Encode is changing its name to Encodify in all markets
As we grow we have seen that it is becoming more critical to be in control of the name internationally. Hence we have chosen to make a slight change to our name.
The name change will have very little or no impact on your daily operations. We will secure that all processes and systems are not affected by the name change. And our first priority, as always, will be to support your business.
As part of this rebranding, you may now start to notice a number of small, discrete changes that will now display the Encodify logo throughout all customer systems.
Breaking Changes
Following our announcement within our Oct '22 release we have now decommissioned Briefing 'Send Email' from User Lists. If you previously used this functionality to test email notifications are being sent from your system then please refer here
Following our announcement within our Oct '22 release we have now decommissioned Briefing 'Export Text from PDF' from AdBuilder.
Following our announcement within our Oct '22 release we have now decommissioned Briefing 'Save to Project' from AdBuilder.
Following our announcement within our Oct '22 release we have now decommissioned Briefing 'Recognise Text' from AdBuilder.
Prior to Apache Commons Net 3.9.0, Net's FTP client trusts the host from PASV response by default. A malicious server can redirect the Commons Net code to use a different host, but the user has to connect to the malicious server in the first place. This may lead to leakage of information about services running on the private network of the client. The default in version 3.9.0 is now false to ignore such hosts, as cURL does. Seehttps://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NET-711. Here is a link with more info -https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37533
When a new item is created via 'Add' or via "Copy' then all status fields should now have value allowed to the user as initial state. If not then the item will be in read-only mode
All existing import settings where 'Save Imported Files and Logs' was set to TRUE and 'Keep logged files for' value was "0" will be automatically updated on upgrade so that 'Keep logged files for' will be set to "30". If you require for import logs to be kept for a longer period then you should update them accordingly.
Any existing connected services of type email should be updated to include the appropriate Auth Type
The ability to edit another user's comment will be disabled as default. If this is required for your customer then you should ensure the associated feature flag is set to TRUE
We have moved two properties from system properties to webapp.yaml to both enable the external API and specify the max connections.
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Plan
Condense events in Timeline View 2.0 - It is now possible to manage how you see events in the Timeline 2.0 View: Events can be visible with a full row dedicated to each individual event (same as now), or they can be condensed meaning that events wrap and share rows and thereby take up less space in the View. It is also possible to hide events entirely.
Row level item menu in Timeline View 2.0 - To match the functionality in other module views, it is now possible to perform actions in the Timeline View 2.0 through a row level item menu. This will save the users several clicks by no longer having to navigate away from the Timeline View 2.0 to perform certain actions.
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Manage
Encode Inbox Authentication - Following Google's announcement that starting May 30, 2022, they will no longer support third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign into your Google Account using only your username and password. While this deadline does not apply to Google Workspace or Google Cloud Identity customers we have taken the decision to adjust our approach to ensure it complies with Google OAuth 2.0 guidelines. Read more about this functionality here
Encode Inbox Replies - We started by minimising the time required for our agency customers to receive a production request from their customers by creating an item from an email, however, our customers were still struggling to clarify this request without reverting back to emails. We are pleased to announce that this is about to change. Reply to your customers via an item comment triggering an email while also allowing your customers to submit updates by replying to that same email. Read more about this functionality here
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Create
Manually define an Imposition Rule - We have introduced a new Automation Rule to allow citizen developers greater control over the imposition rules to determine how outputs generated by Creative Automation Studio Print will be merged. This rule can then be manually selected during step 5 of the wizard. Read more about this functionality here
Scale AdBuilder Templates - Simplify the process of creating your AdBuilder web-to-print templates for use within Creative Automation Studio Print with our newly introduced automatic scaling technology to automatically resize one template to another format. Read more about this functionality here
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Enrich
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Approve
Navigate between Next and Previous proofing items - We have extended support for Site Configuration → Module → Proofing and Comments → Proofing Next/Previous Navigation Criteria to allow for a query to be specified to identify all items within an inline module and allow the ability to navigate via next and previous between them.
Greater comment restrictions - It will now be possible to enable or disable the ability to edit or delete another user's comment to allow greater control and reduced risk in implementing amends. By default, this functionality will be enabled.
Improvements to Thumbnail Panel - We have now repositioned the Thumbnail panel used to navigate between pages from the footer to a button displayed in the top left corner. It will allow for the ability to easily expand, collapse and resize in accordance with your needs.
Video Playback Speed - Control the speed of the video playback to either slow down or speed up your content.
Loop Video Playback - Control whether the video should automatically restart once it reaches the end of the timeframe.
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Distribute
Extend public URL expiration time - Our customers often have assets that they need to share for a period longer than a year. An example would be the campaigns sent to Incito feeds allowing for product images to be displayed. It will now be possible to specify a custom expiration period in module settings.
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Measure
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Adapt
Performance Optimisation - We have implemented a number of improvement optimisations to module search. Our initial testing highlights that module search loads ~70% faster and ~60% less time to render module search components and
Enhanced module views - We are pleased to announce a number of core changes to how our citizen developers will configure module views allowing greater control to determine which views are enabled and how the data is visualised. All module views can now be configured in a central place - with some much-requested functionality.
Preview Media Files - define whether the default media holder should be displayed within search results or whether it should be hidden from view.
Sum Fields - supported only for inline modules currently but allows you to define which fields should be summed up across items in search results.
Re-order columns - customise the order of fields and the order in which they should be displayed within the view
Group by - specify a field for which you wish to group your search results by
Configuration of module view type Spreadsheet
New enhanced layout for module views
Enhanced Filters - Introducing our new and improved filters panel which has been redesigned and improved to offer a better user experience while also allowing for more precise results. Filter by multiple lines, utilise AND, OR, NOT operators and also filter by blank values. Furthermore, it will remain possible to save a filter for future use with additional permissions to now be able to edit previously saved criteria. Supported within single module view only currently.
Sort by multiple fields - Easily arrange your data into a meaningful order with additional support for sorting of up to five fields. Support to apply a general setting to a module view and for users to specify a custom sort order.
Configuration of module view with sorting by multiple fields
Users can personalise the sort order across multiple fields
Select a range of items for bulk operations - We have introduced new keyboard shortcuts (Shift-Select) to allow for the ability to select a range of items for which you wish to apply bulk operations.
Improvement to bulk copy - We are pleased to announce an improvement to bulk copy allowing users to copy items from module views in addition to item view. Once the bulk copy wizard opens we will now also remember your preference as to whether you prefer split view or spreadsheet view. You will also now be able to gain a greater overview of which items have been saved/created.
Improvement to rich text in spreadsheet view - We have improved the usability of both spreadsheet and timeline views for entering content into rich text fields. Users will not be able to use the following keyboard shortcuts:
Enter - to open the editor
Escape - to close the editor
Ctrl+S / Command+S - to save the content entered into the rich text editor
Allow copy from read-only items - When an item is made read-only by Site Configuration → Module → Workflow → Status settings it will now be possible for the item to be copied.
Cancel a running export from Background Jobs - We have made it easier for users to cancel a module export from the background job on the occasion you identify the exported data does not contain the intended results.
Mute empty HTTP response values - When configuring HTTP actions citizen developers it will now be possible to specify whether empty JSON Pointers should be treated as a warning and therefore recorded as such in system logs or OK.
Simplified font management - We have added the possibility for fonts to be added to the application without the need to restart or require management by our engineering team.
Bug Fixes
A fix to ensure its possible to switch back to your own user after switching users when a customer has SSO enabled.
A fix to ensure the styles can be applied to text widget on dashboard
A fix to prevent both background jobs and notifications panel from jumping when opened. The issue was introduced by Chrome browser version 106 and it is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Chrome.
A fix to ensure that required fields badge is visible on save button in MEW for inline modules
A fix to ensure that users are not notified when they reply to their own comment
A fix to ensure that when adding products we pre-fill the correct price values
A fix to ensure 'Insert as New' works at campaign level for briefing
Fix to issue whereby users were prevented from editing page elements on briefing via inline edit
Fix to issue whereby user groups where saved before item save in products on briefing. We recommend any retail customers who have deployed versions 11.3.0 onwards to upgrade to resolve this issue.
Fix to ensure that HTML proofing supports all formats of preview links generated by Incito including those for device variations. Please note that a number of the images displayed within the preview are contained within an iframe and are accessed via URLs containing NotSameOrigin and they will no be accessible to include in the preview.
A fix to ensure that users without edit access by status settings cannot add item and proofing comments. Note: While this functionality has been enabled we recommend it only used when absolutely necessary due to the likely impact on application performance.
A fix to workflow comments to ensure they are more reliably added as item comments when both are enabled in the module configuration
A fix to ensure that item or proofing comments created prior to upgrading to version 13.0.0 were displayed correctly caused by invalid HTML entered into the comment itself.
A fix to ensure that we can render HTML and HTML zipped files containing Google Web Design scripts
A fix to ensure that note numbers are exported correctly when exporting comments as TXT from video proof
A fix to ensure that copy from Excel can be copied into a comment field in item or proofing.
A fix to ensure that we escape HTML tags displayed for rich text fields within Field Change Log and Workflow Log
A fix to ensure that bulleted lists are shown in rich text fields in spreadsheet view
A fix to ensure that Advance search works from spreadsheet view when opened from inline modules
A fix to ensure we pre-fill module link fields when bulk editing items from an inline module
A fix to ensure users are able to order items without receiving permission denied error
Fix to ensure that when saving the output file generated from AdBuilder to a module, the expected filename is updated according to what has been specified by the user.
Fix to ensure that when no file is uploaded then an existing file from a customer media holder can still be sent via the actions "Send to FTP Server" and "Send to File System"
Fix to ensure that the properties of the Jira Connected Service can be added or modified without browser crashing
A fix to ensure 'apply current filters' in module export is respected within Creative Automation Studio
A fix to ensure its not possible to create an export that exceeds the limits of Excel