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 Service | Note |
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disabled | Not configurable (automatic) | Applications cannot be disabled, you can disable Office file conversion in the Profile settings if MS Office is not available. |
Extensions | Not 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. |
MaxCallDuration | Profile setting Job Settings -> Task Timeout | This setting simultaneously applies to all conversion tasks independent of component/application used for conversion. |
preload | Feature not available (false ) | All external applications are currently loaded on demand. |
RestartAfterConversions | Not configurable (~1000 ) | Each worker process and all associated applications are automatically restarted after 1000 conversions, regardless the applications involved. |
RestrictToExtension | Not configurable (automatic) | A suitable conversion processes is selected automatically for each file type. |
WorkingSet | Not configurable (automatic) | The memory usage of the conversion processes is limited/monitored automatically. |
MS Word
[MSWord] | Equivalent setting in Conversion Service | Note |
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BFFValidate | Feature not available (disable ) | Binary format validation for Word 97-2003 documents is currently not available. |
BitmapMissingFonts | Not configurable (true ) | |
CreateBookmarks | Not configurable (1 ) | Bookmarks are always created for Headings. |
DocStructureTags | Archive workflows: Profile setting Compression and 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 |
EmbeddedDocuments | Profile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child Documents | Flexible rule-based configuration See Nested Files & Attachments |
LockFields | Feature not available (false ) | |
UpdateFieldsAtPrint | Not applicable | Printing is not used for conversion in the Conversion Service. |
PW | Document option DOC.PASSWORD | Password can only be passed at runtime and cannot be configured statically |
ShowComments | Not applicable | Only applies if SAVEASPDF=false . See option SAVEASPDF |
SAVEASPDF | Not configurable (true ) | The Conversion Service never uses printing and thus always uses the export functionality of MS Word. |
UseISO19005_1 | Not 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 Service | Note |
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PageHeight | Profile setting Document Settings -> Default Page Size | This setting simultaneously applies to all non-page based formats such as email or plain text. Limited selection of predefined page sizes available. |
PageWidth | Profile setting Document Settings -> Default Page Size | This setting simultaneously applies to all non-page based formats such as email or plain text. Limited selection of predefined page sizes available. |
PaperSize | Profile setting Document Settings -> Default Page Size | This setting simultaneously applies to all non-page based formats such as email or plain text. Limited selection of predefined page sizes available. |
PageOrientation | Not configurable (0 ) | Only Portrait orientation is supported at the moment. |
PaperMargins | Profile setting Document Settings -> Default Page Margin | This setting simultaneously applies to all non-page based formats such as email or plain text. |
PRINTMARKUPS | Not configurable (D ) |
MS Excel
[Excel] | Equivalent setting in Conversion Service | Note |
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SAVEASPDF | Not configurable (true ) | The Conversion Service never uses printing and thus always uses the export functionality of MS Excel. |
BFFValidate | Feature not available (disable ) | Binary format validation for Excel 97-2003 documents is currently not available. |
FailPageCount | Feature not available (0 ) | |
FitToPage | Profile setting Office Conversion -> Excel Layout Settings -> Allow Scaling | |
ForceLetter | Feature not available (false ) | |
MaxPages | Feature not available ("all pages" ) | All pages are converted. |
PrintArea | Feature not available ( ) | The print area of the original document is used |
PW | Document option DOC.PASSWORD | Password can only be passed at runtime and cannot be configured statically |
SHEET | Feature not available | All sheets are converted |
TIFF.DPI | Not applicable | This option only applies to conversion using printing |
MS PowerPoint
[PowerPoint] | Equivalent setting in Conversion Service | Note |
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BFFValidate | Feature not available (disable ) | Binary format validation for PowerPoint 97-2003 documents is currently not available. |
BitmapMissingFonts | Not configurable (true ) | |
DocStructureTags | Archive workflows: Profile setting Compression and Optimization (optional) -> Optimization Profile Conversion workflow: Profile setting Conversion Settings -> Optimize For | Structure info is always generated unless Optimization Profile “web”, “max”, “print” or “mrc” is selected or “Optimize For” is set to “Size” |
FitToPage | Not applicable | The Conversion Service does not use printing for conversion. All slides are exported in their original size. |
OutputType | Not configurable (1 ) | PowerPoint presentations are always converted as slides |
PrintComments | Not applicable | Only applies if SAVEASPDF=false . See option SAVEASPDF |
SAVEASPDF | Not configurable (true ) | The Conversion Service never uses printing and thus always uses the export functionality of MS PowerPoint. |
UseISO19005_1 | Not 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 Service | Note |
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access_grant | Not applicable | Outlook is not used for conversion of MSG files |
button_yes | Not applicable | Outlook is not used for conversion of MSG files |
OUTLOOKEXE | Not applicable | Outlook is not used for conversion of MSG files |
button_yes | Not applicable | Outlook is not used for conversion of MSG files |
SKIPFILES | Profile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child Documents | Flexible rule-based configuration. Nested Files & Attachments |
SELECTFILES | Profile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child Documents | Flexible rule-based configuration. Nested Files & Attachments |
UseHtmlBody | Not applicable | Outlook 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 Service | Note |
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HeaderTemplate | Profile setting Document Settings -> Default Language | The email header cannot be customized except for the language of the labels. |
Styles | Feature not available (built-in) | Custom styling of the email header is not supported |
SELECTFILES | Profile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child Documents | Flexible rule-based configuration. See Nested Files & Attachments |
SKIPFILES | Profile setting Conversion Settings -> Convert Mode for Child Documents | Flexible rule-based configuration. See Nested Files & Attachments |
SkipUnusedInline | Feature not available (false ) | Inline images that are not referenced in the body are always treated as attachments. |
DateFormat | Feature not available | The date format is currently not customizable. |