Releases

New

• Workflow Updates
  • The workflow “Enrich content automatically” has been renamed to “Create iiRDS package” to better reflect the output format.
  • New workflow: “Enrich content with metadata” – replaces the previous default workflow and enables neutral metadata enrichment without an export step. Results can be exported as CSV or transferred via interfaces (e.g., SharePoint).
• New SharePoint Integration
  • Content can now be directly imported from SharePoint into plusmeta and enriched with metadata.
  • It is possible to return only the metadata or additionally generate exports in iiRDS, VDI 2770, or other formats.
  • Import is performed by providing a SharePoint folder link – plusmeta will retrieve the files automatically.
• Enhancements in OCR and Conversion Services
  • Optimizations for MSG-to-PDF conversion: Emails in MSG format can now be converted into PDF and processed directly in plusmeta.
  • PDF/A conversion: Status indicators with time estimates have been added.
  • Organization-level settings now allow default activation of OCR preprocessing for documents without digital text (e.g., scanned documents).
  • Automatic rotation for OCR:
    • Improves results with heterogeneous documents where some pages are rotated. Detected rotation is automatically corrected before text recognition.
    • Can be enabled manually per file or configured as the default behavior.
• VDI 2770 – Extended Validation
  • New view and task for thorough VDI 2770 compliance validation.
  • Validations can be triggered manually or automatically before package generation.
  • Users receive specific feedback on validation errors and can directly access the affected documents.
  • Optionally, users may choose to create non-compliant packages regardless of validation results.
• iiRDS Package Generation – Improved Performance
  • Multilingual content can now be organized into separate directories/packages per language. This enables language-grouped display in Empolis Service Express.
  • Generation has been moved to a dedicated service, enabling faster and parallel background processing of large iiRDS packages.
• HTML Creation Task
  • HTML files can now be generated from generic metadata using templates and further processed within plusmeta.
• Compile Documentation (Supplier Documents)
  • A new checklist logic allows customized documentation compilation.
  • Checklist values can be imported from Excel, multiplied, and automatically filled using data from the plusmeta database.
  • Export options for assembled content have been expanded.
• Extractors: Scope Restrictions and Preview
  • Extractors and rule-based assignments can now be scoped to reference specific metadata – regardless of role.
  • The AI explanation preview now respects the defined scope and displays all sources relevant to detection (in addition to the text content, e.g. also title metadata, metadata with the role “Source for metadata extraction” or explicit metadata from the scope).
• ZIP Upload – Advanced Control and Optimization
  • New user interface for server-side extraction of ZIP archives.
  • Configurable object types to be extracted from ZIPs.
• New Feature: “Adopt as Guidelines
  • In the “Review and Assign Metadata” workflow step, metadata from an object can be adopted as project-level metadata guidelines.
  • Project settings now include the option to clear all project guidelines.
• API Integration with Quanos CDS
  • Content including AI-generated metadata can now be transferred automatically from plusmeta to Quanos CDS via API.

Other

• Specific LLM models can now be removed from the selection list and custom-hosted models added.
• Directory creation based on chapter numbering in the title is now supported.
• ESE upload: Data source identifiers are now configurable.
• SAP BNAC: Improved logging and HTML encoding for internal IDs.
• Quanos CDS Upload: More media types are now supported.
• Improvements to VDI 2770 package import.
• Metadata can now be deleted directly in the metadata editing dialog.
• Newly integrated LLMs:
  • Claude 3.7
  • Claude 4.0
  • Mistral Mixtral
  • Nova Pro
  • Nova Light

Bug

• HelpCenter iiRDS packages are now generated correctly again.
• Fixed an issue with Excel metadata import.
• InfoTwin workflow: Media archives can now be processed correctly again.
• Fixed access error when downloading iiRDS/VDI 2770 packages (“Access denied”).
• Metadata detection via LLM now delivers complete results again for large document sets.
• Stability improvements for ad-hoc property creation.
• Issues with metadata groups have been resolved.
• Fixed an error in the object preview.
• Media archive paths in iiRDS packages are now correctly output.
• LLMs:
  • Rate limits now function correctly.
  • Templates for technical data no longer require a unit in the response.

New

• Automatic renaming of source files in export
  • Renaming documents in plusmeta is now possible fully automatically.
  • A metadata is configured for this. This can be composed of other metadata and also inherit metadata from digital twins that are linked to the document.
  • The source file is renamed in the export according to the value of this metadata.
  • The function also works for documents that are linked to several digital twins. If VDI 2770 packages are generated according to the digital twins, the renaming metadata is specifically updated in the export for each digital twin and the associated source file is renamed.
  • Please contact your project manager if you would like to use this function.
• Extraction of technical data with variable units of measurement
  • There are several possible units of measurement for many technical data. Thanks to the new function, plusmeta can now recognise this technical data with variable units of measurement and extract it as metadata.
  • Several units of measurement can now be stored in plusmeta for a physical quantity. This physical quantity is then assigned to the metadata.
  • For example, values in ‘mm’, ‘cm’ or ‘m’ can be found for the metadatum / physical quantity ‘length’.
  • This means that the automatic recognition of such technical data is now possible, particularly via dynamic extractors and auto-extractors.
• Mass export of documents from projects
  • It is now possible to download all objects (documents) of one or more projects in one action.
  • A directory structure can be specified on the basis of metadata. The documents from the projects are sorted into the directory structure according to the metadata.
  • The source files of the objects can also be renamed in the export from the project view using a configured metadata.
• Optimised rule-based recognition
  • Foreign-language labels can now be analysed differently in rule-based recognition.
  • This is to prevent metadata with similar multilingual labels from receiving a disproportionate number of points in metadata recognition.
• Configuration options in plusmeta Insights
  • With plusmeta Insights you can chat with your project documents and metadata.
  • A new configuration object for Insights enables versatile configuration options for the function.
  • Among other things, the configuration object can be used to set which LLM is to be used (e.g. Claude, Chat GPT, Llama 3 etc.).
  • In addition, the rule-based metadata recognition on the text of the prompt can be fine-tuned. This ensures that keywords and extracts from the plusmeta Knowledge Graph are made available to the LLM in order to provide more precise answers.
  • As a further example, it is possible to configure the extent to which the chunks within the prompt should be given more context.
  • Please contact your project manager if you would like to use this function.
• Optimised automatic linking of objects
  • The logic behind the automatic linking of objects is now configurable.
  • Regular expressions can be used to specify when two documents with a specific prefix or suffix should be linked.
  • Automatic linking is only carried out if the project setting is activated.
• Optimisations of the OCR function
  • Character recognition now indicates the estimated processing time for each document.
  • It is now configurable on which pages or page areas the character recognition is applied. This means that drawing headers, for example, can also be specifically read with OCR.

Other

• Segmentation can now be configured so that segment boundaries only occur at page boundaries.
• Write-protected PDFs are now labelled in the plusmeta interface
• The LLM ‘Llama 3’ has been added to plusmeta.
• plusmeta now supports more date formats.
• Original files from the PDF/A conversion no longer end up in a directory in the VDI 2770 export, but are now given the prefix ‘original_’.
• There are new export functions in the similarity analysis, such as the filtered export and the JSON format.
• The recognition of PDF/A conformity has been improved.

Bug

• When the page is reloaded in the browser, the character recognition is no longer restarted completely.
• Microsoft Help Viewer 2.0 packages are generated correctly again.
• A performance problem caused by Chinese characters has been fixed.
• Some errors in plusmeta Insights have been fixed.
• An error in LLM data extraction has been fixed where the response was incorrectly output as a JSON structure.
• A display error with objects of the type ‘object relationship’ has been fixed.
• An error in the generation of VDI 2770 packages with digital twins has been fixed.
• The presumed PDF title is now also determined correctly for OCR documents.
• An error in CSV export with multi-value metadata and files with spaces in the name has been fixed.

New

• plusmeta Insights
  • plusmeta Insights offers a chat interface that allows you to easily talk to your data.
  • In projects, start plusmeta Insights via the button. If you want to chat with individual documents, you will find the dialog starter in the object’s More menu.
  • plusmeta Insights combines the intelligence of Large Language Models with your content and the knowledge from your Knowledge Graph in plusmeta. This means that even highly product-specific questions are answered precisely.
  • Thanks to the sophisticated RAG architecture, the answers are based exclusively on knowledge from the project and document content and the knowledge graph. The explicit exclusion of other world knowledge prevents the chatbot from “hallucinating”.
  • The function is available in the new pricing model and can be booked as a plug-in for existing customers. If you are interested, simply speak to your customer advisor.
• LLM-based metadata allocation
  • Based on LLMs, deep learning-based classification is now possible without training. For example, definitions of the properties to be assigned or their indicators can suffice as references. In addition, new possibilities are added, such as the generation of summaries or the extraction of information in list form, e.g. for spare parts, components, tools, etc.
  • With plusmeta’s LLM-based metadata assignment, you can automate the use of LLM. The appropriate prompt templates can be stored in configuration objects for metadata.
  • In the configuration object, you also specify which Large Language Model is used to process the prompt. In addition to the Claude and Llama2 or Llama3 models hosted by plusmeta itself, ChatGPT can also be integrated.
  • The function is available in the new price model and can be booked as a plug-in for existing customers. If you are interested, simply speak to your customer advisor.
• Additional LLM functions for greater efficiency
  • Additional LLM functions ensure efficient workflows in plusmeta.
  • Rule-based AI methods in plusmeta work with a large number of languages if corresponding foreign language labels are available. Missing translations can now be provided by a new LLM-supported function. All you need to do is click on the button in the Edit property dialogue.
  • With the help of indicators, plusmeta can also assign metadata even if it is not explicitly mentioned in the text. In addition to manual and text-based indicator input, you can now also automatically add indicators using the button. The function is available in all views in which indicators can be edited, e.g. in the Metadata dialog or in the Edit property dialog.
  • The functions are available in the new pricing model and can be booked as a plug-in for existing customers. If you are interested, simply speak to your customer advisor.
• Simplified configuration of properties
  • The “Create properties” dialogue has been completely revised. Thanks to property templates, you can now save a few clicks when creating new properties.
  • Templates are available for typical metadata configurations such as class, list value, table cell or symbol.
  • The templates include suitable settings for the class, data type and system role. Suitable configuration objects are directly linked.
  • Specific details such as label and indicators can be easily entered. If required, all details can also be customized, e.g. if a special identifier is required.
• Advanced functions in the interface to SAP BNAC
  • The interface to SAP BNAC has been improved with additional functions.
  • plusmeta now prevents documents from being uploaded twice to SAP BNAC by recognising duplicates.
  • A progress log ensures accurate logging during the upload. A progress indicator continuously displays the status. Failed uploads are immediately recognisable by corresponding error messages.
  • The performance of document uploads has been significantly improved so that even several hundred objects can be processed without long waiting times.

Other

• The performance of metadata detection (especially in connection with the display of the heatmap) has been significantly improved.
• Images are now also taken into account when generating iiRDS packages.
• Objects from other projects can now be copied. Previously, only a referenced reuse was possible.
• PDF/A conversion for VDI 2770 documentation containers no longer requires the file name to be changed. Since the original files are saved in a subfolder.
• ZIP files are now generated on the server side. This significantly improves performance.

Bug

• The ST4 AI Jetpack now detects product variants containing dots or colons again.
• A display error with overflowing text in the “Detect metadata” workflow step has been fixed.
• An error when re-executing metadata recognition has been fixed.
• An error that occurred when uploading special SVGs has been fixed.
• The preview of SVG graphics in plusmeta has been fixed.

New

• Generation of VDI 2770 packages based on digital twins
  • In the “Create VDI 2770 package” workflow, the VDI 2770 packages can now also be generated on the basis of digital twins.
  • To do this, digital twins must be created in the project, for example via an Excel import that defines the digital twins. A digital twin must exist for each instance for which a VDI 2770 container is to be delivered.
  • In this case, there is a clear separation between instance-related (product-related) and document-related metadata in plusmeta.
  • The instance-related metadata describes the product, component or system and is specified directly on the digital twin. Examples include the serial number, AutoID (in accordance with IEC 61406), product type, manufacturer, etc.
  • The document-related metadata is specified on the document. Examples of this are the document language, document type, summary, etc. The documents are then assigned to the digital twins via an object relationship.
  • A VDI 2770 container is generated for each digital twin.
  • A document can also be assigned to several digital twins. When the VDI 2770 packages are generated, these documents are then multiplied and packed into all VDI 2770 containers whose digital twins they are assigned to.
• Generation of nested VDI 2770 containers in one project
  • By using digital twins in the “Create VDI 2770 package” workflow, nested VDI 2770 containers can now be created directly in plusmeta.
  • Several VDI 2770 containers can be created within one project, nested to any depth.
  • The nesting is created by the hierarchical arrangement of digital twins. Digital twins are linked to each other via an object relationship.
  • The hierarchical assignment of the digital twins can be defined directly via an Excel import.
• Automatic suggestions for indicators
  • Indicators for metadata values can now be added automatically in the “Assign and approve metadata” workflow step.
  • At the push of a button, the indicators displayed in the metadata manager are supplemented with further indicators from the text. The automatically added indicators are initially highlighted in blue to distinguish them from the gray existing indicators and the green manually added indicators.
  • This function can also be configured. Please contact your plusmeta project manager if you are interested in this function.
• Addition of context functions to the “Rule-based” & “Auto-extractor” methods
  • The application of a method to a limited context can enable reliable extraction in the first place or improve predictions.
  • For this purpose, additional parameters have been added to the configuration objects “Automatic extractor” and “Rule-based prediction”, which enable the specification of a context for the extraction method.
  • It is possible to determine which elements of a property are included as variables in the context, which regex flags are applied to the context or which character strings enclose the context.
  • This function must be configured. Please contact your plusmeta project manager if you are interested in the function.
• Extended functionalities for similarity analysis
  • Metadata can now be assigned directly to comparison pairs in the “Analyze similarity” workflow.
  • The metadata group “Similarity analysis metadata” has been added for this purpose. Metadata belonging to this group is displayed on the comparison pairs in the “Clean-up data” workflow step.
  • Using the metadata, for example, comments can be written on comparison pairs or clean-up procedures can be selected from a list.
  • All assigned metadata is also contained in the export formats of the workflow “Analyze similarity”.
• Improvements for the interface to Quanos InfoTwin
  • With every workflow run, the product taxonomies are automatically retrieved from Quanos InfoTwin and imported into plusmeta.
  • This means that the latest data is always available.
• More useful information in the Metadata Manager
  • More information has been added to the metadata manager in the “Assign and approve metadata” workflow step.
  • The following information is now visible in the metadata manager: Data type, Recommended or required metadata, Identifier, Associated relation type, Description
  • The data type and the recommendation or requirement of metadata are displayed directly in the metadata manager. Further information can be expanded with a click.
  • Please note that only existing information on the property can also be displayed in the metadata manager.

Other

• Directories in the “Check and assign metadata” workflow step have been fundamentally revised and can now be defined configuratively and thus generated automatically. The filter functionality through directories (what is displayed when you click on an entry in the directory) can also be configured.
• Metadata can now be assigned to digital twins in plusmeta via the fallback function and via metadata defaults.
• In the metadata preview in the “Assign and approve metadata” workflow step, the data type of the metadata can now also be recognized by an icon.

Bug

• An error in the rights configuration relating to the filtering of properties has been fixed. This avoids filters that cannot be deactivated with your own rights configuration.
• A problem with the visualization of extracted text passages in the AI explanation has been fixed. The marked text passage now always corresponds to the extracted text passage.
• VDI 2770 generation: A formatting problem in the main document with several assigned document categories has been fixed.
• Fixed an error when uploading your own logos for the plusmeta interface with branding.
• Fixed an error when automatically fragmenting HTML files.
• An eor that occurred in connection with the fallback function in plusmeta has been fixed.

New

• Excel import for digital twins and product hierarchies
  • Digital twins or product instances (object type “Digital Twin” plus:ProductInstance) can now be created directly in a project via Excel.
  • For each digital twin that is to be created in plusmeta, there must be a row in Excel that contains data on the digital twin.
  • Hierarchical relationships between digital twins can also be imported via Excel to create a hierarchical product structure in plusmeta.
  • It is also possible to add metadata to objects of the “digital twin” object type via Excel.
  • Digital twins can be used in plusmeta to describe product instances with metadata. They can then be assigned to documents via a relationship.
  • Digital twins can also be assigned to documents via Excel.
  • The function must be actively configured in each plusmeta instance. Please contact your plusmeta project manager if you are interested in this function.
• Improvements for creating new properties
  • In the properties view, several system roles can now be selected directly for the property in the drop-down menu when manually creating new properties.
  • This enables, for example, the direct creation of metadata classes whose values are arranged hierarchically, or the direct creation of special VDI 2770 metadata types.
• Improved performance for metadata assignment
  • Performance has been significantly improved when assigning metadata with many metadata values, especially in combination with many indicators.
• New features for the assignment of configuration objects
  • The relationship “uses configuration” plus:uses-configuration, which is used for the assignment of configuration objects to properties, now has its own data type “configuration relationship” plus:ConfigRelation. This makes the type of assignment clearer.
  • In addition to configuration objects in the object view in plusmeta, configuration templates can now also be used. If configuration templates are assigned, they now have their own icon.
  • In the Knowledge Graph, the assigned configuration objects are now displayed with a cogwheel symbol.

Enterprise & Global

• Improvements for the interface to SAP BNAC
  • Documents, models, equipment and functional locations can now be shared with other organisations directly from plusmeta in SAP BNAC.
  • In addition, the language of documents is now also transferred to SAP BNAC as metadata
• Improvement for the use of plusmeta with Single-Sign-On
  • Compatibility for comprehensive logout (single logout, single sign-off) is now ensured.
  • The handling of case-sensitive mail addresses of SSO users has been improved.

Other

• The iiRDS Open Toolkit and the iiRDS Validation Tool have been updated to the new iiRDS version 1.2.
• The testing server is now also listed on the status page.

Bug

• Various display errors have been fixed in this version.
• A problem that occurred when changing the organisation of a user in the Global Edition has been fixed.

New

• New edition: ST4 AI Jetpack
  • With the “ST4 AI Jetpack”, SCHEMA ST4 customers have the option of integrating plusmeta as a plug & play solution.
  • After purchasing the Jetpack add-on from Quanos, a simple self-onboarding process can be completed in SCHEMA ST4 from version 2023 SP3.
  • There are predefined AI profiles for taxonomies that are typically used in technical documentation. The AI profiles are simply assigned to your own taxonomies in ST4. AI profiles are available for recognising the information type, the assembly, the product variants and for product features and tools.
  • For SCHEMA ST4 metadata with the data type string or number, there is a Smart Matcher setting in SCHEMA ST4 modelling.
  • In addition to the AI analysis, all metadata and taxonomies can also be assigned manually using the convenient assignment functions for many objects at once.
  • For customers whose requirements go beyond the capabilities of the Jetpack, the “ST4 AI Jetpack plus” is a customised solution with an extended range of functions. If you are interested, please contact your Quanos or plusmeta account manager.
• New edition: plusmeta Automate
  • With the new API application plusmeta Automate it is possible to fully automate generation processes.
  • plusmeta Automate enables headless operation without a user interface. Login takes place via token-based OAuth 2.0 authentication.
  • The current focus is on the fully automated generation of VDI 2770 documentation containers.
• Retraining for rule-based recognition in the review step
  • Indicators can now be added directly in the “assign and approve metadata” workflow step.
  • The dialogue that opens when clicking on a metadata value (data type plus:Instance) now contains a field for entering indicators.
  • All known indicator functions are available in the indicator field: Positive, neutral and negative indicators as well as the entry of several indicators at once with separators.

Enterprise & Global

• New workflow: Transfer to BNAC without VDI 2770 package creation
  • The new workflow for the interface to SAP BNAC makes it possible to transfer product information to BNAC as a digital twin without VDI 2770 documentation.
  • It is also possible to configure which object type is created in SAP BNAC.
  • In plusmeta, you can now use configuration to specifically control which metadata is to be transferred to models, equipment or FLOC in SAP BNAC.
  • If required, please contact your plusmeta account manager.
• Improved organisation switch for multi-clients
  • Global licence customers have the option of operating several plusmeta environments with different configurations in parallel. The environment switch for people who can access several such plusmeta environments has been improved and visually customised.
  • It is now ensured that new people arriving in the client can see and edit all projects with the visibility “Everyone in my organization”.

Other

• For rule-based recognition, you can now set even more precisely how large the word groups to be analysed should be. In addition to 1-, 2- and 3-word groups, combinations of 1- and 2-word groups etc. are now also possible.
• plusmeta can now derive directory nodes from JSON files if they contain information about the hierarchical relationships of content modules.

Bug

• An error that occurred during single sign-on of users with multi-clients has now been fixed.
• Separators in Excel tables for adding metadata are now also interpreted correctly for non-multi-value metadata.
• The server-based VDI 2770 generation now uses fallback values for missing data again.

New

• Quality & Performance
  • For release 4.3 we have focused entirely on quality and performance.
  • Performance has been optimized and is up to 30 times higher.
  • In particular, processing of large amounts of data has been optimized, e.g. for generating VDI 2770 packages.
  • New cloud infrastructure gives you improved performance across all application areas.
• Generating VDI 2770 packages
  • VDI 2770 packages are now generated server-side. This results in even more robust and faster VDI 2770 generation, especially when processing large amounts of data.
  • The project setting “All referenced objects in main document” now also allows processing of multi-value metadata.
  • The user interface in the “Generate VDI 2770 package” workflow step has been optimized.
  • Due to server-side generation, an ID is now found as a suffix in the name of the ZIP directory that is packed around generated VDI 2770 packages for export.
• Assign metadata via Excel
  • The functionality of the “Assign Metadata via Excel” function has been extended.
  • Now it is possible to control for each column of an Excel table whether a specific character should be interpreted as a separator for multiple values or not.
  • In the configuration object of the “Assign metadata via Excel” function, this can be controlled under ‘options’ for each metadatum with the command ‘ignoreSeparator’: true’.
• Improved permissions concept
  • The permissions concept has been revised and new permissions have been added.
  • The permissions are now more clearly divided and the permission assignment can be controlled in greater detail.

Other

• When exporting knowledge packs for Empolis Service Express, all available languages are now exported.
• Added advanced configuration options for extractors / regular expressions to facilitate line-based analysis of texts.
• The interface to SAP BNAC has been optimized and additional functionality has been added. The name in the system was changed from “SAP AIN” to “SAP BNAC”.
• A notification is displayed to users in the user interface when maintenance work is planned on the plusmeta platform.
• Validation of data types ‘plus:String’, ‘plus:LongText’ and ‘plus:Number’ has been improved.
• English documentation has been extended and is now available in many places.

Bug

• Numerous bug fixes have been made in this release with a focus on quality.

Neu

• New Edition: plusmeta Select
  • With plusmeta Select, service providers or plant operators can provide their customers with additional plusmeta environments for the generation of VDI 2770 packages. The special Select licence model considers the number of environments used and offers an attractive entry-level price.
  • Thanks to a simplified interface and the reduction of the scope of functions to the relevant features, VDI 2770 package creation is particularly easy.
  • The Select workflow combines the interface of the VDI 2770 Open Toolkit with the advantages of the plusmeta interface. In addition, plusmeta Select offers further comfort functions: Recurring metadata can be saved. The function “Assign metadata to multiple objects” facilitates manual metadata assignment. Non-standard PDF versions are converted to PDF/A in no time at all.
  • Companies who want to offer plusmeta Select will receive comprehensive onboarding for setting up and configuring Select environments as part of a Select training course.
• Auto extractors
  • In order to extract product information from documents quickly and easily, plusmeta can now create extractors automatically.
  • If the project setting is activated, an extractor is automatically created for newly created metadata with the data types plus:Number, plus:String, plus:Timestamp or plus:LongText as soon as they are activated for automatic recognition.
  • A unit can be specified via a new attribute (plus:unit). The unit is used as extraction criterion next to the metadata field name.
• AI explanation for the Extractor assignment method.
  • In the AI Explanation dialogue in the tiles of the metadata heatmap and in the Metadata Manager in the view “Check and assign metadata”, detailed information on the assignment methods “Extractor” and “Auto-Extractor” can now be viewed.
  • The dialogue shows in orange which passages of the text contents match the extraction criteria. Highlighted in yellow are the strings that were used as search criteria.
• Display iiRDS Directory Nodes.
  • Directories from iiRDS packages (Directoy Nodes) can now be displayed in the Check and assign metadata view.
  • A drop-down menu can be used to switch between different directories if there are multiple directories.
  • The directories show the hierarchical arrangement of the objects and can be used for navigation. When clicking on a directory level, only objects that are assigned to this level are displayed.
• Project groups
  • To make it easier to work with many projects, projects can now be sorted into groups.
  • Project groups can be recreated and assigned when creating and working in project.
  • A field for submitting the project group is available in the dialogue when creating a project or in the Project settings dialogue in the cogwheel menu at the top left in Projects.
  • The view “Current projects” in the workflows view as well as the projects view can be filtered with project groups.
• Setting options for the output of the object identification during VDI 2770 package generation.
  • How the object identification information is written into VDI 2770 packages can now be controlled even more specifically by project settings.
  • With the project setting ‘Referenced object with all metadata in main document’, operators can ensure that all relevant details for the one referenced object in the project are output in the main document.
  • With the project setting ‘Referenced object unique in document container’, component manufacturers can ensure that only one referenced object at a time is kept in the document containers in multiplied-out VDI 2770 packages.

Enterprise & Global

• SAP IEP Interface - Multiple Models per Document
  • With the new version of plusmeta, multiple models can now be assigned per document and transferred to the SAP IEP Business Network for Asset Collaboration (BNAC).
  • Previously, only one model was uploaded per object.
  • Now multiple models can be assigned per object, even independently of equipment.
• Deep Learning and Large Language Models.
  • Global and Enterprise customers have the option of testing Large Language Models as an experimental allocation method. Both Llama 2 (in plusmeta Cloud) and GPT-3.5-Turbo (via OpenAI API) are available.
  • Large Language Models can be used in plusmeta e.g. for a definition-based classification of content. Further use cases can be developed in joint projects.
  • If you are interested, please contact your account manager.

Andere

• The STImport file that is created as a result of the ST4 Content Preparation workflow is now comprehensively validated. The validation result is output as a message in plusmeta. In the event of errors, a log file is generated instead of the STImport file with information on how to rectify the error.
• In the Check and assign metadata view, objects can now not only be removed from the project, but also deleted completely.
• In the similarity analysis, the object name is now taken into account in addition to the title and text content of documents, content modules and fragments.
• Metadata fields of the data type plus:Number, plus:String, plus:Timestamp or plus:LongText can be assigned a unit (plus:unit). This is displayed behind the field in the view Check and assign metadata.

Fehler

• A display error that led to empty title and language fields in certain workflows has been fixed.
• VDI 2770 metadata temporarily output as an array is now output in the correct data format again.
• Line break for long AutoIDs in QR code view.
• Caching issues that occurred for certain types of configuration objects no longer occur. Performance has been significantly improved by the bug fixes.

Neu

• Optimised validation and display of AutoID values (IEC 61406)
  • From now on, all metadata assigned the role ‘Identity’ and the identifier type ‘AutoID’ will be validated against the specifications of IEC 61406 by default.
  • The validation according to IEC 61406 also includes the check whether the specified URL can be reached from the Internet. The result of the check is displayed when the value is clicked.
  • The display and download of QR codes of an AutoID has been further optimised. This opens when you click on an AutoID value.
• Convert HTML attributes and HTML tag content into metadata
  • When plusmeta merges content from different source systems, existing metadata from the source systems can be read in from the files. Until now, this was only possible for metadata specified as a <meta> tag in the HTML head or as special attributes.
  • From now on there are extended configuration options for the HTML and XML import. In the configuration object ‘HTML/XML import’, it is possible to specify which attributes and elements contain relevant information and are to be read in as metadata by plusmeta.
  • Attributes can be specified in the line customAttrToMetadata, tags in the line customTagToMetadata. Our support team will be happy to help you should you wish to use the function for yourself.
• Create many projects by drag & drop from an Excel list
  • In order to be able to create many projects with just a few clicks, it is now possible to upload an Excel table with project information in the projects view.
  • Based on a correspondingly structured Excel table, plusmeta can create many projects at once (also with project specifications).
  • In the Excel table, a title, the workflow and project specifications can be defined line by line for each project to be created.
  • The configuration project template ‘Excel project assignment’ contains the configuration options for assigning the column names to corresponding properties in plusmeta (specifying the identifiers).
  • After appropriate configuration, prepared Excel tables can be loaded into the projects view by drag & drop. plusmeta creates all listed projects in no time.
• Recommended project specifications
  • The concept of recommended metadata is now also available for project specifications. Recommended metadata and project specifications are always displayed, even if there is no specific assigned value yet.
  • When creating new projects, the project defaults are always available and can be filled with project-specific values.
  • This saves users clicks and reminds them to set the project defaults.
  • The attribute plus:recommendedGuideline can be used to set a metadate as a recommended project guideline.
• Optimised interface for efficient and uncomplicated work with plusmeta
  • The project view has been improved. Long project names are now available in a tooltip.
  • When displaying metadata values with very long labels, the identical part is faded in at the front and/or back.
  • In the case of labels with the same name in different hierarchy branches, the superordinate values are now also displayed for better classification.
  • In the view ‘Assign and approve metadata’, it is possible to switch between different labelling options for the objects in the list in the field ‘Object row label’ in the gear menu, e.g. Clean file name, PDF/HTML title or Assumed HTML/PDF title.

Enterprise & Global

• Pattern-based document segmentation
  • Via the new configuration object ‘PDF segmentation (pattern-based)’ a pattern in the form of a regular expression can be specified for document segmentation.
  • plusmeta recognises the appropriate places in the document and sets a segment boundary there.
  • Whether a segment linked to the source file or a stand-alone PDF file is to be created can now also be configured for automated segmentation.
• Automated re-training for document segmentation models
  • Using the ‘Train AI model’ workflow, a machine learning model can be trained that is capable of segmenting documents.
  • For document segmentation, training with topic-level content has proven most successful.
  • If you use a document segmentation model, automatic post-training is now also possible for topic-based training.
  • plusmeta automatically divides segment information into topics during post-training.

Andere

• OCR recognition can now also be triggered in the workflow step Check and assign metadata in the More menu.
• In the function ‘Excel property mapping’ it is now configurable which method plusmeta uses for the assignment of hits. A filterType can be specified in the corresponding configuration object. As methods CONTAINS (default), EQUALS, STARTS WITH or ENDS WITH can be selected.
• The comparison view in the Similarity Analysis workflow has been optimised. It now shows the differences between content variants even more accurately.
• The metadata heatmap can now also display metadata that is not activated for rule-based recognition, e.g. because it is always read in from source systems or Excel tables.
• Composable metadata can now also generate language-specific labels (for list values). This means, for example, that summaries for VDI 2770 packages can now be composed of several metadata and filled correctly for each language.

Fehler

• VDI 2770 documentation containers are now recognised as such again even in unusual constellations.
• Unfavourable constellations for linking objects in specific cases have been resolved.
• Errors that occurred in connection with the data type “class” during metadata assignment via Excel in certain cases have been fixed.

Neu

• Improvments in the plusmeta user interface
  • The plusmeta Platform is continuously evolving and focuses on new use cases: The creation and maintenance of digital twins of technical documentation will play a central role in the future.
  • For this purpose, plusmeta has been extended the object types product model ‘plus:ProductModel’ and digital twin ‘plus:ProductInstance’.
  • Documents and metadata can be assigned to product instances or product models.
  • New dialog windows allow to display and edit product information in the workflow step Approve and assign metadata.
  • The metadata and approval indicators of objects and individual metadata are now more clearly aligned.
  • The possibilities to set meaningful preferences for individual users have been extended.
  • How many lines are visible per page can now be set in a preset per user or oganization for the Projects view, the Properties view, and for the workflow steps ‘Add content’ and ‘Check and assign metadata’.
• Open Toolkit for creating valid VDI 2770 documentation containers.
  • With the VDI 2770 Open Toolkit, plusmeta GmbH provides a tool that can be used to generate guideline-compliant packages free of charge. The Open Toolkit can be accessed at: https://vdi2770.plusmeta.de/.
  • Documents (PDF/A) can be uploaded and packaged into compliant containers.
  • The Open Toolkit assists in providing all required data for organization and product identification.
  • Document categories required by the policy are easily selectable from predefined lists.
  • Document and package level containers and metadata files are generated by the toolkit in a compliant manner at the click of a button.
• Expanded configuration options for composable metadata.
  • There are now even more options when configuring composable metadata.
  • Dependencies can be used to define that the composable string is only generated if certain metadata is present at all.
  • Fallback values can be defined for metadata fields that do not make sense to fill in certain contexts.
  • The resulting composable metadata values can be either a string or list values.
  • If new list values are to be created by the composition, rules for the formation of the identifiers (URI) can also be specified, e.g. a namespace.

Enterprise & Global

• Configurable CSV interface.
  • A new project-based API allows a project’s metadata & meta-metadata to be retrieved as a configurable CSV.
  • The API is designed to be directly integrated as a data source in Microsoft Excel. Thus, live data from plusmeta can be processed and transformed in Microsoft Excel.
  • The new CSV interface is intended to replace existing workflows with Excel output in the medium term.
• Administrative shell (AASX) as output format.
  • The plusmeta platform can now be used to output the exchange format of the Industrie 4.0 asset administration shell (AASX) with the “Handover Documentation” submodel (VDI 2770).
  • In the coming versions, further submodels will be added, e.g. for iiRDS Handover Documentation or for product and identification data.

Andere

• The switch to read metadata from an Excel file is now also available in the Detect Metadata workflow step.
• For output in the VDI 2770 documentation container, Summary and Generated Title can now be configured independently. The role vdi:Summary has been introduced for this purpose.
• The file names of documents in VDI 2770 documentation containers can be overwritten with the values from the metadata field plus:RenameObjectSource. This allows company-specific naming conventions to be ensured at the push of a button.
• PDF/A document generation can now be activated for all documents at once using the ‘Select all for PDF/A conversion’ button.
• In the workflow Prepare ST4 content automatically a switch can now be used to control whether metadata newly created in plusmeta is transferred to Schema ST4 for new creation.
• Via an organization or user setting, the Merge with existing values switch in the Assign metadata to multiple objects dialog box can be activated by default.
• A tree view for hierarchical imports has been added to the properties import.

Fehler

• A project setting “Unknown” visible in the default configuration has been removed.
• Fixed an error that occurred with certain configurations when transferring metadata with ST4 AI Cube.

New

• Composite metadata
  • With this new function, the value of a metadata can be composed from other metadata, similar to the Generated Title function.
  • The resulting string can be freely configured, from which metadata it is composed and which separators are between the values.
  • In addition, it can be set for each metadata whether the label, the public name, or the identifier is to be written in the string.
  • Compound metadata can be configured using a configuration object with the Compound String template.
• Automatic linking of objects with identical file names
  • As of now, objects that have the same file name (except file extension) can be automatically linked to each other.
  • This function is useful for VDI 2770 projects, for example, if an additional format variant (e.g. source format of a file) to the required PDF/A file is to be packed in a joint document container. But the function can also be useful for language variants and file versions.
  • To activate the function, the project setting Automatically link objects must be activated in the corresponding project before the second workflow step is executed.
  • The linking of files with different file names via a format variant ID remains.
• New settings for iiRDS package generation
  • In workflows in which an iiRDS package is generated, it is now possible to select via a project setting in which iiRDS version the containers are to be generated.
  • Via another project setting, it can be set that a separate iiRDS package is generated per document. For certain content delivery portals, this is a prerequisite for successful import.
  • In addition, complex ZIP archives (media archives) and folder structures can now also be played out as iiRDS packages.

Enterprise & Global

• SharePoint integration
  • With the new SharePoint integration, output files from workflows can be stored directly on a SharePoint.
  • Once the interface is set up, specific paths (or libraries) can be selected for storage.
• Generate large data packages asynchronously
  • In workflows where large data packages or output files are generated, generation can now take place asynchronously on the server.
  • The new strategy allows data packages of several gigabytes file size to be generated without any problems.

Other

• In the navigation sidebar in the properties view, the values are now sorted alphabetically.
• The plusmeta interface is now easier to use on devices with touch controls.
• The QR code of an AutoID stated in VDI 2770 documentation containers can now be issued compliant to all IEC 61406 specifications.
• The e-mail messages for initial login and notification of user changes are now available in English.

Bug

• Inconsistencies in language localization have been fixed.
• An error where objects were created twice when nesting media archives in the export of iiRDS packages has been fixed.
• The performance of the system has been optimized. Loading times have been improved as a result.
• An error that occurred in special constellations during multiple metadata allocation has been fixed.
• The “Select all for OCR” option in the “Add content” view is available again.
• Linking documents via format variant ID now works again with more than 10 objects.

Neu

• Metadata import via Excel file.
  • Existing metadata can now be added to objects via a Microsoft Excel file. This feature can be used to easily transfer metadata from other systems.
  • A set of new metadata (= columns of Excel spreadsheets) can be set based on existing metadata (or a combination of metadata). Existing metadata can be e.g. the file name or folder path.
• Advanced import functionality for HTML & XML.
  • For HTML and XML files, import can now be controlled via a configuration object.
  • Files can be split into multiple objects during import based on configurable element boundaries.
  • Simple transformations can change or remove elements when importing HTML/XML.
• Optimizations in AI procedures.
  • Multiple machine Learning models for different languages can now be active on the same metadata. The appropriate language-specific model is automatically set based on the detected language.
  • For extractors, it is now possible to specify to which scopes of an object they should be applied. Available scopes are text, title and metadata sources. The setting is done via configuration object ("scopes": ["text", "titles", "sources"]).
• Quick explanation view for AI predictions.
  • Within the “Assign and approve metadata” workflow step, additional AI features can now be quickly accessed via the Metadata Manager.
  • For an AI metadata prediction, an explanation can now be displayed directly via the Metadata Manager.
  • For metadata where the AI prediction has been manually changed, the previous revision is visible in the Metadata Manager.
• New features for PDF documents.
  • PDF pages can now be rotated in full screen view using two new buttons.
  • PDFs can now be split or individual pages can be extracted from PDFs in the PDF preview. For this purpose, a new PDF document can be created for a manually defined page range.
  • In the “Assign and approve metadata” workflow step, multiple PDF documents can now be merged into a new PDF document via the More menu at object level.
• Optimization for VDI 2770.
  • Custom DocumentIdDomains (document IDs) can now be created and output via the “DocumentId Domain” role (plus:DocumentIdentityDomain).
  • Supplier documentation can now be integrated into a VDI 2770 container as a media archive without the need for a separate nested VDI 2770 container. A hybrid container mechanism (iiRDS/VDI 2770) is used for this purpose. If you have any questions about this topic, please contact the support.
  • New output is nrOfPages at the DocumentVersionId level and DocumentVersionId and Description for the DocumentRelationship information in the main document.

Enterprise & Global

• Integration with SAP AIN / SAP Business Network for Asset Management.
  • With a new workflow, documents can now be prepared in compliance with VDI 2770 and exchanged with SAP AIN.
  • VDI 2770 containers, documents, equipment and models are transferred to SAP AIN, where they are extended or, if necessary, newly created.
  • Documentation for an equipment can be versioned from plusmeta, published and shared with business partners.
  • To use these functions an SAP AIN instance is required (if necessary, by invitation of a business partner) as well as plusmeta Global.

Andere

• In the “Add objects” workflow step, the object type can now be quickly changed in the “Object type” column via a dropdown.
• Mappings can now be modeled with multiple source and target values.
• Configuration objects can now be easily imported and exported.
• If an iiRDS package contains a directory, it can be displayed and used for navigation.

Fehler

• Due to a bug in the cloud infrastructure, performance could be affected in the period 08/22 - 08/23.
• Errors related to preview and linking segments have been fixed.
• Display errors in the PDF preview have been fixed.

New

• Configuration objects for ML models
  • Configuration objects can now be created for machine learning models that allow fine-tuning of the model training.
  • This can be used, for example, to set the minimum length of tokens with which training is performed.
  • A separate configuration object can be created for each ML model.
  • If you want to use this functionality, please contact our support team.
• Settability of the evaluation of titles in ML models
  • Tokens (words, strings) in titles can now be scored higher when training an ML model.
  • How titles are evaluated can be set via a configuration object.
  • If you want to use this functionality, please contact our support team.

Enterprise & Global

• Conversion service for Microsoft® Office files and PDF documents
  • With the new conversion service, PDF documents can be converted to the highest possible PDF/A variant (starting from PDF/A-3a) in order to meet the requirements of VDI 2770, for example.
  • Microsoft® Office files (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) can be converted to PDF files. The Office file is retained and automatically linked to the PDF variant to enable consistent metadata recognition.
  • In VDI 2770 scenarios, the requirements of the standard regarding format variants are automatically implemented. For example, the original file and the PDF/A format variant are packed into a common document container and the existing metadata is linked.
  • This function is a chargeable option for plusmeta Enterprise customers. In plusmeta Global this function is already included.
• Improved text recognition (OCR)
  • OCR is a technology that enables text recognition in files that do not contain searchable text. These are often scanned documents.
  • Text recognition (OCR) in plusmeta now uses a new service that provides better results.
  • The new service also supports image objects (e.g. PNG, JPG) in addition to PDF documents.
  • This function is a chargeable option for plusmeta Enterprise customers. In plusmeta Global this function is already included.

Other

• Better detection of incomplete uploads of objects.
• Several adjustments to tooltips and interface texts provide better usability.
• The sorting function in table views has been adjusted so that sorting can only be done on the basis of meaningful columns.

Bug

• Fixed the incorrect preview of thumbnails.
• Fixed a caching issue that occurred when uploading to the Empolis Service Express® content delivery portal in special cases.
• An error that occurred when assigning objects from already existing projects has been fixed.
• Projects can now again be sorted in the Projects view according to the number of objects they contain.

New

• Extensive metadata filtering capabilities
• Objects can now be filtered extensively in the Assign and approve metadata” workflow step. The filtering is available via the button .
• Any metadata can be combined for filtering. A filtered list of objects can also serve as a basis for multiple assignment.
• For each metadate that is part of the filtering, depending on the data type, further modifiers can be used such as “contains”, “starts with” or “is assigned”. Time periods can also be defined for dates.
• For each metadatum that is part of the filtering, it is possible to define whether the filtering should only be applied to a specific acceptance status.

• Most modifiers for filtering can be negated, for example, e.g. “does not contain”, “does not start with”, or “is not assigned”.

• Optimized multiple metadata assignment
• The multiple assignment (“Assign metadata to multiple objects”) has been optimized and extended by additional functions. Multiple assignment is available via the button in the “Assign and approve metadata” workflow step and is deactivated via a right in the standard system.
• A multiple assignment can now be applied to a selection of objects, to a filtering of objects or to all objects.

• For each metadata, multiple assignment can now specify whether the acceptance status should be changed or ignored. In addition, metadata can now also be deleted via multiple assignment.

• Configurable Excel import
• The Excel import can now be completely configured via configuration objects.
• In addition to freely definable spreadsheets and columns, relationships between values can now also be configured (e.g. between a list of products and a list of manufacturers). These relationships are transferred to plusmeta’s Knowledge Graph.

• If you want to use this functionality, please contact our support team.

• Search metadata across languages
• In the “Check and assign metadata” workflow step, all metadata fields can now also be searched across languages.

• To use the functionality, the setting “Search all languages” must be activated in the cogwheel menu.

• Export results of the similarity analysis
• The results of the similarity analysis can now be exported in the last workflow step.
• The export can be executed via the cogwheel menu. CSV and JSON are available as formats.

Enterprise & Global

• Multi-instance management
• Customers who use several plusmeta systems at the same time can now manage users across the board.
• Users can be assigned to multiple organizations and have different roles in those organizations.
• If a user is assigned to more than one organization, it is easy to switch between the organizations via the user menu.
• Would you like to use this feature? Please contact us.

Other

• The PDF import is now customizable via a configuration object. For example, the amount of text to be extracted can be specified and increased if necessary.
• Configuration objects can now be exported and imported via the Objects view.
• In the “Train AI model” workflow, extended functionalities for filtering and multiple allocation are now available.
• Automatic assignment of format variants for VDI 2770 packages now also works if both formats are PDF. In this case the system assumes that the PDF/A variant is leading.

Bug

• Errors when retrieving files and preview images that occurred with users within VPN networks have been fixed via a VPN mode. This can be enabled in the user settings and is hidden by default via a right. If you use plusmeta via VPN and want to use this mode, please contact our support.
• Extractors now take into account sources for metadata detection during evaluation.

New

• Groups for metadata
  • Metadata can now be grouped in the “Assign and approve metadata” workflow step.
  • Metadata groups present many metadata in a clearer and more structured way.
  • If there are several groups, the top group is displayed expanded, the others can be expanded. In addition, the attribute “Open by default” (plus:openByDefault) can be used to configure which group is expanded by default.
  • Which groups there are and to which group a metadata is assigned can be freely configured. System-side four groups are already predefined:
    “Product-related metadata” (plus:ProductMetadataGroup),
    “Administrative metadata” (plus:AdminMetadataGroup),
    “Information-related metadata” (plus:InformationMetadataGroup),
    “Basic Metadata” (plus:BasicMetadataGroup).
  • To create a new group, a property with the desired name must be created within the “Metadata group” class (plus:MetadataGroup).
  • To assign metadata to a group, the metadata must be linked to the desired group via the relation “is part of metadata group” (plus:is-part-of-metadata-group).
    Metadata that is not associated with any group will be assigned to the default “metadata” group.
  • In which order the groups are displayed can be configured via the attribute “Metadata sort order” (plus:metaListPriority).
• Insert multiple values easily
  • Multiple values can now be copied or entered into metadata fields of the data type “Array” (plus:Array) as well as into indicator fields at once.
  • The separator that divides the values from each other can be adjusted directly in the dialog.
  • The default value for the separator is newline (\n).
  • In case of metadata fields, the attribute “Separator multiple values” (plus:separator-multiple-values) can be used to freely configure the default value per metadata.
• Read-only metadata
  • Metadata can now be configured with the attribute “Read-only” (plus:readOnlyAssignment) so that it cannot be changed by users.
  • This can be useful, for example, for objects that have been imported with existing metadata and whose metadata should not be changed or should only be displayed to support the user.
  • Read-only metadata is marked with a lock icon on the metadata indicator.
• Configurable document classifications for VDI 2770
  • Using the system role “Document classification” (vdi:DocumentClassification), any metadata can now be configured as document classification for export in VDI 2770 containers.
  • The published name of the document classification and its associated values in the VDI-2770 package is specified via the attribute “Public name” (plus:publicName).
• Assign metadata to multiple objects
  • In the workflow step “Assign and approve metadata”, metadata can now be assigned to multiple, selected objects simultaneously.
  • Using the “Assign metadata to multiple objects” button, a specific metadata with value can be entered that is to be assigned to multiple objects in the project. The objects to which the metadata is to be assigned are then selected.
  • The “Merge with existing values” button can be used to set whether existing metadata values are to be overwritten or whether the new value is to be added to existing ones.
  • The function is disabled by default and can be enabled on request.
• Extended validation of iiRDS & VDI 2770
  • VDI 2770 containers and iiRDS packages are validated during import.
  • The result of the validation is now displayed in the table column ‘Conformity’ with a new button.
  • If incorrect or incomplete packages are detected during validation, an error report can be opened by clicking the button in the Conformity column.
• Expanded functionality for extracting sections from HTML files
  • When extracting sections from HTML files, plusmeta can now generate other object types, such as content modules or images, in addition to fragments.
  • For this purpose, the control statement data-plus-convert-to-object must be specified in the HTML file at the corresponding section together with a configured object type from plusmeta (e.g. plus:Image).

Enterprise & Global

• ST4 AI Cube
  • The ST4 AI Cube has been optimized in functionality and performance.
  • The language of content nodes from ST4 is now passed directly to plusmeta and displayed there as metadata.
  • The node class from ST4 is now used to automatically determine the appropriate object type in plusmeta.
  • Bugs from previous versions of the ST4 AI Cube have been fixed.

Other

• When importing iiRDS packages, contained directories (DirectoryNode) can now also be processed. These are saved as a separate objects with the object type “Directory” (plus:Directory).
• The “Extract fragments” project setting is now also available in the “Analyze similarity” workflow.
• The user profile has been extended by the “Department” field.
• The “Trace” field in the metadata heatmap in the “Extract Metadata” workflow step has been renamed to “Explanation” for better clarity.
• If a user is redirected to the login page when calling up a direct link (e.g. to a workflow step), there is now an automatic redirection to the originally entered link after a successful login.

Bug

• Fixed an error that affected the automatic analysis of subsequently added objects.
• Fixed an error that occurred when displaying accuracy and data quality in AI model training.

New

• Release Notes in plusmeta
  • The current release notes are displayed directly in the application after the release of a new plusmeta version. Therefore, you are always informed about current changes and new functions.
  • The notification about new releases can be switched off in the release notes dialog itself or in the version dialog (button in the menu).
  • Release notes are now also available in English.
• Automatic notification for updates
  • From now on plusmeta checks in the background if updates of the application are available. An available update is indicated with the icon in the title bar of the application.
  • If an update is available, the application can be updated by clicking the button in the menu.
  • Especially for security-relevant updates, an up-to-date status can always be guaranteed this way.
• Languages in plusmeta
  • The concept for languages in plusmeta has been fundamentally revised with this release. All languages are now managed uniformly as Alpha-2 Codes (ISO 639-1).
  • There are now 33 languages preconfigured in the system. For a list of the configured languages in your system, see app.plusmeta.com/properties/plus:Language.
  • All metadata assignments for languages have been migrated automatically. If you have any questions, please contact our Support.
  • Due to the change to ISO 639-1, all flag symbols have been replaced with new language abbreviation symbols. The system-wide symbol for languages has been changed to .
• Optimized language detection
  • The Language metadatum can now be combined with all AI methods by configuration (e.g. rule-based assignment, machine learning or mapping). By default, the language recognition LG is used.
  • For automatic language recognition, the alternative method L2 is now available, which supports additional languages (e.g. Chinese or Arabic).
  • Due to the change, it is now necessary to make sure that the Automatic attribute has been activated on the Language metadata.
• New object type Image
  • plusmeta can now handle image file formats. JPEG, PNG, GIF and SVG are supported.
  • A preview is available for image files as quick view and full screen dialog. Transparency and animations (full screen only) are supported.
  • In fullscreen preview, images can be zoomed (CTRL+mouse wheel), moved (drag+drop) and downloaded.
• Optimized PDF preview
  • Preview for PDF files is displayed larger, especially for documents in landscape format.
  • In full screen view, text content in PDF files can be selected and highlighted.
  • In PDF files can now be zoomed using CTRL+mouse wheel (full screen only).
• Improved Properties View
  • The entries in the “Class” column are now clickable and filter the properties to the selected class.
  • If the properties view is filtered to a class, the “Class” column is automatically hidden.
  • In the Indicators column, the indicator types are now displayed as well.
  • Indicators can be shown and added in the “Create Property” dialog.

Enterprise & Global

• Text recognition for PDF and image files
  • OCR analysis has been revised to provide more accurate and faster results.
  • For PDF documents and image files that do not contain text, OCR analysis can be performed selectively. To do this, the object must be selected for OCR analysis via a switch in the “Text content” column (workflow step “Add content”).
  • By clicking on the symbol the language for the analysis can be set additionally (default: German & English).
  • If the language of the OCR analysis is adjusted for an object, the language is automatically applied as guideline for the Language metadata.
  • In the gear menu (workflow step “Add content”) all objects can be selected for OCR analysis.

Other

• The IT security management of plusmeta GmbH has been certified according to ISO 27001.
• There is now a button for SSO login on the login page.
• The plusmeta Properties Connector is now called “plusmeta Sync”.
• A configuration interface is now available in the administration for integration with Empolis Intelligent Views.
• The attributes “External Name” (plus:externalName) and “Public Name” (plus:publicName) are displayed in dropdown lists as a preview at the respective entry.
• The Project Settings menu has been enhanced with additional functions and visually redesigned.
• In the metadata heatmap, a history is displayed for metadata values set by fallback relationship (e.g. RB > FB).
• The workflow setting “Recognize text (OCR)” has been removed from all workflows.
• The “Download source file” switch has been removed from the “Add content” workflow step.
• To improve usability, some icons were adjusted and unified.

Bug

• Fixed a bug related to date input fields.
• When importing modified system properties, they were previously tagged as “Created” (now: “Modified”).
• Fixed an error related to downloading AI models (workflow step “Train model”).

New

• Improved performance with many objects.
  • Thanks to a stronger cloud infrastructure, the plusmeta platform is now even faster. 🚀
  • Especially views with many objects benefit from the new features (e.g. main view objects, object selection dialog, projects).
• Interpretable AI results.
  • A trace view can now be displayed for each prediction candidate in the Metadata Heatmap in the Assign Metadata workflow step.
  • The trace view can be opened during rule-based assignment in the prediction dialog via the button.
  • In the trace all triggers for AI evaluations are displayed with location, found value and blur value. This allows some results to be better interpreted.
• Advanced iiRDS functionalities.
  • The iiRDS export is now configurable for own classes and relations defined as iiRDS extension. A configuration object can be created for this purpose.
  • Content from iiRDS packages can now be enriched with metadata and re-exported in the original package structure.
  • The import of iiRDS packages has been optimized.
• New indicator types.
  • The previous indicators are divided into three new indicator types: Positive, Negative, and Neutral indicators.
  • All previous indicators are considered positive indicators and continue to behave the same way (additional points for each indicator in the rule-based allocation).
  • Negative indicators are created preceded by - and are assigned the symbol (deducted points in rule-based allocation).
  • Neutral indicators are created prefixed with # and get the symbol (one-time additional points in rule-based allocation).
• Optimized Project Settings Menu.
  • Project settings menu ( button in the top left corner of an open project) has been revised.
  • Project status and project defaults are now displayed in addition to project name and visibility and workflow settings.
  • Project defaults can now be easily changed or added in active projects.
• Show validation report for file formats.
  • If validation fails for a file format, a dialog with details can now be displayed.
  • VDI 2770 packages are validated on import and validation information is output in the report.
  • Validation information for PDF/A files can also be displayed in the dialog.

Enterprise & Global

• User for branding settings.
  • Branding of public workflows is now possible via an interface in the rights management.
  • Colors, logos, and labels can now be conveniently specified via input fields.
  • The view is disabled by default and can be unlocked on request.

Other

• Some functions related to object filtering have been removed (main view objects: Filtering by projects, Filtering by properties, Object counter in object type filter).
• Removed the option to show/hide the file preview (now always active).
• Extractors can now also be applied to other metadata (prerequisite is the “Source for metadata recognition” system role).
• Multi-part indicators can now also be used.
• Improved fuzzy matching now also considers case variants.

Bug

• A bug that set projects to status “Closed” (instead of “Finished”) after a workflow was completed has been fixed.
• A display error in the HTML preview, related to hyperlinks, has been fixed.
• An error in the generation of VDI 2770 containers has been fixed (“Invalid character”).
• Excel import has been optimized to ignore invalid characters.
• Fixed an error that occurred in the Firefox browser during metadata re-detection.