For the Impose Modes "Nesting" and "Step & Repeat", two new options are available in the Rotation option as of this version. The new options –they are located in the Feeding Direction category of the selection menu – are:

• In Feeding Direction [1] [3] – The Print Items are imposed in feeding direction, i.e., in the printing direction. The Print Item is thus placed rotated by 0° or 180°.
• Across Feeding Direction [2] [4] – The Print Items are imposed across the feeding direction, i.e., across the printing direction. The Print Item is thus placed rotated by 90° or 270°.

Figure 1: Left: The Rotation selection menu in Nesting | Right: The Rotation selection menu in Step & Repeat

To make the options in the Rotation selection menu in the Impose Modes "Nesting" and "Step & Repeat" clearer, they have been divided into categories: Impose Options, Print Item Options, and Feeding Direction.

Figure 2: Structure of the Rotation selection menu

Several improvements have been made to the Imposition Reports in version 1.22.0. These include the following:

The Mounting Instruction is available for imposed Tilings under Production Job > Production Job in the Impose tab. From this version, the individual tiles are provided with larger numbers [11]. Up to this version, the numbering was very small and difficult to read.

Figure 10: The Mounting Instruction with larger numbering

In the General tab of the Impose Editor, starting with this version, long impose template names are wrapped in the selection menu.

Figure 11: The General tab with the display for long names in Templates

In version 1.22.0, the algorithm for Shape Nesting has been improved, allowing for more options for rotating Print Items and thus ensuring better utilization of the impose area.

In this version, when downloading a Hybrid Color under Production Jobs > Production Jobs > Impose, the function to mirror the PDF file horizontally has been added. To do this, activate Mirror Horizontal [12] in the Download Imposition dialog.

Figure 12: The Download Imposition dialog with the option to mirror the PDF horizontally

Starting with this version, the color of the dieline can be generated as the innermost circle in the mark for Hybrid Vision Marks. To include the color of the dieline in the mark, simply select the spot color name [14] used for the dielines in the option Color Cieline (inner circle) [13].

Figure 13: The Sheet Configuration dialog with the selected color for the Dieline (inner circle)

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.

These boxes can also be displayed in the Impose Editor by activating the corresponding options in Display [18]. The following rules and procedures apply to the placement of boxes:

• CropBox [15] – The size of the Impose Sheet is used for this.
• TrimBox [17] – The size of the enclosing rectangle for all Final Sizes of all Print Items is used for this. Please note: If the ImageBox + Bleed option is selected here in the Imposition based on option, the size of the enclosing rectangle for all Print Items that are cropped with Bleed is used.
• BleedBox [16] – The size of the enclosing rectangle for all Production Sizes of all Print Items is used for the BleedBox. Please note: If ImageBox + Bleed is selected here in the option Imposition based on, the TrimBox and the BleedBox are identical.

Figure 14: Preview of the Page Boxes of the Imposition in the Impose Editor

In Impose Sheet Templates, the reference point for the center [19] has been removed or grayed out for marks that offer 9 points, as it does not make sense to place a mark in the center on an Impose Sheet.

Figure 15: An Impose Sheet Template with a selected Mark and the reference points

In version 1.22.0, three new placeholders are available for the impose mode Bound Product in the Impose Editor Options category. In addition, the function of an existing placeholder has been changed.

New placeholders:

• Front-/Backside [20] – This placeholder – ${imposer.surface_side} – specifies whether the page is the front (Caption: frontside) or the back (Caption: backside).
• Sheet Number – current [22] – This placeholder – ${imposer.current_sheet_number} – specifies the current sheet number of the bound product on the front and back.
• Sheet Number – total [21] – This placeholder – ${imposer.number_of_sheets} – indicates the total number of sheets of the bound product on the front and backside.

Changed function:

• Page/Repeat number –current [23] – This placeholder – ${imposer.current_page_number} – indicates the current page number of the bound product. The change is that the designations frontside and backside have been removed from this placeholder and, as of version 1.22.0, are represented by the newly implemented placeholder ${imposer.surface_side}.

Figure 16: The Select Placeholder dialog with the placeholders for the Impose Editor Options

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 [24], and input fields that are not currently in use will be hidden from this version onwards.

Figure 17: The Size Adjustment test with the new user interface

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.

The following sections provide a brief overview of the new features.

In this version, the check Check Bleed has been added.

In this version, several adjustments and innovations have been made to the Fixups, including the following:

In version 1.22.0, the option to search for the primary key of the Fixup Chain [39] in the list of Fixup Chains was added.

Figure 25: The search field in the Fixup Chains with the primary key

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.

To display them, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Automation > Automation Jobs.
2. In the action bar, click on Additional Functions [40].
3. Select the entry Display Options [41].

Figure 26: The action bar of the Automation Jobs menu

4. In the Filter, Search, and Display Options dialog that opens, open the Detail View [42] tab.
5. Click Add [43] and add the desired information –Production Size [44] and/or Visible Size [45] – to the desired block.
6. Then click Save to apply the settings to the list of Automation Jobs.

Figure 27: The Filter, Search, and Display Options dialog with the Detail View

For the operation Check Print Item and forward to, a new feature has been added that allows another operation to be added afterwards. This was not the case in previous versions.

Figure 28: The Add Production Configuration dialog with the Check Print Items and forward to operation and subsequent operation

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.

Figure 29: An example call to read the path length via the API

Starting with this version, all information that was available in the old user interface is now displayed in the Activities dialog.

Figure 30: The Activities display in the application

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 [46]. This was not possible in previous versions.

Figure 31: Detail view of a printer with the Print Configuration and the search bar

In version 1.22.0, the new user interface also includes the option to create a customer-specific Spot Color Definition [47] when a customer has been added for the respective Article or Print Item.

Figure 32: The Spot Color Definition dialog with the Customer selection

Starting with this version, the new user interface provides the option to change the status for multiple selected Print Items. This was not possible in previous versions.

To access this function for Articles or Print Items, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Articles > Articles or to Orders > Print Items.
2. In the action bar of the respective menu item, click on Additional Functions [48].
3. Select Change Status [49] from the selection menu.

Figure 33: Left: The Articles menu with the option to change the Status; Right: The Print Items menu with the option to change the Status.

4. Then select the desired Status [52] in the Edit Status dialog. Please note that you have to select the icon [50] if you want to change the status for all Print Items/Articles. If you want to change the status for an individual Print Item, first select the corresponding Print Item [51] and then change the status for that Print Item.

Figure 34: The Change Status dialog

Starting with this version, a newly implemented visual indicator [53] allows users to immediately see whether an icon in the action bar contains multiple menu commands.

Figure 35: The Articles menu with the visual indicator for multiple menu items

This version provides the function of selecting an entry in the Order List and creating a Production Job from it by clicking on the newly implemented icon Create Production Job from Order [54].

Figure 36: The menu item Orders with the new icon Create Production Job from Order

After calling up the menu command, all Print Items for all Order Lines are automatically activated for the creation of the Production Job. Individual Print Items can then be manually excluded from creation.

Figure 37: The Create Production Job dialog

In this version, the list of Print Items, which can be accessed via Orders > Print Items, now provides information on all necessary values in the available Display Options. This means that the corresponding values for the Dimensions [55], the Order [56], the Copies [57], and the Shipping Date [58] are now displayed. This was not the case in previous versions.

Figure 38: The menu item Print Items with the Information

Starting with this version, a Production Job cannot be transferred to the printer as long as a Fixup is currently being applied. The corresponding Send to Printer icon [59] is grayed out.

Figure 39: A Production Job with the currently applied Fixup

Kommentare, die beim Hochladen eines ICC-Profils eingegeben werden können, werden ab dieser Version in der Übersichtsliste angezeigt. Das war bis zu dieser Version nicht der Fall.

Gehen Sie dafür folgendermaßen vor:

1. Navigieren Sie zu Administration > Einstellungen > Farbmanagement.
2. Öffnen Sie den Reiter Arbeitsfarbraum [60].
3. Wählen Sie aus CMYK, RGB oder Graustufen den gewünschten Bereich aus.
4. Öffnen Sie Weiter Funktionen [61] und wählen Sie den Menüpunkt Hochladen [62].

Comments that can be entered when uploading an ICC profile are now displayed in the overview list. This was not the case in previous versions.

To do this, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Administration > Settings > Color Management.
2. Open the Working Color Space [60] tab.
3. Select the desired area from CMYK, RGB, or Grayscale.
4. Open Additional Functions [61] and select the Upload [62] menu item.

Abbildung 40: Die Einstellungen für Arbeitsfarbräume mit Kommentar

5. Add the desired profile in the Add ICC Profile dialog that opens.
6. If known, select the Measurement Condition and enter a Comment if necessary.
7. Click OK to apply the settings.
8. The Comment is displayed in the list of the respective Working Color Space under the uploaded ICC profile.

Figure 41: The Add ICC Profile dialog with a Comment

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 [63].

Figure 42: The Add Order dialog with the Winding Type grayed out

In version 1.22.0, the toggle button For the Document / Page x [64] was no longer displayed in the detailed information for single-page Print Items. This was not the case up to this version.

Figure 43: The Detail Information for a single-page document

Starting with this version, the DitherMixArrays [65] tab under Administration > Settings > Workflow Settings is only displayed if a Harlequin Host Renderer (HHR) is licensed.

Figure 44: The DitherMixArrays settings area in the Workflow Settings

Starting with this version, the behavior of the Save button is handled uniformly in all dialogs throughout the entire application.

• Save is disabled if a loading process is currently running for the respective dialog.
• When you click Save, the input mask is validated and invalid fields are highlighted in red.
• Error messages reported by the backend are superimposed over the input dialog. They can be closed by clicking on the "x". It is then possible to correct the error in the dialog.

Figure 45: The Create Production Job dialog after clicking Save if values are not available, as required

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 is possible for Order Description [66], Order Status [67], Shipping Date [68], and Order Line Substrate [69].

Figure 46: The Filter Options dialog with the newly added options

The Ink Setup tab under Administration > Inks has been redesigned in this version; the Inks [71] are now visually located within the Ink Family [70].

Figure 47: The Ink Setup tab of the Administration > Inks menu command

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.

Figure 48: The Approvals menu item in the new view

Starting with these versions, full information about the applied Fixups [72] is also provided in the Protocol for the Print Item for files that are processed via Hotfolder.

Figure 48: The Protocol for a Hotfolder file with filtered entries for Data Preparation – Fixups

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 [74], the used Spot Color [73] with the color values, the Patch Size [75], and the Grid Chart Configuration [76].

Figure 49: The protocol section Grid Chart created in the Protocol of a Print Item

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 [78], the used Spot Color [77] with the color values, the Patch Size [79], the Grid Chart Configuration [80], and the used Printer [81].

Figure 50: The protocol section Grid Chart has been printed in the Protocol

Starting with this version, the Protocol provides information about the expected Bleed if the expected Bleed has been changed. Information about the changed values [83] and who made the change [82] can thus be read out.

Figure 51: The protocol section Expected Bleed changed in the Protocol

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 [84].

Figure 52: The display of the source document in the Protocol

Starting with version 1.22.0, the Archive Print Item version section of the protocol now allows you to include overprinting objects – such as white, varnish, etc., when viewing the preview of an intermediate version. To do this, click the Simulate Overprint [85] checkbox.

Figure 53: The Archive Design Version protocol section with the Simulate Overprint option

Starting with version 1.22.0, the Archive Print Item version section of the protocol now allows you to navigate between the pages of a multipage Print Item while viewing the preview [86].

Figure 54: The Archive Print Item version protocl section using the pagination feature in the protocol

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 Chart Configuration [87] – In this tab, you can select the Grid Chart Type, the Patch Size, the Template, and other Parameters for calculating the color patches for the Grid Chart.
• Layout [88] – This tab provides output functions – the Impose Sheet Size, Rotation, and the arrangement on the Impose Sheet.
• Advanced [89] – This tab is displayed when Expert Mode [90] is activated. In this tab, the user is shown the Output Configuration (Color Policy) for the selected Print Item.

Figure 55: The Edit Grid Chart dialog with the new tabs

Starting with this version, users can save the settings that they have applied to a Grid Chart as a template. Thereby avoid having to repeat the same steps and settings.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Go to Color > Grid Charts. You can also create a Grid Chart for a Print Items spot color.
2. Add a new Grid Chart using the Add button.
3. Configure the desired settings in all tabs for the Grid Chart.
4. You can then save the settings as a template. To do so, click Save [91].

Figure 56: The Add Grid Chart dialog with the Templates selection

5. In the Add Grid Chart Template dialog that opens, configure the following settings:
   • Overwrite [92] – Select this option to overwrite the current template.
   • Name [93] – Enter the name for the template you are creating here – this name will be displayed in the template selection field.
   • Comment [94] – Optionally, enter a comment for the template here.
   • Template Name [95] – Specify the Grid Chart name here. Use this name to find the corresponding Grid Chart in the list of Grid Charts. You can refer to a large number of placeholders to create a certain structure in the naming of the Grid Charts.
6. Click Save to apply the settings.

Figure 57: The Add Grid Chart Template dialog

Starting with this version, selecting a template [96] allows you to quickly create a Grid Chart and send it directly to the printer [97].

Figure 58: The Edit Grid Chart dialog, which allows you to send the chart directly to the printer

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 [98] – has been added.

There, select a Grid Chart Template and set it as the default template.

Figure 59: The System Settings for Grid Chart Templates

A separate menu item for Grid Charts [99] has been added to the Color menu to allow users to access the list of Grid Charts as quickly as possible.

Figure 60: The application's page navigation with the new menu item Grid Charts

In this version, a feature has been added  under Administration > Settings > Tags that allows you to create, edit, and delete tags specifically for the Grid Charts [100].

Figure 61: The system settings, which allow you to create Tags for Grid Charts

Starting with version 1.22.0, tags can be assigned directly while editing a Grid Chart via the menu item Color > Grid Charts.

To do this, click Edit [101] in the action bar of the menu item. In the Grid Chart dialog, now either select an available tag from the drop-down list [102] or create a new tag using Add [103].

Figure 62: The Grid Chart dialog, which allows you to select or create a tag

This version provides a routine for deleting Grid Charts [104] using the routine Entity Cleanup [105]. Use filters to specify which Grid Charts should be deleted. The following filter criteria are available:

• Created – deletes Grid Charts that were created x days ago
• Modified – deletes Grid Charts that have not been modified in x days
• Tags – deletes Grid Charts that have a specific tag. However, you can also invert this query to exclude Grid Charts with a specific tag from deletion.

Figure 63: The Entity Cleanup routine with the Grid Charts