Remove 'Page Extraction' security restriction in PDF generated by ADS

Hello Experts,
I am currently working on a SAP CRM project where we are using Adobe Document Services (ADS) to generate some PDF documents from SAP.
I have an issue with the Page Extraction security restriction associated to PDF generated by ADS.
This cause a problem to us since we are expecting the PDF to be processed by Streamserve later on. Streamserve is then 'converting' the PDF in its proprietary format (.lxf) and is preparing a Post Script file for our printing partner.
I have understood that Streamserve cannot processed our PDF because of the Page Extraction restriction (out from ADS, value is set to Not Allowed by default).
I have seen the following posts in SDN:
Page extraction property in PDF document is set to 'not allowed'
Document Restriction Interactive Form
I am then getting concerned since it does not look as straightforward as I would have expected.
--> Can anyone confirm if there is a way to set the Page Extraction restriction as Allowed?
Via ADS configuration? Via code? Via some work in SAP (SFP, output device config...)?
In the above SDN posts, I can read things about buying a policy server, using Adobe Acrobat Pro or Reader Extensions.
Does anyone have a clear cut?
Thanks a lot.
Brice.

Hello,
I don´t know how to make this work. I would open the OSS message for this and want SAP to give a workaround or say clearly this cannot be done. Well... in one of the mentioned threads it is mentioned that SAP said this is the right behavior but there was not a word about if that can be changed.
Otto
p.s.: probably it would be better for you to send only RAW data (i mean only XML data) and make the partner work with it. If the PDF is converted to "something" by a machine, then you don´t need PDF (what is a user GUI), to send only the data should suffice, or not?

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Hi Experts,
I have an issue with the Page Extraction security restriction associated to PDF generated by ADS.
This cause a problem to us since we are expecting the PDF to be processed by Streamserve later on. Streamserve is then 'converting' the PDF in its proprietary format (.lxf) and is preparing a Post Script file for our printing partner.
I have understood that Streamserve cannot process our PDF because of the Page Extraction restriction (out from ADS, value is set to Not Allowed by default).
I have seen the following posts in SDN:
http://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1366329
http://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8793858
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Via ADS configuration? Via code? Via some work in SAP (SFP, output device config...)?
In the above SDN posts, I can read things about buying a policy server, using Adobe Acrobat Pro or Reader Extensions
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I don´t know how to make this work. I would open the OSS message for this and want SAP to give a workaround or say clearly this cannot be done. Well... in one of the mentioned threads it is mentioned that SAP said this is the right behavior but there was not a word about if that can be changed.
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