Apr
04
Release Notes: April 2023
Updates
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THRON DAM: enabled the use of HTTP/3 protocol during asset delivery
HTTP/3, the third and most recent version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol used for exchanging information on the Web, is the third and most recent version of the HTTP protocol, which enables reduced latency times for each web request.
With this release note we have enabled the HTTP3 protocol in our THRON DAM PLATFORM, THRON WORKFLOW, THRON PIM and THRON PHOTOSHOOTING solutions.
Concretely? Whenever THRON distributes an asset on your channels, it will do so even faster than before, especially on mobile networks and in the case of large geographical distances between the user and the distribution network node.
Note: HTTP/3 is used by all modern mobile browsers but is currently disabled on Safari (iOS devices). Safari users, therefore, will not benefit from the above-mentioned delivery improvements until Apple enables the protocol on its browser as well.
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THRON DAM: improving the UX (desktop and mobile) of share pages
In addition to the performance improvement described a few lines ago, the share pages were also the protagonist of an enhancement of the user experience.
In particular, we intervened on several fronts with the aim of increasing usability, both in terms of desktop and mobile use.
Try it to believe it!
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THRON PIM: simplified permission management and increased agility for data export
There are already too many things we have to keep in mind on a daily basis, which is why we consider it essential to make life easier for our users.
It is with this in mind that we have made changes to the rights management required to export product data from THRON PIM.
In particular, from this release you no longer have to worry about assigning users who wish to export product information write permissions to the library as was the case in the past. All this without having to give up the certainty that only those you want can access and download the information.
Thus, even stakeholders outside the organisation - such as dealers - can easily download product data.
In addition to simplifying processes and the day-to-day life of users and system admins, this simplification has made the export of products even faster than before.
Beautiful, isn't it?
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THRON CONNECTORS: WordPress connector supports PHP 8
Could we make you forego the benefits of the new PHP version supported by WordPress (version 8) when using our connector? The answer is obvious: no :)
In other words, THRON’s WordPress connector now also supports PHP 8.
Mar
07
Release Notes: March 2023
Updates
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THRON DAM: halved waiting time to download
Times are changing all the time, but the professional goal that we all continue to have is always the same; and it is also very simple: to get things done in less time.
That is why with this release we have intervened on the compression time of content.
From now on, it will take you up to 50 per cent less time to download your assets.
Get ready to make your operation eat dust.
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THRON DAM: source downloads from shared playlist introduced
Nice the shared playlists but what if I need to download a source on the fly?
Until yesterday, the only way to download the sources of a playlist's content was to share each piece of content in a timely manner. Things, however, have changed.
As of this release, in fact, any user – with share rights - will be able to download all the sources of a playlist's content without sharing the assets within it one by one.
In other words? We minimise clicks between you and your content.
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THRON PIM: increased the number of searchable product codes to 500
Our joint content-product vision continues, undeterred, to drive us in the development of each platform evolution.
That's why, after expanding to 500 the number of product codes that can be used to search for assets in THRON DAM last month, we have now done the same in THRON PIM.
From now on, in fact, up to 500 product codes (such as SKUs or EANs) can also be used simultaneously for searches in THRON PIM.
Searches, even complex ones, now become hyper-fast!
In addition, we have also improved the user experience of the THRON PIM search interface.
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THRON DAM & THRON WORKFLOW: improved GUI for background action completion status
Completed, in progress or in error?
We have improved the GUI concerning the completion status of single or massive actions performed in the background in THRON DAM and THRON WORKFLOW.
In particular, in case of unsuccessful uploads the tab will turn red making it even more intuitive to understand the actual upload status of your assets.
For more conscious asset management. In all respects :)
Other
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Transport Layer Security 1.0 and 1.1 will no longer be used from 20 June 2023
In response to evolving technology and regulatory standards for Transport Layer Security (TLS), the TLS configuration for all endpoints of the THRON Services API will be upgraded to a minimum of TLS version 1.2 on 20 June 2023.
Following this update, it will no longer be possible to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1 in calls to all THRON APIs.
Modern browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge have already abandoned the use of these certificates for quite some time, just as the leading cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP) are discontinuing their support.
Some integration applications with THRON developed in-house by some customers or their system integrators (e.g. in Java or PHP) may still use these obsolete certificates.
In order to facilitate the identification of any applications still making calls with TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1, our Customer Service team has analysed the calls made in recent months to our endpoints, reporting and supporting the contact persons of the affected organisations on a case-by-case basis.
If you recognise yourself in this situation and your company has not been contacted, or if you simply want more information, please contact our Customer Service at support@thron.com.
Feb
07
Release Notes: February 2023
What's New
Updates
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THRON DAM PLATFORM: search up to 500 SKUs (product aliases) simultaneously
Get ready to break current platform search speed records.
Why? We have introduced the ability to filter up to 500 SKUs (product alieases) at the same time.
From this release, therefore, you can use long lists of SKU codes to filter the content you need and perform massive actions on the fly, such as download.
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THRON PIM: Conditional Rules loading time reduced
Agility matters. For the hearth of your digital ecosystem, let’s even say fundamental.
That is why we have slashed the time it takes to load THRON PIM’s conditional rules.
In particular, we have significantly reduced the time it takes to complete the loading of the conditional rules detail.
Go, fast. Your eperience can buckle down.
Fixed
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THRON WORKFLOW: bye-truncated words in comments
You should also please the eye. That’s what they say, isn’t it?
As of this release, the words of each comment in THRON WORKFLOW will end correctly, without the truncations previously generated by a somewath annoying bug.Punto e capo.
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THRON WORKFLOW: no-code interface oiled up
We have oiled the editor the allows the construction of THRON WORKFLOW Jobs.
Creation, movement and interaction between Transitions are smoother.
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THRON PHOTOSHOOTING: uploading and approving shots is more… snappy
From this release, the approval time for each shot has been greatly reduced.
In addition, we have decoupled the time it takes to create and upload content from the time it takes to convert it, so that you can navigate the interface far and wide while the system processes.
Jan
10
Release Notes: January 2023
Updates
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THRON DAM PLATFORM: massive and unlimited downloading of assets from platform
With this release, massive and unlimited downloading of assets into THRON DAM PLATFORM has been introduced.
More specifically, you can download:
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all assets in the "My content" folder
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all assets in any folder or sub-folder
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all assets that appear as a result of a search performed and/or the application of one or more filters, regardless of the type of search performed or filters applied.
Once the download has started, the system will compress the contents and then download them through one or more .zip files, depending on the total size.
The possibility of unlimited downloads makes the platform even more scalable and performant, increasing the productivity and efficiency of users who need to download assets locally from the Throne.
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THRON PIM: extension of the export of up to 1,000 products to .CSV and .XLSX
New year, joint vision on content and products as always. In addition to expanding the number of downloadable contents, we also intervened on the product front.
We have introduced the possibility of exporting up to 1,000 products in THRON PIM to .CSV and .XLSX. The export can be started after setting up some filters on the fly or by calling up one or more of the previously saved filters.
With this update, THRON PIM users can export a large number of products quickly by simply specifying one or more attributes.
Fixed
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THRON UNIVERSAL PLAYER: improved accessibility for blind and visually impaired people
We are very sensitive to DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) issues: this is also why the development of our platform has always been oriented towards maximising accessibility.
For this reason, in order to avoid possible negative impacts on the web experience of users with disabilities, we have taken steps to improve the accessibility of the platform.
In particular, in the case of several players incorporated in the same page, it could happen that two or more of them were characterised by the same identification number ('ID') and this compromised the work of automatic readers for the blind and visually impaired, who were therefore no longer able to correctly distinguish the various sections of the web page.
With this release, we have resolved this issue, eliminating the IDs that could generate criticality.
This intervention is the first of a series of improvements that will be made to the entire platform and expansions, in order to make the entire solution more and more inclusive for all people within the organisation, as well as for external ones such as partners, customers and stakeholders, also in line with the provisions of the European Accessibility Act, which will come into force in 2025.
Dec
06
Release Notes: December 2022
Updates
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THRON WORKFLOW: mass download of content on an asset page
With this month’s release we have introduced the ability to perform mass downloads of assets located in a specific THRON WORKFLOW Job or Stage.
Each user taking part in a collaborative flow can thus be more agile and efficient in downloading more content instantly.
Nov
08
Release Notes: November 2022
What's New
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New THRON BRAND PORTAL released!
Conveying assets from DAM is now even easier, more intuitive and more effective.
The new THRON BRAND PORTAL is now available!
The solution, distributed by THRON and developed by Smint.io, a leader Content Experience Platform provider, allows digital assets from THRON DAM PLATFORM to be shared with partners and stakeholders in an agile and effective way.
To find out how to create a customised brand portal yourself click here.
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Platform authentication via OpenID protocol
With this month's release of THRON, it is now possible to access THRON DAM PLATFORM and THRON WORKFLOW via the OpenID authentication protocol, offered by providers such as OKTA and Google Suite.
From now on, our users can therefore authenticate themselves on the platform via any Single-Sign-On system on the market that supports the open-source OpenID standard.In the coming weeks, authentication via the OpenID protocol will also be extended to THRON PIM and the Adobe CC connector.
Updates
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THRON PIM - Product export: saving product attributes for later export
We have introduced auto-saving of selected attributes for data export to CSV or XLSX.
In particular, the list of attributes and characteristics of the last export carried out is automatically saved by the expansion and proposed again at the next export.This enhancement aims to reduce manual work and repetitive tasks for THRON PIM users, so that the product data export process is even faster and more efficient.
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THRON PIM - Product export: alphabetical sorting of attributes for export to CSV or XLSX
To make the process of exporting product information even simpler and more straightforward for THRON users, the list of attributes for export is now sorted alphabetically.
This makes locating and selecting attributes for exporting information to CSV or XLSX even quicker, more agile and smoother.
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THRON WORKFLOW: simplified Job saving
It is now possible to save a job even during the first step of its configuration.
In particular, once the basic information of a job has been set and the team members who will be working on it have been configured, it is possible to suspend the configuration of the job and resume it at a later time, simply by clicking Save.In addition, should the user inadvertently close the configuration window, an alert message will appear warning him to save the configuration work already done so as not to lose it.
This is an improvement that makes the THRON WORKFLOW interface even more intuitive and the job configuration activity more immediate and agile, also avoiding the risk of losing work already done and therefore wasting time.
Fixed
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THRON WORKFLOW: maximising the usable space for Job creation
We have improved the user experience of creating a job in THRON WORKFLOW.
In particular, during the configuration of the workflow in full screen mode, it is now possible to use all the available space offered by the window to add, move and edit the digital flow.
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THRON UNIVERSAL PLAYER: possibility to configure the launch of distributed content on iOS device browsers
Following recent updates of the Safari and Google Chrome browsers on iOS devices, the audio of advertising media content distributed via THRON Universal Player started automatically and was then blocked by the browsers.
From the current release, THRON users can configure the audio playback to start only after the user clicks the play button, without any blocking by the browsers on iOS.
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THRON PHOTOSHOOTING: bulk loading of products is more efficient, single-view job management faster
With the current release, we have made a twofold improvement to the user experience in managing orders in THRON PHOTOSHOOTING.
In particular, we have resolved a bug that made the massive import of products to be shot during job creation incomplete. In addition, the time required to create and manage jobs with a single view has been minimised.
Oct
04
Release Notes: October 2022
What's New
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THRON PIM: export of product information and associated assets to CSV and XLSX is fully autonomous
In THRON PIM soon you will able to select and export information, attributes and characteristics of your products in CSV and XLSX format, together with all associated assets, completely autonomously.
Users will be able to select, directly from the THRON PIM interface, the products in their catalogue and the associated information to be exported, in one or more available languages.
With this new feature, THRON PIM will allow users to be autonomous in the extraction of assets and information, which can then be easily exported within third-party tools such as marketplaces. Exported data will be always accessible offline for consultation.
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THRON WORKFLOW: response to comments introduced
THRON WORKFLOW now offers the chance to reply to a comment left by another user.
Thanks to this feature, it is possible to start conversations and make more fluid and effective the collaboration and the exchange of feedback on a specific asset, even among several people in the team.
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THRON PHOTOSHOOTING: possibility to delete jobs for system Admins
THRON PHOTOSHOOTING administrator users now have the option of deleting jobs directly from the platform.
When an old or inactive job is deleted, the system disassociates from the job all products – and consequently the related assets – that it contained.
The introduction of this feature gives our customers additional autonomy in organising their product shootings, even in the final stages of order management.
Updates
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Enhanced Job configuration UX in THRON WORKFLOW
The interface dedicated to the creation and configuration of a new workflow (Job) has been improved.
The main new features include:
- immediate notification of any errors when configuring Stage and Transition, on the right-hand side of the screen
- introduction of a popup warning of errors or confirmation of completion of an action when saving a Job
- possibility of fitlering assets according to the stage they are in.
All the updates listed were aimed at enhancing the UX and making more intuitive THRON WORKFLOW and, in particular, the creation of a Job.
Sep
05
Release Notes: September 2022
What's New
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THRON WORKFLOW: increased comment accuracy for even more agile and fluid collaboration
We have introduced a new feature within THRON WORKFLOW that allows users to specify the precise point on the image to which a comment refers. In this way, users can exchange feedback on the asset much more precisely, making approval processes more effective and efficient.
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THRON WORKFLOW: confirmation popup for content deletion
From now on, when a user deletes content in THRON WORKFLOW, the system will request additional confirmation via a dedicated popup. This reduces the risk of users deleting content by mistake.
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THRON DAM PLATFORM: faster and more efficient automatic audio conversions
As we have already done for images and videos, we have improved the conversions of "audio" content and expanded the input audio content formats. In particular, the conversion process for this type of content has been made faster, more performant and more reliable.
Thanks to this new feature, the distribution to the final channels of audio-type assets always occurs at the highest quality, regardless of the device, browser or connection in use.
Updates
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THRON PIM: improved performance of conditional rules
The time required to update conditional rules has been drastically reduced. Thanks to the update, users are even more productive and can count on a higher quality experience.
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THRON WORKFLOW: full-screen view of content available
The content detail window within a THRON WORKFLOW Job is now viewable in full-screen mode.
With the update, users can rely on a better user experience to view and enrich assets. In full-screen mode, it also avoids any loss of the enrichment activities already done that can occur by clicking outside the processing area.
Aug
02
Release Notes: August 2022
What's New
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THRON WORKFLOW: enhanced user experience and collaboration through quick view of new feedback and asset conversion status
Two new features enhance THRON WORKFLOW productivity and agility.
In particular, with this update, directly from the Job of interest each user can:
- See from the list of assets in a Job which have received new comments or votes from other team members since the last access, without the need to access each single asset
- Visualise on the fly and monitor the conversion status of uploaded or updated assets, so as to immediately check for errors and know when a piece of content is ready to move to the next stage of the flow.
In parallel, the evolution of some of THRON WORKFLOW's graphic elements has begun in order to align them with THRON's new design guidelines. Their purpose is to help put our users more and more at the centre, offering them a simple and consistent interface in which they can easily find their way around and which guarantees them a pleasant, fluid and quality navigation experience.
All in all, the above-mentioned innovations and updates have the twofold aim of improving the user experience and making the solution more comprehensive, in order to improve the efficiency of each team's processes and daily work.
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THRON PHOTOSHOOTING: increase productivity of photographers and post-producers with visibility of shot status and the chance of using it as a filter for downloads
Two new updates elevate the productivity capabilities. From now on, THRON PHOTOSHOOTING users can:
- see all the shots on a shooting list, for each product, and their status. Each status is characterised by a colour: in this way, at a glance, photographers and post-producers have a clear idea of which shots need to be edited or still to be produced
- download shots from a shooting list by filtering them according to a specific processing status, thus allowing post-producers to focus on the shots to be processed and avoiding unnecessary downloads.
These new features aim to make the work of the teams involved in the creation and post-production of product shots more agile and efficient.
Fixed
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We fixed a bug that did not allow to close the editing page of THRON Universal Player within the Content Experience Manager section in THRON DAM PLATFORM.
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We fixed a bug concerning the editing of hotspots within image galleries, which did not allow the correct display of images size linked to the hospots in case it was necessary to move one of them from one image to another in the playlist.