A little background.  Pdf/a is a standard for formatting images for
future use. It was created as a long-term retention tool. The premise
for the standard was to be able to create an image in a  format that did
not require constant migration as pdf software versions changed and did
not require a particular product or brand to view the images.  FileNet
has representatives on the ISO committee that developed the original
standard and that is continuing to work on the standard.

<I am not sure if the FileNet ECMS system we use converts to a PDF
format conformable to the pdf/a standard.>
< These records are stored for a retention period of five years, then
they are destroyed.>

I think you answered your own question.  FileNet products certainly do
handle pdf format images.  Whether they will convert to pdf/a is not an
issue for images that only have a five year retention.


Ginny Jones
(Virginia A. Jones, CRM, FAI)
Records Manager
Information Technology Division
Newport News Dept. of Public Utilities
Newport News, VA
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