This release holds improvements and new features that mainly seek to improve the stability, performance, and usability of Activator. Some of these changes are therefore not immediately visible to the end-user. The release also contains numerous bug fixes.

New Features

Retrieve Design System Content

Added functionality to retrieve content from a specific design system, such as layouts, helpers, templates, and fragments. Events and operations have been established in the design system domain to support this feature. If the content type is not specified in the request, all types of content will be retrieved by default.

Retrieve Aprimo Documents

Enhancements have been made to the document retrieval process in Activator. Users can now list non-imported documents of specific types from Aprimo by configuring filters based on organizational settings. This update improves the Dashboard search features and facilitates the retrieval of documents for various design system wizards.

Document Editor View

The document editor view has been enhanced with fully populated wireframes that now include all relevant panels and data, providing a more intuitive and streamlined user experience.

DAM Media Search

The media library now supports searching in the Digital Asset Management (DAM) system for available assets when on the DAM Media Search tab. This feature includes title, description, search, filters, and media card lists, sending requests to the appropriate connector search lambda. The filter object is dynamically created based on selected filters, excluding empty values.

Check Aprimo Document

This feature allows the WebApp to verify existing versions of a document based on an Aprimo record ID and prompt the user to import the latest version if it is not currently available in the system.

Document Preview View

The Document Preview View now includes a preview button to toggle between preview mode and edit mode. A secondary menu has been added on the left side that includes a "send a test email" button to trigger a popup functionality. Preview mode displays a centered iframe and allows users to load the compiled email, with available resolution toggles for desktop and mobile viewing.

Wizard - Missing Required Data

The wizard is now triggered during the import flow if the document lacks required meta data such as the design system relation. The configuration for required fields per document type is defined in the WebApp, and for this version, the wizard primarily addresses the missing designSystem field. The wizard involves three potential steps: identifying missing document metadata, establishing a design system relationship, and selecting a design system template if needed. The focus is on ensuring documents have the necessary design system relationships before completion.

Document Fields Panel

The panel now displays fields from layouts without modular content, sourcing information directly from the Editor app connector.

Design System Domain

Improved the events and operations handling within the Design System Domain, ensuring more robust functionality and seamless user experience.

Integrate Aprimo Media Selector

Implemented the integration of the Aprimo Media Selector, allowing users to choose asset crops directly within the app. This enhancement streamlines the process of selecting and managing media assets, improving overall efficiency and user experience.

List Aprimo Documents

We have addressed an issue where Aprimo documents were not being listed correctly in the system. Users can now seamlessly view and interact with Aprimo documents without encountering previous errors.

Document Styles Editor

The 'Styles' panel now displays all available styling properties and their default values for the selected element in the document viewer. It retrieves this information from the editor app, allowing designers to adjust all main properties of their elements to match their creative vision. Please note that while field inputs can be implemented, they will not have functionality tied to them until content modules are implemented.

Retrieve Documents

This feature allows querying of the 'documents' database collection in AOM, returning a list of documents if found or an empty array if not. Parameters that can be used include type, designSystem, sort, and limit.

Improvements

Upload Distribution Package as Separate Record

Two options for uploading the distribution package have been optimized. The package, previously uploaded as an additional file, can now be uploaded as a separate record. Configured environments will see the distribution package zip file as the main file on a distinct record in Aprimo, with synchronized metadata and an established relation between the two records.

Update Document-Styles-Editor to Export Style and Settings Components Individually

Style and settings components are now exported individually to align with the new structure of the tabs panel wireframe. The right panel structure in the web-app has been updated to use this new wireframe structure.

Setting up the wildcard CNAME for the frontend app

Resolved an issue with configuring the wildcard CNAME for the frontend application. Additionally, the Auth0 allowed hosts have been updated to ensure seamless authentication and domain verification.

Retrieve documents of a specified type

Added functionality to retrieve documents of a specified type, such as Design Systems or Emails. This enhancement supports specific dashboard views and various wizards by filtering documents based on type, improving efficiency and user experience.

Check for Authentication on User Action

Resolved an issue where the system did not notify users of expired authentication tokens when attempting actions, potentially causing publish failures or media library loading issues. Now, improved middleware checks verify user authentication status before proceeding with actions.

Setup thumbnail to be generated as part of the publishing flow

Document thumbnails are now automatically generated during the publishing process, ensuring they are available for future dashboard integration.

Search by Specified Document Type

Users can now search for records of a specific document type directly within the search functionality. The frontend can pass a specified documentType parameter, such as documentType: 'resource', allowing the feature to fetch the relevant configurations and apply them as filters to the search request.

Extend Editor Wireframe with Configurable Tabs for Right Panel

Users can now configure the tabs in the right panel of the editor wireframe, allowing for a more personalized and efficient workflow.

Import Aprimo Document should import source from additional file

With this update, the source file (mjml.html) can now be moved to an additional file linked to the masterfile. The system will update and fetch the source file from this new location unless configured to use the masterfile as the source file.

Auth0 Connector Management

Separated Auth0 connectors to allow the creation of new connectors independently from Activator releases.

Implement the Use of Modes in the Document Iframe

The document iframe now supports two modes: "preview" and "edit". When a document is first opened, or when no element is selected, it will render in "?mode=preview". When an element is selected, it will switch to "?mode=edit". These modes are triggered from the editor app connector, allowing for better interaction and usability within the document editor.

Iframe Reload Optimization

Resolved issue where publishing caused the entire window to reload, making documents temporarily uneditable and causing data to disappear from the topbar. The update ensures only the iframe reloads to maintain a smoother and uninterrupted editing experience.

Implement Remaining Email Property Groups for Document Styles Editor

To fully support editing emails, the remaining property groups used for email components have been implemented in the Document Styles Editor. Initially, the focus was on property groups needed for the text element, but now a comprehensive set of properties is available to enhance email component customization.

[Document Styles Editor] Email Base Properties

The Document Styles Editor now correctly reflects additional style properties when editing email documents or email fragments, specifically when the current selected element is mj-body. This adjustment ensures that the EmailBasePropGroup component renders extra fields appropriately, enhancing the styling capabilities for email-based documents.

Adaptive Resolution Height

The document viewer now adapts to the available space more effectively, enhancing the user experience for building briefs and emails. Previously, the viewer was cropped with a fixed height, limiting its utility. Additionally, the "xheight" label has been removed from the top bar of brief documents.

Add Burger Menu to Editor Menu

The burger menu has been added to the left side of the topbar/editor menu, allowing users to switch between editor and designer mode. The menu items are configurable based on user roles and include options such as Editor/Designer (the opposite of your current mode) and "Open in DAM." For the latter, external URLs generated by the Aprimo API are utilized, with frontend components retrieving these URLs as needed.

Component Settings Panel

The email settings panel has been updated to enable the addition of a global email preheader, update selected element IDs, and update selected element classes. The editor app now correctly adds the mj-preview tag, ensuring proper preheader setup. Future improvements will also address layout-related options in Blackburn.

Document Layout and Helper Panel

Implemented the functionality to view, search, and utilize layouts and helpers via drag and drop. This enhancement allows users to efficiently manage their layout and helper elements within the application, providing a more streamlined and intuitive user experience.

Activator Wireframe: Preview

Implemented a new preview functionality in the Activator Wireframe, allowing users to see a visual representation of their wireframes before finalizing changes. This enhancement improves usability by providing immediate feedback and ensuring designs meet expectations prior to deployment.

Activator Wireframe: Wizard

The structure for both 2-step and 3-step wizards is now implemented, providing a more streamlined user experience for multi-step processes.

Activator Wireframe: Dashboard

The Dashboard has been enhanced with a standardized wireframe layout to improve consistency and usability. This update includes dedicated slots for a left menu, search bar, filters, quick list, and document list, ensuring a streamlined and efficient user experience.

Bugfixes

Distribution Package Relationship Name Config

The distribution package relationship name is now dynamically fetched from the configuration to ensure compatibility across different environments. This improvement resolves previous issues caused by hardcoded values that broke internal environments.

Wizard Prompt Issue Resolved

The issue where users were incorrectly prompted by the wizard despite the document having a Design System relation has been resolved. This fix ensures a smoother and more intuitive user experience when working with documents linked to the Design System.

Helpers Groups Display Issue Resolved

The treeview section now spans the full width of the panel, ensuring helper groups are displayed on top of each other as per the design, instead of side by side.

Web App Routing

Resolved an issue where users needed to refresh the page when switching between the designer and editor using the burger menu.

Generate pdf step fails, and breaks publish process

The issue causing the "generate pdf report" step to occasionally fail and interrupt the entire publishing flow has been resolved. Additionally, random Chrome shutdowns during this process have been fixed.

Ensure Consistent Usage of Filename from Aprimo

Resolved issues related to the Filename of a document when publishing to Aprimo. Now, the system correctly generates an ID for placeholders without an existing Filename and imports the existing Filename for documents that already have one. Additionally, changes made to the Filename in FUSE are now accurately reflected when the document is reopened in Activator.

Inserting Media from Media Library not working as intended

Resolved an issue where imported assets from the Media Library appeared in the Media Panel but were not displayed when dragged into the canvas.

Style properties cannot be edited

Resolved an issue where clicking any item in the style panel would cause elements to be deselected and shift the user back to the body properties.

'Select parent element' Functionality Restored

Resolved an issue where attempting to navigate to the parent element of the selected element would incorrectly return users to the 'body' instead of the actual parent element.

PDF Media Assets Filtered Out

PDF media assets, which were previously being imported but were unusable, are now filtered out. This issue was caused by PDFs being imported with the contentType set to 'reference' instead of 'image'.

Snackbar Appearing When Hovering Over Image in Style Panel

Resolved an issue where a snackbar incorrectly appeared when hovering over an image or the “change media” button in the style panel.

Resolved Issue: Media Assets Applied to Latest Selected Image Container on Import

Fixed an issue where media assets were automatically applied to the last selected image container upon import. This was previously caused by the lack of support for multi-select, leading to user confusion. Now, the Media Library has been updated to include 'import' and 'select' types, ensuring the correct flow and selection process.

DAM Media Search Removed from Local and Shared Media Tabs

The search field and filter have been removed from the ‘Local’ and 'Shared' tabs, streamlining the interface and improving user experience.

'Only CDN Assets' Filter Returns More Assets than No Filters

Resolved an issue where the 'Only CDN Assets' filter displayed more assets than when no filters were applied. With this update, using no filters will now show all available assets correctly.

Image is not applied when clicked in content panel

Resolved an issue where clicking on an imported media asset in the content panel would break the image container thumbnail or previously applied image in the document iframe. Now, the clicked image will correctly be applied to the currently selected element when clicked in the content panel.

Canvas Disappearance on Builder Timeout

This update addresses an issue where the document viewer canvas would disappear if the builder was left open for an extended period. Users will now be redirected to the login page to re-authenticate and then be returned to their document, ensuring uninterrupted access and functionality.