PDF/UA-1 rule 7.18.5-1: A Link annotation is an Artifact or is nested within … tag instead of Link
Not fixed automaticallyannotation
What veraPDF reports
A Link annotation is an Artifact or is nested within %1 tag (standard type = %2) instead of Link
veraPDF rule 7.18.5-1 = ISO 14289-1:2014 clause 7.18.5, test 1, checked on PDF object PDLinkAnnot.
In Adobe Acrobat’s Accessibility Checker the closest item is “Tagged annotations”.
What the requirement says
Links shall be tagged according to ISO 32000-1:2008, 14.8.4.4.2, Link Element
Can it be fixed automatically?
Not fixed automatically. This failure needs the authoring tool or manual remediation; the automatic fix does not change it.
How to fix it by hand
Links, comments and form fields must be in the tag tree (Link, Annot, Form tags). Export as tagged PDF from the authoring tool, or let a PDF editor tag the annotations, then check the result.
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Other rules in clause 7.18.5
7.18.5-2 Links shall contain an alternate description via their Contents key as described in ISO 32000-1:2008, 14.9.3