New versions: 2022.4, 2022.5 and 2022.6!

In this overview, we would like to introduce you to the innovations and improvements that we have implemented in our products for you in the 2nd quarter of 2022.

BusinessLine

AdSuite

Stylo

ProductionLine

NewsSuite

NewsSuite-Atlas-Schnittstelle

ProductAdmin

ProductPlanner

PageServer

ContentLine

PrintLayout

EditorialOrganiser

DAM – Digital Asset Manager

BusinessLine

AdSuite

Check for invoice dispatch type “e-mail”

There is now a new plausibility check “Invoice dispatch by email without suitable email address” in the client settings of the AdSuite setup programme. Depending on the configuration (default: “No check”), the check generates a warning or an error message if it is determined when saving a customer that the customer is marked with the preferred invoice dispatch type “e-mail” in one of the sales contexts, but no e-mail address of the type “invoice” has been entered in the customer master.

Countertrade type in portlet tile

The display of countertrades in the customer master is now even clearer because the countertrade type is also displayed.

Planned utilisation for collectives

Up to now, it was always assumed for booking rooms on collective sub-pages that these would be filled 100% with advertisements. However, this is usually not the case, as editorial text is usually added to collective sub-pages. In order to have a better overview of the planning progress, it is now possible to specify a planned utilisation (ratio of advertisements to text in percent) for each collective.

You can find more information in the DokuWiki.

Status “faulty” is final status of a CreateX task

The workflow in CreateX has now also been optimised for the case of errors so that a follow-up task can be automatically created for the typesetting studio for renewed processing.

Competition exclusion for inserts

It is now possible to activate a competition exclusion for inserts, which is executed when saving an insert order. If such a case is detected, the message “Competition conflict for issue X with customer Y: both branch Z” is issued.

You can find more information in our DokuWiki.

Column search in ASM report configuration

In AdSuiteMarket report configuration, there is now an additional field to easily searching specific columns.

Search via father nodes in AdSuiteMarket

A button is now available in the filter „Father N“ odes in the tab „theme_supplement“ in the searching in AdSuiteMarket, to select valid parent nodes in the prod_structure:

Automatic status change of CRM activities during order booking

When booking an order for a customer, it is now possible for a CRM activity to be automatically set to a configurable status. The same automatism takes effect when a manual assignment of the order to a campaign takes place.

Automatic AdDispo output preview for permanent monitoring on a large screen

When activating the automatic update of the AdDispo issue/page preview in AdSuiteMarket, the layout is now changed so that all pages are visible to allow permanent monitoring on a large screen.

• The display is updated once a minute.
• The upper button bar is hidden.
• The time of the last update is shown at the top right.
• All book and collective information is hidden, the pages of a sales issue are all displayed directly one after the other.
• Issues cannot be expanded or collapsed. The selection of the issues displayed can be set before starting the automatic update.
• The zoom factor cannot be changed.
• Information on pages, sub-pages, booking rooms and elements cannot be retrieved.

The mode is ended by clicking on any page or the closing cross at the top right.

BusinessLine Web Session 12.05.2022

Our Mayweb session features the following topics:

• Auction settlement
• FormX in AdSuite Market
• Automatic Dispo Preview
• Motif copy profiles email offers
• CreateX

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Stylo

Stylo – New insights into the redesign

Our professional tool for all forms of ad design (interactive – digital – print) will not only receive a redesign in 2022, but will also become much smarter! For this purpose, we will present more and more of the new features in short intervals. You can watch the redesign videos here (english subtitles available).

Our latest video is available here (english subtitles available):

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BETA: Aesthetic font size

With version 2022.4 there is a new function called “Aesthetic Font Size”, which can only be activated in the new interface. For this purpose, there is a new area in the properties dialogue called “Beta”. So far, only this new function is available there.
With this function, the font size is automatically determined according to the common letters. Different heights of the common letters are thus compensated for, so that a much smoother typeface is created.

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ProductionLine

NewsSuite

Transferring the caption from EditorialOrganiser

When an article is entered in the EditorialOrganiser and transferred to NewsSuite, images for which there is no image layer in the NewsSuite layout are transferred to the article’s attachments.
If the image was then placed from the article attachments, the caption entered in the EditorialOrganiser was not taken over, but the original caption of the image.
Now the caption entered in the EditorialOrganiser is also taken over in this case.

Checking RGB images in the PSTCheckImages workflow function

In the workflow function PSTCheckImages it is checked that all images are in the colour space CMYK. However, this check was disabled when multiple image statuses were specified as correct.
The deactivation is now not carried out in this case and only images with the status Done are checked for the colour space.

Extension of the search dialogue in the parameter administration

The Search Parameters dialogue has been changed from a modal to a non-modal dialogue. This makes it possible to constantly search within the parameter trees without constantly calling up the dialogue again. When closing the parameter dialogue, the search dialogue is automatically closed.
Furthermore, the dialogue has been extended by the search option Search backwards. This allows the character string to be searched for backwards in the parameter tree from the current position.

Display of missing images

If a placed image was no longer available in the image system, a chequerboard pattern was displayed in PageOne instead of the image. However, if the image had already been loaded once on the workstation, the image was displayed even though it was no longer present.
The functionality has now been extended so that a conspicuous substitute image is always displayed.

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NewsSuite-Atlas-Schnittstelle

Hiding EditorialOrganiser articles without layout in article search

When searching for articles in NewsSuite, all articles entered in the EditorialOrganiser that have not yet been transferred to NewsSuite and matched the search criteria are displayed.

Now articles can be hidden for which no NewsSuite layout has yet been assigned in the EditorialOrganiser. To do this, the parameter alfa.nseatlasinterface.atlas.article.query.onlywithlayout must be set to true.

alfa.nseatlasinterface.atlas.article.query.onlywithlayout=<true | false>
 
Default:
alfa.nseatlasinterface.atlas.article.query.onlywithlayout=false

Transferring the caption from EditorialOrganiser

When an article is entered in the EditorialOrganiser and transferred to NewsSuite, images for which there is no image layer in the NewsSuite layout are transferred to the article’s attachments. If the image was then placed from the article attachments, the caption entered in the EditorialOrganiser was not taken over, but the original caption of the image.
Now the caption entered in the EditorialOrganiser is also taken over in this case. The required function is provided for this purpose.

Automatic creation of topics in EditorialOrganiser

It is now possible to automatically create a topic in the EditorialOrganiser when creating or saving a NewsSuite article in Atlas. Whether a topic should be created can be defined via the custom Groovy scripts.
For this purpose, the return value of the respective Groovy script has been extended. As before, an org.codehaus.jettison.json.JSONObject with the article data or a java.util.Map<String|Object> with the following data can be returned:

The topic is created as a subtopic in a defined main topic. The ID of the main topic must be defined in the property alfa.nseatlasinterface.article.topicid.

alfa.nseatlasinterface.article.topicid=<Id main topic>
 
Default:
alfa.nseatlasinterface.article.topicid=0

Updating the basic framework, the libraries used and the Java version.

The basic framework Spring-Boot was updated to version 2.6.8. This also partially updated the version of libraries that depend on it.
The Java version was updated to version 17.0.3-7.

This closed various, theoretically possible security gaps.

Customised Groovy scripts

It is now possible to call custom Groovy scripts when creating or saving a NewsSuite article in Atlas and when reading an article from Atlas.

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ProductAdmin

Listing of the rights names under User Administration → Rights

Due to a misconfiguration of a user, it was found that one can view the user rights sorted by user, but the reverse view of the right and their assignment to the user was missing.
In the tree view under Workspace → User Administration → Rights, the names of the user rights are also listed. For each user right, a directory with the assigned user data is listed when clicking on the right name.

Extension of the device parameters by the watermark area

The parameters of an output device (accessible via Workspace → Output → Print Output → Devices: Property of an output device in the directory) have been extended to include the watermark entry.
The watermark options are evaluated in PageServer from version 2022.6.

The watermark options include the following entries:

• Active: Activate the watermark options. Default setting: no
• File name: Name of the PDF file to be used for the watermark in the PageServer. Default setting: empty. The Windows file search dialogue for finding a suitable PDF file is displayed in the text field via the “…” button.
• Rotation angle in degrees: This can be used to rotate the watermark. Default setting: 0 (degrees)
• Opacity: Strength of the visibility of the watermark. Default setting: 0. The value 0 means that the visibility corresponds to the selected watermark file. The visibility can be increased with the values 1 to 100.
• Quadrant: Determines the position at which the watermark is to be displayed. Possible selection options: centre, top right, top left, bottom left, bottom right. Default setting: centre.

The selected PDF is scaled accordingly when a quadrant is selected in the output PDF. This allows a watermark file to be used for both a page PDF and an ad PDF, which is normally smaller than a page.

Additional note for the watermark PDF: After saving (floppy disk symbol) or changing button of the parameter dialogue, an attempt is made to copy the PDF file to the server via SFTP under the directory /ips/psv/templates/watermark. A corresponding message is displayed indicating whether the copying was successful or unsuccessful. If copying is unsuccessful, the user must copy the PDF file manually under the specified directory. If this is not possible, the IT administrator can certainly help.
If the watermarked PDF could not be found by the PageServer under the specified directory, a corresponding message is output in PageServer logging on the server.

Search dialogue in directories

In almost all directories, the context menu has been extended by the entry Search F3. After selecting the menu item, the non-modal dialogue Search is displayed. This dialogue can be used to search for a certain text within the directory, taking into account some options. The dialogue remains visible during the search process (= non-modal property of the dialogue) and can be moved freely on all connected screens.
The Search button starts or continues the search. Close closes the search dialogue.
The following conditions influence the search result:

• Search for: Input field for the search text
• Search backwards: Normally, the search takes place in the forward direction (downwards in the directory); with this option, the search takes place in the backward direction (upwards in the directory).
• Case-sensitive: If this option is enabled, the search is case-sensitive (i.e. a search for “med” will not find “OpenMedia”)
  Match whole string: If this option is activated, the search is only performed if the result includes the entire search term (so “med” is not found in “OpenMedia”)

Dialogue setting Transparency:

• Active: the transparency of the dialogue can be increased (move to the left) or decreased (move to the right) via the slider when the dialogue is active.
• Inactive: the transparency of the dialogue can be increased (move to the left) or decreased (move to the right) via the slider when the dialogue is inactive.

Extension of the search dialogue in the parameter administration

The Search Parameters dialogue has been changed from a modal to a non-modal dialogue. This makes it possible to carry out the search within the parameter trees constantly without having to call up the dialogue again. When closing the parameter dialogue, the search dialogue is automatically closed.
Furthermore, the dialogue has been extended by the search option Search backwards. This allows the character string to be searched for backwards in the parameter tree from the current position.

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ProductPlanner

Directory of page workflow names

With an open graphic, the directory of work flow names for pages can be opened via View → Page workflow names on the right side of the ProductPlanner. Various restrictions can be made via a context menu.

Search dialogue in directories

In some directories the context menu has been extended by the entry Search F3. After selecting the menu entry, the non-modal dialogue Search for is displayed. This dialogue can be used to search for a certain text within the directory, taking into account some options. The dialogue remains visible during the search process (= non-modal property of the dialogue) and can be moved freely on all connected screens.

The Search button starts or continues the search. Close closes the search dialogue.

• Search for: Input field for the search text
• Search backwards: Normally, the search takes place in the forward direction (downwards in the directory); with this option, the search takes place in the backward direction (upwards in the directory).
• Case-sensitive: If this option is enabled, the search is case-sensitive (i.e. a search for “med” will not find “OpenMedia”)
• Match whole string: If this option is activated, the search is only performed if the result includes the entire search term (so “med” is not found in “OpenMedia”)

Dialogue setting Transparency:

• Active: the transparency of the dialogue can be increased (move to the left) or decreased (move to the right) via the slider when the dialogue is active.
• Inactive: the transparency of the dialogue can be increased (move to the left) or decreased (move to the right) via the slider when the dialogue is inactive.

The position of the dialogue and the transparency values are stored in the Windows registry and can also be saved in the database if required (menu bar → Window settings → Save).

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PageServer

ContentLine

PrintLayout

Events for changes to issues directly in the search result

When changing the issues of articles in the search result via the functions “Change issue” or “Change article properties”, the event “sidebar_after_article_issue_changed” is now fired. The following are passed as arguments:

• articleId: ID of the article in decimal form
• previousIssues: Appearances of the article before the change (list from IssueModel).
• newIssues: Appearances of the article after the change (list from IssueModel).

Reset item status when copying

If an item is copied, its status is reset.

The behaviour can be changed via the following setting in the system configuration:

  <category name="preferences">
    ...
    <property name="removestatesaftercopy" value="true"/>
    ...
  </category>

Display prefix of items on the 2nd reading level on the interface

In the tooltip (when hovering over the corresponding line with the mouse) and in the menu under “Areas and frames”, a prefix is now displayed for items that are on the second reading level. This makes it easier for users to find out whether an item is a second reading level or a parent item.

Article search: Sort layouts by size

In order to find the main article more quickly when placing articles with a 2nd reading level, this should be at the top of the listing. Since it is usually always the largest article, the articles should be sorted according to their size (width and height from the search result).

Articles with 2nd reading level and invisible text areas

For articles with 2nd reading level, the icon of the invisible text areas appears at the bottom right of the selection frame during selection, although there are no invisible text areas, only text areas from the second reading level. Therefore, the icon has been removed.

Function “Take over target design”

If you drag and drop an article (layout part) onto an existing article, there is now an additional function in the dialogue “Adopt target design” in addition to the already known options “Replace target article”. This function redesigns the dropped article according to the target article:

Article layout, size and position of the target article are transferred to the drop article For each sub-element in the target article, a matching sub-element is searched for in the drop article. If found, the element is taken over from the drop article in the layout of the target article into the final result. If there is no matching element in the target article for a sub-element of the drop article, it will not be included in the result. If the drop article contains an info box, for example, but the target article does not, the info box is discarded. If you want to restore it, you search for the article, open it in the search and then you can take over the infobox again from there using D&D. The infobox must also be taken over in the 2nd reading. The transfer must also take into account the second reading level. This means that if there is a sub-article with the prefix “infobox” in the drop article but not in the target article, the sub-article is not transferred.

The function should be linked to a right. At the same time, the function “Replace target article” should also be linked to a right. In this way, the publisher can decide whether someone sees one or the other option and, if so, who.

The following rights exist for the options “Replace target article” and “Adopt target design”:

Replace target article:

Right: REDWEB_ARTICLE_REPLACE Description: replace target article but adopt layout.

Adopt target design:

Right: REDWEB_ARTICLE_REPLACE_AND_REDESIGN Description: Replace target article, but keep layout and arrangement of blocked elements.

With “Apply target design”, blocked-in articles within a group are also treated if they are in identical groups in source and target articles.

Article: Two functions of layouts also with drag&drop of a content

If you drag and drop an article content from the search onto an existing article and this article already has at least one layout, the options “Replace target article” and “Adopt target design” are now offered, which otherwise only appear when dragging and dropping a layout.

If one of these two functions is desired, it is now sufficient to move the article content that appears in the article search on the top level; it is not necessary to first open the layout list and select a layout.

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EditorialOrganiser

alfa ContentLine Web Session 09.05.2022

In our second web session in 2022, we will give an overview of the many innovations and optimisations of our EditorialOrganiser:

Practical

• Text block groups for the EditorialOrganiser
• For PrintLayout: Display of the maximum number of lines in the article layout
• E-mail inbox: signature images can be ignored
• Customised holidays for the duty roster

Systemic support

• Planning does not move placed articles
• Article variants can be created by copying into planning tables
• Mapping of editorial offices, departments and topic folders
• Automatic notifications: Acceptances and cancellations

Display optimisations

• User-defined period for planning tables
• Display planning maps only over one block width
• Sorting of planning cards within planning tables
• Display status and content function of content

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{
  'name': 'sample_field',
  'human_readable_name': 'Beispielauswahlfeld',
  'type': 'select',
  'source': [
      [u'option1', u'Option 1'],
      [u'option2', u'Option 2'],
      [u'option3', u'Option 3'],
  ],
  'visible_in_search': True,
},

  ICONS_IN_CALENDAR['CONTENT_STATUS'] = True

  DEFAULT_TOPIC_FOR_NEW_TOPICS
  DEFAULT_TOPIC_FOR_NEW_APPOINTMENTS
  DEFAULT_TOPIC_FOR_NEW_APPOINTMENTS_MAP
  DEFAULT_TOPIC_FOR_NEW_TOPICS_MAP
  DEFAULT_TOPIC_FOR_NEW_TOPICS_IN_RESSORT_MAP
  DEFAULT_TOPIC_FOR_NEW_APPOINTMENTS_IN_RESSORT_MAP

  MOVE_APPOINTMENTS_ON_EDITORIAL_OFFICE_CHANGE
  MOVE_TOPICS_ON_EDITORIAL_OFFICE_CHANGE
  MOVE_TOPICS_ON_RESSORT_CHANGE
  MOVE_APPOINTMENTS_ON_RESSORT_CHANGE

DAM – Digital Asset Manager