PDF/A with ZUGFeRD (e-invoice)

In this example, a PDF/A-3b document is created, which can be used, for example, for an e-invoice (ZUGFeRD / Factur-X). It is important that the fonts are embedded into the PDF and that an XML file is provided.

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"
      xmlns:f="http://typo3.org/ns/fluid/ViewHelpers"
      xmlns:fpdf="http://typo3.org/ns/CodingMs/FluidFpdf/ViewHelpers"
      data-namespace-typo3-fluid="true">
<fpdf:pdfA>
    <fpdf:addPage>

        <fpdf:addFont family="Monospace" style="N" filename="ubuntumono_n.php" />
        <fpdf:addFont family="Monospace" style="B" filename="ubuntumono_b.php" />
        <fpdf:addFont family="Monospace" style="I" filename="ubuntumono_i.php" />
        <fpdf:addFont family="Monospace" style="BI" filename="ubuntumono_bi.php" />

        <fpdf:setFont family="Monospace" style="B" size="16" />
        <fpdf:cell width="40" height="10" text="Hello World!" />

        <fpdf:setXmlFile file="EXT:fluid_fpdf/Resources/Private/Php/zugferd/factur-x.xml" />

    </fpdf:addPage>
</fpdf:pdfA>
</html>

You can validate the XML file with the following tool: https://erechnungsvalidator.service-bw.de/ You can also validate the whole PDF with this tool: https://www.e-rechnungs-checker.de/

If you get an error like if($font['type']=='Core') $this->Error('All fonts must be embedded in PDF/A'); – ensure that the fonts are embedded with the fpdf:addFont ViewHelper.

Documentation

TYPO3 Fluid-FPDF by coding.ms

This extension provides a comprehensive set of ViewHelpers for working with FPDF in Fluid. By defining the fpdf namespace, you can generate PDFs directly in your own TYPO3 extensions. It also includes a built-in plugin for rendering predefined PDFs, automatically exposing all available PDF definitions. Additional features include barcode generation, text rotation, PDF/A-3b support, as well as ZUGFeRD and Factur-X compatibility (e-invoice).

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