July 2012 Features & Fixes List

New Features:

• Refreshed user interface across the web site. Larger, cleaner, standardized dialog boxes are the biggest change. A new calendar widget is also used throughout the site.
• Improvements to notification configuration. Notifications can be configured at the publisher level, by file type. They filter through to the publication level, where the publisher defaults can be overridden. The publisher may also reset all publications to match the global settings for a particular notification. New interface for publication level notification management. 
• Improved user feedback for some types of file errors that prevent a file from reaching the preflight stage (hidden layers, missing color profiles, password-protected files, etc).
• Expanded the types of errors that will still allow the user to trim a file. For example, if a preflight profile requires a crop box, and none is present in the file, the user will be directed to trim the file, which will set the proper boxes and clear the preflight check performed after trimming.
• For publishers using our soft-proofing module, ICC profiles can be uploaded and managed per publication. 
• Billing report now includes issue information.
• Ad Creator ads now create an HTML version of the ad, and this HTML export is available as a delivery option. Configured in the delivery locations section of the publisher settings.
• Streamlined pickup process for Ad Creator ads.
• Ability to split a spread file in SMA. Details to follow in a later blog post and video.
• File processing is faster now due to workflow optimizations. 
• Next-generation preflight engine is fully operational.
• "Actual Days Left" column in Ad Sizes > Closing Dates tab is now only visible for publishers. 
• New warning text set for "outgoing email address" to explain the consequences of changing this from the default value.
• Improved selection of Ad Creator templates in the Create an Ad screen.

Bug fixes:


Too numerous to list all of them, but some major ones include:

• Improves ability to requeue failed deliveries
• Duplicated publication will have correct creation date
• "Send ad to other publications" issue selections are correctly maintained. 
• The Dashboard buttons for Inviting users and reports will no longer disappear when clicking anything but the Dashboard button
• Ad Creator pickups will show the correct issue(s).
• Digital ads: the web media profile is being validated correctly for ad size information.