QR codes in TailorPDF: an overview

Two QR-code types with different purposes

Feature	Authenticity QR	Swiss QR 1 / Swiss QR 2
Purpose	Open a document-specific verification page	Transfer payment data into a banking app
Content	Verification URL with document identifier	Structured payment dataset
Typical use	Confirmations, certificates, personalised documents	Invoices, payment requests, donations
Colours	Configurable foreground and background	Standard black and white with Swiss cross
Position	Page, X, Y, width and height	Page, X, Y and square size
Data source	Automatically generated verification link	Fixed values and data columns, or a complete SPC dataset

All three instances can be activated independently. The authenticity QR is enabled by default and can be disabled in template settings if unsuitable for your use.

Two Swiss QR codes

Up to two Swiss QR codes can appear on one or two PDF pages. For example, provide one with a fixed amount and one with an open amount, or two different references to offer a donor or payer a choice of projects.

Parameter-based generation

Set creditor, account, address, currency and reference in Swiss QR settings. Variable details use placeholders from the data file. This is the usual approach when TailorPDF should assemble the payment dataset.

A preassembled SPC dataset

If your accounting or banking system already supplies the full payment dataset, TailorPDF can insert a Swiss QR in a PDF form field. Set the text field's default value to {{<your data-column name>|swissqr}}. The QR is always 45 × 45 mm and uses that field's page and position. The upstream system remains responsible for the dataset's validity.

What is not generated automatically?

Inserting a Swiss QR does not automatically create the receipt and payment-section layout, visible creditor address, visible payment reference, visible amount and currency, or a reference number matching the account. Prepare these correctly and check them against the QR content.