The list view of Color > Profiling Projects menu item consists of five sections:

• Header bar [2] – quickly identify which menu item is currently selected. Breadcrumbs [1] can optionally be enabled or disabled in the system settings.
• Filter and search bar [3] – filter, search, and sort profiling projects list.
• Action bar [4] – perform actions on selected profiling projects, create a new profiling project, optionally customize the list view according to preferred workflow.
• Pagination with list display limit [6] – limit the number of records displayed in the list and navigate between the individual pages of the list view.
• List [5] – contains currently filtered profiling projects.

Figure 1: User interface of Color > Profiling Projects menu item

Following sections describe individual areas (excluding the header bar) in more detail and explain their functions.

Filter and search bar allows users to filter, search, and sort Profiling Projects list. Following functions are available:

Figure 2: Filter and search bar of Profiling Projects menu item

• Set Filter [7] – allows users to select various filters to filter the list of profiling projects. Filters can be configured and saved according to user requirements, making them available at any time. Following filters are available:
  • Printer – filters profiling projects associated with printing systems available in current system. Exclude option is also available.
  • Print Configuration – filters profiling projects associated with print configurations available in current system. Exclude option is also available.
  • Created – filters profiling projects created within specified time period. Today, Current week, Current month, Older than, or Select Time Period.
  • Created by – filters profiling projects created by selected users. Exclude option is also available.
  • Modified – filters profiling projects modified within specified time period: Today, Current week, Current month, Older than, or Select Time Period.
  • Modified by – filters profiling projects modified within by selected users. Exclude option is also available.
  • Substrate – filters profiling projects created for selected substrates. Exclude option is also available.
  • Measurement Device – filters profiling projects created using selected measurement device. Exclude option is also available.
  • Tags – filters profiling projects assigned with selected tags. Exclude option is also available.
• Selection menu [8] – contains all menu items related to managing filters. The following options are available:
  • Saved filter set – list of saved filter sets that have been stored by user.
  • Save – saves the changes made to currently selected filter set.
  • Save as – creates a new filter set based on currently selected filters.
  • Delete Filter Set – deletes currently selected filter set.
  • Remove Filter – removes all currently applied filters.
• Filter display [9] – displays currently applied filters. Black filter chip indicates "including", while white filter chip indicates "excluding".
• Remove Filter [10] – currently applied filters can be removed by clicking this button. Individual filter criteria can be removed by clicking the "X" icon within the respective filter criterion.
• Sort criterion [11] – selecting an entry from the list allows users to choose a field by which the list is to be sorted. Following sort criteria are available:
  • Created – sorts by the creation date and time.
  • Modified – sorts by the modification date and time.
• Sort [12] – clicking this button sorts the list in ascending or descending order based on selected sort criteria.
• Search [13] – entering text - filters the list of profiling projects. The fields to be included in the full-text search can be configured under Search function settings.
• Search function settings [14] – allows users to configure full-text search. Users can select the fields to be included – Unique identifier (GUID) and Name – and define how the search is performed. Two options are available:
  • Standard: searches for entered text string, regardless of additional characters appear before or after the search term.
  • Exact: searches for the entered text string, only if no additional characters appear before or after the search term. In addition, wildcards such as "%" and "_" can be used to further refine the search.

Action bar contains all commands that can be applied to selected list entries, as well as the command for creating a new list entry. Some of these commands can also be applied to multiple selected entries. The following actions are available:

Figure 3: Action bar and pagination for the Color > Profiling Projects menu

Following commands and functions are available in the action bar:

• Add [15] – creates a new profiling project.
• Edit [16] – allows users to edit the selected profiling project, for example to adjust the name. It is not possible to edit multiple profiling projects simultaneously.
• Delete [17] – deletes selected profiling project(s). This action cannot be undone. Before deleting a profiling project, create a backup by exporting an entire profiling project.
• Refresh Display [18] – updates the list view.
• Additional Functions [19] – provide following functions:
  • Assign Tags – adding and creating tags for profiling projects dialog.
  • Import – importing a previously exported profiling project dialog. During import, mappings may be required because internal IDs and names of individual entities may differ between different systems.
  • Export – exports the entire profiling project, including all associated calculated profiles and measurement data.
  • Copy GUID to Clipboard – copies the GUID to clipboard so that this unique identifier can be searched for in other systems.
  • Display Options – allows users to define which information of a profiling project is displayed in the list. The available information is described in the following section.
• Quick filter [20] – filters profiling projects by the status Production Ready and Created.
• Select all / Clear selection [21] – activating this function selects or deselects all entries in the list. The number of currently selected records is displayed as a digit.

In this section of an action bar, users can define how many profiling projects are displayed per page in the list and view the total number of available profiling projects. Following information is displayed and following options are available:

• Items per Page [29] – allows users to select how many records should be displayed per page in the current list. Maximum number is limited to 100 records.
• Number of records [30] – indicates the number of records found by currently applied filter.
• Pagination [31] – displays the number of pages found and allows users to navigate to the next or last page, as well as to the previous or first page of the list.

Figure 6: Action bar and pagination of the Color > Profiling Projects menu

List of profiling projects displays all currently filtered profiling projects. Each individual record in the list provides following information and functions:

• Name [32] – name of a profiling project. When assigning a name, make sure to use an appropriate designation. Same name can be used multiple times. The uniqueness of a profiling project is ensured only by its unique identifier (GUID) [33].
• Footer [34] – displays the status – Created or Production Ready –, color configuration, ink limit, processing steps used, and assigned tags. Existing tags can be quickly added to the list [38].
• Edit [37] – allows users to edit a profiling project.
• Switch to detail view [36] – click this icon to switch to the detail view of profiling project. This can also be done by simply clicking the name of a profiling project.
• Delete [35] – deletes selected profiling project using this icon.

Figure 7: User interface of the Color > Profiling Projects menu.  

Detail view of a profiling project consists of an Overview tab and individual process steps that must be completed for a profiling project. Overview tab provides the following information:

• Breadcrumbs [39] – displays the breadcrumbs if they have been enabled system-wide.
• Header [40] – displays information about the name of a profiling project and added tags.
• Process bar [41] – contains all steps that must be performed to complete a profiling project. Expert Mode [46] can also be activated in this area using provided button.
• Profiling Project [42] – provides an overview of associated information including Name, Comment, Working Color Space CMYK, Working Color Space RGB, Ink Limit, Spot Colors, and Created.
• Color Policies [43] – displays color policies created within profiling project.
• Printer [44] – provides additional information about printer used, such as Name, Printer Type, Serial Number, Software Version, and IP address. Click Detail View [45] icon to navigate directly to printer under Administration > Devices > Printer.
• Print Configuration [50] – displays information about Print Mode, Resolution, Color Configuration Name, Type, and Dither Mode.
• Reference Substrate [47] – displays Name and Supplier of the reference substrate used for a profiling project.
• Additional Substrates [48] – allows additional system-wide substrates to be assigned to the profiling project, so that color policies can also be used for these substrates.
• Measurement Device [49] – displays name of the measurement device and applied parameter set used for profiling project.

Figure 8: Overview tab of the detailed view of a profiling project