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PDF Reports and Verification

Export governance reports as professional PDF documents with SHA-256 content verification, git commit context, table of contents, watermarks, bookmarks, password protection, and attached raw JSON for independent verification.

Governance reporting often needs to leave the tool. Architecture review boards, compliance auditors, and external stakeholders need evidence in a portable format. NeoArc exports governance reports as professional PDF documents with built-in verification features that prove the report was generated from a specific workspace state at a specific time.

PDF Export Pipeline

The report PDF pipeline renders each report section individually, then merges them into a single document with professional post-processing.

Verification Features

The verification page at the end of every governance report PDF provides the evidence chain an auditor needs.

FieldPurpose
Project Name and DescriptionIdentifies which workspace the report covers
Generation TimestampWhen the report was generated (ISO 8601)
Git BranchWhich branch the workspace was on at generation time
Git Commit SHAThe specific commit the workspace was at, providing a reproducible reference point
Git State (Clean/Dirty)Whether there were uncommitted changes at generation time
SHA-256 Content HashA hash of all report data, computed using deterministic JSON serialisation. Anyone with the attached JSON can recompute and verify this hash.
NeoArc Studio VersionThe version of the tool that generated the report

Document Features

Governance report PDFs share the same post-processing capabilities as NeoArc's site publishing PDF pipeline.

Cover Page
SVG-based cover rendered as a full-bleed PDF page. Configurable with project branding, title, and description.
Table of Contents
Multi-level table of contents with clickable links. Generated from report section headings, enabling quick navigation in long reports.
Page Numbers
Configurable position and format. Printed on content pages (not cover), providing standard document navigation.
Watermarks
Text watermarks such as DRAFT, CONFIDENTIAL, or INTERNAL across content pages. Useful for controlling distribution of pre-approval governance reports.
Bookmarks
Hierarchical PDF bookmarks generated from section headings. Appear in the PDF reader's bookmark panel for quick navigation.
Password Protection
Optional PDF encryption with a user password. Restricts opening the document to authorised recipients.

Theme Support

Report PDFs can be generated in light or dark theme. The print view reads the theme from query parameters, and the report theme service provides the appropriate colour palette for charts and visual elements. Both themes maintain readability in print.