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Title: Issues with PPDs + Resources
Post by: jsquizz on August 08, 2023, 03:35:23 PM
We are seeing an issue with PDFs with our last month-end run. PDF files are now being returned with the full resource block for the entire file. About 35 MB worth, even though the PDF itself is only around 170KB. There is also now a fear of NPI data breach.

Example - Customer XYZ is picking up a resource that should only be shown to customer ABC.

We're using PPD's for this:

INDEXSTARTBY=1
RESTYPE=ALL
INDEXMODE=INTERNAL
REMOVERES=YES
BOOKMARKS=NO

Has anyone seen this before.. or does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks
Title: Re: Issues with PPDs + Resources
Post by: JeanineJ on August 09, 2023, 05:37:44 AM
FWIW for the few applications I have using PPD this is what I have in the Indexer Information Tab

Indexer is PDF

Details
INDEXTSTARTBY=1
RESTYPE=ALL
INDEXMODE=INTERNAL

There's been no problems reported.
I don't use the BOOKMARKS or REMOVERES. Those were items The above parameters were taken directly from Bud Paton's PDF Indexing presentation that I attended in Chicago in 2015. I'm no PDF expert but I only ever used REMOVERES when using the X,Y coordinate method for indexing and load. I pushing my new PDF documents into using PPD.
Title: Re: Issues with PPDs + Resources
Post by: Justin Derrick on August 09, 2023, 07:05:40 AM
You've committed the cardinal sin of not posting your CMOD version and platform.  The behaviour of the PDF indexer has changed dramatically over the years, so version numbers in this case are important.

If the resources erroneously being bundled are images, you can remove them from the RESTYPE parameter with:

Code: [Select]
RESTYPE=FONT
-JD.
Title: Re: Issues with PPDs + Resources
Post by: jsquizz on August 09, 2023, 11:19:26 AM
Thanks JD - Thats actually on my list - But I have not tried that today as I am putting out fires with a water gun.

All versions up to date 10.5.0.6 ZOS Lib, 10.5.0.6 Linux Loader