PDF/UA-1 · CLAUSE 7.1
Document title and metadata problems
The document is missing XMP metadata, a dc:title entry, or the setting that makes viewers show the title instead of the file name.
Why it matters
Screen reader users hear the file name (for example 'invoice_final_v3.pdf') instead of a meaningful document title, and cannot tell what the document is from the window title.
How to fix it
- Set a meaningful document title in File > Properties > Description.
- In Acrobat Pro set File > Properties > Initial View > Show to 'Document Title'.
- When generating PDFs programmatically, write both the Info dictionary Title and the XMP dc:title entry.
WCAG 2.4.2 Page Titled (A)
What the standard says
The Catalog dictionary of a conforming file shall contain the Metadata key whose value is a metadata stream as defined in ISO 32000-1:2008, 14.3.2. The metadata stream dictionary shall contain entry Type with value /Metadata and entry Subtype with value /XML
Check your own PDF
Validate a file against PDF/UA-1 and see whether this rule fails in your document.
curl -sS -X POST "https://api.ua1.dev/api/validate?format=compact&profile=ua1" \ -F "file=@document.pdf"