Release Notes
OMS-200
version 1.2.1.0 Beta
OMS-200
RELEASE NOTES
Product version 1.2 Beta
Release date: November 2015
This document was reviewed and approved by:
GMC CEO: Henri Dura
GMC CTO: Zbynek Hodic
Head of Quality Engineering and Assurance: Pavel Verner
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Table of Contents
1
What is New ....................................................... 4
1.1
Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2
Further New Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3
Changes in Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4
Localization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Supported HW & SW ......................................... 10
2.1
OMS-200 Web Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2
OMS-200 Web Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3
OMS-200 Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3 Compatibility ..................................................... 13
3.1
Supported Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Test Results ...................................................... 14
4.1
Functional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2
Non-functional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5 Known Issues ..................................................... 15
5.1
Level 1 Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.2
Level 2 Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6 Fixed Issues ....................................................... 16
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1
What is New
1.1
Highlights
1.1.1
Integrate OMS-200 with Windows Applications Using OMS-200 Printer Driver
Speed up the movement of documents from a third-party word processing application to OMS-200 using OMS-200
Printer Driver. You no longer need to save documents in the computer file system and manually upload them from the
drive. You can now send documents to OMS-200 directly from a word-processing application using standard commands
for print (e.g. <Ctrl> + <P>).
WHAT IT BRINGS TO CLIENTS
● Users can easily submit jobs from a Windows application by selecting OMS-200 Printer Driver as a virtual printer.
● End users can work with the third-party applications that they are familiar with.
HOW IT WORKS
OMS-200 Printer Driver is a virtual printer that converts the files you send for printing (e.g. DOC or XLS files) to the
PostScript format and submits them to OMS-200. In the OMS-200 user interface, the files automatically create so-called
printer input jobs, which you can manage and send for processing.
To integrate OMS-200 with third-party applications via OMS-200 Printer Driver, take the following steps:
1. Have the OMS-200 license with the Virtual printer driver option enabled.
2. Go to Settings | Printer Driver and download OMS-200 Printer Driver.
a) Download the installer by clicking on DOWNLOAD PRINTER DRIVER.
b) Locate the downloaded installer in the file system and run the installation.
For more information see the corresponding version of the OMS-200 Installation Guide.
3. After you install OMS-200 Printer Driver, check the Enable printer input check box in Settings | Printer Driver.
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4. Create documents in a third-party application (e.g. MS Word) and print them. In the print dialog, set the print
device to OMS-200 Printer Driver.
This creates printer input jobs which you can access in OMS-200 in the Printer Input tab.
5. Upload the printer input jobs for processing:
● Either go to the Input tab in the Processing Wizard and click on the ADD PRINTER INPUT button.
● Or go to the Printer Input tab, select the jobs which you want to process and click on the Process Selected
icon.
This previews the uploaded printer input in the Input tab and allows you to process the printer input the
same way as files added from the drive.
1.1.2
Merging Documents with the Same Layout
You can now easily group multiple documents of the same type that belong to a single customer. For example, you
can send invoices that were generated for one customer over the past month in one envelope. You no longer need to
create an alternative input (INPUT B) to merge documents with the same layout, i.e. documents that all locate their
merge ID in the same position. Now you can process all documents within a single input.
WHAT IT BRINGS TO CLIENTS
● Reduces postal costs by sending multiple documents of the same type in a single envelope.
● Improves communication with regular customers, who receive multiple documents consolidated over short
periods.
HOW IT WORKS
To merge two or more documents that locate their merge ID – e.g. the customer number – in the same position, follow
these steps:
1. Upload an input file and configure the settings in the Input tab of the Processing Wizard.
2. Go to the Merge section of the Input tab and check the Activate document merging option.
3. In Merge documents with, check the Same layout option.
This merges documents that locate their merge ID in the same position, i.e. documents coming from the same
input.
4. To only merge documents that belong to a specific customer, use a value that is unique for each customer and
is present in every document you want to process. Ideally, select the customer number.
a) Capture a text zone around the customer number.
b) Select the zone in the Merge ID drop-down menu.
c) Define whether the captured text can be found on the first pages or last pages of the documents. If the
customer number is only present on the first page, select On first page in the Merge ID position drop-down
menu.
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5. Upload files for processing.
Documents with an identical merge ID are merged into one mailpiece.
6. To check the merging result, go to the Optical Mark tab and navigate through the mailpieces using the Mailpiece
combo box in the document preview toolbar.
1.2
Further New Functionality
1.2.1
Templates
EXPORT/IMPORT TEMPLATES
Now you can export templates from one OMS-200 installation and import them to another one, or save exported
templates for back-up purposes. Go to the Templates table in the Main tab, select the template you want to export
and click on the Export
icon. This generates an EXPORT file which you can locate in your computer's file system and
use it as back-up. To import the template to another installation of OMS-200, go to the Templates table in the Main
tab and click on the Import
icon.
SHARE TEMPLATES
Increase efficiency by sharing a configured template with other users in the company. Sharing saves time and ensures
that a consistent template is applied to all documents across the company. Once you create a template, make it available
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for other users by hovering over the template tile and clicking on the Start Sharing
icon. The ability to edit shared
templates is restricted to the template author only.
1.2.2
Optical Mark Profiles
USE CUSTOMER ID WITHOUT ADDITIONAL INTEGRITY FUNCTIONS
To ensure mailpiece integrity when placing a BCR1D/BCR2D optical mark onto documents, you can now use Customer
ID without additional integrity functions. This customizes the optical mark for a greater variety of folder inserters. Check
the Allow to use Customer ID alone check box in Optical Mark Profiles | Hardware Definition | Advanced License and
check the Include customer ID in the optical marks option in the Customer ID section in the OPTICAL MARK step.
1.2.3
Processing Wizard / INPUT
PRN FILE FORMAT SUPPORTED
You can now upload and process files of the PRN format complying with the PCL 5 standard. You can either upload
them via the OMS-200 web interface in Input | Input Files | Add files from drive or via the OMS-200 Printer Driver.
DOCUMENTS CAN OVERFLOW ACROSS INPUT FILES
You can now process documents which overflow from one input file to another input file or files. When splitting input
files into documents using the Split by condition(s) option in Input | Split, documents no longer end with the input file
border but can overflow to another input file or files until the split condition is fulfilled.
USE OPERATORS TO SPLIT FILES INTO DOCUMENTS
You can now split input files into documents by comparing a numerical or alphabetic value found in the document with
a user-defined value. This is especially useful if you process documents of a fixed length, as you can base the split
condition on the page number. You can do so using operators Is less than, Is less or equal to and the like, which are
available in the Processing Wizard in Input | Split | Split by condition(s).
SET THE PAGE SIZE IN PCL 5 AND PRN INPUT FILES
You can now select the input page size when uploading PCL 5 and PRN files for processing, thus clearly defining where
individual pages of an input file start and end. Do so by selecting the appropriate format in Input | Input Files | Input
format. The PCL 5 and PRN file format is by default set to Letter (displays as Autodetect). The PDF file format is
recognized automatically.
DISTINGUISH IMAGES FROM TEXT IN SAMPLE FILES
When defining conditions in the Processing Wizard using zones, you can now easily distinguish whether the zone
content is text or image. This is especially useful in letter heads which contain company names with enhanced graphics,
or when a whole-page overlay is used as a filling form. Capture a zone around the text in the sample file and click on
the Document details
icon in the navigation bar. The context menu displays the value read from the respective zone.
If the value is (empty), the zone contains an image.
MOVE DOCUMENT DETAILS MENU
When checking a document's details (e.g. values read in individual zones) using the Show details
icon in the horizontal
toolbar of the input file preview, you can now move the context menu within the input file preview so that you can
always see the desired parts of the preview.
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1.2.4
Processing Wizard / OUTPUT
SELECT PRINTER TRAYS FOR FIRST/LAST PAGE
Enhance your documents by printing selected pages on a higher-density paper, a pre-printed form, branded paper,
and so on. To do so select a different paper source for the first and/or the last page of a document in the Use different
paper source for first/last sheet drop-down menus in Print | Print and generate PDF | Advanced print options.
1.3
Changes in Default
If you are upgrading from a previous version, please read all of these changes carefully!
Sometimes we have to change features that were implemented in previous versions, occasionally this also changes the
behavior of the feature. We list all such changes in functionality here. If you have been using features that have changed,
you may be required to recalibrate or make changes to your established solution.
Documents Can Overflow across Input Files
When defining the borders of individual documents within an input file, you can use the Split by condition(s) option in
Input | Split. When this option is checked, documents can overflow to another input file or files until the split condition
is fulfilled. Therefore, if overflowing from one input file to another is undesirable, ensure that you adjust the existing
input condition accordingly.
This default change was applied to the following build of OMS-200: 1.2.0.0 and the new behavior applies to all subsequent
versions. Previously, documents ended with the input file border and could not overflow from one input file to another.
Merge Documents that Come from INPUT A or INPUT B
You can merge two or more documents into one mailpiece in the Merging section in the INPUT step of the Processing
Wizard. Now all documents which have the same merge ID (e.g. the same customer number) are merged even if you
upload them using the same INPUT tab. For example, if you upload a file or files containing multiple invoices for a single
customer via INPUT A or INPUT B, all the invoices coming from the respective input can merge into one mailpiece.
This default change was applied to the following build of OMS-200: 1.2.0.2 and the new behavior applies to all subsequent
versions. Previously, you could only merge documents where each file came from a different input. For example, you
could only merge documents where one document was an invoice coming from INPUT A and another document was
a postal order coming from INPUT B. You could not merge two invoices from INPUT A.
Optical Mark's Line Thickness Impact on Line Spacing
When defining optical mark properties in Optical Mark Profiles | Mark Technology | Line spacing, you can adjust both
the optical mark line thickness and the line spacing between lines. This enables you to tailor the optical mark (OMR) to
the capabilities of the inserter used. Line spacing is now defined as the distance between the starting edges of individual
lines. As lines grow thicker the distance remains the same, however, the white space between the lines reduces.
This default change was applied to the following builds of OMS-200: 1.1.3.2 and 1.2.0.0 and the new behavior applies to
all subsequent versions. Previously, line spacing was defined as the distance between the inner edges of two lines (i.e.
as the white space between lines). Therefore, the whole optical mark grew unnecessarily big; lines grew thicker but the
white space size between them remained the same.
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NOTE Because we continue to develop older versions at the same time as we are creating new ones, it may
happen that changes are made in more than one version. For this reason we list the exact build numbers
where the change was made.
It follows that any build with a higher number will behave in the new way, e.g. if a change has been made in
build 1.0.2.1 then build 1.0.2.0 will behave in the old way and 1.1.0.3 will behave in the new way. The build number
of this version is 1.2.1.0 (as shown on the front page of this document).
1.4
Localization
OMS-200 has been translated to French and German. This includes the graphical user interface and the following
documents: User Manual, Getting Started and Installation Guide. The last translated version for this release was 1.1.5.1.
Localization takes place on a single build of the software between the builds which are used for Beta and General
Availability (GA) release.
All new features should have been localized at the time of GA releases. However, it can happen that minor GUI changes
are made after the localized build of any release cycle and those changes will not have been translated from English.
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Supported HW & SW
Here we list the hardware and software which is known to be compatible with OMS-200 Web Server, OMS-200 Web
Client and OMS-200 Printer Driver. In the comments column it is noted that the platform is either:
● Active - successfully tested with this version, i.e. it is part of the current test configuration for which the Test
Results apply.
● Compatible - successfully tested with previous versions and, to the best of our knowledge, will still work well with
this version.
2.1
OMS-200 Web Server
2.1.1
Application Requirements
This section lists software platforms and hardware configurations on which the application has been installed and tested
(or are known to be compatible).
Environment
Platform
Supported
Comment
Windows Server
Windows 10 Education
compatible
Windows 10 Enterprise
compatible
Windows 10 Pro
active
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter R2
compatible
Windows Server 2012 Standard R2
compatible
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
compatible
Windows Server 2012 Standard
active
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
compatible
Web/DataCenter/Enterprise 64 bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard 64 bit
compatible
Microsoft Windows Server
compatible
Web/Datacenter/Enterprise 2008 R2 64
Windows Desktop
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Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2008 R2 64
active
Windows 10 Education
compatible
Windows 10 Enterprise
compatible
Windows 10 Pro
active
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64 bit
compatible
Microsoft Windows 8 64 bit
active
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Environment
Platform
Supported
Comment
Microsoft Windows 7 64 bit
compatible
.Net
both .Net 4.0 and .Net 4.5 together
active
Server HW
8 Core 3+ GHz CPU (such as Intel Xeon E3-1230,
active
E3-1230 v2, E3-1230 v3)
Desktop HW
16GB ECC RAM
active
100 GB free disk space
active
4 Core 3+GHz CPU (such as Intel Core i5-3570, Core
active
i5-4570)
4GB RAM
active
Screen 1280 × 800
active
2.2
OMS-200 Web Client
2.2.1
Application Requirements
This section lists software platforms and hardware configurations on which the application has been installed and tested
(or are known to be compatible).
Environment
Platform
Desktop Web
Google Chrome (actual, now 46)
active
Mozilla Firefox (actual, now 42)
active
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
active
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
active
2 Core 3+GHz CPU (such as Intel Core i5-3570, Core
active
Desktop HW
Supported
Comment
i5-4570)
4GB RAM
active
Screen 1280 × 800
active
2.3
OMS-200 Printer Driver
2.3.1
Application Requirements
This section lists software platforms and hardware configurations on which the application has been installed and tested
(or are known to be compatible).
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Environment
Platform
Supported
Comment
Windows Server
Windows 10 Education
compatible
Windows 10 Enterprise
compatible
Windows 10 Pro
active
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter R2
compatible
Windows Server 2012 Standard R2
compatible
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
compatible
Windows Server 2012 Standard
active
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
compatible
Web/DataCenter/Enterprise 64 bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard 64 bit
compatible
Microsoft Windows Server
compatible
Web/Datacenter/Enterprise 2008 R2 64
Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2008 R2 64
active
Windows 10 Education
compatible
Windows 10 Enterprise
compatible
Windows 10 Pro
active
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64 bit
compatible
Microsoft Windows 8 64 bit
active
Microsoft Windows 7 64 bit
compatible
.Net
both .Net 4.0 and .Net 4.5 together
active
HW
4 Core 3+GHz CPU (such as Intel Core i5-3570, Core
active
Windows Desktop
i5-4570)
4GB RAM
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Compatibility
3.1
Supported Upgrades
Upgrading from the following versions to the current 1.2.1.0 Beta version of OMS-200 has been tested and its functionality
is guaranteed:
● 1.1
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4 Test Results
This section lists all tests that have been performed as part of our strict Quality Assurance processes. All tests in GMC
must be passed with a 100 % success rate, otherwise we will not release the product.
4.1
Functional
Functional
Test type
4.2
Description
Count
Automated
Regression Tests
Backward compatibility and integrity performed on all platforms
Upgradeability
100
Manual Regression
Testcases
Backward compatibility and integrity performed on all platforms
Upgradeability
112
Non-functional
Non-functional
Test type
Description
Security
Secured communication between components
Authorization
Penetration tests
Performance
Response Time
Preprocessing & Production
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5
Known Issues
Here we list issues that have been logged by our quality team or our customer in our application life-cycle management
system (ALM). Those issues listed have subsequently been confirmed as unintentional and unwanted behavior by the
development team.
The issues are ranked from level 1 to minor or third party, where level 1 is the most serious and, if such an issue was
detected, it would prevent the application from being released.
5.1
Level 1 Issues
No Level 1 issues have been detected.
5.2
Level 2 Issues
No Level 2 issues have been detected.
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Fixed Issues
We always respond to our customers' feedback. Here we list any issues (with a previous version of this product) that
have been reported by our customers and have been resolved during this release cycle.
#OM2-1622
Loading OMS-200
#OM2-1569
OMS-200 v 1.1.5.11 service will not start
#OM2-1367
SF#15024987 - Template Editing
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