Can Power Query flatten a PDF upon import/load?

[Nat88]

I have a PDF fillable form and would like to eliminate a step in our process.  We currenlty have to flatten the pdf before saving into the connected folder source or Power Query imports the pdf with null values. (the same documents but flattened import fine)

is there a way to Flatten the PDF as it is being imported/loaded?

[v-eqin-msft]

Hi @Nat88 ,

Sorry for that the information you have provided is not making the problem clear to me.

What do you mean "Flatten" ? Could you please provide more details to help us clarify your scenario?

Refer to:

How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly - Microsoft Power BI Community

How to provide sample data in the Power BI Forum - Microsoft Power BI Community

A similar thread:

How to flatten a table into one unique row

Best Regards,
Eyelyn Qin
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[Nat88]

it essentially removes the layers and "flattens them all into one".  Sorry I am not the best at explaining things.  I did a quick google search and the opening paragraph this page seems to explain the process in a fair bit of detail.
How to Flatten a PDF with Three Simple Clicks (wondershare.com)

In adobe you can use the follwoing java | this.flattenPages(); |  , but only if you have adobe editor and unfortunately some of the poeple that fill out the forms I am importing into my report only have the free reader version.