The ability to programmatically SET PDF document metadata values (Title)

Posted by: jlu on 5 January 2026, 1:03 pm EST

  • Posted 5 January 2026, 1:03 pm EST

    What we need: The ability to programmatically SET PDF document metadata values (Title) at runtime when generating PDFs using the Section Report API.

    What the documentation shows: According to the ActiveReports documentation, the PdfExport.Options property of type PdfDocumentOptions is read-only and only allows getting the options object, not setting it with custom values. Read-only properties that display default or auto-generated metadata values.

    Our specific use case:

    // We need something like this to work:

    var report = new SectionReport();

    report.Document.Title = “Purchase Order A10500”; // Custom title

    // Then export to PDF with these metadata values embedded

    var pdfExport = new PdfExport();

    pdfExport.Export(report.Document, outputStream);

    Question: Does the Section Report Document class expose writable/settable properties for Title that will be embedded in the generated PDF?

    This is critical for 508/PDF-UA compliance, as accessibility validators check for proper document metadata in generated PDFs.

  • Posted 6 January 2026, 2:16 am EST

    Hi Jimmy,

    Looks like this issue is a duplicate of your post: https://developer.mescius.com/forums/activereports/need-ability-to-set-pdf-document-metadata-when-exporting-section-reports-to-pdf.

    We have responded to your query there: https://developer.mescius.com/forums/activereports/need-ability-to-set-pdf-document-metadata-when-exporting-section-reports-to-pdf#85086.

    It is recommended to continue the thread there to avoid any confusion.

    Regards,

    Anand

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