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PaperCut MF 20.0.1 (Build 54657)
Posted on 24 June 2020 11:53 AM

New Features:

  • BI Integrations:
    • Added a new 'Data Integration' feature that enables the export of PaperCut MF usage data for consumption into 3rd party tools like a Business Intelligence system (UK Region Only). PC-17113
  • Automatic Application Server Failover:
    • Provide in-app Application Server Failover for customers with a network load balancer. PC-16516

Enhancements:

  • Google Cloud Directory (GSuite) User Sync:
    • Added support for syncing users from multiple domains. PC-15004
  • Print Provider:
    • Added a script to turn on/off the auto-import Print Provider feature on Mac/Linux. PC-17221
  • Web Cashier:
    • Added user balance to email acknowledgment. PC-16610
  • Added an Application Log warning message when the application server is not listening on a network interface that is accessible outside the server. PC-16088

Fixes:

  • Data Integration
    • Fixed an issue where users and printers created before the defined number of historical days were not being exported.PC-17269
    • Fixed an issue where the environment-values.csv was created when the integration properties file was not present.PC-17325
  • Device Scripting:
    • Fixed Device Scripting recipes that used incorrect date to enforce daily limit. Please note all scripts that currently use date.getDay() need to be manually updated. EAD-278
  • Print Deploy:
    • Fixed an issue when upgrading on macOS servers where configuration files were set back to default. PC-17259
  • Print Provider:
    • OKI C811 and C835 PCL printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect page count when multiple pages were printed on a single sheet of paper (n-up printing). PC-17177
    • Fixed a potential crash in Print Provider for certain Postscript print jobs when processing paper size names. PC-17195
    • Added "NuancePDF" driver to the list of ignored virtual printers. (Windows only) PC-17220
  • Site Server:
    • Fix to handle device capability updates when capabilities files are invalid. PC-15997
  • User Client:
    • Server performance improvements when dealing with large numbers of user clients. PC-16545
    • Fixed an issue where the User Client on MacOS required the use of the GPU unnecessarily. PC-11261
  • Fixed an issue where System Info section of the About page was incorrectly reporting Operating System as Windows Server 2016 on Windows Server 2019 servers.PC-16214
  • Fixed a rare issue where direct print queue linking is not done when there are multiple possible queue candidates. PC-16962
  • Ensure OS handles are closed when launching processes from the app server such as during periodic user/group sync. PC-16772
  • Fixed an issue where a user email cannot be updated if the email suffix option was enabled. PC-16701
  • Fixed missing single quotes from some translated strings on the Device/Printer copy setting page in the Admin Web Interface. PC-16241
  • Fixed and issue with Server-Command that resulted in Konica Minolta devices erroring after being deleted. EAD-482
  • Updated the bundled Java Runtime Environment to version 11.0.5, to incorporate the latest security fixes. PC-15760
  • Remove the requirement of a PaperCut group for Linux/systemd installs. PC-16505
  • Stop warning messages when a client is testing a pc-lpd connection on port 515 to ensure the service is running. PC-17023

Copier / Device Integration:

  • Canon MEAP (Gen2+)*:
    • Device Scripting:
      • Enabled Canon MEAP 2nd Gen devices to utilise the newly added PaperCut API to block copying access at user login through Device Scripting. EAD-98
    • Web-based SSL certificate acceptance EAD-240
    • Improved details layout of the Print Release page. EAD-211
  • Canon MEAP (Gen3+)*:
    • Device Scripting:
      • Enabled Canon MEAP 3rd Gen devices to utilise the newly added PaperCut API to block copying access at user login through Device Scripting. EAD-106
    • Added a configuration key to allow "Print as grayscale" and "Print as 2-sided" on the MFD Print Release screen to be enabled by default. PC-14198
    • Fixed a potential scan job de-serialisation issue preventing stored jobs from being processed EAD-188
    • Fix to Integrated Scanning handling the Ledger paper size. PC-17166
    • Certificate acceptance from the web UI. MAC-6286
  • Dell (eSF)*:
    • v3.0.1:
      • Added support for Integrated Scanning. EAD-136
      • Added a prompt for account selection when attempting to release print jobs without an account selected. EAD-137
      • Fixed an issue where the custom currency sign "Display after number" option was not reflected in displayed balances. EAD-433
      • Maintain an active device status when in low power mode. EAD-432
      • Fixed an issue where the user is prompted to login twice after a configuration change. EAD-261
  • Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+:
    • Added a configuration key to allow "Print as grayscale" and "Print as 2-sided" on the MFD Print Release screen to be enabled by default. PC-14198
  • Fuji Xerox (AIP) / Dell (AIP):
    • Enabled Fuji Xerox AIP IV devices to utilise the newly added PaperCut API to block copying access at user login through Device Scripting. EAD-110
    • Fixed a potential scan job de-serialisation issue preventing stored jobs from being processed EAD-188
  • HP (OXP):
    • Added support for integrated scanning on small screen HP (4.3' display panel) PC-17057
    • Fixed a potential scan job de-serialisation issue preventing stored jobs from being processed EAD-188
  • Konica Minolta (OpenAPI):
    • Added a new configuration key that allows custom logos to be rendered per device. PC-17189
    • Added a config key for Konica Minolta devices to immediately delete jobs that run out of credit. (NOTE: this config key does not work with device range xx4 and xx4e) PC-14004
    • Fixed an issue that causes PaperCut to be unable to install on Konica Minolta models c3300i or c4000i. PC-16296
  • Konica Minolta (eSF)*:
    • v3.0.1:
      • Added support for Integrated Scanning. EAD-136
      • Added a prompt for account selection when attempting to release print jobs without an account selected. EAD-137
      • Fixed an issue where the custom currency sign "Display after number" option was not reflected in displayed balances. EAD-433
      • Maintain an active device status when in low power mode. EAD-432
      • Fixed an issue where the user is prompted to login twice after a configuration change. EAD-261
  • Kyocera (HyPAS)*:Device Deployment:
      • Added Site Server Support for Bulk Deployment. PC-15319
  • Lexmark (eSF)*:
    • v3.0.1:
      • Added support for Integrated Scanning. EAD-136
      • Added a prompt for account selection when attempting to release print jobs without an account selected. EAD-137
      • Fixed an issue where the custom currency sign "Display after number" option was not reflected in displayed balances. EAD-433
      • Maintain an active device status when in low power mode. EAD-432
      • Fixed an issue where the user is prompted to login twice after a configuration change. EAD-261
  • OKI (eSF)*:
    • v3.0.1:
      • Added support for Integrated Scanning. EAD-136
      • Added a prompt for account selection when attempting to release print jobs without an account selected. EAD-137
      • Fixed an issue where the custom currency sign "Display after number" option was not reflected in displayed balances. EAD-433
      • Maintain an active device status when in low power mode. EAD-432
      • Fixed an issue where the user is prompted to login twice after a configuration change. EAD-261
  • OKI (Open Platform):
    • Fixed a bug in the OKI Open Platform to allow jobs to be tracked and avoid a 'Role already exists' message. PC-17205
  • Ricoh (SmartSDK)*:
    • v3.0.0:
      • Integrated Scanning:
        • Added auto color detection to integrated scanning. MAC-6256
        • Added auto paper size detection to integrated scanning. MAC-5660
      • Device Scripting:
        • Enabled Ricoh SmartSDK devices to utilise the newly added PaperCut API to block copying access at user login through Device Scripting. EAD-101
      • Improved the resiliency when recovering from an outage event where a large fleet of MFDs re-establishes connections with the PaperCut server. MAC-5549
      • Minimum server version supported has changed from 18.2.3 to 19.1.0. MAC-6308
      • Added Maori language translation to end-user interface at the device. MAC-6313
      • Fixed an issue that prevents the user from releasing a large number of print jobs. PC-16775
      • Fixed an issue where a user denied color copying could still print in color from USB. MAC-4722
      • Fixed an issue where the user's default shared account can appear twice in account selection. MAC-1765
  • Sharp OSA (HTML Browser n2.0+):
    • Language selection at the MFD:
      • Choose a language at the MFD, and have the selection remembered next time for set-and-forget convenience. PC-16703
    • Device Deployment:
      • Added Site Server Support for Sharp Auto Setup. PC-15319
      • Added Site Server Support for Bulk Deployment. PC-15319
    • Device Scripting:
      • Enabled Sharp OSA 3.5 devices to utilise the newly added PaperCut API to block copying access at user login through Device Scripting. EAD-92
    • Added a configuration key to allow "Print as grayscale" and "Print as 2-sided" on the MFD Print Release screen to be enabled by default. PC-14198
    • Added the ability to track jobs printed from Sharp's on-device Document Filing. PC-17127
    • Fixed issue with authentication PIN fields truncating to one character length. PC-17213
    • Fixed a potential scan job de-serialisation issue preventing stored jobs from being processed EAD-188
  • Toshiba (e-BRIDGE Open Platform V2):
    • Device Scripting:
      • Enabled Toshiba V2 devices to utilise the newly added PaperCut API to block copying access at user login through Device Scripting. EAD-105
  • Toshiba (e-BRIDGE Open Platform V3+):
    • Added a configuration key to allow "Print as grayscale" and "Print as 2-sided" on the MFD Print Release screen to be enabled by default. PC-14198
    • Fixed a potential scan job de-serialisation issue preventing stored jobs from being processed EAD-188
  • Toshiba (eSF)*:
    • v3.0.1:
      • Added support for Integrated Scanning. EAD-136
      • Added a prompt for account selection when attempting to release print jobs without an account selected. EAD-137
      • Fixed an issue where the custom currency sign "Display after number" option was not reflected in displayed balances. EAD-433
      • Maintain an active device status when in low power mode. EAD-432
      • Fixed an issue where the user is prompted to login twice after a configuration change. EAD-261
  • Xerox (EIP):
    • v1.5+:
      • Added a configuration key to allow "Print as grayscale" and "Print as 2-sided" on the MFD Print Release screen to be enabled by default. PC-14198
      • Fixed an issue of devices not being able to connect to the server when when using numeric keypadEAD-435
      • Ensure zero-stop works correctly when jobs are in progress in parallel PC-17153
      • Added a new configuration key "ext-device.xerox.fax-to-email-user-override" to allow 'Fax Forward to Email' jobs to be tracked to the user specified in the configuration setting, otherwise these incoming fax jobs will no longer be tracked. PC-16182
    • Fixed a potential scan job de-serialisation issue preventing stored jobs from being processed EAD-188

Other notes:

  • This release includes a database upgrade.
  • Devices marked with * require installing an updated version of the embedded software to access new features and fixes.