Reason Property

Allows you to add a reason for digitally signing the document.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property Reason As SignatureField(Of String)

public SignatureField<string> Reason {get; set;}

Remarks

In the Adobe Acrobat Save as Certified Document wizard, the following reasons can be selected:

I am the author of this document
I have reviewed this document
I am approving this document
I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
I agree to the terms defined by the placement of my signature on this document
I agree to 'specified' portions of this document

This feature is for use with the Professional Edition license only. An evaluation message is rendered when used with the Standard Edition license.

Note: This feature can not be used if a report is exported into a password-protected PDF document.

In the code example above, replace the path and filename and password of the Certificate with your certificate information, and replace the time stamping authority (TSA) URL with that of your TSA.

Note: You must purchase a volume-based registration at an actual TSA for your applications.

Example

Visual Basic

' Text signature.
Me.PdfExport1.Signature.VisibilityType = DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Export.Pdf.Signing.VisibilityType.Text
Me.PdfExport1.Signature.Stamp.Bounds = New RectangleF(1, 1, 4, 2)
Me.PdfExport1.Signature.Stamp.TextAlignment = DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Export.Pdf.Signing.Alignment.Left

' Set certificate & password.
Me.PdfExport1.Signature.Certificate = New Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2(Application.StartupPath & "\..\..\certificate.pfx", "password")

' Signature items.
Me.PdfExport1.Signature.SignDate = New DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Export.Pdf.Signing.SignatureField(Of Date)(System.DateTime.Now(), True)
Me.PdfExport1.Signature.Contact = New DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Export.Pdf.Signing.SignatureField(Of String)("ar6@grapecity.com", True)
Me.PdfExport1.Signature.Reason = New DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Export.Pdf.Signing.SignatureField(Of String)("I agree.", True)
Me.PdfExport1.Signature.Location = New DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Export.Pdf.Signing.SignatureField(Of String)("Japan", True)

' Time stamp.
Me.PdfExport1.Signature.TimeStamp = New DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Export.Pdf.Signing.TimeStamp("http://TSAServer", "null", "null")
Me.PdfExport1.Export(rpt.Document, Application.StartupPath & "\..\..\TimeStamped.pdf")

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

PdfSignature Class
PdfSignature Members