PDFM_S02011: Document "baseDocument" cannot be assembled because it is an XFA-based form

[Former Community Member]

Hi,<br /><br />i am getting the following error when i am trying to assemble 2 pdf files using EJB invocation.<br /><br />PDFM_S02011: Document "baseDocument" cannot be assembled because it is an XFA-based form<br /><br />i have configured 2 pdf files in an DDX file as given below:<br /><br /> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <br /> <DDX xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/DDX/1.0/"><br /> <PDF result="out.pdf"><br /> <PDF source="cover.pdf" /> <br /> <PDF source="picnic.pdf" /> <br /> </PDF><br /> </DDX><br /><br />Two PDF files also placed in the same folder where DDX is placed. Can anyone help me in resolving this?

[Jasmin_Charbonn]

As the error mentioned, you can't assembler multiple xfa based PDF together. Only the baseDocument ca be xfa based.

To remove the xfa nature of a document, you can use the command.

Jasmin

[Former Community Member]

Jasmin,<br /><br />Thanks for your reply.<br /><br />i tried it by configuring like this:<br /><br /><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><br /><DDX xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/DDX/1.0/"><br /><PDF result="out.pdf"><br /><PDF source="cover.pdf" /><br /><NOXFA><br /><PDF source="picnic.pdf" /><br /></NOXFA><br /></PDF><br /></DDX><br /><br />Is this correct? Why because now i am getting different error. It's given below:<br /><br />DDXM_S00010: The DDX did not pass basic validation against the schema. Check the job log for details.

[Former Community Member]

Its "NoXFA" and it goes inside of the PDF that you want to remove XFA-ness from. So:

<PDF source="picnic.pdf">

<NoXFA />

</PDF>

[Former Community Member]

It seems the base document should not be XFA becasue i was getting the same error (Document "baseDocument" cannot be assembled because it is an XFA-based form) when i set <NoXFA> to the "picnic.pdf".<br /><br />So i set the base document as <NoXFA> as given below:<br /><br /><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><br /><DDX xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/DDX/1.0/"><br /> <PDF result="out.pdf"><br /> <PDF source="cover.pdf"><br /> <NoXFA/><br /> </PDF><br /> <PDF source="picnic.pdf"><br /> </PDF><br /> </PDF><br /></DDX><br /><br />Now the error is:<br /><br />Caused by: com.adobe.internal.pdfm.util.exceptions.PDFMException: PDFM_S02014: Document "cover.pdf" is a dynamic XFA form. Use LiveCycle Output to flatten the dynamic XFA.<br /><br />How to do that?

[Former Community Member]

Is this LC ES? You'd have to run the cover.pdf through the OutputService to render and flatten the XFA.

[Former Community Member]

Hi,<br /><br />i have assembled two PDFs now. For that i have done 2 things<br /><br />1. Opened the pdf in "Live Cycle Designer" and saved it as a static PDF<br />2. Added <NoXFA> tag for the non-base document.<br /><br />Now i am rendering two PDFs from "XDP" file and trying to assemble these two PDFs. It's throwing the following error:<br /><br />PDFM_S02014: Document "cover_static.pdf" is a dynamic XFA form. Use LiveCycle Output to flatten the dynamic XFA.<br /><br />How to flatten the dynamic XFA when we are rendering PDF?

[aoatak]

Hi,

Senthilaig, is your problem solved?

I have a similar case. I have a flat PDF and in order to display it in Workspace I merge it with an XFA based from which has process fields on it. But the 2 documents cannot be merged unless I remove XFA-ness from the second form. But at that point the process fields are removed and I I cannot submit the merged PDF.

What is the solution for displaying and submitting a flat PDF in Workspace?

Thanks