Word Automation Services Third Party PDF Converter Failed

Microsoft.SharePoint.2016.SPServiceInstance.WordSvc.WacWordThirdPartyPDFConverterFailed (UnitMonitor)

A critical state of this Monitor indicates that the Word Automation Service is unable to convert files to PDF because the 3rd party PDF converter is failing.

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Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SharePoint.2016.SPServiceInstance.WordSvc
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.ConfigurationState
CategoryConfigurationHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateFalse
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.SingleEventLogManualReset2StateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.SharePoint.2016.SPServiceInstance.WordSvc.WacWordThirdPartyPDFConverterFailed" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="MOSS16Core!Microsoft.SharePoint.2016.SPServiceInstance.WordSvc" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.ConfigurationState" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.SingleEventLogManualReset2StateMonitorType">
<Category>ConfigurationHealth</Category>
<OperationalStates>
<OperationalState ID="ManualResetEventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="ManualResetEventRaised" HealthState="Success"/>
<OperationalState ID="EventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="EventRaised" HealthState="Error"/>
</OperationalStates>
<Configuration>
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<LogName>Application</LogName>
<Expression>
<And>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="UnsignedInteger">8004</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">Microsoft-SharePoint Products-Word Automation Services</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</Expression>
</Configuration>
</UnitMonitor>