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.

To add these placeholders, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Automation > Impose Editor.
2. Create the desired multipage Imposition.
3. Open the Marks [1] tab.
4. Under Captions, add a Text [2] caption.
5. In the selection field that now appears, click on Insert Placeholder [5]. This opens the Select Placeholder dialog (Figure 2)
6. From the Impose Element category (Figure 2), add the placeholders Page Number of a multipage Print Item [7] and Total number of pages of a multipage Print Item [6].
7. Now fill the Caption [3] with additional text elements. e.g.: Page ${impose_element.page_number} of a total of ${impose_element.document_pages} pages in a multipage Print Item.
8. Perform any desired settings for the Caption, such as Offset or Reference Point.
9. Then click on Update [4].
10. The Caption is now displayed for the Print Item.

Figure 1: An Imposition with the new placeholders

Figure 2: The Impose Element section in the list of placeholders

Version 1.22.1 introduces the ability to select and configure color control stripes for Process Colors in a Sheet Template [8]. Additionally, the user can set a background color for the color control stripe and adjust the size of the color patches and the spacing between them. Another new feature in that respect is the ability to import and export user-defined lists of color patches.

Figure 3: Left: The General tab with a modified Sheet Template; Right: The Marks settings area with the Color Control Stripe Process Colors option selected

The following settings are available for configuring a Color Control Stripe for Process Colors:

• Reference Point [9] – Use the reference point to select the edges where the Color Control Stripe should be placed. Note that the Top and Bottom reference points cannot be selected when in Step & Repeat Impose mode and the Continuous Printing option is selected.
• Horizontal [10] – When the Reference Point is set to Top and/or Bottom, set the position to Align Left, Align horizontally centered, or Align Right.
• Vertical [11] – When the Reference Point is set to Left and/or Right, set the position to Align Top, Align vertically centered, or Align Bottom.
• Show Text [12] – By checking this box, display the respective Process Color name and the respective tone value.
• Automatic Tone Gradations [14] – Select this option to generate as many tone gradations as possible, depending on the available space on the respective edge. This generates 1, 2, 3, 4, or 10 tone gradiations.
• Number of Tints [15] – Use the drop-down menu to specify the number of tone levels that should be displayed. Choose between 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10.
• Patch Size [16] – Use this value to set the size of the color patch. The default value is set to 5 mm.
• Gap Width [17] – Use this value to set the spacing between the individual color patches. This is necessary when otherwise individual Process Colors would bleed into one another and thus distort a measurement.
• Rotate [18] – Rotate the color control stripe by clicking the Rotate 0 or Rotate 180 icon.
• Indent [19] – Use this value to set the indent for the starting position of the color control stripe relative to the respective reference point.
• Offset [20] – Use this value to set the offset of the color control stripe from the page margin.
• Primary Colors [21] – Enable or disable this option to show or hide the primary colors in the color control stripe.
• Secondary Colors [22] – Enable or disable this option to show or hide the secondary colors in the color control stripe.
• Color Options [23] – Open the settings panel to specify the background color for the color control stripe.
  • Background Color – Configure the color by selecting from the options CMYK color values, system-defined spot colors, or SVG color file values. Additionally, parameters for Overprint, Offset, and Background should not overlap origin.

The Custom Color Patch list [13] option deserves to be mentioned here. Check this box to create, upload, and use a custom color patch list. To do so, check the option and then click Edit Color Patch list [24] to edit the color values. The following options are available in the now-open Define Color Patch List dialog:

• Copy to Clipboard [25] – Click this icon to copy the color patch list definition from the dialog to the clipboard.
• Export [26] – Click this icon to export the color patch list definition as a .json file to your local computer.
• Import [27] – Click this icon to import the color patch list definition .json file from your local computer.
• Reset to initial values [28] – Click this icon to reset the color patch list definition to its default value.

Figure 4: Left: The Color Control Stripes – Process Colors settings section of the Sheet Configuration dialog with the Custom Color Patch list option enabled Right: The Define Custom Color list dialog

The option to create a color control stripe for spot colors, which was implemented in version 1.22.0, has been updated in this version. The option was aligned with the implementation of the Color Control Stripe for Process Colors. The following changes are now available:

• Reference point and alignment at the edge – It is now possible to define alignment separately for the horizontal and vertical edges. The reference point options Top and Bottom cannot be selected in Step Repeat impose mode once Continuous Printing is selected.
• Indent and distance from edge – The previous method of determining the spacing from the sheet edge by entering an X and Y spacing has been replaced by entering the infeed and the Offset from the edge
• Custom color patch list – The ability to save, load, and use color control stripes for spot colors as a color patch list definition was implemented.

Proceed as follows to create a Color Control Stripe for used spot colors:

1. Navigate to Automation Impose Editor.
2. Create the desired imposition with the desired Print Item, which includes spot colors.
3. Open the Marks [29] tab.
4. In the drop-down menu, select the Color Control Stripe – Spot Colors [30] option.
5. Position the color control stripe at the desired location by setting the options Reference Point, Horizontal Alignment or Vertical Alignment, Origin, Indent, and Offset, as well as Rotate, and define the layout of the color control stripe by setting the options Show Text, Automatic Tone Gradations, or selecting the Number of Tints.
6. By checking the Custom Color Patch list [31] checkbox, customize the Color Patch list, as described in the previous paragraph under Color Control Stripes – Process Colors.

Figure 5: Left: The Marks tab with the Color Control Stripe – Spot Colors mark; Right: The Custom Color Patch list checkbox selected, with the option to edit

The placement logic for Print Items and Marks has been adjusted for the Impose Sheet. This includes the following changes.

Starting with this version, the marks (e.g., rectangular marks) always appear in the same position on all subsequent pages of a multipage imposition [38] [39]. Previously, the position was adjusted to match the placed Print Items, which caused an offset for the marks on subsequent pages.

Figure 9: Left: The first page of a multipage imposition featuring the marks placement; Right: The second page of a multipage imposition featuring the mark placement

In version 1.22.1, a feature was added to the Impose Editor that allows you to quickly update or add the Substrate thickness for a selected Substrate.

• Entering the Substrate thickness: To do this, click Edit [41] in the Saddle Stitching settings area of the Artboard [40] tab. Now adjust the Substrate Definition as desired.
• Calculating the updated Substrate thickness [42]: Clicking the icon updates and recalculates the current Substrate thickness based on the selected Substrate Definition.

Figure 10: Left: The Artboard tab with the function for editing the Substrate Definition; Right: The Edit Substrate Definition dialog in the Impose Editor

In this version, the ability to adjust the offset of the dieline to create a flap around a caption for all four sides – Top, Bottom, Left, and Right – has been added [43]. Previously, only the horizontal and vertical offsets could be set.

Figure 11: The Mark tab, showing a Caption and the Offset of the dieline

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 whenever

• a multipage print file contains pages with different page orientations
• the MediaBox (MediaBox) for a page in a single- or multipage print file is not in the origin.

This helps prevent potential issues in the processing of print data within the Workflow when such data has been checked in using only the "Preflight only (no correction)" or at least alerts the user to such issues.

Figure 12: The settings area Page Information in the Print Item Detail View, displaying the error The MediaBox of the page is not set to 0/0

In this version, a new Fixup has been implemented that automatically sets existing spot colors in a file to "Overprint". Please note that this Fixup is enabled by default in the Workflow Default Preflight and the Workflow Minimal Preflight. The functionality of this Fixup will be expanded in future versions.

Figure 13: The Fixup Set technical and Non Printing colors overprint in the Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates

Version 1.22.1 introduces the 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.

To export and import a One-Up, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Administration > Die Cut Library.
2. Select the One-Up you wish to export from the list.
3. In the One-Ups [44] tab, open the Additional Functions [45] dropdown menu.
4. Select the Export [47] option to download the desired file locally.
5. On the target system, repeat steps one and three.
6. Select the Import [46] option.
7. The Import One-Up dialog opens. Drag the previously exported One-Up into the Upload Files area.
8. When not all required metadata is available on the target system, the corresponding Validation Result [48] is displayed.
9. Click Import [49] to transfer the One-Up to the target system.

Figure 14: Left: The Die Cut menu with the Additional Functions drop-down menu; Right: The Import One-Up dialog showing the validation results for the missing custom fields on the target system

Version 1.22.1 also introduces the 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. It is nevertheless possible to proceed with the import.

To export or import an N-Up, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Administration > Die Cut Library.
2. Select the desired N-Up for export from the list.
3. In the N-Up [50] tab, open the Additional Functions [51] dropdown menu.
4. Select the Export [53] option to download the desired file locally.
5. On the target system, repeat steps one and three.
6. Select the Import [52] option.
7. The Import N-Up dialog opens. Drag the previously exported N-Up into the Upload Files area.
8. In case not all required metadata is available on the target system, the corresponding Validation Result [54] is displayed.
9. Click Import [55] to transfer the N-Up into the system.

Figure 15: Left: The Die Cut menu with the Additional Functions drop-down menu; Right: The N-Up dialog showing the validation results for the missing custom fields on the target system

This version provides eight options for determining the definition ordering for filling an N-Up. The following options are available:

• Horizontal
• Horizontal | Zigzag
• Horizontal | Reverse
• Horizontal | Reverse | Zigzag
• Vertical
• Vertical | Zigzag
• Vertical | Reverse
• Vertical | Reverse | Zigzag

Figure 16: The Definition Ordering dialog with the new options

In version 1.22.1, the new Fixup Apply Rotation Factor was introduced to apply the existing rotation factor and then set it to 0. No additional options are available for this Fixup.

Figure 17: The new Fixup Apply Rotation Factor

Version 1.22.1 introduces the ability to create variations for a Production Configuration by modifying some parameters in an Operation and then 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.

Version 1.22.1 introduces the ability to export a Job Ticket for a Production Configuration. This allows developers in the integration team to immediately begin building upon the available data.

To export a job ticket for a Production Configuration, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Automation > Production Configurations.
2. Select the desired Production Configuration from the list.
3. Open the corresponding menu using the Export icon [78].
4. Select the entry Export Job Ticket [79].

Figure 26: The Production Configuration menu, which allows you to export a job ticket

5. The Export Job Ticket dialog that opens now offers the following options:
   • Job Ticket Format [80] – Choose between JSON and XML.
   • Execution Method [81] – Select whether the Production Configuration should process the files as a Bundle or Continuous Processing.
6. Click Export to export the desired data to your local computer.

Figure 27: The Export Job Ticket dialog

In the context of Operations, some existing operations were improved.

In version 1.22.1, it is possible to 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.

Print Items in an Automation Job can be replaced in the following areas:

• List of Automation Jobs
• Within the History, both in Quick Print and in Batch Processing
• In the detail view for the Print Item in an Automation Job

To replace a Print Item in an Automation Job, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Automation > Automation Jobs.
2. Select the incorrect Print Item from the list.
3. Click Replace file [84].
4. A dialog opens for selecting a file from your hard drive –select the desired file to start the replacement. Replacing the file restarts the entire automation process for all files in the Automation Job based on the Production Configuration. When, for example, a multipage print file was previously split into individual pages in the Production Configuration, all split pages will also be replaced.
5. Once all faulty Print Items have been replaced or deleted, the Production Configuration continues.

Figure 30: The List of Automation Jobs tab with the Replace file icon

It is also possible to perform the above described operation in the detail view for the Print Item of the Automation Job in the header bar [85] of the detail area.

Figure 31: The detail view of an incorrect Print Item in an Automation Job

In this version, the user interface for setting an Impose Date for the Automation Job has been simplified. The following two changes have been implemented:

• Preventing the ability to set the installation date in an Automation Job to a date earlier than today's date.
• Removal of redundant placeholders that made no sense

When setting the time, you can now only choose between the placeholders Current Date and Current Date and Time as variable content.

Proceed as follows to access the function:

1. Navigate to Article > Articles.
2. Select the desired Articles from the list of Articles.
3. In Additional Functions, select Create Automation Job.
4. In the Create Automation Job dialog that opens, deactivate the option Process Print Items as a Bundle [86].
5. The Impose Date [87] settings area is now active – use the area to specify the desired impose date.
6. To add a placeholder, click the Variable Content [87] button.
7. Click Edit [90] to open the Configure Placeholder dialog – here you can refer to the placeholders Current Date or Current Date and Time [89].

Figure 32: Left: The Create Automation Job dialog; Right: The Configure Placeholder dialog showing the available placeholders

In this version, the display of process steps for Automation Jobs has been improved. Skipped process steps are displayed in a dimmed [91] state so that users can clearly see which steps have been omitted from the Production Configuration. A tooltip [92] should also provide additional information.

Figure 33: The Automation Job Bundles tab with the new interface

In version 1.22.1, the display in the menu item Automation > Production Automators was updated and improved by providing a clear table for the relevant information. This was not the case prior to this version, as parts of the descriptions overlapped.

Figure 34: The new overview in the Production Automators menu

This version introduces the ability to upload a custom Approval Report via the new user interface. The feature is available under Administration > Settings > Reports > Approval Report Engine Settings. To do so, click Add [93] next to Approval Report Template in the Approval Report Engine Settings dialog. Users can also create a path for the destination directory [94] via the host.

Figure 35: Left: The Edit Approval Report Engine Settings dialog; Center: The Add Report Definition dialog; Right: The Path dialog, which allows to select or add a path

In this version, users can access tags more quickly within the user interface. From now on, the Tags [95] function is available in the footer of each list entry for Articles, Print Items, Orders and Production Jobs. Once set, tags can be easily removed by clicking the X [96].

Figure 36: The list of Articles, with the option to quickly add and remove a Tag

In this version, a line break has been added to the status display for long labels. The line break ensures that the names remain fully readable. In previous versions, the label was truncated.

Figure 37: The status display with a long name

In version 1.22.1, changes were implemented in User Account > User Interface Appearance to improve the display in dark mode. These include:

• Templates with a transparent background are displayed with a white background in the preview
• The background of the editor in the Die Cut Library is now white

Figure 38: Left: A transparent background for an element in the display in dark mode; Right: The editor in the Die Cut Library

In this version, the display of the spot colors used in the footer of a list entry has been improved. From now on,

• up to five spot colors are displayed as color bubbles [98]
• the number of additional spot colors is shown in a separate bubble below. Clicking on this bubble [98] will then display these colors.

Figure 39: The list view for an Article with Spot Colors

When creating separate Production Jobs from an Order containing multiple Print Items, only the system-wide placeholders are used from this version on – e.g., ${motif.name}. Prior to this version, the name of the Order was included in addition to the defined placeholder.

Figure 40: The list of Production Jobs with the Print Item Name for a Production Job created from an Order

In this version, the user interface for Color Correction has been updated. The following three process possibilities are available:

• Apply Changes to Production Job [100] – clicking this button applies the modified values to the Production Job.
• Edit a template [99] – apply the set values when editing or saving a template.
• Include Spot Colors in the Color Correction [101] – include this option when saving a template.

Figure 41: Left: The Output Configuration menu; Right: The Edit Color Correction Curves dialog with the new option

In the Protocol tab, the following minor changes have been made to the steps Execute Normalization Step – Fix and Preflight and Print Item Properties updated by User:

• Normalization Step – Fix and Preflight – This step now only displays the Checks and Fixups that were used in the check-in profile. Previously, all Checks and Fixups were displayed.
• Print Item Properties updated by User – This step now only displays the changes that were made. The display remains for now as DIFF-JSON.

Figure 42: The Protocol showing the step Execute Normalization Step – Fix and Preflight and Print Item Properties updated by user

Starting with version 1.22.1, the following sections are only available in the new user interface:

• Color > Spot Colors
• Print Item detail view > Edit Spot Colors

In version 1.22.1 the ability to manually create a Spot Color Library [120] was introduced. This allows the user to define their own color values. The name [121] of the Spot Color Library can also be changed later.

Figure 47: Left: The Spot Colors menu, which allows adding a new Spot Color Library; Right: The Add Spot Color Library dialog

The possibility to manually create a spot color in a spot color library [122], with the option to choose between the color modes CMYK, LAB, and RGB [123] was added.

Figure 48: Left: The Spot Colors menu, which allows adding a spot color; Right: The Create Spot Color dialog

This version includes the option to delete individual spot colors from the spot color library. To do so, select the desired entry [125]  and click Delete [124].

Figure 49: Left: The Spot Colors menu, which includes the option to Delete; Right: The Delete Spot Color dialog