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9.4 Responsibility
Responsibility issues
In addition to causing inconsistencies, changing a PDF document that was created by someone
else can create ambiguity about who is ultimately responsible for the final result.
Many printers, service providers, etc. are extremely reluctant to make any changes to their
customer's documents for fear of having to assume responsibility if anything goes wrong. This
includes issues that can be totally unrelated to the small correction applied.
Responsibility in a Certified PDF workflow
The Certified PDF workflow settles responsibility issues by:
• Providing a detailed log file of all the changes made to a PDF document
• Keeping track of the PDF editing process, i.e. who applied which change, when and using what
tool (PitStop Pro, PitStop Server, ...)
• Implementing a robust roll-back mechanism, which, if you wish, allows you to easily return to
a previously saved state —a “snapshot”— of your PDF document
• Offering the possibility to compare any two of these snapshots visually to detect and examine
the differences
9.5 The Certified PDF workflow explained
A conventional PDF workflow
In a conventional PDF workflow, the PDF document goes through the hands of different parties
who can each edit it, if necessary. The original PDF document is replaced by the edited one.
The Certified PDF workflow: incremental save
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