The following new features are available in version 1.21.0 of the Workflow:

Impose Editor – In version 1.21.0, existing functions have been expanded and improved.

• Impose Multipage Print Items – Starting with this version, Multipage Print Items can be used directly in the Impose Editor without having to split them into individual pages beforehand in the Imposition. [PPDWF-9203]
• Double-sided Nesting – Backside Assignment – The option "Backside Assignment" has been added, allowing users to specify which Print Item should be used for the Backside. [PPDWF-10977]
• Nesting – Grouping Print Items – The option introduced in version 1.20.1 to create a caption and an outline around a Group of Print Items has been expanded. Starting with this version, the caption is placed within the outline, and it is now possible to define the Font Size and Stroke Width. [PPDWF-9474]
• Captions – Placeholders Impose Editor Options – New placeholders – Impose Sheet Height, Impose Sheet Width, and Total Impose Length – are now available for generating Captions. [PPDWF-5304]

Approval Projects – Three new functions have been implemented for Approval Projects in this version:

• Multipage Print Items in an Approval Report – The option to use Multipage Print Items in an Approval Report, which has been available since version 1.20.1, has been expanded. A new Report Template now allows the Frontside and Backside of a two-page Print Item to be displayed in a single report. [PPDWF-10900]
• Resending a Notification – Starting with this version, a function is available to resend an e-mail notification as soon as a new version of an Approval Report has been created for a Print Item. [PPDWF-11094]
• Using Annotations – Beginning with version 1.21.0, Annotations can be used within the Approval Process. A system setting is available to enable or disable the use of Annotations. Users can create and display Annotations in the Approval Portal using various setting options and view them in the comments timeline. [PPDWF-4402]

Fixups and Fixup Chains – As part of the development of version 1.21.0, a new Fixup has been added, three existing Fixups have been enhanced, and the user interface for creating Fixup Chains has been modernized:

• New Fixup – In this version, the Fixup "Add Grommets/Drillholes along Irregular Shape" has been added. [PPDWF-10627]
• Improvements to Existing Fixups – Enhancements have been implemented for the existing Fixups "Add Caption", "Create Bleed", and "Flatten Transparency".
• Improvements to Fixup Chains – The user interface for Fixup Chains has been modernized and simplified, making it easier to create and manage Fixup Chains and providing a better overview. [PPDWF-9057]
• General Information and Errors – End of life for outdated XML-based Fixups. The Fixups are set to "Outdated" and are no longer functional [PPDWF-11803]. In addition, a bug in the Fixup "Add Edge Reinforcement" has been fixed. Previously, the CropBox and MediaBox were shifted by 10 times the entered value. [PPDWF-11366]

Automation – With version 1.21.0, functions in the area of Automation have been extended and optimized.

• Operations – The following new features and improvements have been implemented in the Operations:
  • Operation "Export Print Item" – The Operation Export Print Item enables Print Items to be automatically saved on a file server within a specified directory. This Operation can be used, for example, to store Print Items on a data server in a freely definable folder structure once a specific status has been reached. [PPDWF-9288] [PPDWF-10738]
  • Operation "Export Imposition Report" – The Operation Export Imposition Report allows creating an Imposition Report for Operations that include an Imposition – Create Imposition with Auto-Nesting, Create Imposition, or Create Production Job from Imposition, Create Production Job – and saves the report on a file server in a specified directory. [PPDWF-11239]
  • Operation "Export Ink Consumption Report" – The Operation Export Ink Consumption Report enables the automated calculation of ink costs for a Print Item and the generation of an Ink Consumption Report for a Print Item. This report can then be saved on a file server in a specified directory. [PPDWF-10544]
  • Operation "Export Spot Color Report" – The Operation Export Spot Color Report enables the automated creation of a Spot Color Report for a Print Item. This report can then be saved on a file server in a specified directory.
• Print Item Detail View for Automation Jobs – The Print Item Detail View for Automation Jobs, available since version 1.20.2, has been extended in this version. The following enhancements are included:
  • Automation Jobs – Open in PDF Editor – Users now have the option to jump directly from the application to the PDF Editor to analyze and edit Print Items there. [PPDWF-9672]
  • Displaying of ∆E Values – If no Color Policy is assigned to the Article or Print Item, the system-wide Color Policy is now used as a fallback. [PPDWF-10934]
• Display of Error Messages – Improvements – Several improvements have been made in this version to improve the display of error messages. The following adjustments have been implemented:
  • Display of Validation Results – The display of validation results has been improved. [PPDWF-11603]
  • Validation for "Quick Print", "Batch Processing" and "Hotfolder" – Starting with this version, a system check is performed to ensure that the Operation "Check-in Artwork and Normalize" is included in the selected Production Configuration when using Quick Print, Batch Processing, or a Hotfolder. The Production Configuration is only selectable if this Operation is present. [PPDWF-11132]
  • Operation "Create Impose" – Error Messages – As of version 1.21.0, error messages are displayed in a clearly readable format when issues occur with Cutter Devices, the Height and Width of the Imposition, the Roll Length, or the Optimal Length. [PPDWF-11387]
• Improvements in the Print Item Detail View for Automation Jobs – Starting with this version, the Print Item name is displayed in full length within the Print Item Detail View for Automation Jobs. In addition, a page navigation feature has been implemented, allowing users to easily browse through the pages of a Multipage Print Item. [PPDWF-11428] [PPDWF-11358]
• Search Option When Adding Operations – In this version, a search function has been added to the creation of Production Configurations, allowing users to search for specific Operations. This was implemented due to the already large number of available Operations. [PPDWF-10976]
• Creating Automation Jobs From Selected Print Items – In version 1.21.0, an asynchronous call has been implemented for validating the Print Items to be produced, to reduce waiting times before the first Automation Job is created. [PPDWF-10636]

API – Extensions have been added to the API, including the following functionality:

• Production Job – Status Change – Using a PATCH request, it is now possible to change not only the metadata of a Production Job but also the status of the Production Job itself. [PPDWF-10774]

New User Interface – With version 1.21.0, the following functions have been extended or optimized in the new user interface:

• Measurement Devices – Starting with this version, Measurement Devices can be created and managed under Administration > Measurement Devices in the new user interface. Compared to the old user interface, no new functions have been added; only improved search capabilities and parameter set adjustments are available. [PPDWF-10834]
• Production Jobs – Change Output Template – From this version onward, it is possible in the new user interface to change the Output Template for multiple Production Jobs simultaneously. [PPDWF-10878]
• Measuring Spot Colors – In this version, the option to measure Spot Colors in the new user interface has been implemented. In addition, manual positioning for the Barbieri Spectro LFP qp Measurement Device is now supported via the control arrows. [PPDWF-8059] [PPDWF-10834] [PPDWF-11240]
• List of Production Jobs – If a Production Job is currently being rendered, the entry in the Production Jobs list is dimmed and marked with a progress icon. This ensures that the Production Job cannot be modified in the new user interface while rendering is in progress. [PPDWF-11478]
• Substrate – Substrate Definitions – Starting with this version, Comments are now displayed in the list of Substrate Definitions. [PPDWF-11380]
• Dark Mode – All areas where the Dark Mode was previously not fully optimized have been adjusted. This includes the Preview for an Imposition and the background in the tab "Page Geometry" in the Print Item Editor. [PPDWF-11202] [PPDWF-11179]
• Display of Extensive Lists – Extensive lists are now displayed more quickly due to dynamic reloading of subsequent entries. [PPDWF-10450]

Enfocus Switch Connector for Workflow – Version 1.12.0 is the required version to use the Enfocus Switch Connector, which was simultaneously released. Using the Switch Connector, Production Jobs can be generated through Operations.

With version 1.21.0, the following new features and improvements to existing functions have been implemented:

• Print Item Editor – Barcodes / QR Codes – In the Print Item Editor, the tab "Barcodes / QR Codes" now provides the option to extract additional information from barcode content. The extracted data includes the Barcode Color, the Background Color of the Barcode, and the size of the Quiet Zone. [PPDWF-9365]
• Quick Print – Simplified User Guidance – A simplified view has been implemented for Quick Print in this version. The user guidance has been significantly simplified to ensure faster processing of Print Items. [PPDWF-10938]
• Batch Processing – The menu item Batch Processing under Automation > Batch Processing has been newly added in this version. The purpose of this menu is to allow print data to be processed as Articles or Production Jobs as automatically as possible. [PPDWF-9791] [PPDWF-10932] [PPDWF-10901]
• PDF Printer – Extending the Print Configuration – This version provides the option to save the print PDF generated via a PDF printer in a target directory, with a hierarchical folder structure. [PPDWF-10846] [PPDWF-10846]
• Extracting Metadata Template – In this version, improvements have been implemented for the template to extract metadata. These include the following:
  • Expected Bleed – In version 1.21.0, the option to extract the expected Bleed for the Print Item from the file name was added. [PPDWF-10749] [PPDWF-10749]
    • The provision of this function has made further changes available in this area:
    • Access to the expected Bleed is now possible in the Fixups as well as in the Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates. [PPDWF-10753] [PPDWF-10752]
    • The expected Bleed can be set when adding Articles and Print Items. [PPDWF-10751]
    • The expected Bleed can now be set separately for all four pages in the system settings.
    • The expected Bleed can be set separately for all four pages in the Print Item Detail View.
  • Export / Import – Starting with version 1.21.0, the option to export or import Templates for extracting metadata was added. [PPDWF-10543]
• User-defined Fields – Numeric Fields – For the type Numeric, it is now possible to select the unit for both input and display. The type of a user-defined field cannot be changed afterwards. [PPDWF-10700] [PPDWF-10351]
• Minor Improvements – Version 1.21.0 also introduces several minor improvements, including:
  • Substrate – New Fields – The two columns Substrate UUID and Substrate Type have been added to the printer Substrates in the Workflow in this version. The information is also transferred to the Jobticket. [PPDWF-10818] [PPDWF-10842]
  • Create Production Job – Resolve References – Starting with this version, it is possible to remove references from an Article when creating a Production Job, removing any connection between the Article and the Production Job. [PPDWF-5607]
  • Printer Name in Dialog "Send to Printer" – From version 1.21.0 onwards, it is now possible to display the printer name in all dialogs where data is sent to the printer. [PPDWF-9427]
  • Cutter Devices – Importing Substrates – This version provides the option of using user-defined IP addresses to import materials/recipes from Zund and Optiscout Cutter Devices. [PPDWF-10467]
  • Shares – Selection of Shares – It is now possible to select multiple Shares in the list of Shares to add them collectively to the Shares list. [PPDWF-10874]
  • Ink Consumption Calculation – Volume Unit – Starting with this version, it is now possible to change the Volume Unit from milliliters to liters when calculating ink costs, and this value can also be used in reports. [PPDWF-11745]
  • Ink Consumption Report – ml/m2 – In version 1.21.0, the Ink Consumption Report has been extended to include the information "ml/m^2". [PPDWF-11420]
  • Spot Color "White Over"– System-Wide Spot Color – In this version, the Spot Color "White Over" is now provided in the standard installation as a system-wide Spot Color. [PPDWF-10838]
  • Fluo Inks – Color Configuration and Independent Separation – Fluo Inks (Fluo Pink and Fluo Yellow) can now be applied in a Color Configuration within the Workflow. Fluo Inks can also be Output as separate separations. [PPDWF-4949] [PPDWF-10817]
  • Color Setup – Total Ink Coverage Chart – Some fields in the chart for Total Ink Coverage were incorrectly configured. All incorrect color patches have been corrected in this version. [PPDWF-10469]
  • Print Item Detail View – Prepare for Shape Nesting – This version provides the option of applying Shape Nesting to multiple selected Print Items in the new user interface. [PPDWF-10730]
  • Information – ZuniComm Version on Render Satellite – Starting with this version, a warning is now displayed if the ZuniComm version on the Render Satellite does not match the main instance. [PPDWF-11496]
  • Ink Update – The list of available inks for Durst printing systems has been updated in version 1.21.0. [PPDWF-11184]

Automation – General Errors – In the Automation environment, the following errors have fixed in version 1.21.0:

• Operation "Create Imposition" – Cutter Device Selection – When entering the name of a Cutter Device, no suggestions for Cutter Device were provided. This behavior has been fixed and the assistance in selecting a Cutter Device is now available again. [PPDWF-11517]
• List of Automation Jobs – User Display in "Modified" – In the list of Automation Jobs, the wrong user was specified for the field "Modified" sometimes for the list entry "Modified". This error has been fixed. [PPDWF-11288]
• Grouping Option "For each Print Item" – The grouping function did not work in the Operations "Create Impose" and "Auto Nesting". This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-11114]
• Operations "Create Production Job" and "Create Production Job from Imposition" – Placeholders for Production and Delivery Date – When the production or delivery date was set using a variable function, the respective date was not resolved correctly. This error has been fixed. [PPDWF-11012]
• Operation "Split Print Items" – For very large page sizes, it could occur that memory was exhausted, causing the system to become non-functional. This problem has been resolved. [PPDWF-10909]
• Deleting the Automation Routine – It was not possible to delete an Automation Routine if the Production Configuration assigned to the Automation Routine had previously been deleted. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-10792]

New User Interface – The following bugs have been fixed in version 1.21.0 of the new user interface:

• Create Printer – Print Configuration List – The assigned Process Colors for the printer were not displayed in the list. [PPDWF-11813]
• Create Substrate Category – It was not possible to create a new Substrate Category in the new user interface. [PPDWF-11796]
• Output Settings – Template – Changed values could not be saved for an existing Output Template. [PPDWF-11792]
• User Role – Structure – Due to inconsistencies in the permissions structure across different menu items, the structure has been revised. [PPDWF-11783] [PPDWF-11195]
• Send to Printer – Rotate – Once the Rotate function was set in the dialog “Send to Printer”, it could not be deactivated. [PPDWF-11778]
• Create Approval Project – Production Job – Up to this version, Approval Projects could be created from Production Jobs. This behavior has been fixed; for logical reasons, Approval Projects can now only be created from Articles and Jobs. [PPDWF-11647]
• Dialog “Add Color Book Definition” – Template Selection – Grid Chart Templates were incorrectly displayed in the Template selection list. [PPDWF-11566]
• External Printer – Name of Print Configuration – The same name could be assigned multiple times to a Print Configuration. [PPDWF-11484]
• Order – Custom fields – Changes made to custom fields for an Order were not saved. [PPDWF-11341]
• Creating Technical Colors – Processing Steps – Selection of Processing Steps Group and the Processing Steps Type was not mandatory. [PPDWF-11261]
• Create Spot Colors – The following errors were fixed in this area:
  • Processing Steps Groups – For the Processing Steps Groups “Braille,” “Dimension,” and “Legend", assigning a Processing Step Type was mandatory. This is no longer required. [PPDWF-11259]
  • Color Policy – Filtering by Printer – Filtering by printer in the Color Policy input field was not possible. [PPDWF-10882]
  • Fallback Color Values – Spot Color Definition from Grid Chart – The fallback color values of a Spot Color defined for a Substrate were not correctly determined if the Spot Color Definition came from a Grid Chart. [PPDWF-10554]
• Measure Spot Colors – The following errors were fixed in this area:
  • Color Mode – When measuring a Spot Color, the Color Mode was not set to Lab. [PPDWF-11243]
  • List of Measurement Devices – When selecting a Measurement Device, the list of Measurement Devices was not pre-filtered. [PPDWF-11242]
  • Status of connection to Measurement Devices – The connection status to the Measurement Device was not displayed. [PPDWF-11241]
• Edit Collections – When values for multiple collections were edited simultaneously, they could not be saved. [PPDWF-11217]
• Creating Printers – Color Configuration – The same Color Configuration could be assigned to a printer multiple times. From this version onward, Color Configurations must be unique. [PPDWF-11008]
• Production Job – Imposition Preview Image – In many cases, the Preview Image of the Imposition was not displayed in the list of Production Jobs. [PPDWF-10876]
• Hotfolder – Renaming Print Item Names – When using the default variable for the placeholder (Print Item Name), the internal ID was always prefixed. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-11540]

Old User Interface – The following bugs have been fixed in the old user interface in version 1.21.0:

• Creating Technical Colors – Processing Steps – When creating a Technical Color in the old user interface, it was not possible to assign a Processing Steps Type for the Processing Steps Group “Position” and “Structural.” This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-11777]
• Amazon Transparency Codes – Creating Customers – When creating a customer in the old user interface, it could occur that no new customer data record could be created. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-11655]
• Production Job – Deleting Print Items – When deleting Production Jobs, the entire Production Job could be deleted while the Print Items assigned to it remained in the system. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-11616]
• Hotfolder – File Extension – Only files with the lowercase extension .pdf could be processed; files with the uppercase extension .PDF were not recognized. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-11564]

Measurement Devices XRite / Measurement Table i1iO – Measurement Method – When measuring with Measurement Devices of this series, the M2 measurement condition was always applied, even if another measurement condition was selected. This behavior has been fixed; from version 1.21.0, the M2 measurement condition is only applied when explicitly selected. [PPDWF-11466]

Black TAC Calculation – The calculation was performed incorrectly in some cases. This error has been fixed. [PPDWF-11466]

PDF Printer – Placeholders for IDs – Placeholders for IDs – ${print_order.id}, ${motif.id}, and ${print_order_item.id} – could not be configured when creating a printer by clicking the respective chip. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-10313]

Hotfolder – Automatic Activation after PMS Restart – Hotfolders that were previously inactive were automatically activated after a system (PMS) restart. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-2388]

Quick Print / Batch Processing – Placeholder Production Order Name – When using the placeholder ${motif.name}, the same Print Item Name was applied to all orders. This behavior has been fixed; from this version onward, each order uses the name of the Print Item it contains. [PPDWF-11716]

Generation of Approval Reports – The generation of an Approval Report failed if a Print Item was added via the user interface or via an API call. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-11251]

Cutter Devices – Text for QR Code – The text displayed as the Barcode content did not match the encoded content of the QR Code. This error has been fixed. [PPDWF-11377]

Verification Report – Media Wedge – The Media Wedge was missing when downloading Verification Reports. This issue has been fixed. [PPDWF-11790]

Spot Color – System-wide Creation – A Spot Color could be created system-wide with the same name. This behavior has been fixed; color names must now always be unique. [PPDWF-11491]

Routine “System Cleanup” – Intermediate Versions – Intermediate versions were not deleted if the “Modified” date was older than the reference date. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-11488]

Gamut Viewer – Hybrid Colors – Spot Colors were not displayed in the Gamut Viewer when a Hybrid Color was used for the Print Job. This bug has been fixed so that Hybrid Colors are not displayed in this version, but all other Spot Colors continue to be shown. [PPDWF-11411]

Fixups and Favorites – Some Fixups could not be removed from the Favorites list; this behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-11410]

Hotfolder – Extract Metadata – In some cases, not all metadata was extracted correctly from the file names via Hotfolder. This error has been fixed. [PPDWF-11400]

Spot Color Report – Multipage Print Item – Up to this version, all Spot Colors of a Multipage Print Item were Output on the Spot Color Report, which only displayed the first page. This behavior has been fixed. Starting with this version, only the Spot Colors of the first page are displayed, and a warning is issued. [PPDWF-11382]

Search – Print Item Names with Umlauts – Print Item Names with umlauts could not be found when they were entered in the Search field. This behavior has been fixed by extending the search to include umlauts. [PPDWF-10864]

Grid Chart Type “Overprinting” – Crop Function – The function “Crop” in the tab “Layout” during the creation of a Grid Chart was not saved and applied. This issue has been fixed. [PPDWF-10850]

Vision Hybrid Mark – The Vision Hybrid Mark could be incorrectly selected for the Plate Template. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-11749]

Winding Type – Error Message – An error message occurred when placing Articles that had a set Winding Type. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-11344]

Double-sided Nesting – Scaled Print Items on Backside – Scaled Print Items on the Backside of a Nesting were not displayed correctly. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-11306]

Impose Mode “Die Cut” – Creating the Impose – It was possible to create a new Impose without selecting an N-Up. This behavior has been fixed; the N-Up field is now required. [PPDWF-10796]

Impose Mode “Manual” – Plate Templates – When creating a manual Imposition with a smaller Plate Template than the Sheet Template, a warning message was displayed twice, and the Imposition could not be created for the Plate Template. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-10795] [PPDWF-10793]

Prepare for Shape Nesting – It was possible to confirm the Prepare for Shape Nesting dialog without selecting a Technical Color. This behavior has been fixed. Selecting a Technical Color is now mandatory. In addition, pre-filling of the available Technical Color has been implemented. [PPDWF-10705] [PPDWF-10704]

Fotoba Cutter Device – For Multipage Impositions, Crop Marks were not applied when using the Fotoba Cutter Device. This issue has been fixed. [PPDWF-11162]

Utilization Rate – Sheet Duplicates – The utilization rate was calculated incorrectly when the option “Remove Sheet Duplicates” in Multipage Nesting was enabled. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-11018]

Double-sided Nesting – Error Message – When using Pre-Angulation, an error message was displayed during Double-Sided Nesting indicating that the Print Items on the Backside were larger than the Print Items on the Frontside, even though the same Print Items were used. The error message has been removed. [PPDWF-10903]

Extract Metadata – Import Template – Importing a Metadata Template failed. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-10985]

Barcode Creation – Line Breaks in Text – Line breaks could not be correctly interpreted from CSV files. This issue has been fixed by implementing the corresponding enhancement in the VDP Editor. [PPDWF-9836]