The instructions to the StreamServer about how to handle PDL formatted input, are created using the PreformatIN tool.
You can load an input data sample to the PreformatIN tool, and use this sample as a template when you create the PreformatIN configuration. See Input data samples.
PDL formatted input documents must be converted to a format recognized by the StreamServer before they can be identified and extracted. The sample must also be converted before it is loaded into the PreformatIN tool. How to convert the documents depends on the original format:
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Use filters on the input connector to convert AFP and PDF documents. See the AFPIN and PDFIN documentation.
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Use the EMF Print Processor to convert documents generated by Windows applications. See the EMF Print Processor documentation.
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When you create a PreformatIN configuration, you specify which information to select from the input, and how to label and structure this information as blocks and fields. See Creating a PreformatIN configuration.
Single and multi-page TIFF files can be stored as dynamic overlays and further processed by a PageOUT process. See Using TIFF files as dynamic overlays.