The following new features are available in version 1.10.0 of the Plug–in:

Plug-in Version 1.10.0: If you are working with version 1.10.0 of the Workflow, version 1.10.0.0 of the Plug–in must be installed to ensure consistent operation. No new features have been implemented in the Plug–in between Workflow version 1.9.1 and 1.10.0. Two bugs have been fixed.

The following new features are available in version 1.10.0 of the Workflow:

Impose Editor: In version 1.10.0, new components in the Impose Editor have been developed and implemented in the Workflow. In addition, previously existing functions were further expanded and improved. The following features were implemented in this release:

• Double-sided Output – In this release, an additional option has been implemented for Double–sided Output in Nesting mode. This new option makes it possible to determine whether Marks, Captions, Lines, Grommets and/or Cutting Marks are generated and output on the front, on the back or on both sides.
• Advanced Print Item Settings – As of version 1.10.0, additional settings are available for Print Items contained in the imposition. In Nesting, Step & Repeat and Manual modes, a Spot Color layer can be defined for each Print Item, including Tint Value, Overprinting status, Position and Offset. For the Print Items on the backside of the double–sided output in Nesting, the mirroring or rotation options have been expanded, and a setting for the Print Item Opacity on the reverse side has been added.
• Save Options for Tiling – A new dialog is now visible when saving a Tiling, which makes it possible to save individual tiles as separate Articles in the Workflow. These Tiling Articles can then be used in an imposition. This function previously existed in earlier versions, but the dialog was simply forgotten in version 1.9.1 after the Impose Editor was updated to the new user interface.
• Marks – Starting with this version, five new Marks are available in the Impose Editor, which can be applied to the imposition. These Marks use the newly implemented DeviceN Spot Color definition, which allows outputting pure colors.
• Object Creation Tools – The drawing tools that were implemented with version 1.9.1 have been further improved with this release. Thereby the creation, modification and drawing of objects has been improved in their handling. In addition, the overprint status of a drawn object can be set. The user interface design has been adapted to ensure consistent behavior and an improved user experience.
• Numeric Input Fields – As of version 1.10.0, the Impose Editor has numeric input fields that now have the ability to calculate numbers. Certain input fields can be used as calculators, so to speak, which can be combined with various measurement units and calculation types.

Creation Color Setup Variations: As of version 1.10.0, several variations of a Color Setup can be created, based on the Color Setup itself as well as on the Color Configurations of the printer. Therefore, theoretically, eight additional Color Setups: CMYK–OV, CMYK–OG, CMYK–VG, CMYK–O, CMYK–V, CMYK–G, CMYK and/or K, can be generated automatically from a single CMYK–OVG Color Setup. The respective Channel Configurations to be generated must be created beforehand under the printer's settings in the Channel Configuration panel, so that these variants can be created.

Administering Interfaces: As of this release, external services to the Workflow can be created, edited and managed in the newly implemented Interfaces menu item. There are currently two different Interface variants. These are:

• Render Satellites – Render Satellites (ZuniComm) serve the purpose of distributing and/or optimizing the rip process (rendering as well as rasterizing as a separate unit) by harnessing available computer resources. Render Satellites are also used to control Measurement Devices, Printers or Proofers from an external location in the future in order to distribute the production effort using the available resources. A Render Satellite is a dedicated installation of an application (ZuniComm) on a computer system or on a virtual machine.
• Third-party Printers – Third–party Printers can be managed or used in the Workflow from this version on. For this purpose, the Third–party Printer Interface must be configured for the printer directly in the Workflow. As of this version, the user can set up a third–party printer so that the printer can be used in the Workflow in the same way as printers are normally controlled directly by the Workflow.

Hosts and Shares: Hosts and Shares that are created in the Workflow must now be assigned to a "type" as of this release. Each Host in the Workflow requires a special, predefined "type", so that this type can then be offered for selection only where it is relevant. Previously existing Hosts within the Workflow will be migrated after updating to the latest version and the "type" will be assigned automatically.

Send to Printer dialog: Starting from this version, an additional dialog can be opened within the Send to Printer dialog, which lists all Print Items that are included in the imposition displaying their effective dimensions.

Fixups: In this version, existing Fixups have been revised and two additional Fixups have been added to the Workflow.

Rest API: There are new features in the Subscription Controller API, Article Controller API, Production Job Controller API and Motif Controller API. In addition, more improvements have been implemented in the Subscription Controller API.

SDK Versions: Updates from various OEM partners also provide further innovation and improvements. Version 1.10.0 includes Color Logic SDK version 1.16.10–39977 and Callas Software SDK version 12.3.

The following existing functions have been improved with version 1.10.0 of the Workflow:

Cutfile Name and Barcode Content: In this version, the QR Code/Barcode content for cutting devices has been adjusted to minimize problem cases. For some cutting devices, proprietary templates for Barcode content is available, so that the corresponding cut files can be clearly identified by the cutting device.

Spot Measurements using the Barbieri LFPqb: As of version 1.10.0, the Barbieri LFPqb measurement device for Spot Color measurements can be positioned manually on the measurement table. This was previously only possible by removing the measurement device from the measurement table.

Fixup Chains: Starting with this version, an existing Fixup Chain can be selected via the action bar when creating a Production Job or Order as well as when adding Print Items. The Fixup Chain is then executed during the check–in process.

Substrate Costs: From this version on, Substrate costs using the selected currency defined in the system settings, can be defined per square meter for Substrates in the Workflow. These will be used for statistical data in the future.

Displaying the effective size of Print Items: Under the Print Items tab of the Impose Editor, all Print Items contained in the Production Job are displayed. From this version on, the dimensions below the preview thumbnail show the effective size including any scaling factor that has been applied.

Supported Data Types: As of version 1.10.0, additional file types: .ps and .postscript, are supported when uploading print data.

Minor Improvements: Additional minor improvements have been implemented.

Adobe Illustrator Plug-In: A list of fixed bugs and/or minor improvements in the Adobe Illustrator PlugIn.

Workflow: A list of fixed bugs and/or minor improvements in the main application.

Impose Editor: A list of fixed bugs and/or minor improvements in the Impose Editor.

If you are working with version 1.10.0 of the Workflow, version 1.10.0.0 of the Plug-in must be installed to ensure consistent operation. If you are using an older version of the Plug-in, you will be notified in the Plug-in when you log in.

The following versions of Adobe Illustrator are supported:

In this version, new functions have been implemented in the Workflow's Impose Editor. In addition, some previously existing functions have been revised and extended. Details concerning  new features and improvements in the Impose Editor relavant to version 1.10.0 are described in more detail in the following sections.

As of version 1.10.0, several variants of a Color Setup can be generated, based on the selected Color Setup as well as the Channel Configuration(s) of the printer. Thus, eight additional Color Setups: CMYK–OV, CMYK–OG, CMYK–VG, CMYK–O, CMYK–V, CMYK–G, CMYK and/or K, can be derived from one CMYK–OVG Color Setup. The Color Setup variations to be generated must exist as a Channel Configuration under Administration > Printer Setup at the time of creation for these variations to be successfully created. Proceed as follows:

1. Go to the menu item Administration > Printer Setup.
2. Select the printer for which you would like to create Color Setup variations.
3. Double–click on the desired entry in the list.
4. Check whether the desired Channel Configurations have already been created in the Channel Configuration [28] panel.
5. If a Channel Configuration is missing, create it beforehand. You can find out how to do this in the article Creating and editing a new Channel Configuration.  

Figure 11: The configuration details for a selected printer with the three settings panels visible:  Color Configuration, Channel Configuration and Print Configuration.

6. Then switch to the Color > Color Setup menu item.
7. Select the desired Color Setup in the list.
8. Select Process > Create Color Setup Variations in the action bar.
9. In the Create Color Setup Variations dialog, you can now select those Color Channel Configurations for which a separate Color Setup is to be created by activating the checkboxes.

Figure 12: The Create Color Setup Variations dialog in the Workflow.

10. In the dialog, select the desired Color Channel Configurations.
11. Confirm your selection by clicking on the Ok button. After confirming, a process is started in the background which creates the Color Setup(s) and calculates the Color Setup(s) to be generated so that they can then be used in the Workflow. This may take some time. The Color Setups that are successfully created are already displayed in the Color Setup list while the Color Setups are being calculated. As of this version, the base (parent) Color Setup is also displayed in a separate column, so that the user can easily recognize from which Color Setup the new Color Setups are derived.

Figure 13: The Color Setup list, displaying the current status for each Color Setup, which is continuously updated.

As of this version, services that need to be addressed outside the Workflow can be created, edited and managed under the Administration > Interfaces menu item. In version 1.10.0, two interfaces: ZuniComm and Third–party Printers, are available for the first time. In the future, additional services will be available here to monitor or administrate the availability of external services from within the Workflow.

Hosts and Shares that have been or will be created in the Workflow must be categorized starting with this version of the Workflow. Each Host in the Workflow requires a special, predefined type, so that this type can then only be offered for selection where it is relevant. This makes it possible to keep selection lists extremely short for the user, in order to prevent selecting the wrong directory.

Installing version 1.10.0 will automatically migrate existing Hosts assigning a type automatically. To be on the safe side, please check if existing Shares have the correct type assigned. The following types can be assigned:

• Printer – Select this type when creating a Host or Share for a printer. These Hosts or Shares will then be available when you create or edit a printer (with the exception of third–party printers).
• Third–party Printer – Select this type if a third–party printer is to be created in the Workflow. For this purpose, the Host or Share where the print data for a third–party printer must be stored should be set up. The created Host or Shares will then be offered when you create or edit a third–party printer.
• Hotfolder – You can select this type if the Host is a monitored Share that should be used as an input folder for Hotfolders. Hosts or Shares will then be available when creating or editing a Hotfolder under the Processing Parameters tab.
• Report Templates – This type is not currently used in the Workflow, but it will be used in the future to allow custom Approval or Ink Cost Reports.
• Cutter – Select this type when creating a Host or Share for a Cutter. Hosts or Shares will be offered when creating or editing a Cutting Device.

Figure 14: The Add Host dialog with an expanded drop–down list of available Host Types.

Starting with this version, an additional dialog can be opened in the Send to Printer dialog, which lists all imposed Print Items with their effective dimensions. Proceed as follows to open this dialog:

1. Create a Production Job with several Print Items and select the required Output Settings required.
2. Create an imposition for this Production Job and save it.
3. In the Production Job, open the Send to Printer dialog. A list of the Print Items including copies, total  prints and the under– or overproduced quantity of the individual Print Items is displayed under the General tab.
4. Click on the Details button (below the list) to access the Print Item Information dialog. In the opened dialog all imposed Print Items are listed. For each Print Item the effective size of the ImageBox and also the size of the ImageBox + Bleed is displayed.

Figure 15: The Print Item Information dialog, which is contained in the Send to Printer dialog.

In this version, existing Fixups have been revised or condensed, as well as additional Fixups have been added to the Workflow.

In this version, additional areas of the Rest API have been edited and extended. New features and changes are listed below.

With version 1.10.0 two new SDK versions are available, in which enige errors on the part of the manufacturers were repaired. The following updates are available in this version:

• Color Logic SDK 1.16.10–39977
• Callas – pdfToolBox 12.3
• Global Graphics – HHR 13.01

The name of the Cutfile is generated automatically by the Workflow. This name contains a certain sequence of numbers or characters, which is also used as the content of the Barcodes or QR codes, among other things. In the course of the developing this version, the name was adapted with regard to »contains a certain number or character sequence« or the »content of the barcode or QR code«, so that problems can be avoided.

From this version on, the name of the cutfile, which is now the same as the content of the barcode, can be configured by the user by putting placeholders together. The following placeholders are available for configuring the cutfile name:

• ${day2digit} – Two numbers from the date, which output the current day – for example: 24
• ${month2digit} – Two numbers from the date, which output the current month – e.g.: 07
• ${year2digit} – Two numbers from the date that output the current year – for example: 21
• ${year4digit} – Four numbers from the date that output the current year – for example: 2021
• ${cutterJobId} – A consecutive number that automatically increments by 1 when a new cutfile is created from the same Production Job – e.g.: 8
• ${cutterJobId3digit} – A three–digit number that automatically increments by 1 when a new cutfile is created from the same Production Job – e.g.: 008
• ${cutterJobId4digit} – A four digit number which automatically increments by 1 when a new cutfile is created from the same Production Job – e.g.: 0008
• ${cutterJobId5digit} – A five digit number which automatically increments by 1 when a new cutfile is created from the same Production Job – e.g.: 00008
• ${productionJobId} – The internal ID of the Production Job that will be transferred to the printer/cutter – for example: 235
• ${jobTicketName} – The name of the Production Job Job-Ticket that will be transferred to the printer.
• ${pageAppendix} – The current page numbering if a multi–page imposition or document is being transferred – e.g.: p3
• ${rotationKey} – The rotation of the cutfile (if existing) – e.g.: 5 or 0 (used for Summa cutters)
• ${cutterBarcodeContent} or ${barcodeCutterFilename} (deprecated) – The content of the barcode (if existing). This placeholder can only be used for the cutfile name itself – not for the cutter barcode content obviously – e.g.: 210724008235

Edit this string using the following steps:

1. Select the Administration > Cutter Devices menu item.
2. Create a new Cutter Device under the Devices panel or select an existing Parameter Set or create a new one under the Parameter Set panel.
3. Select a Parameter Set under the Parameter Set panel.
4. Under the Parameters panel, select Barcode Content and click on Edit in the footer of the panel.

Figure 18: The Parameters panel, displaying the parameters where the user can customize the Barcode Content.

5. In the Edit Cutter Parameter dialog, custom name content can be configured manually by lining up individual placeholders.
6. Of course, you can also insert static text , e.g.: name of the cutter, at the beginning, at the end or between the placeholders to make the name even more unique.

As of version 1.10.0, the Barbieri LFPqb measurement device for Spot Color measurements can also be positioned manually on the measurement table. Previously, this was only possible by removing the measurement device from the holder. Proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to the Administration > Measurement Devices menu item.
2. Add the Barbieri Spectro LFP qb measurement device (auto measurement) if needed or add a new Parameter Set in the Workflow.
3. In the Parameters panel for the desired measurement device, check whether the Manual Positioning parameter is set to true.
4. Open a Print Item or Article in the Workflow that contains at least one Spot Color.
5. Select the Create and edit Spot Color definition option under the Spot Color panel.
6. Select a Spot Color.
7. Create a new definition for either: Customer, Print Item or Substrate.
8. Select the measurement device in the footer of the Edit Spot Color Definition dialog.
9. Then select the Parameter Set to be used for measuring.
10. Start the measurement by pressing the Start measuring button.
11. Follow the instructions in the dialog for manually positioning the measurement device.
12. Perform the measurement.

Figure 19: The Manual Positioning dialog when positioning the measurement device.

From this version onwards, a Fixup Chain can be selected when uploading an Article or a Print Item, also when creating an Order or a Production Job. Selecting a Fixup Chain is available from this version on in the following dialogs:

• Article > + New > File Properties
• Order > + New > Print Item
• Production Job > + New > Print Item

The selected Fixup Chain will be applied to Articles or Print Items during the check–in process. In order for a FIxup Chain to be selectable, it must be previously defined in the system. You can read more about this in the article Fixup Chains.

For Substrates defined in the Workflow, Substrate Costs using the selected currency defined in the system settings, can be defined per square meter as of this version. In future versions, these can be used in the Print Statistics tab of a Production Job. Define Substrate costs as follows:

1. Select the Administration > Substrate menu item.
2. Select a Substrate Category and a Substrate.
3. Click Edit in the Substrates panel footer.
4. Enter a price per square meter in the Substrate Cost input field.
5. Save your settings.

Figure 20: The Edit Substrate dialog, where the user can now enter a Substrate Cost per square meter.

In the Print Items tab of the Impose Editor, the effective size (including the scale factor in the imposition) for the ImageBox as well as for the production format ImageBox + Bleed are displayed as of this version.

Figure 21: The Print Items tab in the Impose Editor displaying the effective size after scaling.

As of version 1.10.0, .ps and .postscript files can be uploaded in the Workflow. These file types can be uploaded in all locations in the Workflow.

The following minor improvements have been implemented in this version.

Output Configuration: The Output Configuration could not be selected when a Production Job was created in the Plug–in. This bug has been fixed.

Image–based Color Correction: When creating an image–based color correction, the device link profile could not be created. An error occurred, which has been fixed with this version.

Zünd Cutter Material: Sometimes the Cutter Material could not be changed after imposing. This error has also been fixed.

Output Template: Sometimes the target directory could not be saved correctly if the Color Policy or Color Setup was assigned to an explicit target directory. This behavior has been corrected.

Status change for Articles: If multiple Articles were selected in the Article List and the status of all of them was changed, the result could sometimes not be saved or displayed correctly. This error has been fixed.

Hotfolder updates: In some cases, Print Items or documents currently being processed were displayed in incorrect columns or lists. These columns and lists were not updated correctly. The behavior has been optimized.

Hotfolder Output Template: Errors occurred when saving the Output Configuration of a Hotfolder. Among other things, the target directory could not be set correctly in some cases. The errors have been fixed.

Article List Spot Colors: Any changes to Spot Colors contained in Articles required a page refresh so that the changes were visible in the Article List.

Article List: Articles that had the status Unavailable can now be displayed again from this version when using a filter containing this status.

Summa Cutter: From this version on, multi–page documents with different page sizes can be correctly sent to the cutter.

DeviceN Spot Colors: An error occurred when editing a DeviceN Spot Color that defined only one color. As of this version, DeviceN Spot Colors with only one value can now be created and applied correctly.

DeviceN Lab fallback: The Lab fallback color value of a DeviceN Spot Color is calculated absolute–colorimetric instead of relative–colorimetric starting from this version.

Print Simulation: Print Simulations could only be used once in a Production Job. This error has been fixed.

Substrate import for TAU printing systems: An error occurred when printer substrates were imported into the Workflow based on the unit »inch«. This error has been fixed.

Fixup Chains: Sometimes the defined values in Fixups that were add to a Fixup Chain were not saved correctly. The behavior has been corrected.

Fixup – Create Bleed on Irregular Shape: This Fixup could not be used if the document used a white, non–printable, background. From this version on, white, non–printable, areas can be included or excluded. Furthermore, the Bleed can be created behind the existing page content. The default behavior has not changed.

Fixup – Add Pole Pockets: This Fixup created objects outside the MediaBox, which caused a warning to be displayed after rechecking the pdf in. This behavior has been corrected.

Changing Impose Size: From this version on, after entering the impose sheet size under width and/or height and entering TAB and/or ENTER, the setting is accepted and displayed.

Add Grommets: When Grommets were created in the Impose Editor, the center Grommets were not placed precisely in the center. This bug has been fixed in this version.

Grommets in Tiling: If Grommets were added in Tiling mode and the Print Item was scaled, the Grommets were not placed correctly. This bug has also been fixed.

Print Item Rotation using Double–sided Output: When using Double–sided Output, if the option Non-uniform Rotation was selected under Nesting Options, Print Items were sometimes not rotated correctly, so that Print Items on the front no longer matched the Print Items on the back. This behavior has been corrected.

Tabbing between input fields: Tabbing between input fields in the Impose Editor was not working correctly, now the user can use TAB and/or ENTER from this version on.

Barbieri Measurement Devices: The live preview of the measurement data when measuring a Profile was displayed incorrectly. This was fixed by a Barbieri SDK update.

Save Ink: If a Save Ink (Low, Medium, Extreme) was saved in an Output Template, then it was not correctly applied to the Production Job.

Enable Color Management: This option in the Output Configuration was disabled as soon as another Output Template was selected. After a refresh, it was enabled again.

Output Templates: When updating from 1.9.0 (or earlier) to 1.10.0, the Output Templates disappeared. This was due to a erroneous migration process, which has to be executed again from this version on.

If this is the case, then TeamViewer data of the affected Workflow is needed. A technician will run the (corrected) migration again manually.