CardExchange® Release Notes
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Below you can find all the available release notes for CardExchange® Producer, detailing the latest updates, improvements, and bug fixes to ensure optimal performance and enhanced user experience. Stay informed about the most recent changes and new features introduced with each version release.
Added support for the Javelin Jack printer
Added support for using Printer Filters together with CardExchange® Print Server and CardExchange® Dispatcher
Updated supported printers list
Updated supported printers list
Refactored the memory handling for images to avoid out of memory exceptions when using large photos/images
Updated the Wacom SDK to support the STU-540
Added contactless encoding support for Magicard Prima 8
Add Support for Mifare DESFire EV2/EV3 using Omnikey 5427/Elatec TWN4 encoders which include: UpdateBinary - available from DESFire EV2, RandomUID - available from DESFire EV2, SAM - Shared Application Management (SAM) available from DESFire EV2
Added support for Zebra ZC300
Added contactless encoding over Ethernet support for the Magicard 300/600 v2 printers
Added support for Mifare DESFire encoding using the Omnikey 5122 encoder
Resolved contactless encoding issues with IDP Smart 70
Resolved issue with the printer name used for IDP Smart 31
Reverted the sentinel dll files used for the dispathcer/print server as they were causing an issue with the license manager
Resolved issue with Matica XPS support
Added Matica XPS printers to printerlist.xml file
Included missing files for Matica XPS support
Added Matica XPS magnetic encoding support
Added Matica XPS card movements for contactless encoding
Implemented the possibility to filter on Photo = null or Photo <> null in the Controller CMS data-source plugin
Updated logos and splashscreens to latest versions
Added printer plugin for Matica Edisecure printers
Added Matica Edisecure magnetic encoding support
Added Matica Edisecure card movements for contactless encoding
ACT Plugin Addition
Added fields for Controller
Cloud login now uses Edge
Set maximum records to load in to 100k for Cloud
IDP SMART 70 improvements
NET2 improvements
Add address to fields in cloud connector
Updated lsapiw32.dll and lsapiw64.dll to version 10.0.100
Fixed cloud filtering issue
Below you can find all the available release notes for CardExchange® PriceTag, detailing the latest updates, improvements, and bug fixes to ensure optimal performance and enhanced user experience. Stay informed about the most recent changes and new features introduced with each version release.
Below you can find all the available release notes for CardExchange® Admin Center, detailing the latest updates, improvements, and bug fixes to ensure optimal performance and enhanced user experience. Stay informed about the most recent changes and new features introduced with each version release.
Resolved issue when a Stand virtual ID template is not defined for the profile named in the Preferred Profile field, causing Stand to load with a blank white screen.
Resolved issue where the Stand setting Show Custom Message on First Login is not respected and the message is shown on every login.
Resolved issue where adding placeholders to email layouts in the email editor causes all formatting to be lost.
Resolved issue where the category type information fails to load when configuring credentials.
Resolved issue where editing HFC specific settings reset others such as the production automation settings.
Resolved issue where it is not possible to save a business rule if a condition was first added, but then the option Run Business Rule Without Condition was selected.
Resolved issue where Else If conditions applied to Business Rules do not work and result in an error message.
Removed Secret Key from General page in AdminCenter for improved security. Key must now be requested by the account holder from CardExchange® support.
Improved configuration of end date settings for temporary credentials.
Updated Azure Application Gateway SSL encryption to latest version .
Improved management of HID Mobile Access token after configuration changes are saved.
Added new virtual ID card designer to configure which fields are displayed on the virtual ID.
HID Callbacks remove and add new two way binding
Added support for Salto Space mobile credentials
Added Salto Space configuration page
Resolved issue where duplicating a role only duplicated the role name
Resolved issue where a workflow description is optional when creating, but required when editing
Resolved issue where changing a business rule name corrupted the workflow
Resolved issue where new people were sometimes assigned the credentials of the previously managed person
Resolved issue where incorrectly formatted photo approver email addresses were not handled correctly
Resolved issue where the business rule configuration can be closed before it is completed, losing the work done so far, without warning
Resolved issue where incorrect email settings were sometimes used for the account related emails
Resolved issue where photo "OnApproved" status events were not triggered if auto-release is enabled
Added editable WCAG accessibility statement links for AdminCenter, Controller & Stand
Added Support for HID Mobile Access
Added profile name as a condition that can be used in business rules
Added the incremental option to the field settings configuration for the ChipSerialNumber, PACSCardNumber and PACSFacilityCode fields
The check on whether the person was ready to be archived was not calculated consistently changes
Added an additional page to the Stand settings in Admin Center to define which fields should show on the last page of the wizard
Added an option in Admin Center to show a description on the additional info page in the Stand Wizard
Added workflow events for "On Credential Status Changed" and "On profile Status Changed"
Added Person Block reason as something that can be checked in a business rule condition
Added photo and credential reject reasons as something that can be included as a variable in process actions
Added help URL
Removed option "Auto Block Credential When Profile Is Expired"
Added the option for "Delayed Execution" to the webhook configuration
Update the Copyright date
Made it possible to define a business rule without a condition, so that it directly calls the selected action
Added the version number on the main page
Added additional setting for "Photo required for production approval", this gives more options around requiring photos for credential creation and production approval
Added a setting for use with custom provider keys to give options on how it should manage logins when a provider key matches a user with a different email address
Workflows and business rules used the incorrect terms "cardholder" and "card" instead of “Profile” and “Credential”
HID Mobile Access was defaulting to the test url’s, added an option to select test or production on the configuration page
Make it customizable which fields are visible/editable for Stand in Admin Center
Add additional fields that can be used as variables in email subjects and email content for workflow actions
Added External Company, Location, and Department as email-placeholders for system actions
Added External Company, Location, and Department as fields that can be checked in business rule conditions
Custom field label setup showed the terms cardholder and card instead of profile and credential
Profile name list was not sorted alphabetically
Included external company as something that can be used in the group filters in admin center
Made the ID document image and the example photo image responsive on large screens
Added new setting on Profile for "Photo required for production approval" & renamed "Photo Required" to “Photo required to create credential”
When saving general settings page in Admin Center, it gave a error as it was still lined to some settings under credentials
The data archive, restore and delete pages only searched on the first name
Incorrect logo was displayed for the Secure subscription
Removed some options for types that were not used under custom field labels
Fields in Stand Details Field configuration showed as blank, if there was not at least one defined custom field label
Add person "Restored" as a workflow under processes
Add block reasons as conditions in business rules
Changed the look of the subscribed applications section of the dashboard in Admin
Null-reference exceptions in the workflows.
Issue when restoring records from Archive
Company logo is pixelated after uploading via Admin Center
No error shown when adding a custom field label and the label attribute is not populated
Add Card Status and Person Status as fields that can be used as a condition in the business rules
Add option to define photo reject reasons in Admin Center
Add option to define credential block reasons in Admin Center
Add options specify which type of records to show in the create tab
Custom Provider Key configuration in Admin Center UI
Added ability to create a random PIN code to be saved on records at creation
Added functionality to have Photo Approval emails sent to an email defined on a field of the Person record
Revised column header labels for HFC template mapping
Updated product logos
Revise layout and wording of the Controller General settings page
Improved user handling between production and sandbox environments
Added database field variables to email editor under business rule actions
Created credential sub-menu group under Setup Controller General
Add profile free fields to Barcode source list for Stand in Admin Center
Filters in Admin center for profile use profileid, they should use profile name
Credentials categories not shown when adding a new credential type
Error when editing profile section in admin center
Error message when searching in archive and delete
Photo import mapping text unclear in light mode
Below you can find all the available release notes for CardExchange® Controller, detailing the latest updates, improvements, and bug fixes to ensure optimal performance and enhanced user experience. Stay informed about the most recent changes and new features introduced with each version release.
Resolved issue where logo and header height would increase dramatically if the size of the browser was increased.
Resolved issue where address fields were marked with an * to denote they were mandatory by default, when they were not.
Resolved issue where custom reports using the date of birth field as search criteria caused incorrect date values to be shown in report output.
Resolved issue where reports will sometime fail to run and/or export if they contain a large number of records.
Resolved issue where column sorting indicator disappears when navigating from and back to a page.
Resolved issue where the person’s name under their photo on the person details page does not follow the formatting of the source field. Letter capitalisation format was not respected.
Resolved issue where search criteria entered in the Production Create tab does not clear correctly when refreshed, and causes the same search criteria to be applied to the Approve tab.
Resolved issue where sync endpoint may fail on subsequent sync of a record with invalid input such as blank person number, when person number is a required value. Returns correct status on first request but fails on subsequent requests.
Resolved issue where HFC printer status does not always load correctly in the printer selection list.
Resolved issue where fields configured to calculate a random value (PIN) could not be edited.
Resolved issue where business rules configured based on “OnDelete” events was not always triggering.
Resolved issue where the photo on the person record did not reload after editing the record.
Roles & Attributes Improvements
The Name On Card field under the profile tab could not be updated with Null data after containing a value
The Photo-caching mechanism was not working correctly
Role-based attribute permissions were not immediately enforced when switching tenants
After updating a photo, the person details did not show the updated photo
In some cases, the Card Number value was not being generated correctly
Changing the email address of a Person gave the error that the person number was already in use
When using HID Fargo Connect, an error was shown when trying to print after choosing the destination printer
When you had more than one credential in a profile and you had one Activated, you could Activate other Credentials as well
The persons list was not automatically loaded
Role-based attribute permissions were not applied to history records
Improved WCAG 2.1 AA standard - Implemented Media Queries to improve the display when resizing the screen
Improved WCAG 2.1 AA standard - Removed the use of italics and Uppercase words
Improved WCAG 2.1 AA standard - Improved the implementation of tooltips
Improved WCAG 2.1 AA standard - Ensure that all non-text items have informative alternative text
Improved WCAG 2.1 AA standard - Added skip to main content option
Resolved issue where role-based attribute permissions were not applied when editing records
Resolved issue where it was not possible to fully deleted/clear data from fields
Resolved issue where the Blocked Cards report returned all non-active credentials
Resolved "Internal server error" message when changing card status from blocked to activated in credentials tab
Resolved error where incorrect email settings were used for forgot password emails
Improved handling of photo comparison for ID documents with multiple photos
Improved loading performance of the person list by loading person and photo data concurrently. Only load profile, address and credential information when opening individual person records
Improved WCAG 2.1 AA standard keyboard navigation compliance
Added Support for HID Mobile Access
Thumbnails were showing blurry on the person/production screens
Group filtering was not applied to the production screens
Photo export failed when person number had leading space
Filters defined for a group in Admin Center were not applied on the production screens in Controller
Set the drop-down lists in Controller so that they show the values in ascending alphabetical order
On some pages, the custom field labels were not displayed
When setting fields to be hidden under the role attribute permissions, they were still shown
Fixed some issues when working with advanced search where filters were also applied
When photo approval was enabled for Stand, but not for Controller, photos that are not approved are still showing in the approve for production screen
When refreshing data on the approve for production page, it is calling the fargo Defaults endpoint even if HID fargo Connect is ont enabled
Update the Copyright date
Null-reference exceptions when importing photos
Photo Approval URL link was not formatted correctly
When using the approve option on the individual rows under photo approval, it was not triggering workflows
Added download link to the Print tab for the CardExchange Press installer
Added loading text to the spinner in the header to make it more obvious
Added a clear search button to the person and production screens
Added a notification confirming that print jobs were sent to the HID Fargo Connect printer
Added the version number on the main page
Added a block reason to the persons table, this is used when blocking/archiving a person
Added pagination to the custom reports page as it would not show more than 15 reports
Modified the photo import process so that it processes them in small batches to avoid errors
When editing an ID document, it said updated signature
Card History was showing the PACS fields even if they were not set to be visible
After exporting to, or importing from external production, the screen always showed 10 items per page and page 0
Fixed an issue with photos edited through the Photo Approval screen saving as a seperate image
When importing photos through controller, it did not give a message saying it completed successfully
Fargo printer list was not sorted alphabetically
Included additional fields in the external production export/import
There was an issue loading Controller when only Controller itself had a subscription and there were no other subscribed services
When selecting photos to import, you got an error if you did not first select the property to match
When you deleted a photo using photo approval and you had a card in production, it set all cards to initialized instead of just the cards in production
An error was shown when trying to export photos
When a photo was deleted, the previously approved photo that it used as a default moved back into a pending state
When editing a photo, it went into a pending state
Some fields were not working correctly in custom reports
Existing cards without card type caused failures
Invalid column name 'CurrentCredentialIssueNumber' shown
Refreshing the Profile page did not update anything
Implemented new logic behind sorting a numeric field
After importing from external production, it refreshes the screen and loads the data from the approve for issuance tab instead of the print tab
Photo approval screen - records to display option keeps resetting
When a Profile is blocked, it did not withdraw an initialized card
When adding search terms in custom reports, an error is displayed when the search combines different tables
Advanced Search in the create tab does not work properly
PACS Credential Columns displayed in Controller are giving errors
Advanced search on profile type is not working on persons screen
Filtering custom reports on profile type causes an unhandled exception
Export person list to CSV gives unhanded exception
Performance issues with Create tab after update
Photo approval issue when comparing against ID document
Added withdraw option for credentials in the Print tab of the Production screens.
Image caching improvements
Improved string handling in custom report user input filter
Set create tab to check "photo required" setting in the profile and anly show people with approved photos if enabled
Automate HFC Production Status Updates
Improvements on error message handling
Show a dialog when creating new credentials in the Create tab where you can choose the credential type and specify fixed dates
PACS Column Headers In Production Screens
Show PACS card number and facility code fields in credential list on Person record
When adding/editing a credential, the dates displayed in the credentials tab are one day previous
Deleted photo still shows rejected banner on people screen
When editing a photo, it shows release banner under the photo
Attaching temporary credential to person throws error
Unhandled server error when deleting temporary card
Temporary Credentials does not fully load all records available
HID Fargo Connect not printing when record does not have photo
Records are shown in the create tab when they do not have a profile/cardholder
Report generation causes out-of-memory exception
Fixed pagination and loading issues in Approve for production tab
Searching for Card Status In Production does not work correctly
Fixed search box in photo approval not working
Auto-release photo is not working when used in combination with the auto-approve functionality
Fixed issue where People that had two Profiles, and only one had an email, that the email did not send.
Allow doing an advanced search and then applying a photo filter in Production screens
Fixed the Advance search on Profile, no longer searches on ProfileID field
Job title not saving when adding new records
Origin and UpdatedFromOrigin being set to null when editing existing records in Controller
If you set a group filter on a free field, you cannot use photo approval
Photos of Archived records that were in Pending state, still show
Photo approval screen columns disappearing
Issues around showing photos and thumbnails
Advanced search drop-down values only show in dark theme
Below you can find all the available release notes for CardExchange® Stand, detailing the latest updates, improvements, and bug fixes to ensure optimal performance and enhanced user experience. Stay informed about the most recent changes and new features introduced with each version release.
Updated the Microsoft Face API used by Stand and Controller for facial recognition and automation of photos to V3.0
Resolved issue where the text fields on the Stand virtual ID do not load sometimes.
Resolved issue where facial recognition of the ID document fails if the image is rotated. Image is now automatically rotated and processed.
Resolved issue where the Stand setting Show Custom Message on First Login is not respected and the message is shown on every login.
Resolved issue when a Stand virtual ID template is not defined for the profile named in the Preferred Profile field, causing Stand to load with a blank white screen.
Improved Stand welcome message configuration to ensure that the custom welcome message only shows on first login.
Added new virtual ID card designer to configure which fields are displayed on the virtual ID.
Improved management of ID documents submitted for photo comparison which have multiple photos on them.
Updated HID Mobile Access SDK to improve compatibility with some Samsung devices running Android 14.
General improvements to the Salto Space integration for mobile credentials.
Updated Azure Application Gateway SSL encryption to latest version .
Resolved issue where date of birth was sometimes displayed incorrectly in the Android App.
HID Mobile Improvements
Large ID Document does not display correctly
Stand Translation Improvements
Added some missing translations
Blocked credentials in Stand that have a block reason are now hidden
When activating a blocked credential in Stand, if there is already another active credential it will ask if they wish to switch the active credential
Added support for Salto Space mobile credentials
Resolved issue when running the Stand mobile app with no internet connection, it should show the cached data for the virtual ID and person data but it was not
Resolved an issue where the incorrect icon was used for the app stores and the home screen for the mobile app
Resolved issue where getting the device language when loading Stand was not working
Resolved issue where unchecking the option "Use Face Recognition" was not respected for the ID document, preventing upload of ID documents without photo
Resolved issue where the Android Stand App closes entirely when minimized on the login page
Resolved issue where Stand app light/dark theme was not loading automatically based on device theme
Added Support for HID Mobile Access
Updated some French translations
Browsers were blocking the authentication service when clicking the sign-in button on mobile devices
Added an additional page to the wizard where you can choose to show additional fields to complete
The theme is be read from the browser/device when first loaded
The language is read from the browser/device when first loaded
When updating the field "Cost Account", it stored a null value back
The edit details screen was not loading after the authntication token expired
The default profile could not be changed
The check for whether a person is archived or not was only done when logging in
Status of credententials are changed such that if the card is in one of the production states, text color is orange, if it is activated it is green, and if it is blocked or expired it is red.
Add full language names for language options in Stand
Profile end date was no longer showing in Stand
Update Expo to latest version so we can support latest Android and iOS operating systems
Prevent Stand users from accessing Stand if their record is archived
Cannot upload photo in iOS app
Face not found when trying to upload id in iOS app
Scaling issues on small screens where the logo does not shrink down in iOS app
Large space above the id and you have to scroll down to see the bottom of the card in iOS app
Error message on id upload does not wrap correctly to fit on screen in iOS app
Broken free fields showing data in all versions of Stand
Barcode is no longer showing in Stand
Logo on the new stand app in the wizard is not scaled properly
Photos uploaded via Stand have borders when they are not large enough
Switching profile successfully saved but changes not reflected
Added a success message for after uploading an ID Document
With the “Allow with Approved photo” option turned on, on slow connections, the ID Document upload window showed until the page was fully loaded
When there was an issue uploading the photo, but it was uploaded in the background, it was still possible for the user to upload a new photo
Updating free fields as well as the department and external company fields was not working
When a user had a credential in the production stages, it should disable the request card button
When editing the details, with a pending photo, the photo disappeared on the preview in the details screen
In the dark theme, the Add signature button text was not set to a visible color
In the wizard, the dark theme did not display correctly
The startup message was missing the translation
When uploading a new photo, the preview on the Details page was not updated until refreshing the page
Made it customizable which fields are visible/editable
Improved look of the new wizard pages when running in desktop
Removed the expo auth component so the login is now handled directly
Added a button for uploading the signature instead of having to click on the signature itself
Buttons in web version are not scaled correctly on Android devices
Increased the spacing around the face when using face recognition with a crop ratio of 1:1
Drop-down lists in Stand should are now sorted alphabetically
Removed the "Forgot Password" option from main sign in screen
Replaced the loading spinner when submitting a photo with ‘uploading, please wait’
Added a submitting message when submitting the ID Document, this shows ‘uploading, please wait’
Added a success message for ID Document upload
If the example photo guidelines/ID document images are not defined in admin center, then they are not shown in the wizard
When capturing a photo on some iPhones it was distorting the image
Face similarity was not showing the returned messages
Stand was giving an error regarding a missing manifest in the console
Incorrect text shown in Stand when photo is under review
In some scenarios, the uploaded photos were being rotated
Null-reference exception in GetCredentials
Wording on the page after photo submission was not correct
If allow editing address is disabled in Admin for Stand, then it should not show the Change Home Address button
The option to switch cameras was not working on all Android devices
Could not upload photos using the camera option in the Stand web app on Android devices
Font weight in FireFox was bold compared to Chrome
The ID is mandatory setting was not enforced
Custom field labels were not used when displaying fields in Stand
Logo did not display correctly in the header in wizard in desktop browser view
Below you can find all the available release notes for CardExchange® Press, detailing the latest updates, improvements, and bug fixes to ensure optimal performance and enhanced user experience. Stay informed about the most recent changes and new features introduced with each version release.
Added support for using Printer Filters together with CardExchange® Print Server and CardExchange® Dispatcher
Access to the "Configuration" tab is now restricted based on roles assinged in CardExchange© Admin Center
Added support for filtering records based on Address fields coming from CardExchange© Controller CMS
Added support for the Javelin Jack printer
Added support for Signatures and ID documents coming from CardExchange® Controller CMS
Storage items can now update all fields (Press)
Improved support for CardExchange® Controller CMS
Improved support for Address related fields coming from CardExchange® Controller CMS
Improved error message displayed when CardExchange® Producer detects no printers installed
Updated URL connections to the new CardExchange® website
Updated support for Magicard 500 printer models
Updated support for NET2
Updated the supported printers list
Updated support for SwiftPro K60 printer
Fixed an issue where users selecting the default Storage Items would be locked from selecting other Storage items
Fixed an issue when resetting a Photo in the Card Designer properties window that resulted in a grey box instead of the correct picture
CardExchange® Cloud Hot Fix 2.3.3 - Improved support for the new authentication token.
Fixed issue where the "Create-a-Card" wizard would display CardExchange© Producer imagery instead of the CardExchange© Press
Fixed issue with TWN4 Mifare 4k encoding
Updated Press to Producer release 10.5.0.2
Enabled some features that were disabled such as .net functions, advanced databse options, storage items, manual entries
Enabled advanced mappings so that external plugins can be used
Adjusted the maximum number of records loaded per page, the default is now 10000 entries to be downloaded in a list request.
Implemented the possibility to filter on Photo = null or Photo <> null
Implemented support for server-side filtering
Implemented support for filtering on null values
Fixed filtering on Boolean values
Improved configuration of end date settings for temporary credentials.
Fixed issue with TWN4 Mifare 4k encoding
Updated Press to Producer release 10.5.0.2
Enabled some features that were disabled such as .net functions, advanced databse options, storage items, manual entries
Enabled advanced mappings so that external plugins can be used
Adjusted the maximum number of records loaded per page, the default is now 10000 entries to be downloaded in a list request.
Below you can find all the available release notes for CardExchange® Bridge API SDK, detailing the latest updates, improvements, and bug fixes to ensure optimal performance and enhanced user experience. Stay informed about the most recent changes and new features introduced with each version release.
Enumerated fields from the cardholder entity were not processed correctly in the connectors
Photo-approval e-mail was not sent when the person did not have a profile
Auto-create card was not working correctly with HID Mobile Access credentials
On created workflow events were not working
Reduced the overhead used by workflows
Requests to the sync endpoint are now processed in bulk
Workflows are now processed in bulk
Correctly support displaying and updating signatures and ID documents from Producer/Press
When creating a new role, it was not using the default values for the attribute permissions
Business rules stay in Admin Center for a minute after being deleted
The dashboard was not loading correctly
Added some missing translations
Added the option to define scheduled workflows
Added support for Salto Space mobile credentials
Added Salto Space configuration page
The Name On Card field under the profile tab could not be updated with Null data after containing a value
The Photo-caching mechanism was not working correctly
Role-based attribute permissions were not immediately enforced when switching tenants
After updating a photo, the person details did not show the updated photo
In some cases, the Card Number value was not being generated correctly
Changing the email address of a Person gave the error that the person number was already in use
When using HID Fargo Connect, an error was shown when trying to print after choosing the destination printer
When you had more than one credential in a profile and you had one Activated, you could Activate other Credentials as well
The persons list was not automatically loaded
Role-based attribute permissions were not applied to history records
Improved WCAG 2.1 AA standard - Implemented Media Queries to improve the display when resizing the screen
Improved WCAG 2.1 AA standard - Removed the use of italics and Uppercase words
Improved WCAG 2.1 AA standard - Improved the implementation of tooltips
Added some missing translations
Blocked credentials in Stand that have a block reason are now hidden
When activating a blocked credential in Stand, if there is already another active credential it will ask if they wish to switch the active credential
Added support for Salto Space mobile credentials