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Version 4.8 Release Notes
Required Maintenance Date: 01-Jan-2011

This update contains the following new features and fixes:

Original Release Build 49  Update Releases Build 50  Build 51  Build 52   Build 53  Build 54  Build 55

If you are upgrading from V3.x, please read the V4.0 release notes before proceeding.

  1. Administration

    1. Fixed setting balances correctly when importing users from a text file with existing balances.

    2. Fixed auto create of UserID when 20 digits long.

    3. Fixed importing of MFDs from text file. Check all data before accepting.

    4. Fixed all imports from a text file to return correctly if a file open error occurrs.

    5. Added Extended (Landscape) version of print and copy reports.

    6. Separated copy jobs into copy and scan columns and fixed column spacing of extended reports.

    7. Fixed printer costs calculation that was including failed jobs.

    8. Added option to reset status of "PendingRelease" job to "HeldForRelease" so user can release it again.

    9. Added new cost centre reports by user.

    10. Fixed Test Client option by sending random job IDs.

    11. Fixed checking MFD import for blank name.

    12. When importing users, default UserID to UserName if no ID is specified and not autocreating IDs.

    13. Added import user options for creating UserID and use for all methods of importing - auto, manual and scheduled.

    14. Fixed overwriting of PS Check Level by Printer Setup Wizard. Now defaults to Extended checking.

    15. Fixed browse for filename in various export procedures and allow blank entries to select all records

    16. Fixed import users browse for CSV file.

    17. Fixed sequential user ID creation starting value when using 20 digits.

    18. Fixed a few windows with overlapping hotkeys.

    19. Fixed the title of the Extended User Jobs by Group report.

    20. Fixed the totals on the Extended User Trans and Jobs by Group reports.

    21. Added Group Usage report as an extra option on the Jobs by Group report dialog.

    22. Added Usage reports by Username and Full name similar to Group usage.

    23. Fixed Copy totals on Usage reports by Username and Full name.

    24. Added option for Student/Officer style receipt.

    25. Added new report options for User and Group usage showing a separate line for each paper size and attribute combination.

    26. Added 3 new extended reports for Cost Centre trans, trans by user and usage.

    27. Added new reports for Printer and MFD usage showing summary and paper usage.

    28. Added option for scheduled import from Active Directory OU as well as group.

    29. Added option to get email address and home folder from AD for scan to email etc functions.

    30. Fixed formatting of group user trans summary report. Was stopping after 10 groups.

    31. Added new module GPJobMon to list in Help About/Details.

    32. Added new option to save User Trans reports to CSV .

    33. Added new option to save 'User Trans by Group' reports to CSV.

    34. Added save to CSV option to usage reports for users, groups, cost centres.

    35. Fixed users browse look by User ID.

    36. Added save to CSV option to usage reports for printers and MFDs.

    37. Extended allowed UserID length from 9 to 20 in setup options for Copicode.

  2. Printing

    1. Fixed handling PCL5 HPGL2 Bezier commands for OKI driver.

    2. Fixed Auto Charge to user default cost centre.

    3. Fixed detecting copies via PJL SET QTY command for PCL5

    4. Fixed setting attributes in current jobs table.

    5. Fixed Postscript color detection for Mac OSX jobs.

    6. Fixed send low balance message if low limit was set to max value (9,999,999,99)

    7. Check for jobs stuck in PendingRelease state and reset it to HeldForRelease so user can release again.

    8. Fixed PCL5 copies. Select higher of document or PJL copies.

    9. Removed some test code for Canon PCL6 drivers that was reducing performance.

    10. Added check for PCLXL:SetNeutralAxis command that sets how black is produced in the machine - by black or color toner.

    11. Changed pausing of zero length jobs to just resume them in case this was causing the queue to stall with "Paused-Printing" status.

    12. Changed Postscript detection of CMYK command for Ricoh driver with Adobe.

    13. Fixed extracting negative parameter value in PCL5. Was causing Ricoh HPGL2 files to not be recognized.

    14. Fixed checking for maximum balance when adding. Don't include overdraft in low balance calc.

    15. Added extra check for paused job after we release it. If still paused, resume it again and log it.

    16. Fixed charging to user if Automatic dept selected but no dept set on user or group

    17. Fixed PS color detection for PS3 Masked Image for PS from Mac.

    18. Fixed PCL5 color detection for PDF documents where there are pallet changes between color and black before one is used.

    19. Fixed PS color detection for PS3 Masked Image from Mac.

    20. Ensure PCL5c results match PCL6 and PS3 results for PDF documents.

    21. Fixed allow/deny of "Other" or Custom paper sizes.

    22. Fixed HPGL2 where multiple color pens defined but not used caused a false color detection.

    23. Fixed recognition of Mac and Unix user names.

    24. Fixed color detection for Mac jobs where %%Page: comment appears at start of page.

    25. Fixed PS B&W detection for PS3 Masked Image

    26. More fixes for HPGL2 (PCL5) where color pens defined on one page are used on subsequent pages.

    27. Fixed setting job status when old job exists with same windows job ID as the current job.

    28. Improved cleanup procedure to remove old jobs no longer in queue.

    29. Fixed checking of group notification flag before sending Failed Job message to client.

    30. Skip the zero size check on spool file because Win 2008 R2 does not appear to update file sizes while the file is open.

    31. Fixed calculation of Job Cost when a duplex job has odd page count and the option is set to charge the cost per sheet and the user's group is set for ChargeFor:None

    32. Added extra error checking and search for a job when error 87 occurs.

    33. Added extra Update code from GPMon1. Process all update messages and up to 4 new jobs each cycle to increase response time.

    34. Mods to allow MFD to set cost centre then release jobs for when client cannot be used.

    35. Web service now sets cost centre then sends release message to GPMon32 which now re-costs the job then releases.

    36. Also now counts pages and calcs job cost after popup client message is sent so this data is available if release is via MFD.

    37. PCL6 Added check for text media size name instead of code in StartPage command.

    38. Changed Message class to rename a log file > 1MB then create a new log instead of deleting the old log.

    39. Fixed bug in finding spool file type. Was searching too far and finding binary that looked like other file types (eg Epson)

    40. Stop searching now when @PJL ENTER LANGUAGE found and processed.

    41. Mods to reduce quantity of update messages between GPMon1 and GPMon32 for existing jobs. When holding jobs for release there can be many jobs remaining in the queue for long periods so don't send update messages for these.

    42. PCLXL mods to correctly recognize the VendorUnique operator (46h) and correctly skip the graphics table following it. Fixes a problem with the JetReady generator

    43. Mods to handle delete job messages from GPMon1 to try to reduce workload of GPMon1 so it doesn't miss any jobs.

    44. Added new module GPJobMon as a high speed process to ensure new jobs are always captured even on a very busy server.
       

  1. Copying

    1. Extended UserID for use with the Copicode IP to be up to 20 characters.

     

  2. Windows Client

  1. Fixed Print and Cancel buttons on current jobs screen that were broken by a previous change to PrintJob file structure.

  2. Refresh button now also send "I'm here' message to server.

  3. Fixed /prompt option that was not showing the correct user's data.

  4. Fixed lookup of non-numeric PINs. Previously was assuming zero meant disabled.

  5. Fixed /common option that was not setting job owner correctly.

  6. Fixed double popup on first job when another job printed while charging window was display.

  7. Fixed handling shutdown on Windows 7.

  8. Fixed display of default cost centre when popup occurs and ChargeTo:Automatic set.

  9. Fixed display of popup for confirmation of a job and default to user if no cost centres defined and ChargeTo:Automatic set.

  10. Made popup charging window wider for long cost centre names and descriptions with wide chars like "W"

  11. Fixed defaults for /Common PC command line option.
     

  1. Installation

    1. This release updates any version 3 or later product. If you are running V2.x you must upgrade to V3.x first before installing V4.x

    2. Stop all Gaia services and programs before upgrading. If you use the web client or web administration, you must restart IIS before upgrading to unlock all web modules. See the upgrade instructions.

    3. The V3 or previous V4 database will be automatically updated when you first run Administration

    4. If you see any error messages about "PrintJob.tps":

      1. Stop all Gaia services and Administration

      2. Delete PrintJob.tps in the data folder

      3. Restart Administration and services

       

Version 4.8 Build 50 Released 11-Mar-2011  Download Build 50

  1. Fixed an issue when the print service restarted where existing jobs might remain paused.
  2. Improved print service efficiency.
  3. Reduced queue clean up messages in the log.

Version 4.8 Build 51 Released 31-Mar-2011  Download Build 51

  1. Improved print service efficiency again by moving some non-critical time consuming code to a separate process - GPTask.exe
  2. Extended print service performance option in File/Options/Printing/Advanced to provide 6 settings for using system resources.
  3. Fixed an issue where printed jobs might remain in the current jobs list for long periods.
  4. Added new copier hardware option to specify type of card reader attached to Copicode IP (magnetic stripe or barcode).
  5. Several minor cosmetic changes in Administration.
  6. Fixed an issue with recognizing grayscale in Toshiba PCL6 driver.
  7. Added 2 extra DLLs that are sometimes required on Windows 2008 R2 when importing users from AD.

Version 4.8 Build 52 Released 7-Apr-2011  Download Build 52

  1. Improved performance of new queue cleanup process in GPTask.exe
  2. Fixed line spacing in the User Summary version of the Group Transactions Report.
  3. Minor screen layout changes in Administration.

Version 4.8 Build 53 Released 13-May-2011  Download Build 53

Fixes the following issues:

  1. An error condition like a paper jam could cause all subsequent jobs for all printers to pause indefinitely.
  2. A high rate of print jobs arriving in queues could cause some to remain paused after charging.
  3. Releasing a large number of held jobs at once could cause some of them to remain in a "Pending Release" state for several minutes before reverting to "Held for Release", requiring them to be released again.
  4. User IDs shorter than the length specified in Options were accepted when entered by a card but not when keyed into the Copicode IP. Shorter codes are now accepted provided no PIN is required.

Version 4.8 Build 54 Released 30-Jun-2011  Download Build 54

  1. Fixes an issue where an occasional job may not be held under high print volume load.
  2. Fixed job owner issue when transferring jobs between printers under Windows 2008 R2.
  3. Fixed the logging of zero byte print jobs without charging.
  4. Fixed the reading of barcode cards by the Copicode IP device. After installation, download the Copicode IP with its new firmware then restart it.
  5. Administration now warns if the user does not have permission to control sevices.
  6. Failed jobs are no longer included in print transaction reports.
  7. New report added for User Usage by Group.
  8. Increased the column width on landscape reports to allow for more digits.

Version 4.8 Build 55 Released 30-Aug-2011  Download Build 55

  1. Added new options to allow users to override the paper size when charging to cost centres. This allows unusual jobs like plotter outputs to be charged by paper area instead of per page.
  2. Added a new database repair option to automatically run the TPSFix program over the whole database.
  3. Improvements and additions to various reports.
  4. Fixed default installation folder on a new install.
 



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