Flattening a PDF with Siganture Field

Hi,
I have dynamic XML form, which has 2 signature fields. In my process I flatten the document using transformPDF. But if one of the signature fields are signed then, the PDF cannot be viewed in Acrobat.
I logged the PDF properties of both below.
Signed PDF's properties after flattening:
isPDFDocument=true isPDFPackage=null PDFVersion=1.7 hasAttachments=null hasComments=false requiredAcrobatVersion=8.0 formType=NotAForm isAcroForm=false isFillableForm=false isXFADocument=false XFAVersion=null
Empty PDF's properties after flattening:
isPDFDocument=true isPDFPackage=null PDFVersion=1.7 hasAttachments=null hasComments=false requiredAcrobatVersion=8.0 formType=NotAForm isAcroForm=false isFillableForm=false isXFADocument=false XFAVersion=null
What is the reason for this difference?
Thanks

The text associated with a Sticky Note or any other icon-based markup (e.g. a stamp) is not part of the page layout, and by default is positioned off to the side of the page when viewed. The only thing remaining after the page is flattened is the icon, because that's all there was to begin with.
If you want something that stays on the page when flattened you have to use the text-box markup tool instead. You can create a comment summary report from the Comments Panel menu, but that's pretty much it.

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