PDF/UA Failure - Optional Content Configuration Error (Desktop and Advanced Editor)

Product

Advanced Editor (Web-based CL PDF)

CommonLook PDF Desktop Version

Feature

Verification 

Document Element

PDF/UA Standard Errors

Issue

When testing a document against the PDF/UA standard, verification may return an error stating: "An Optional Content Configuration entry does not define the Name entry." 

Symptom 

After running an Accessibility validation against PDF/UA, the Results panel shows a Failed result with the message "An Optional Content Configuration entry does not define the Name entry." 

Causes

Optional Content Configurations (OCGs) can be technical, but at their core this error simply means the document has an Optional Content Configuration entry that is missing its required Name entry, which PDF/UA requires. 

Affected Users

Assistive technology (AT) users generally, since PDF/UA structural requirements — including properly defined Optional Content Configurations — help ensure the document is interpreted correctly by AT. 

Accessibility Guidelines

• PDF/UA (ISO 14289-1)

Resolution Steps

• Locate the "An Optional Content Configuration entry does not define the Name entry" result in the verification Results panel.
• Select "Fix" to launch the Fix Wizard for this error.
• In the dialog box that appears, enter a name. (Note: The name can be anything you want it to be.)
• Click "Finish."

Verification

Re-run the PDF/UA validation and confirm the "An Optional Content Configuration entry does not define the Name entry" result no longer appears as a Failed result.