Release Date: 01/31/2026
In this article, you will learn
- which new features are available in version 1.22.0 of the Workflow,
- which improvements have been implemented for users, and
- which bugs have been fixed in this version.
1. Overview
Version 1.22.0 introduces several new features for users in the Impose Editor, in the new user interface, in process automation, in the Approval Portal, as well as in the areas of Preflight and Data Preparation and the Print Item Protocol.
Below is a brief overview of all changes. An overview of the New Features in the Workflow, the Improvements, and the Fixed Bugs can be found below. Detailed descriptions of the individual functions is available in the linked articles.
The following SDK versions are used in DW 1.22.0:
- callas software pdfToolbox 16.2.671.0
- callas software pdfChip 2.6.099
- Color Logic CrossXColor 1.22.6.52034
- Global Graphics HHR 14.0r4
- Global Graphics Mako 8.2
Installation of Updates
Please note that in order to update an older version to version 1.21.2, you must install the following versiions:
Mandatory Updates: 1.14.0 (762) 1.17.0 (963) 1.19.0 (1100) 1.21.0 (1296)
No Upgrades possible for versions older than 1.14.0
Please note that with the release of version 1.21.2 (release date: 30.11.2025) , it will no longer be possible to upgrade from Workflow versions older than 1.14.0 (release date: 31.12.2022)!
Detailed information about the listed functions
Comprehensive information on each item in the overview can be accessed by clicking the corresponding link. These links are highlighted in petrol-colored font.
1.1. New Features in the Workflow
The following new features are available in version 1.22.0 of the Workflow:
Impose Editor – With version 1.22.0, existing functions have been expanded and optimized.
- 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]
- 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]
- Imposition Report – Several improvements have been made to the Imposition Reports in version 1.22.0. These include the following:
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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 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]
- 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]
- Download Imposition – A feature has been added to flip the PDF file horizontally when downloading a hybrid separation. [PPDWF-12389]
- 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]
- 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 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]
- 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 Preflight and Fixup Templates –The following improvements have been implemented in version 1.22.0 in the area of Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates.
- 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]
Note: this document is going to be updated by 03/17/2026 – please hold on for more info!