To apply or edit form fields in a PDF document, you must have Adobe Acrobat Professional.
BI Publisher supports Adobe Acrobat 5.0 and later as a tool for updating the template.
BI Publisher generates the output PDF version based on the input PDF version as follows:
PDF version 1.4 and earlier generates PDF 1.4
PDF version 1.5 and later generates the same output version as the input version
Note:
BI Publisher supports the PDF 1.7 standard. For more information, see PDF Version Support.