGMODENot applicableTIFF output format is supported with the TIFF archive workflow.
TIFF.ROTATENot applicableTIFF output format is supported with the TIFF archive workflow.
TIFF.UNPACKNot applicableTIFF output format is supported with the TIFF archive workflow.
TIFF.XDPINot applicableTIFF output format is supported with the TIFF archive workflow.
TIFF.YDPINot applicableTIFF output format is supported with the TIFF archive workflow.
ZIPPEDFeature not available (false)All workflows produce only PDF output.
ZUGFeRDinvoice.xml:ADDFeature not availableEmbedding of ZUGFeRD electronic invoice data is not supported.
factur-x.xml:ADDFeature not availableEmbedding of Factur-X electronic invoice data is not supported.
#Feature not availablePassing documents to the service by file path is not supported

Document options

Option in 3-Heights® Document ConverterEquivalent setting in Conversion ServiceNote
ADDInvoice workflow: Option DOC.ROLESee Nested Files & Attachments
ATTACHMENTS:ADDProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Collect Mode -> Type -> EmailSee Nested Files & Attachments
ATT.NameREST interface: Multipart header Content-DisposionIt's not possible to specify different names for ATT.Name and ORIGINALNAME. See Option ORIGINALNAME Nested Files & Attachments
ATT.DescriptionInvoice workflow: Option DOC.DESCRIPTIONSee Nested Files & Attachments
CMPRQUALNot applicableImages using lossy compression are not recompressed during conversion.
CODEPAGENot configurableUTF-8 and UTF-16 are detected automatically.
COLLCOMPProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Collect ModeSetting cannot be overridden for individual files. Nested Files & Attachments
FAILFILESProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child Documents Profile setting Conversion Settings -> Warnings -> General -> Child RemovedCan only be configured for nested documents (i.e. attachments), not documents that are added to the job directly. See Nested Files & Attachments
FORCEAPPNot configurableThe association of file types with a specific application cannot be configured explicitly.
HTZDOCSNot applicableThe conversion of website archives is not supported.
IncludeStructureTagsNot applicableThe conversion of Visio documents is not supported.
IncludeDocumentPropertiesNot applicableThe conversion of Visio documents is not supported.
IncludeBackgroundNot applicableThe conversion of Visio documents is not supported.
MAILPARTSProfile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child Documents Watched Mailbox setting Attachments onlyNested Files & Attachments and Mail Folders (Watched Mailboxes)
ORIGINALNAMEREST interface: Multipart header Content-Disposion
AlternateTextFeature not available
LanguageTagFeature not available
OutlineDossier workflow: Profile setting Outline (Bookmarks) -> Document Outline Other workflows: Not configurable (automatic)Nested Files & Attachments
OutputTypeNot configurable (1)PowerPoint presentations are always converted as slides
PRINTCOLORNot applicableTIFF output format is supported with the TIFF archive workflow.
PRINTDMNot applicableThe printing infrastructure is not used by the Conversion Service.
PWOption DOC.PASSWORD
SAVEASPDFNot configurable (true)The Conversion Service never uses printing and thus always uses the export functionality of MS Word.
RemoveVBAFeature not available (false)Visual Basic macros are not removed from Office documents before conversion, but macros are disabled during conversion to PDF.
AcroRdEnableJSNot applicableConversion of XFA forms in PDF is not supported.
TIFF.COMPR.BITONALNot configurable (automatic)
TIFF.COMPR.CONTINOUSNot configurable (automatic)
TIFF.COMPR.INDEXEDNot configurable (automatic)
TIFF.COMPR.MRCNot configurable (automatic)
TIFF.UNPACKNot configurable (automatic)
TRANSFORMFeature not availableCustom transforms are not supported in the Conversion Service.