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Impose Editor: Rotations – New Options –For the Impose Modes Nesting and Step Repeat, two new options for rotation are available in this version – In Feeding Direction and Across Feeding Direction. [PPDWF-8384]

Impose Editor: Rotations –Grouping the Options – To make the options in the Rotation selection menu clearer, they have been divided into the categories Impose Options, Print Item Options, and Feeding Direction. [PPDWF-12405]

Impose Report: Determine the Number of Pages in the Imposition Report –Starting with version 1.22.0, Imposition Reports can be customized in terms of their number of pages. The options Include Overview Page, Include Overview Page for all Print Items of the Imposition, Include Imposition Overviews with list of Print Items, as well as Include Output Configuration are available here. [PPDWF-12225] [PPDWF-12332]

Impose Report: Optimizing the Imposition Report Content –Starting with version 1.22.0, multiple Print Items are displayed on the overview page of all Print Items for the Imposition. This allows up to ten data records to be displayed in the overview list for each page. Starting with this version, the name of the Print Item is also listed in the Information field. [PPDWF-11842] [PPDWF-12284]

Impose Report: Imposition Report for Double-Sided Impositions –Starting with this version, the user can create reports for double-sided impositions either for the frontside and backside or for the frontside only. [PPDWF-12285]

Impose Report: Save Settings to User – Starting with this version, the options selected for creating an imposition report are saved for the respective user. Exceptions are the Report Name and the Comment. [PPDWF-12356]

Impose Editor: Tiling Mounting Instruction – Numbering – From this version, the individual tiles in the Mounting Instruction for imposed Tilings are provided with larger and better readable numbers. [PPDWF-12344]

Impose Editor: Impose Template – Starting with this version, long names for Impose Template are wrapped in the selection menu (for Plate Templates, Sheet Templates and Impose Templates). [PPDWF-12445]

Impose Editor: Shape Nesting – In version 1.22.0, the algorithm for Shape Nesting has been improved, allowing for more options for rotating Print Items. [PPDWF-9933]

Impose Editor: Download Imposition – A feature has been added to flip the PDF file horizontally when downloading a hybrid separation. [PPDWF-12389]

Impose Editor: Vision Marks – Starting with this version, the color of the dieline can be generated as the innermost circle in the mark for Hybrid Vision Marks. [PPDWF-11374] [PDPWF-11342]

Impose Editor: Save Imposition PDF – Page Box – Until this version, only the MediaBox was set for the imposition PDF when saving an imposition. Starting with version 1.22.0, the MediaBox, the BleedBox, and the TrimBox are set in the Imposition PDF. This allows Imposition PDFs to be used for subsequent impositions and to be correctly imposed on the ImageBox and ImageBox + Bleed. [PPDWF-11913] [PPDWF-12165]

Impose Editor: Impose Sheet Template – Mark Reference Point –In Impose Sheet Templates, the reference point for the center has been removed or grayed out for marks that offer 9 points. [PPDWF-12403]

Impose Editor: Bound Products –Placeholders for Impose Editor Options –In version 1.22.0, three new placeholders are available for the impose mode Bound Product in the Impose Editor Options category. [PPDWF-12284]

Check-in: Size Adjustment – This version provides a revised version of the Fixup Adjust Size in the Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates. The check has been divided into individual tabs, and input fields that are not currently in use will be hidden from this version onwards.

Approval Projects and Approval Portal –Changes have been implemented to improve user guidance when handling Approvals and displaying them in the Approval Portal.

Dealing with Spot Colors – In version 1.22.0, the Basic Settings for the approval portal have been revised. Separate options for transferring Technical Colors, Output as Separation Colors, and Hybrid Colors to the approval portal have been implemented. Spot colors such as White, Permeo, and Varnish, as well as all Technical Colors, are now hidden by default in the Approval Portal. Users can activate these if necessary. [PPDWF-10765]

New Checks – In this version, the check Check Bleed has been added. [PPDWF-11666]

Create Spot Color Separations depending on the Total Ink Coverage – In this version, the default values for the templates Penetration Agent for Flags K1 and Penetration Agent for Flags K2, which were made available for the Permeo application area, have been changed. [PPDWF-12458]

Add Bleed – Starting with this version, a new option called "Avoids thin white lines between the generated bleed" is available. Activate this option to have the Fixup ignore missing pixels found at the edge. The bleed is then generated automatically for the first "drawing" pixels. [PPDWF-12369]

Hiding or Showing Content-sensitive Input Fields – In version 1.22.0, the option to show or hide input fields depending on the context was added. This reduces the amount of information displayed in dialogs. [PPDWF-12120] [PPDWF-12119]

User Guidance – Starting with this version, the required selection fields have to be selected in all dialogs so that Fixups are applied. [PPDWF-12147]

Improvements in Fixup Chains – In version 1.22.0, the option to search for the primary key of the Fixup Chain in the list of Fixup Chains was added. [PPDWF-12764]

Automation: Operation "Check Print Item and forward to" – From this version onward, the user can add another operation in the Production Configuration after this operation. [PPDWF-12013]

Automation: List of Automation Jobs – In this version, information about the Visible Size and Production Size is provided in the list of Automation Jobs. Both pieces of information can be displayed by user definition. [PPDWF-12241]

API: Reading Out the Path Length – Starting with this version, information about the path length of cut files is available. However, the path length is only available if the corresponding check was activated when uploading the print data. [PPDWF-7087]

New UI: Activities – Starting with this version, all information that was available in the old user interface is displayed. [PPDWF-12397]

New UI: Printer – Print Configuration – In version 1.22.0, users now have the option of searching for Print Configurations in the detail view of a printer using the search bar. [PPDWF-12437]

New UI: Customer-specific Spot Color Definition – In version 1.22.0, the new user interface also includes the option to create a customer-specific Spot Color Definition when a customer has been added for the respective Article or Print Item.

New UI: Change Status – Print Items and Articles – Starting with this version, the new user interface provides the option to change the status for multiple selected Print Items. [PPDWF-9248]

New UI: Visualization of Symbols with Multiple Menu Items – Starting with this version, a newly implemented visual indicator allows users to immediately see whether an icon in the action bar contains multiple menu commands. [PPDWF-12451]

New UI: Orders List – Create Production Job – This version provides the function of selecting an entry in the Orders list and creating a Production Job from it by clicking on the newly implemented icon Create Production Job from Order. [PPDWF-12441]

New UI: List of Print Items – Missing Information – In this version, the list of Print Items now provides information on all necessary values in the available Display Options. [PPDWF-12591] [PPDWF-12591]

New UI: Administration – Working Color Space – Comments that can be entered when uploading an ICC profile are now displayed in the overview list. [PPDWF-12529]

New UI: Create Order – Winding Type – Starting with this version, when creating an Order, the Winding Type option is only available if a roll substrate has been selected beforehand. Otherwise – for sheet material –the option is grayed out. [PPDWF-12252]

New UI: Print Item Detail View – Single-page Documents – In version 1.22.0, the toggle button For the Document / Page x is no longer displayed in the detailed information for single-page Print Items. [PPDWF-12621]

New UI: Settings – DitherMixArrays – Starting with this version, the DitherMixArrays tab under Administration > Settings > Workflow Settings is only displayed if a Harlequin Host Renderer (HHR) is licensed. [PPDWF-12611]

New UI: Saving – Standardization in Dialogs – Starting with this version, the behavior of the "Save" button is handled uniformly in all dialogs throughout the entire application.[PPDWF-12053]

New UI: Orders – Filter Options – Version 1.22.0 provides all the filter options that were also available in the old user interface. This means that, starting with this version, filtering for Order Description, Order Status, Shipping Date, and Order Line Substrate is possible. [PPDWF-8071]

New UI: Administration – Ink Setup – The Ink Setup tab under Administration > Inks has been redesigned in this version; the Inks are now visually located within the Ink Family.

New UI: Administration – File Management – In the new user interface, the menu item Approvals under Administration > File Management has been revised in this version. Starting with this version, all tabs are displayed immediately and hierarchically when the menu item is opened. [PPDWF-12382]

Print Item Protocol: Applied Fixups for Hotfolder Files – Starting with these version, full information about the applied Fixups is also provided in the Protocol for the Print Item for files that are processed via Hotfolders. [PPDWF-3755]

Print Item Protocol: Creating a Grid Chart – Starting with this version, when a Grid Chart is created, the relevant information is displayed in the Protocol. The information refers to the Grid Chart Type, the used Spot Color with the color values, the Patch Size, and the Grid Chart Configuration. [PPDWF-12183]

Print Item Protocol: Printing a Grid Chart – Starting with this version, when a Grid Chart is printed, the relevant information is displayed in the Protocol. The information refers to the Grid Chart Type, the used Spot Color with the color values, the Patch Size, the Grid Chart Configuration, and the used Printer. [PPDWF-12629]

Print Item Protocol: Expected Bleed changed – Starting with this version, the Protocol provides information about the expected Bleed if the expected Bleed has been changed. Information about the changed values and who made the change can thus be read out. [PPDWF-12182]

Print Item Protocol: Splitting a Multipage File – In this version, the Protocol for a Print Item or Article provides information about which Print Item was used as the basis for splitting the new Print Item. [PPDWF-12179]

Print Item Protocol: Overprinting Preview – Starting with version 1.22.0, the section Archive Print Item version of the Protocol allows you to include overprinting objects – such as White, Varnish, etc., – when viewing the preview of an intermediate version. [PPDWF-12178]

Print Item Protocol: Print Items – Pagination Feature – Starting with version 1.22.0, the section Archive Print Item version of the Protocol allows you to navigate between the pages of a multipage Print Item while viewing the preview. [PPDWF-12384]

Grid Charts: Revision of the Dialog – The dialogs Add Grid Chart and Edit Grid Chart have been completely redesigned in this version. The information and options available for creating a Grid Chart have been divided into three tabs – Grid Chart Configuration, Layout, and Advanced.

Grid Charts: Templates – Starting with this version, users can save the settings that they have applied to a Grid Chart as a template. [PPDWF-11342]

Grid Charts: Sending the Grid Chart to the Printer – Starting with this version, selecting a template allows you to quickly create a Grid Chart and send it directly to the printer. [PPDWF-12504]

Grid Charts: System Settings – Since it is now possible to save Grid Chart Templates directly while creating Grid Charts, the system settings under Administration > Color Book & Grid Chart have been revised, and a new tab – Grid Chart Templates – has been added. [PPDWF-12501]

Grid Charts: Routines – Deleting Grid Charts – This version provides a routine for deleting Grid Charts using the routine Entity Cleanup. [PPDWF-11320]

Grid Charts: Assigning Tags – Starting with version 1.22.0, tags can be assigned directly while editing a Grid Chart via the menu item Color > Grid Charts. [PPDWF-11321]

Grid Charts: System Settings – Tags – In this version, a feature has been added under Administration > Settings > Tags that allows you to create, edit, and delete tags for Grid Charts.

Grid Charts: Separate Menu Item – A separate menu item for Grid Charts has been added to the side navigation in Color. [PPDWF-12696]

Print Item Editor – Barcodes – In this version, the user interface in the Print Item Editor for displaying barcode content has been completely redesigned to simplify the user experience. [PPDWF-11354]

Activities – Automation Jobs – Starting with this version, the Activities dialog also displays the current Workflows for Automation Jobs and includes the option to cancel Automation Jobs. Using a quick filter it is possible to quickly filter Automation Jobs and to distinguish between processes from different Workflows. [PPDWF-12069] [PPDWF-12426]

Verification Report – In this version, the verification report now includes all values that are also displayed in the Check Compliance dialog in the Color > Verification menu. At the same time, the report's layout has been updated to meet the requirements. [PPDWF-12434] [PPDWF-12436]

Production Job – Color Correction – In this version, the user interface for the Color Correction under Production Job > Output Configuration has been revised. A note is displayed indicating that only the 50% tone value is corrected. In addition, the limit has been raised from 30% to 50%. [PPDWF-12446]

Hide and Show Profiling Templates – In version 1.22.0, you can hide Profiling Templates under Color > Profiling Templates using the Process field (in the old user interface) if needed. [PPDWF-7003]

Print Configuration – DitherMixArray – Starting with version 1.22.0, the Printer > Print Configuration menu shows which DitherMixArray is being used for the Print Configuration. [PPDWF-12386]

Batch Processing – History – In the Batch Processing History tab, new information has been added to the header of the batch processing order in this version. The information includes the start time, the end time as well as the duration of the process. [PPDWF-12114]

Quick Print – Reset – In Quick Print under Automation > Quick Print, starting with this version, the Production Job Parameters settings area can be reset using a dedicated button. The button is available in the standard operations Production Job and Impose. [PPDWF-11781] [PPDWF-11945]

Normalization Settings and Template for Extracting Metadata – In version 1.22.0, different icons are available in Automation > Quick Print and Automation > Batch Processing for the Upload and Normalization Settings sections as well as for the Template for extracting metadata section.[PPDWF-12161]

Impose Sheet Template – Template Name – When saving an Impose Sheet template in the Impose Editor, starting with this version, the Name of the Impose template is retained if changes are made to the same template. [PPDWF-12443]

Spot Color Report – Hybrid Colors – In version 1.22.0, the display of hybrid colors in the Spot Color Report has been enhanced. Starting with this version, the Hybrid Color is displayed alongside the simulation values, and the hybrid colors are grouped in the list. [PPDWF-12840]

Hotfolder – Deleting Files – Starting with this version, for files that cannot be processed by a Hotfolder, a note is displayed stating that the Hotfolder first has be paused in order to delete the unprocessable files. [PPDWF-11422]

Spot Color Definition – Hybrid Colors – The options to select Processing Steps and Processing Group were removed in this version as they are not included in the specification. [PPDWF-12600]

Color Control Stripe for Spot Colors – In this version, minor improvements were made to the Color Control Stripes for spot colors. The default value for the Reference Point was adjusted, the number and values for the Tone Gradations were changed, the value for the Gap Width was adjusted, and the order of the color values has been changed. Additionally, the Text for the color patches can be shown or hidden. [PPDWF-12329] [PPDWF-12330] [PPDWF-12245] [PPDWF-12176]

Die Cut Library – Layout for One-Ups – When creating a Layout Template for a One-Up under Administration > Die Cut Library, self-explanatory names are used for spot colors from this version onwards. [PPDWF-6385]

Routines – System Cleanup – Starting with this version, the routine System Cleanup includes an additional operation, Done Workflows, which automatically deletes completed orders in the Activities dialog. [PPDWF-12289]

Display Mako Versions – Starting with version 1.22.0, the Mako version is displayed in the Installed Versions tab of the Information dialog. [PPDWF-12671]

Check-in – Remove Hidden Layers – In some cases, objects on hidden layers suddenly became visible after applying the Fixup "Remove Hidden Layers", even though the layer had been deleted. This issue was resolved with the release of the new SDK for pdfToolbox version 16.2.671. [PPDWF-12599]

Spot Colors in the old user interface – Label as Technical Spot Color – In the old user interface, spot colors could no longer be labeled as technical colors. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12588]

Gamut Viewer – Although no spot color was selected, the most recently selected spot color was still displayed in the Gamut Viewer. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-11993]

Gamut Display – Uploaded ICC Profiles – The gamut of an uploaded ICC profile could no longer be displayed. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12525]

Gamut Display – Show Spot Colors – In the new user interface, spot colors would sometimes not appear in the Gamut Viewer until the dot size was manually adjusted. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12453]

Vision Marks – Lead In/Lead Out – The "Eye Mark" was printed correctly during the Imposition, but the color of the Eye Mark could not be used in the Lead In and Lead Out. This issue has been resolved by generating the mark using DeviceBlack starting with this version, allowing it to be used correctly in the Lead In and Lead Out. [PPDWF-12552] [PPDWF-13014]

Send to Printer – Lead In and Lead Out – Previously, it was not possible to send just a Lead In or Lead Out as a standalone print job using the "Send to Printer" dialog. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12820]

Material Finder® – Without Hits – When no substrate could be found using the Material Finder®, the dialog would freeze for an extended period of time. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12801]

Automation Jobs – Continuous Processing – When creating Automation Jobs with the option "Preserve Processing Sequence" enabled and in conjunction with the Fill method "Keep Print Items on page together", there were rare instances where the order of the generated Production Jobs did not remain chronological during continuous processing. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12644]

Automation Jobs – Impose Date – Until this version, an error occurred when deleting Automation Jobs that contained a placeholder for the Impose Date. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12331]

Deleting Production Configurations Deleting a Production Configuration would fail when a Production Job was created from the configuration. The reason was that the configuration was referenced. This issue has been resolved; starting with this version, it is now possible to delete such Production Configurations. [PPDWF-12308]

Import Production Configuration When importing a Production Configuration, the comment for the configuration was not included or was not available in the exported JSON file. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12224]

Deleting Ink Families – There were instances where ink families could not be deleted in the new user interface. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12566]

Activities – Deleting Entries – While it was possible to delete errors in the Errors tab of the Activities dialog, the entry did not disappear until the list was refreshed. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12431]

Hotfolder with Job Ticket – Continuous Processing – When a Hotfolder with a job ticket was created and the option Process Print Items as a Bundle was disabled – as a result Print Items are continuously processed – this Hotfolder configuration could not be saved. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12375]

Print Item Editor – Remove One-Up mapping – Although the mapping between the Print Item and the One-Up could be removed, the result was not displayed until the dialog was closed and reopened. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-12361]

Die Cut Library User-Defined Fields When saving a One-Up or an N-Up, modified values in user-defined fields were not saved correctly. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12318]

Uploading Fonts – When uploading TTF fonts whose filenames contained a space, there were instances where they could not be uploaded. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12297]

Production Job – Create from Article – When creating a Production Job from multiple Articles, the selected Color Policy was not correctly applied to the Production Job. Instead, the system-wide Color Policy was always used. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-10023]

Impose Editor: Shape Nesting – Grouping Print Items – Calculating a Shape Nesting in conjunction with creating groups in the Imposition with line breaks caused an error. The issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12274]

Impose Editor: Plate Template – Dimensions – When creating an imposition using a Plate Template that was smaller than the imposition, the application displayed an error. This issue has been resolved. Starting with this version, the imposition is created, but a warning is displayed directly in the Impose Editor. [PPDWF-12485]

Impose Editor: Nesting – Uniform Rotation – In certain cases, Print Items were rotated even though only the option "Uniform Rotation" under Rotation was enabled and the Allow in exceptional cases option was disabled. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12972]

Impose Editor: Multipage Imposition – Uniform Rotation – In some cases, not all Print Items were used in the Imposition when the combination of the options "Uniform Rotation", "Allow in exceptional cases", and "Multipage Imposition" was enabled. The temporary bug has been identified and fixed. [PPDWF-12269]

Impose Editor: Show subsequently added Print Items – When adding Print Items to an existing Imposition, they were not added to the Imposition but were displayed in the Print Item Overview tab. To include the Print Items in the Imposition, the Imposition had to be deleted and recreated first. This issue has been resolved: Starting with this version, you simply need to reopen the Imposition to add the Print Item; a corresponding message will also be displayed. [PPDWF-12645]

Impose Editor: Create Bound Products – An error occurred when creating a Bound Product in the Impose Editor in conjunction with a substrate that did not have a defined thickness. This issue has been resolved: Starting with this version, if no substrate thickness is available, the value "0" is used for the substrate thickness. [PPDWF-12231]

Impose Editor: Bound Products – Marks on the Backside – The marks from the frontside were not correctly positioned on the backside of the Imposition. This issue has been resolved by implementing a dedicated placement logic for marks. [PPDWF-12008]

Impose Editor: Impose Editor – Dielines for Rows – The ability to create dielines for rows in the Impose Editor did not work when the reference point in the Sheet Template was aligned to the right. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12070]

VDP Editor: Adding and Deleting CSV Files – After adding a CSV file by using the Variable Data tab, the corresponding values were not displayed correctly until the page was reloaded. A similar issue occurred after deleting a CSV file: The CSV data was removed, but it was still possible to download the CSV file. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12358]

VDP Editor: CSV files with empty values – CSV files containing empty field values could not be processed previously. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12482]

VDP Editor: SSerial numbers with static text – Serial numbers with static text were not resolved correctly and could not be edited. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12311]

VDP Editor: Send to Printer – VDP Job with CSV File – When sending a VDP job that included a CSV file, the start and end values were not automatically entered. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12511]

VDP Editor: Outputting a VDP Job – When the option "Fast Generation of Previews" was selected under Administration > Settings > Workflow Settings > RIP Settings, VDP jobs containing unused white separations in the background of the file were not completed. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12191]

Impose Editor: Captions – New Placeholders for Multipage Print Items – Starting with this version, it is possible to add placeholders containing the page number and the total number of pages in a multipage Print Item as captions on an imposition. [PPDWF-12754]

Impose Editor: Color Control Stripes – Process Colors – Version 1.22.1 introduces the ability to select and configure color control stripes for Process Colors in a Sheet Template [PPDWF-12007]. Additionally, user can set a background color for the color control stripe and adjust the size of the color patches and the spacing between them [PPDWF-13016] [PPDWF-12745]. Another new feature in that respect is an ability to import and export user-defined lists of color patches [PPDWF-12675] [PPDWF-12932].

Impose Editor: Color Control Stripes – Spot Colors – option to generate a Color Control Stripe for Spot Colors implemented in version 1.22.0 has been adapted in the current version. It now matches the implementation of the Color Control Stripe for Process Colors. [PPDWF-12745] [PPDWF-12245]

Sheet – Placement Logic for Marks: Minimum Distance between Marks and Print Items – Users can set the minimum distance that Marks and Captions must maintain from the Artboard. [PPDWF-12744] [PPDWF-12401]

Sheet – Placement Logic for Marks: Warning for Outdated Logic – Due to the change in the placement logic for marks in Sheet Templates, marks can be placed separately with horizontal or vertical alignment relative to the selected reference point. You may be prompted to migrate to the new logic when editing an existing Sheet Template. [PPDWF-12836]

Sheet – Placement Logic for Marks: Step & Repeat – Position and Reference Point of Marks and Captions – Continuous Printing option is available in the Artboard tab in the Step & Repeat impose mode. The Continuous Printing option – previously known as Add Spacing – is therefore not a new feature. The Add Spacing option was simply moved from the Grid Settings section to the Settings section and renamed to Continuous Printing. [PPDWF-12756] [PPDWF-12402]

Impose Editor: Step & Repeat – Marks for Multipage Impositions – Marks (e.g., rectangle marks) are always in the same position on all subsequent pages of a multipage imposition. [PPDWF-12614]

Impose Editor: Bound Products – Change in Substrate Thickness – In version 1.22.1, a feature was added to the Impose Editor to quickly update or add the substrate thickness for a selected substrate. [PPDWF-12189]

Impose Editor: Captions – Dieline – Ability to set the Offset of the Dieline relative to the caption for all four sides – Top, Bottom, Left, and Right – has been added. [PPDWF-12815]

Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates: Default Warnings – For the Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates Workflow Default Preflight and Workflow Minimal Preflight, error and warning messages have been implemented in this version. A warning is shown whenever a multipage print file contains pages with different page orientations, or when the MediaBox is not in the origin for single-page or multipage print files. [PPDWF-12623] [PPDWF-13006]

Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates: Set Technical Colors to "Overprint" – A new Fixup has been implemented. It automatically sets existing Technical Colors in a file to "Overprint". [PPDWF-12583]

Managing and Using Die Cuts: Exporting and Importing One-Ups – Ability to export a One-Up from one system and then import it into another system. It is also possible to export and import metadata. When custom fields do not exist in the target system during import, an error message will be displayed. The import can proceed nevertheless. [PPDWF-12412]

Managing and Using Die Cuts: Exporting and Importing N-Ups – Ability to export an N-Up from one system and then import the N-Up into another system. Thereby, both the associated One-Ups as well as the metadata for the One-Ups and N-Ups are exported and imported. In case custom fields do not exist in the target system during import, a corresponding error message will be displayed. Nevertheless it is possible to proceed with the import. [PPDWF-12413]

Managing and Using Die Cuts: N-Ups – New Options for Ordering – Eight options for determining the order in which a N-Up is filled. These include variations for horizontal and vertical ordering with zigzag and reverse arrangements. [PPDWF-11744]

Checks, Fixups, and Fixup Chains: Fixup – "Apply Rotation Factor" – In version 1.22.1, the new Apply Rotation Factor Fixup was introduced to apply the existing rotation factor and then set it to 0.

Automation: Production Configuration – Variations – Create variations of a Production Configuration by modifying some parameters in an Operation and referring to them in automation. Subsequently, select the Variations of Production Configurations, which can then be selected in the Production Scheduler as well as when creating Automation Jobs after selecting the desired Production Configuration. It is also possible to edit or delete variations at a later time. [PPDWF-12813] [PPDWF-13043] [PPDWF-12992] [PPDWF-12996]

Automation: Production Configuration – Export Job Ticket – In version 1.22.0, the ability to export a Job Ticket for a Production Configuration was added. This allows developers in the integration team to immediately begin building upon the available data. [PPDWF-12373]

Automation: Operations –Operation "Export Imposition Report" – Placeholders were added for the Comment field. [PPDWF-11764]

Automation: Operations –Operation "Export Mounting Instructions" – New operation added in Production Configuration, can be used to export Mounting Instructions for a tiling. [PPDWF-12139]

Automation: Automation Job – Replacing a Print Item – Replace the Print Item of an Automation Job, to e.g. replace a corrupted file. After replacement, the new Print Item runs through the entire Automation Job from the beginning. [PPDWF-11937] [PPDWF-13476]. Print Items in an Automation Job can be replaced in the List of Automation Jobs, within the History tab, both in Quick Print and in Batch Processing, as well as in the detail view for the Print Item in an Automation Job

Automation: Setting the Impose Date – Setting an Impose Date for the Automation Job in user interface has been simplified. The ability to set the installation date in an Automation Job to a date earlier than today's date was prevented. Furthermore, redundant placeholders that made no sense were removed. [PPDWF-12771] [PPDWF-12775]

Automation: Visualization of Skipped Processing Steps – Process steps for Automation Jobs display has been improved. Skipped steps are displayed in a dimmed state so that users can clearly see which steps have been omitted from the Production Configuration. [PPDWF-12495]

Automation: Production Automators – Adjusted Display – In version 1.22.1, Automation > Production Automators display menu item has been improved by providing a clear table for the relevant information. [PPDWF-12612]

New User Interface: Approval Report Template – Upload a custom Approval Report via the new user interface. This feature is available under Administration > Settings > Reports > Approval Report Engine Settings. [PPDWF-11454]

New User Interface: Tags – Access in Lists – Access Tags quicker within the user interface. From now on, the Tags function is available in the footer of each list entry for Articles, Print Items, Orders, and Production Jobs. [PPDWF-9754]

New User Interface: Status Display – Long Name – Line break has been added to the status display for long labels. The line break ensures that the names remain fully readable. [PPDWF-13126]

New User Interface: Dark Mode – Improved display for dark mode were implemented in User Account > User Interface Appearance. Print Items with a transparent background are displayed with a white background area in the preview, and the background area of the editor in the Die Cut Library is white. [PPDWF-12417] [PPDWF-12766].

New User Interface: List of Articles and Print Items – Display of Spot Colors – Spot colors display, used in the footer of a list entry, has been improved. Up to five spot colors are now displayed as color bubbles. Additional spot colors are grouped in a separate bubble. [PPDWF-12452]

New User Interface: Production Job Name – Create from Order – When creating separate Production Jobs from an Order containing multiple Print Items, only the system-wide placeholders. [PPDWF-12439]

New User Interface: Production Job Name – Create from Order – When creating separate Production Jobs from an Order containing multiple Print Items, only the system-wide placeholders. [PPDWF-12439] Output Configuration – Color Correction – User guidance while creating and saving a template for color corrections has been revised. Modified values can be applied directly to the Production Job by clicking the button Apply to Production Job, or they can be adopted when creating a template. The option Include Spot Colors in Color Correction is also available when saving a color correction template. [PPDWF-12822] [PPDWF-12879] [PPDWF-12879]

New User Interface: Print Item – "Protocol" Tab – Minor changes have been made in the Protocol tab for Normalization Step – Fix and Preflight and Print Item Properties updated by User steps. [PPDWF-12885] [PPDWF-12894]

New User Interface: Old User Interface – Discontinued Features – Starting with version 1.22.1, the following areas are available exclusively in the new user interface: Color > Spot Colors and Print Items detail view > Edit Spot Colors. [PPDWF-12986]

Spot Colors – Definition and Handling – In this version, Spot Colors handling has been revised. All spot colors are displayed correctly in the preview and processed as intended during download. The following spot color types are now available: Spot Colors, Output as Separations, Technical Colors, Hybrid Colors, and Non-printing Colors. [PPDWF-11205] [PPDWF-12583][PPDWF-12777]

Download a PDF or an Imposition – Due to the new spot color types, spot colors handling when exporting an Imposition or a PDF has been adjusted. [PPDWF-12783] [PPDWF-12780]

Spot Colors Types – Adjustment During Rendering – Update that ensures hybrid colors and non-printing colors are rendered correctly when rendering a file, taking into account their type and overprint status. For example, when downloading a selected hybrid spot color, the excluded content of the hybrid colors is also taken into account. [PPDWF-12781] [PPDWF-12779] [PPDWF-12557]

Adjustment to the Print Item Detail View – Due to the new spot color types, the Print Item detail view has been revised in this version. Spot Colors and Additional Spot Colors settings, including As Additional Spot Color selection with Set as Non-Printing Color and Create Spot Color as System-Wide Hybrid Color processes, have been updated. [PPDWF-12778]

Small Improvements: Spot Color Library – Creating and Editing a Spot Color Library – An ability to manually create a Spot Color Library was introduced. This allows users to define their own color values. The name of the Spot Color Library can also be changed later. [PPDWF-12200] [PPDWF-12199]

Small Improvements: Spot Color Library – Creating a Spot Color – An ability to manually create a spot color within a spot color library has also been added. Choose between CMYK, LAB, and RGB color modes . [PPDWF-12201]

Small Improvements: Spot Color Library – Deleting a Spot Color – An ability to delete individual spot colors from the spot color library. [PPDWF-12897]

Small Improvements: Print Item Editor – "Barcode / QR Code" Tab – Print Item Editor provides the option to remove a barcode from the Print Item. [PPDWF-11313]

Small Improvements: Substrate – Entering the Substrate Thickness – Entering the desired value in the desired unit for the Substrate Thickness. The entered value is automatically converted to μm. [PPDWF-12719]

Small Improvements: Substrate Definition – Set as Default – First Substrate Definition created for a Substrate is set to default. [PPDWF-12835]

Small Improvements: Device Connector – Adding Printers – Automatically setting the Printer Name as the name of the Print Configuration in Device Connector was added. [PPDWF-12763]

Small Improvements: Routines – Deactivating Operations – It is possible to disable an individual operation of a routine under Administration > Routines. To deactivate an operation there's a dedicated button available in the Configuration of the Execution settings area. [PPDWF-12416] [PPDWF-13029]

Small Improvements: DitherMixArray – Uploading – When uploading a DitherMixArray, the Dither Mode and the value for Ink Level are automatically read out. This features simplifies the input process. [PPDWF-12320]

Small Improvements: Adding a Print Configuration – Starting with this version, only valid entries can be made when creating a print configuration. The Ink Gradations and DitherMixArray fields are grayed out for print configurations with a color depth of 1, as they do not make sense in this context. [PPDWF-12637]

Small Improvements: Measurement Devices – Primary Key – Primary key is also displayed for measurement devices under Color > Verification > Verification Jobs > Measure > Measurement Devices. [PPDWF-13052]

Small Improvements: "Activities Dialog" – Filter – Filter options Empty Trash under Activities > Filter have been adjusted. [PPDWF-13044]

Small Improvements: Imposition Report for "Bound Products" – Option to generate an imposition report for Bound Products has been removed. For Production Configurations, a warning is displayed when attempting to save the "Export Imposition Report" operation with the "Bound Product" Impose Mode. [PPDWF-12740]

Small Improvements: Measurement Devices – General Improvements – Minor improvements to Measurement Devices regarding parameters, missing translations, the arrangement of options, the description, as well as the order of the observer angles and the change in the order of the Density selection menu. [PPDWF-12805] [PPDWF-13026] [PPDWF-13026] [PPDWF-12788] [PPDWF-12755] [PPDWF-12742]

Small Improvements: Inks – Updated List – List of current ink information has been updated. [PPDWF-13055]

Incorrect Measurement – i1Pro 3 Plus Devices – Incorrect results could occur when measuring using transmitted light. The issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-5086] [PPDWF-8237]

API v1 – Subscriptions – In some cases, an error might have occurred when creating a subscription via the API v1. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12338]

API v1 – Subscriptions – In some cases, an error might have occurred when creating a subscription via the API v1. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12338]

Preview – Quick Print and Batch Processing – Previews could not be generated for very large files, which could cause the system to crash. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-13532]

Ink Cost Calculation – DCF Jobs in Production Jobs – Ink costs for a Production Job on a TAU printer were neither calculated nor displayed when the DCF output format was selected. The feature was only available for the TIFF output format. This issue has been resolved – ink costs can now be calculated and displayed for the DCF output format as well. [PPDWF-13133]

Edit Production Job – In the Edit Production Job dialog, a previously selected simulation – Relative Colorimetric – was not displayed in the output configuration. This display error has been fixed by updating the dialog. [PPDWF-13353]

Change status for multiple Articles/Print Items – When the Change Status menu option was selected for multiple Articles/Print Items, the status could be set, but when saving, a uniform status was incorrectly applied to all selected Articles/Print Items. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-13286]

Lead-In and Lead-Out – Hybrid Colors – Hybrid colors could not be selected when configuring the output for Lead-In and Lead-Out. This issue has been resolved hybrid colors are now available there as well. [PPDWF-12843]

Print Item Editor – Page Boxes – Previously, no warning was displayed when a PDF file with invalid page box arrangement was opened in the Print Item Editor. This behavior has been fixed. From now on, a warning will always be displayed when page boxes are arranged incorrectly. [PPDWF-12718]

Impose Editor: Flaps for Captions – Chinese Characters – When using Chinese characters, the flap might not have been drawn exactly around the caption, causing the caption to be cut off. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12406]

Impose Editor: Nesting – Grouping – Grouping Print Items in a Nesting caused an error when the option "Allow in exceptional cases" was enabled. This error has been identified and fixed. [PPDWF-12773]

Impose Editor: Step & Repeat – Vertical Offset – In some cases, an offset in the range of 1% to 20% could not be entered in the settings area, and an error was displayed. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12834]

Impose Editor: Manual Mode – Save – After adding graphic objects (rectangle, line, etc.) to an already saved imposition in "Manual" impose mode, the imposition could be closed without prompting the user the save dialog. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12711]

Impose Editor: Perforation for Flap – When "Add Perforation" option was enabled while creating a flap in Finishing > Dielines > Include Captions, the perforation at the edge would sometimes round off inaccurately. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12704]

Impose Editor: Changing the Impose Mode - When switching from Nesting to Manual impose mode an error was displayed w. This error has been fixed. [PPDWF-12680]

Impose Editor: Vision Hybrid Mark – Additional Process Colors – Additional Process Colors were generated twice in the circular logo. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12672]