If a PDF is already tagged, what happens when it is run through the Auto-tag API? Are they left unchanged, are they deleted and re-generated, or are they augmented?Is there a best practice for deleting existing tags before using Auto-tag? TYVM

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What happens to existing tags when a PDF is Auto-tagged

If a PDF is already tagged, what happens when it is run through the Auto-tag API?

Are they left unchanged, are they deleted and re-generated, or are they augmented?
Is there a best practice for deleting existing tags before using Auto-tag?

TYVM

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The tags get replaced. The only thing that gets retained is any alt-text from the original.

We work under the fair assumption that most tagged PDF is poorly tagged or not tagged at all.

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The tags get replaced. The only thing that gets retained is any alt-text from the original.

We work under the fair assumption that most tagged PDF is poorly tagged or not tagged at all.

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Ok great, thanks for confirming.