The list view of the menu item Color > Profiling Projects consists of 5 sections:

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

Figure 1: The user interface of the menu Color > Profiling Projects

The individual sections (except the header bar) are described in detail below.

The filter and search bar allows you to filter, search, and sort the list of Profiling Projects. The following functions are available:

Figure 2: The filter and search bar of Profiling Projects

• Set Filter [7] – clicking the button allows you to select various filters to filter the list of profiling projects. The user can configure and save the filters so they are available at any time. The following filters are available:
  • Color Channel Configuration – filter profiling projects that belong to a certain color channel configuration. The Exclude option is also available.
  • Created – filter profiling projects created within the specified period: Today, This Week, This Month, Older than, and Select Time Period.
  • Created by – filter profiling projects created by the selected users. The Exclude option is also available.
  • Measurement Device – filter profiling projects created with the selected measurement device. The Exclude option is also available.
  • Modified – filter profiling projects modified within the specified period: Today, This Week, This Month, Older than, and Select Time Period.
  • Modified by – filter profiling projects modified by the selected users. The Exclude option is also available.
  • Print Configuration – filter profiling projects that belong to print configurations available in the current system. The Exclude option is also available.
  • Printer – filter profiling projects that belong to print systems available in the current system. The Exclude option is also available.
  • Substrate – filter profiling projects created for the selected substrates. The Exclude option is also available.
  • Tags – filter profiling projects tagged with the selected tags. The 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 stored by the user.
  • Save – save the changes for the currently selected filter set.
  • Save As – create a new filter set based on the currently selected filters.
  • Delete Filter Set – delete the currently selected filter set.
  • Remove Filter – clear the currently applied filters.
• Filter display [9] – shows the currently applied filters. A dark chip indicates "included"; a white chip indicates "excluded".
• Remove Filter [10] – currently applied filters can be removed by clicking the button. An individual filter criterion can be removed by clicking the "X" on the respective filter chip.
• Sorting criteria [11] – select an entry from the list to choose the field by which the list is sorted. The following sort criteria are available:
  • Created – sort by creation date
  • Modified – sort by modification date
• Sort [12] – click the button to sort the list in ascending or descending order based on the selected sort criterion.
• Search [13] – entering text filters the list of profiling projects. The fields included in the full-text search can be defined under Search function settings.
• Search function settings [14] – configure the full-text search here. Select the fields – Unique number (GUID) and Name – to be used for the full-text search, and define how the search is performed. 2 options are available:
  • Standard: searches for the entered characters regardless of whether additional characters precede or follow them.
  • Exact: searches for the exact characters entered, with no additional characters before or after. Wildcards such as "%" and "_" can also be used for more specific searches.

The 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: The action bar and pagination for the Color > Profiling Projects menu

The following commands and functions are available in the action bar:

• Add [15] – create a new profiling project.
• Edit [16] – edit the selected profiling project, for example, to adjust the name. It is not possible to edit multiple profiling projects simultaneously.
• Delete [17] – delete the selected profiling project(s). This action cannot be undone. Before deleting, create a backup by exporting the entire profiling project.
• Refresh display [18] – clicking the button refreshes the list view.
• More functions [19] – access the following functions:
  • Assign Tags – opens the dialog for adding and creating tags for profiling projects.
  • Import – opens the dialog for importing a previously exported profiling project. During import, mappings may need to be performed, as internal IDs and names of individual units can differ between systems.
  • Export – exports the entire profiling project, including all associated calculated profiles and measurement data.
  • Copy GUID to Clipboard – copies the GUID to the clipboard to search for this unique number in other systems.
  • Display Options – define which information from a profiling project is shown in the list. The available information is described below.
• Quick filter [20] – filter by profiling projects with 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 shown as a number.

In this section of the action bar, set the number of profiling projects that should be displayed per page. Furthermore, an indication is given of how many profiling projects exist in total. The following information is displayed, and the following options are available:

• Entries per page [29] – select how many records are displayed per page in the current list. The maximum is 100 records.
• Number of records [30] – shows how many records were found using the currently applied filter.
• Pagination [31] – shows how many pages were found and provides the option to jump to the next or last page as well as to the previous or first page in the list.

Figure 6: The action bar and pagination for the Color > Profiling Projects menu

The list of profiling projects shows all currently filtered profiling projects. Each record in the list offers the following information and functions:

• Name [32] – the name of the profiling project. When assigning a name, choose a meaningful label. The same name can be used more than once. The uniqueness of a profiling project is defined solely by the unique number (GUID) [33].
• Footer [34] – displays the status – Created or Production Ready –, the color configuration, the ink limit, the used processing steps, and the tags, with the option to quickly add an existing tag to the list [38].
• Edit [37] – allows you to edit the profiling project.
• Switch to detail view [36] – click this icon to switch to the detail view of the profiling project. This is also possible by clicking on the name of the profiling project.
• Delete [35] – deletes the selected profiling project using the icon.

Figure 7: The user interface of the menu Color > Profiling Projects

The detail view of a profiling project consists of the Overview tab and the individual steps to be completed for the profiling project. The Overview tab contains the following information:

• Breadcrumbs [39] – breadcrumbs are visible here when enabled system-wide.
• Header [40] – the header shows information about the name of the profiling project and the display of added tags.
• Process bar [41] – this area contains all steps that need to be completed to finish the profiling project. You can also activate Expert Mode [46] using the provided button.
• Profiling Project [39] – this area shows an overview with the associated information for Name, Comment, Working Color Space CMYK, Working Color Space RGB, Ink Limit, Spot Colors, and Created.
• Color Policies [43] – this area shows the color policies that were created in the profiling project.
• Printer [44] – here further information about the used printer, such as the Name, Printer Type, Serial Number, Software Version, and IP address. Click the Detail View icon [45] to navigate directly to the printer under Administration > Devices > Printer.
• Print Configuration [50] – in this area the Print Mode, the Resolution, the Color Configuration Name, the Type, and the Dither Mode are visible.
• Reference Substrate [47] – this area shows the Name and Supplier of the reference substrate of the profiling project.
• Additional Substrates [48] – in this area, it is possible to assign additional substrates defined system-wide to the profiling project, so that the color policies can be used for these substrates.
• Measurement Device [49] – this area shows the name of the measurement device and the parameter set used for the profiling project.

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