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IMNP-15250 Investigate: Sometimes incorrect page gets deleted when importing preprod page to pageformat page
IMNP-15248 MediaExport can't upload files to S3 due to naming issues IMNP-15249 PageRobot: Exception when triggering GetPID-script IMNP-15256 Migration of default permission groups not working
IMNP-15238 For NewsML export the image property gyiid:masterID should be set to external ID IMNP-15243 Upgrade JxBrowser license and version IMNP-15245 Add tagging for permissions groups IMNP-15246 Upgrade to java 11.0.23+9
IMNP-15237 ImageLink names are invisible and all image data missing
IMNP-15233 MediaDistiller: retry getting http image data on content reset IMNP-15236 When using different os for fileflow and pagerobot the path is wrong when fileflow is waiting for result
IMNP-15231 NpAdX files can't be exported to S3 root
IMNP-15224 Allow all ssl certificates when importing external images IMNP-15225 Add option to replace protocol in export urls for images IMNP-15227 Pagerobot: Add more metadata to autoprinted PDF's
IMNP-15221 Whiteboard AdBehavior should sort ads with swedish characters in the correct order IMNP-15222 Add RW permission for Profile class to standardClientLogin schema IMNP-15223 External writer article URL should not end with '/' for URL parameters with '=' IMNP-15226 NullPointerException when importing updated telegram IMNP-15228 Invalid byline type gets looked up when importing exchange articles IMNP-15230 Article publication date should not be updated for imported articles
IMNP-15157 Set layoutproperties if absent when importing articles IMNP-15230 Article publication date should not be updated for imported articles IMNP-15231 NpAdX files can't be exported to S3 root
IMNP-15224 Allow all ssl certificates when importing external images IMNP-15225 Add option to replace protocol in export urls for images IMNP-15227 Pagerobot: Add more metadata to autoprinted PDF's
IMNP-15221 Whiteboard AdBehavior should sort ads with Swedish characters in the correct order IMNP-15226 NullPointerException when importing updated telegram
IMNP-15106 Upgrade to Adoptium OpenJDK 11.0.16 IMNP-15138 Do not log to stderr from ExceptionInterceptor IMNP-15173 Investigate memory usage for service applications IMNP-15206 Delay service restart for application services on Newspilot Server restart IMNP-15219 Create endpoint to request system startup
IMNP-15220 Inline elements in both before and after removes one of them when saving IDMS to layout properties
IMNP-15206 Delay service restart for application services on Newspilot Server restart
IMNP-15215 Importer should allow importing images from store locations of type "Save As Link" IMNP-15216 Edit Article Type panel should be resizable
IMNP-15214 Importer handles AWS regions wrong. Therefore buckets can't be reached for downloading files IMNP-15217 Query template shortcuts can't be edited IMNP-15218 Increase date list width for Edit pages dialog
IMNP-15182 Auto import InDesign documents to format
IMNP-15204 Update AWS Java SDK Core for transport IMNP-15208 Update bundled java 1.8 to latest version IMNP-15215 Importer should allow importing images from store locations of type "Save As Link"
IMNP-15211 Can't set timeout in ftp settings for Fileflow service IMNP-15212 PreProdImporter/PreRestore: Sometimes a file is lost in temp-folder IMNP-15214 Importer handles AWS regions wrong. Therefore buckets can't be reached for downloading files
IMNP-15182 Auto import InDesign documents to format
IMNP-15174 Rest: set publication date for new articles IMNP-15190 Idms: Add FillColor and FillTint to snippet IMNP-15199 Idms: Add support for Quote IMNP-15204 Update AWS Java SDK Core for transport
IMNP-15194 Whiteboard: Ads with missing sub product prevents ads from loading correctly IMNP-15195 User Fields can't be added for new organisation IMNP-15196 File names in page archive (.npar) files should be normalized IMNP-15198 Importing page archive w high ascii file names fails IMNP-15200 Permission schemas for telegram should include telegram system links and user IMNP-15203 NPAdx version 3 should export correct pageId for ads IMNP-15209 TextVar is removed from resulting document if the characterstyle is empty IMNP-15211 Can't set timeout in ftp settings for Fileflow service IMNP-15212 PreProdImporter/PreRestore: Sometimes a file is lost in temp-folder IMNP-15213 PageSync settings can not be changed
IMNP-15199 Idms: Add support for Quote IMNP-15191 Sort ads by subproduct and edition when exporting IMNP-15190 Idms: Add FillColor and FillTint to snippet IMNP-15174 Rest: set publication date for new articles
IMNP-15198 Importing page archive w high ascii file names fails IMNP-15196 File names in page archive (.npar) files should be normalized IMNP-15194 Whiteboard: Ads with missing sub product prevents ads from loading correctly IMNP-15189 Retain URL query in file import URLs
IMNP-15191 Sort ads by subproduct and edition when exporting
IMNP-15190 Idms: Add FillColor and FillTint to snippet
IMNP-15188 Export approved ads if selected in workflow
IMNP-15181 Idms: Add support for breaks from within user email
IMNP-15180 Add history message for unplaced image on page
IMNP-15155 Show all users
IMNP-15193 NPExchange should export image_id tag for image containers
IMNP-15192 Idms: Line is surrounding image byline
IMNP-15189 Retain URL query in file import URLs
IMNP-15187 Add retry when copying AutoPrint document to Spool. Also add error handling if this copy fails
IMNP-15186 CopyWithRetry script should be able to retry even when source is giving error
IMNP-15185 Threaded frames in IDMLTemplate-layout does not get article-links when merged to an article.
IMNP-15184 AutoPrint: Errorhandle empty pdf-filename before exporting pdf
IMNP-15183 AutoPrint: Copy spool doc to temp before processing print
IMNP-15179 Update pagerobot scripts to utilize new "ProcessNewspilotEvents" Script-method if it is available
IMNP-15191 Sort ads by subproduct and edition when exporting
IMNP-15190 Idms: Add FillColor and FillTint to snippet
IMNP-15188 Export approved ads if selected in workflow
IMNP-15192 Idms: Line is surrounding image byline
IMNP-15189 Retain URL query in file import URLs
IMNP-15180 Add history message for unplaced image on page
IMNP-15181 Idms: Add support for breaks from within user email
IMNP-15187 Add retry when copying AutoPrint document to Spool. Also add error handling if this copy fails
IMNP-15186 CopyWithRetry script should be able to retry even when source is giving error
IMNP-15185 Threaded frames in IDMLTemplate-layout does not get article-links when merged to an article.
IMNP-15184 AutoPrint: Errorhandle empty pdf-filename before exporting pdf
IMNP-15183 AutoPrint: Copy spool doc to temp before processing print
IMNP-15179 Update pagerobot scripts to utilize new "ProcessNewspilotEvents" Script-method if it is available
IMNP-15176 Idms: Merge Label from template in rectangle to rendered snippet
IMNP-15166 Idms: Add support for Vertical Scale as an attribute
IMNP-15156 Edit Article Types selects wrong article type when filtering
IMNP-15169 Image gets connected to wrong article when restored
IMNP-15172 Rest: error when parsing exchange byline
Idms: Merge Label from template in rectangle to rendered snippet
Scheduled jobs can't be created
Service applications can no longer be stopped/started/restarted in Services tab
Image gets connected to wrong article when restored
If you create an article through rest it sometimes get created in external system
Set layoutproperties if absent when importing articles
Edit Article Types selects wrong article type when filtering
Importer: When importing exchange file the file extension has to be .npdoc
Idms: Allow parentheses and middots in exportsettings for pstyles
PageSync should check all products despite error for one product
Load older newspilot.json in Newspilot 5.0.x
Open Digital Writer articles in external web browser when double clicking
Idms: Add support for Kerning
Validate and create missing page folders before a page is opened
Set query result limit for normal priority queries to 10 000
Articles with images can not be duplicated to a different organisation
Rest: Posting Exchange creates too many images
Auto removing cross organisation jobs can fail
Manual status changes are executed twice causing server error
Add XmlElementConfig permission to Article Config permission schema
LogSupport from com.sun is missing since Java 11
Newspilot Page Sync settings can't be saved
Newspilot File Backup settings can't be saved
Coupled article bylines should be updated according to article settings when uncoupled
REST: Can not import existing image to other organization
Existing content belonging to different organisations should be removeable
Naviga Writer articles should be opened with the default web browser
Use same JxBrowser data directory in all Newspilot sessions to simplify login procedure
Updated UI in the client with new icons and list views
A modern, future proof server architecture that also allows web apps to connect to and use the backend.
A new, server-based access and privilege Newspilots model is implemented and used in Newspilot 5. That also enables 3rd parties to use the Newspilot API:s with access only to the content types and products necessary. The user interface in the Newspilot client is changed to support the new model.
Better integration with our digital Creation Tools. The new Dashboard Print overview application shows an overview of the page production in Newspilot.
New versions of the Naviga Writer integration will require Newspilot 5.
Supports (and requires) Java 11.
Java is bundled in the application; no external java installation is needed.
MacOS client is notarised and ready for BigSur.
Many Newspilot services can be configured using the Newspilot client in parallel with the existing services configuration. The services supporting client config are File Backup, Fileflow, Importer, Integration gateway, Media Distiller, Media Export, Page Robot and Open Content Export (NOC).
All Newspilot services, except for PageRobot, can now run on Linux.
Better InDesign IDML support in article templates and articles.
Support for Print Automation with Elastic Layouts.
Added features to the Newspilot REST API (that also replaces NP Integration Gateway)
New Whiteboard features
Print pages using PageRobot/InDesign Server
Change section for a page
Better visualization of centerfold and selected page
Possibility to have Newspilot updating image binaries with xmp/exif/iptc data when importing images using
Export and link
Save to database
Save as link
System requirements are the same as for Newspilot 4.9 and 4.10.
Remove check on image name in Exchange
Increase Whiteboard Ad tab query priority
Increase timeout-time of internal "create page"-assignment during "Autoprint"
Set query result limit for normal priority queries to 10 000
Preflight error reported on wrong page when document have more than one spread
NPAR-export fails when using CopyWithRetries
Integration Gateway REST: Remove all explicit locking of entities
Printing a page belonging to a spread despite missing ad links
Include caption byline in extra content
Wrong box properties for image positions in layoutproperties
AutoPrint: Export PDF should be written to temp-folder and then copied to fileserver with retries
PageRobot should retry updating pages in autoprint
Unwanted settings files reappears in service applications
Idms: Inlined elements aren't created if "parent" element contains no text
Error while saving article content from indesign plugin
DataExport plugin to Mediaexport can't export images from outside database
Empty imagecontainer gives multiple boxes when placing article in indesign
Cleanup temporary query cache files
Remove temporary java when applications are restarted on Windows
PageRobot: use instead of for name addition on spool documents
Pageautomation: Wait for unfinished filetransfers and report checkin errors
Add history-strings for "document was not checked in properly"
Error loading pages in Whiteboard
Pagerobot-bundle refers to "Navigator" not "PageRobot"
Section and Template can not be reset in Pageformat dialog
Can't save changed article
Reset page preview to master page for edition pages when document is removed
Idms: Add support for place imagelink in an idms-snippet
MediaExport: validate xml when exporting to exchange
Remove 32-bit Windows applications
nmpd should have execution privilege
Imio: Imagemagick can't be find when processing images
Zoom in/out pages in Whiteboard should work with shortcut
nmpd client can't start in new location Contents/Helpers on macOS
Custom bylines are not added from user_id when article is updated via Rest Exchange
Set content length and Content-Disposition header on download from Update server
Change Template menu is rendered incorrectly on mouse pad scroll
Rewrite ServerEntityFinder
Idms: Compare and update imagelink when merging
Check master page for loop
Idms: Update coordinates for image depending on margins
Idms: Use rendered snippet when layoutproperties is from a pagetemplate
Idms: When comparing imagelinks in snippets win and osx differ even though it's the same image
Idms: Compare and update imagelink when merging
Check master page for loop
Idms: Update coordinates for image depending on margins
Windows are added to IMApplication instead of removed
Applications can't restart properly when not updating
Idms: Framemetadata is missing text-count element when placed on page
Idms: Use rendered snippet when layoutproperties is from a pagetemplate
Idms: When comparing imagelinks in snippets win and osx differ even though it's the same image
Windows are added to IMApplication instead of removed
Idms: Framemetadata is missing text-count element when placed on page
Idms: update images pathpoints when layoutproperties has been rendered by Whiteboard
Newspilot updater doesn't use bundled java
Idms: Images get wrong imlink when placed on page
Idms: Set graphics-type for image in extra material as editorial
Windows are added to IMApplication instead of removed
Idms: update images pathpoints when layoutproperties has been rendered by Whiteboard
Idms: Images get wrong imlink when placed on page
Idms: Set graphics-type for image in extra material as editorial
Create CSV report from logged in sessions
IDMS: Adjust frame height to content for graphic frames in 'extra content'
Add CC-setting "Keep ads on edition pages"'
Codesign of Navigator 4.10 macOS application
Add translation for pagedirty-flag 14
Add support for non legacy Imagemagick in mediadistiller
Copy files with replace existing
PageRobot gets frequent update problems printing non-existing page
Faulty menu choice: "Edit Layout in Indesign CC in WB"
Error when opening multiple windows
Idms: Layoutproperties isn't updated when boxes have been removed and snippet has been created
MediaDistiller assignments could fail if parameters is empty
Create CSV report from logged in sessions
IDMS: Adjust frame height to content for graphic frames in 'extra content'
Add CC-setting "Keep ads on edition pages"
Add translation for pagedirty-flag 14
Add support for non legacy Imagemagick in mediadistiller
Remove ICU4J dependency in appkit-macosx and appkit-windows
IDMS: Use margins from request when placing template
FileBackup shuts down if file remover has never been executed
Copy files with replace existing
PageRobot gets frequent update problems printing non-existing page
Faulty menu choice: "Edit Layout in Indesign CC in WB"
Error when opening multiple windows
Idms: Layoutproperties isn't updated when boxes have been removed and snippet has been created
MediaDistiller assignments could fail if parameters is empty
Bundle java with all applications
Make update clients and newspilot launcher replace complete bundle
Move application settings from application bundle
The column headers are not visible in macOS dark mode
Invalid value key for Content.storepath
Idms: Textframes are not linked
Remove ICU4J dependency in appkit-macosx and appkit-windows
Swagger API not found in Integration gateway
IDMS: Use margins from request when placing template
FileBackup shuts down if file remover has never been executed
Move application settings from application bundle
Adjust query result size
Upgrade JxBrowser to build 6.24.3c
Idms: Exception with linked textframes
imlink isn't set when converting layoutproperties to idms from layoutpanel
Idms: Textframes are not linked
Idms: When updating content in boxes in Indesign use snippet from request
Export multiple contacts
Set status to "Not Started" when removing master page from ident pages
IMFileDialog: enable selecting multiple
Idms: Maintain static text from the template
Error importing Contact
IDMS: Rectangles and other shapes (Triangle etc) in snippet set to Article from IdmlTemplate do not update imlink
IDMS: Adding Triangle frame and a Line (without any specific frameproperties set) to an existing layout fails to match the correct frame during merge
IDMS: Grouped styles have no definition in the article snippet
Concurrent article updates can't be applied
Articles can't be stored when object has been removed from Writer repo
Preproduction: Allow xmlrpc to remove page and article entities.
Add History for 'create preproduction document' and 'park document'
ParkDocumentToPreProduction: Sort source Newspilot-pages before "moving" them to preproduction
Update the Idms snippet when articles are replanned
Make import of pre-produced pages have the correct document name
You can not remove and re-insert last text element in the Newspilot Writer
Idms: TextColumnFixedWidth is missing from rendered snippet
Idms: Elastic properties is missing from images when placed on page
Idms: Update GraphicLine the same way as Rectangle and TexFrame when changing the layout from whiteboard
Idms: placing an article with idms-layout and image byline is placing byline image wrong
Page preview is not reset when the document file is removed
Mediadistiller does not create page dir when replacing page with preproduced page
Page document could be removed when editing a page
Change how imageinfo is retrieved from fotoweb
Can't log in using Oracle Java 1.8.0_261
User profile could be reset when quitting during login process
Image caption is overwritten when editing an article
Navigator startup might fail due to missing startup service dependency
Server Rest: Create endpoint for updating article with external id
Use stored values when updating idms from whiteboard
Update the Idms snippet when articles are replanned
Error executing workflow from selected entity
Sometimes too many page documents are removed
Workflow: flags can't be removed for entities found by query
Set Idms snippet for new articles when created
Can not remove ALL NxM relations from an entity through exchange
Idms: Changes made in Whiteboard is ignored when placing the article in InDesign
Idms: Update snippet with new image settings when new cropping has been applied to the image
Create different urls to Digital Writer depending on Writer version
Implement feature to export preview and thumb to S3
Don't show dialog for all autosave errors
NPE at selecting row in Object inspector
Idms: Error while placing snippets containing linked textframes
Writer article can't be opened when logging in using Naviga ID
Idms: Error while matching rendered idms against server saved idms
Idms: Update margins for all elements not just TextFrame and Rectangle
Idms: Idml layout isn't copied when creating job and article at the same time from planningdialog
Error while fetching credentials for External System
White space adjacent to styled text is lost when articles are saved
Page section menu doesn't get updated with section when changing product
Can't open article when local backup files dir unavailable
Exchange matches on deleted users for bylines
Responsible reporter should be the first reporter user in list
Restored article language should be the same as the original article
Idms: Error when trying to merge rendered idms with template
Exchange doc with line breaks may loose text on import
Planned textlength should be editable regardless of InDesign plugin
Layout status should be editable in Article Settings regardless of InDesign plugin
IntegrationGateway can not start. Wrong Jackson dependency loaded
Wrong titles on buttons when closing Writer and changing status
Content are created with removedFlag set to true
Replace article type for articles when removing article type
Copy idml template from articleconfig when article is created from REST
User external id value should be trimmed
Idms: Add Idms to article when creating article from navigator menu
Update Page Span for restored articles
Idms: Keep IDML: some stories are still empty when merging the IDMS.
Scrollable menu doesn't reset when filter is being used
License problem with JxBrowser 6.24.2c
Imported documents with caption missing <p> element are interpreted as body
Idms: Unable to place article which contains byline and bylineconfig contains userdata that isn't defined for the user
Service watch window is missing language translations for service types
Idms: When caption is empty the byline isn't placed when set as inline after
Prerestore.jsx is not CC-compatible
You can not add article part to an article without article parts
Copy idml template from articleconfig when article is created from REST
License problem with JxBrowser 6.24.2c
Idms: Keep IDML: some stories are still empty when merging the IDMS
MediaDistiller: Import images using https
Upgrade JxBrowser to custom build 6.24.2c
Find InDesign CC version for both CC and InDesign version tags
Can't import external images for store location with external system
NPExchange: Can't import with responsible from document user and default publication settings
Idms: Inline of text from stopcode is added after instead of before
Default bylinetype is set in the article when placing article in existing box in indesign
Idms: Place on page with "keep idml" selected results in empty textboxes
Error while saving job/article due to error copying idms
Idms: Update LinkResourceURI when applying story to saved snippet at mount
Create "New Default job" does not copy IDML-layout from articletype to the new article
Exception when clearing Idml template
Nullpointer Exception in Print preview.
Transform rules: error when setting flags
Find InDesign CC version for both CC and InDesign version tags
Can't import external images for store location with external system
NPExchange: Can't import with responsible from document user and default publication settings
Idms: Inline of text from stopcode is added after instead of before
Copy idml template from articleconfig when article is created or replanned
Idms: Image Captions in extra material gets wrong objectformat
Idms: Stopcode is ignored
Services: Can't create new service in Service administration window
Idms: Inlined photobyline is lost when caption is empty
Open freestanding copy intermittently fails to open document in macOS
Support for macOS Catalina
Move packages related to storelocation from ascom to there own module
Write back: Include extra images when articles are written back with InDesign CC
Wrong type of character ending declarations in AutoPrint.jsx
Error reading Exhange articles from file
A maintenance release has been published containing changes to support Newspilot InDesign CC Plugins - version Yellow HF2.
The maintenance release also contains a patch that fixes a problem that caused timeouts for complex PDF documents in PDF Page import
Idms: Use layout from idms from the article when placing article on page
Use the idml layout saved to the article when placing on page
Importer: Increase Page distill assignment time-out
Rounding error in Whiteboard when placing ad
Navigator InDesign settings: Add option "Don't change" for status on action Place/Unplace.
Mediaexport doesn't use PASSIVE as transport mode even when its set in workflow-parameters.
NPAR: Add support for different InDesign-version as doc.packageForPrint have different parameters in different version.
Importer configuration backup files are not saved.
PageRobot: Page preview upload fails due to update collisions.
Importer: External System isn't set by Exchange import.
Content Sharing: file copy fails if file storage sub-directories haven't been created.
Nothing is converted to layoutproperties from IDML when a articletypeid isn't set in framemetadata for the box
Whiteboard: Increase the page template max thumb size
Prevent that a print channel can reference the same print flow more than once
Idms: Number of characters is missing from layout properties
Update Article preview window while open
Importer can't import npdoc without correct user
Replace shortcuts ctrl + alt with shift + alt on windows
Job Dialog: Article byline not added for new articles in some cases
Telegram added to page get extra linefeed when element is inlined
Restore: replace character for a list of typographies
Workflow: Log old settings to history when values are changed
Job Dialog: invalid name warning when adding new article
Whiteboard: can't remove image from layout unless it's the last
Workflow: Error removing articles from trash
MediaDistiller: error not logged when failing connection
Sometimes a newspilot article gets two external articles
Add system setting to show/hide article version message dialog
Enable MediaDistiller processing for Content
Add support for regex replace when creating names with macronameparser
MediaExport can't export coupled articles
Image container image removed when caption text has been changed
Remove duplicate image check when importing images
IDML Writeback from desktop client
Add new environment variables to support host user and password config
Mediadistiller: Set assignment as failing when status message from external source is empty or error
MediaDistiller should support postaction parameters for Distill and Preprocess
Save mishaps when saving service user
Idms: Inline caption byline can't be set beforeChecking InDesign version for a file should continue until a InDesign version is found
Conversion patterns should be available for outputFormat in workflows
Restore: Implement new, more strict byline resolver
When importing article from exchange use created user if there is no responsible user
MediaExport via SMS, email and AMQP is broken
Flags aren't set if transform rules are used when duplicating article
Remove characters from filenames that are illegal
FileFlow: When no products are selected ignore all assignments
Hotfix1: MediaExport via SMS, email and AMQP is broken
Highlights in the Newspilot 5.0 is listed here. To read the full release notes please visit .
Windows group policy might have to be updated/created for the jxbrowser exe file. Only affecting win customers using group policy. JxBrowser EXE file:
A maintenance release Newspilot 4.9.48 has been published. This is the first version supporting macOS 10.15 (Catalina). There is of course a couple of bug fixes as well. For the full release notes see For more information about Newspilot and macOS 10.15 please see the following note on our Wiki: .
