Regenerate a QCDS Completed PDF from Stored Evidence

Regenerate Completed PDF is an artifact-maintenance action for a Request that is already Completed and already has a current completed artifact. It rebuilds the presentation from the immutable Request snapshot and final signer values without changing the signing transaction itself.

When Regeneration Is Available

Open a completed Request and use Regenerate Completed PDF from Overview. QCDS permits this only when the Request status is Completed, all required participant completion data is present, and a current completed PDF artifact already exists.

If the Request is instead in completion_failed, use Retry Final PDF. Retry and Regenerate are intentionally different recovery paths.

What QCDS Uses to Rebuild the PDF

QCDS loads the immutable Request snapshot, combines its static values with the stored final signer values, resolves the frozen renderable items and signer attachments, and runs the current completion renderer against the frozen source PDF document or documents.

No new signer input is collected. Existing signatures, signer values, timestamps, identity evidence, Request hashes, Timeline history, audit events, and delivery history remain unchanged.

Prior Artifacts Are Preserved as Revisions

The previous completed object is kept in internal artifact-revision history. After a successful regeneration, the new completed object becomes the current artifact used by Download and Resend.

For a multi-document Request, QCDS does not intentionally leave only part of the Request switched to new artifacts. If regeneration fails after some documents have changed, it restores the previously current artifact pointers for the Request.

Regeneration Does Not Send Email

The regeneration result explicitly reports that no completion email was sent. If you also need to deliver the newly current completed PDF, use Resend Completed Document separately after verifying the regenerated artifact.

Use Regeneration for Presentation Maintenance

Regeneration is useful when you need the current QCDS renderer to rebuild the completed presentation while retaining the original signing facts. It is not a way to alter a signature, signer answer, transaction timestamp, or immutable Request content.

Community Discussion

Want to compare workflows, share practical tips, or discuss how you use this QCDS feature? Visit the QC Digital Signature Community. For private support, bug reports, account-specific issues, or feature requests, use the QuantaCade support system.