Below you will find the features and optimizations released on 16 December 2019.

General Improvements
1. Number of Items in List for Assets, Groups, Channels
2. Date Picker Colors
Connect Improvements
Connect Defects Fixed
Discover Improvements
Discover Defects Fixed

General Improvements

Number of Items in List for Assets, Groups, Channels

The List view for the Assets menu within OWNZONES Connect™, as well as the Assets, Groups, and Channels menus within OWNZONES Discover™ now display the current context for the items displayed versus total number of items.

For example, browsing to page 3 for a list of 200 assets would display 41 – 60 of 200 items.

Date Picker Colors

The color of the work days within date pickers has been reversed with the color of the weekend days, for a better user experience.

Connect Improvements

New Feature: Import IMF

You can now use the Import IMF functionality from the Assets page to add media, set entity types, and automatically create a CPL containing referenced assets and media items.

The CSV must contain the following headers:

Asset – the name of the asset, created or updated by the CSV import process; mark the second row as {{asset.name}}
Media Item – the full path to the media item; leave the second row empty;
Audio Conf – the audio mapping configuration: LtRt, C, L_R_C_LFE_LS_RS, L_R_LS_RS_C_LFE, L_C_R_LS_RS_LFE, L_C_R_LFE_LS_RS, C_LFE_L_R_LS_RS, C_L_R_LS_RS_LFE, L_R_C_LFE_LS_RS_LT_RT, L_R_LS_RS_C_LFE_LT_RT, L_C_R_LS_RS_LFE_LT_RT, L_C_R_LFE_LS_RS_LT_RT, C_LFE_L_R_LS_RS_LT_RT, C_L_R_LS_RS_LFE_LT_RT, LT_RT_L_R_C_LFE_LS_RS, LT_RT_L_R_LS_RS_C_LFE, LT_RT_L_C_R_LS_RS_LFE, LT_RT_L_C_R_LFE_LS_RS, LT_RT_C_LFE_L_R_LS_RS, LT_RT_C_L_R_LS_RS_LFE, L_R, NOT_APPLICABLE; leave the second row empty;
Spoken language – the language locale for the audio track; leave the second row empty;
Marker fields, as frame numbers: FFOC, LFOC, FFEC, LFEC, FFTC, and LFTC column headers; leave the second row empty;
Demux Profile ID – the ID of the MediaWarp Profile used to generate the CPL, obtained from the URL (<env>/<org>/demux-profiles/<demux_profile_id>); leave the second row empty;
Entity Type – the name of the entity type; mark the second row as {{entityType.name}};
Attribute fields – see the Metadata Service documentation for details on attribute fields.

Notes:

You can also use the IMF CSV Import to update an existing asset.
A CPL is created for each asset from the CSV.

Workflows Redesign

We’ve made changes to the Workflows component to consolidate user experience and prepare for further feature releases.

Changed the Workflows page:

Removed the Asset filter
Removed the following columns: Asset, Package, Started, Finished, Elapsed

Redesigned the Workflow Details page, now displaying:

Details section – contains the following fields:
- Type – the type of workflow
- User – the name of the user that started the workflow
- Started – the timestamp of when the workflow was started
- Finished – the timestamp of when the workflow was completed
- Processing – the number of tasks that are in progress
- Completed – the number of tasks that are completed
- Failed – the number of tasks that have failed
Tasks section – contains the following:
- Task Type – the workflow type
- Progress bar – the overall progress of the workflow
- SWF Execution – see the execution of the workflow in SWF
- Errors – potential workflow errors
- Subtask Name – the name of the task
- Start Time – the start time of the task
- Progress – the progress of the task
- Time – the duration of the task
- Description – details about the task

Image Sequence Parameter Confirmation

We have added a confirmation dialog when setting the properties of an image sequence from the Media Item Details page > Workbench tab > Edit Tools section > Props sub-section, to enhance the user experience, as you can only set the parameters once.

When confirming the action, an additional check has been added, to make sure that the number of frames has not been altered.

FrameDNA Timeout Adjustment

We’ve changed the FrameDNA timeout from 7 days to 365 days, allowing you to take your time when reviewing the FrameDNA analysis.

Connect Defects Fixed

IMSC File Preview

Fixed an issue where IMSC timed text media items would not be displayed correctly.

Audio Mapping while Playing

Fixed an issue where enabling and disabling Audio Mapping for an audio-video file would result in stopping the video and incorrectly seeking back to the first frame.

Aspera Transfer Retry

Fixed an issue where transferring files in Aspera would no longer be retried if failed.

Workbench Workflow Errors

Fixed an issue where errors on the Media Item Details page > Workbench tab were incorrectly displayed at the workflow level, instead of the task level.

Copy Fields from Entity with Inherited Attributes

Fixed an issue where an incorrect error would be displayed when copying fields from an entity type that contains only inherited attribute fields.

Creating Jobs with IMF to Flat Package Templates

Fixed an issue where creating a job with an IMF to Flat package template would fail.

Reusing Deleted User Email Addresses

Fixed an issue where it was not possible to create a user with an e-mail address that belonged to a previously deleted user.

Billing Database Different from Platform

Fixed an issue where the Billing database contained slightly different data than the one from the platform.

Convert Speech to Text Failure

Fixed an issue where the Convert Speech to Text action would fail in the following conditions:

The environment is set up on servers other than us-east-1;
The audio track has a sample rate other than 48000;

Error on Media Item or Job Actions

Fixed an issue where initiating an action on a media item or job would sometimes display the Cannot resume a context that has been closed error.

Netflix Backlot Delivery Request Filtered by Source Type

Fixed an issue where, on the Deliver File dialog, the Delivery Request field for Netflix Backlot would not be filtered by the Source Type of the media item.

Media Item Workbench Workflow Progress

Fixed an issue where some media item workflow tasks would permanently display as “in progress”.

Using the Platform after Deleting Sub-Organization

Fixed an issue where deleting a sub-organization would no longer allow you to access OWNZONES Connect™ unless cache was cleared.

Discover Improvements

New Features for System Administrators

The following features are now available for system administrators:

Organization Details > Settings: You can now set the ProductZoneAccess key, with a value of true/false, which allows you to control whether regular users have read-only (false) or full access to the product zone.
Products: You can now Create and Delete a product, you can Edit a product’s Name and Description, and you can also Clone a product, automatically including all the plans from the original;
Product Details > Plans: you can now create plans that consist of a Code, Price, Recurrence, and Trial Length, which you may then Delete, Edit, or set as Default; you may also create a free plan under the Free

Marking Assets as Free

The Free toggle was added to the Asset Details page, allowing you to mark an asset as free or not.

Additionally, the Free filter is available on the Assets page, allowing you to filter assets by their free status.

Start Live for Assets, Groups, and Channels

You can now set a Draft asset or group as Live from the Assets page, Groups page, or Channels page respectively.

Subscribed Product Count in User Details

We’ve added the Active Subscriptions column in the User Pool Details page, which, when hovered, will display a list of active subscriptions for the current user pool.

Asset and Group Details Field Changes

The following changes were made to the Asset Details, Group Details, and Channel Details pages:

The Status field was renamed to Live Status;
The Created Date field was renamed to Creation Date and its status was moved into a new field, called Processing Status;
The Live Start Date and Live End Date fields have been moved below the Published Status field;
The Child of field has been moved at the bottom of the Basic Info

The new field layout of the Basic Info section is the following:

Name
Type
Live Status
Creation Date
Published Status
Live Start Date
Live End Date
Processing Status
Free
Child of

Amazon Fire Instances

Amazon Fire instances can now be created for applications: Application Details > Instances tab > New Instance dialog > Platform Type: Amazon Fire.

Renaming Theme Nodes

The Node column from the Asset Details/Group Details page > Themes tab was renamed to Theme.

Renaming Meta Lang

Throughout the platform, the Meta Lang field was renamed to Language.

Assets/Groups/Channels Filter Order

The order of the filters from the Assets, Groups, Channels pages, as well as the Sub-Groups & Assets tab are now the same, for a more consistent user experience.

Assets/Groups/Channels Metadata Text Area

The text area field resize property for metadata is now locked on the Y axis, allowing you to resize the field only vertically (e.g. Short Description, Long Description, Actors Cast etc).

Email Template Filters

We’ve added the Type and Language filters to the Application Details page > Email Templates tab.

Discover Defects Fixed

Asset/Group/Channel Start Live Validation

Fixed an issue where you would incorrectly be able to set the status of an asset, group, or channel to Live without filling in the mandatory fields.

Delayed Application Status Change in Instances

Fixed an issue where changing the status of an application from Live to Draft would not immediately update the content from the Application Details page > Instances tab.

Error on Application Deletion

Fixed an issue where deleting an application would display the Network error: Failed to fetch error and would only be resolved by refreshing the page.

Sorting and Filtering Users from User Pool

Fixed an issue where you would not be able to sort or filter the list from the User Pool Details page > Users section.

Applications View after Deletion

Fixed an issue where deleting an application from Application Details page would return you to the incorrect Cards View/List View on the Applications page.

Amazon Receipt SKU

Fixed an issue where the receipt SKU was incorrectly used to validate products.

App Analytics UI and PDF Differences

Fixed an issue where the App Analytics data incorrectly displayed.

Case Sensitive Coupon Code

Fixed an issue where the Coupon Details > Promo Code field was incorrectly case sensitive.

Console Warning on Application Edit

Fixed an issue where editing an application would incorrectly trigger a console warning to be displayed.

Deleting Application and Child Instances

Fixed an issue where deleting an application would not automatically delete its child instances.

Note: Applications that contain live instances cannot be deleted.

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