Wednesday, September 26, 2012

September 2012 Features & Fixes


SendMyAd
  • New "Force Approve" feature, found in the Actions menu when viewing an ad. Publisher only. User must accept a warning, and this action is logged in the file history. Use at your own risk!
  • Soft-proofing available as a required action for a publisher approval.
  • Bulk issues management area enabled for all publishers.
  • Added %MaterialsId% variable for use in delivery path.
  • Improved separation of email notifications based on the type of ad. See the appropriate areas in the publisher settings.
  • Ad Sizes view now shows web and tablet information in addition to print.
  • New "can manage ad sizes" right available.
  • Improved CSS file editing for portal customization and branding. 
  • More flexible XMP metadata insertion method.


Print ads:
  • New preflight profile option for SendMyAd to automatically remove hidden layers during file processing. 
  • Print ad preflight report printable view added.
  • Enhancements to ad category management system
  • Easily duplicate ad specifications


Tablet ads:
  • "Allow only one issue" option for tablet ads. 
  • New "Product URL" field option on upload and validation for tablet ads.
  • More meta details added to the tablet profile forms

Web ads:
  • Added "boost revision limit" feature for digital ads.


Ad Creator:
  • New "Download Ad Bundle" feature from actions menu when viewing a completed ad. Downloads all placed images and other files associated with Ad Creator ads.



Virtual Publisher:
  • New soft-proofing application.
Java plugin required. Latest versions of Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome supported.
  • New Approvals list view
  • New Plan Items view
  • New paper size options and other formatting options on "Print Plan View"
  • More notifications for Virtual Publisher events.
  • Many new rights added to customize the user experience. This can be seen by adding a group with specific rights. 
  • Re-organized book plans view
  • New plan selection and management view
  • Improved story flow


Fixes:
  • A newly added ad size now enters edit mode automatically.
  • Ad size re-ordering no longer requires a manual refresh to show changes.
  • Ad size editing with unequal bleeds fixed.
  • .html extenstion added for Ad Creator HTML export deliveries.
  • Ad Categories now show publisher-added items or the default ones provided by SendMyAd 
  • Improved handling of special characters in Ad Creator templates
  • Improved handling of special characters in SMA form fields, including auto conversion of curly quotes to straight quotes.
  • Preflight suggested fixes speed improvement
  • Dashboard report fixes
  • Ad Spec "extra information" returned to print ad upload form.
  • Better handling of special characters in filenames when generating zipped ad bundles for download.
  • Various fixes when displaying newly uploaded files.
  • Several improvements and additions in the email notifications metadata.
  • Fixed SWF/JPG view toggle for Flash ads.
  • Various fixes for the password reset interface.
  • Filename variable is now used correctly during manual delivery. 
  • Approve all button in campaign view now visible only when appropriate.
  • Many miscellaneous fixes throughout the site. 

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