Documentation Changes¶

This page summarizes structural and content changes to this documentation compared to the previous version. For product changes, refer to Release Notes.

7.4.0¶

Added:

Use Cases > System Configuration > Output to S3 is a new use case for uploading spool files to an S3-compatible object store.
Windows/Linux > Mandatory Configuration > Output Engine Server > Configure SEAL Elastic Stack documents Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Filebeat configuration, delivered with the Output Engine installation instead of via separate SEAL Elastic Stack documentation. Reference > Configuration Files > Elastic Stack Configuration Files references the underlying JSON configuration files.
Introduction > Version is a new page listing all bundled component versions.
Introduction > Feature Overview is a new page summarizing the most important features of PLOSSYS Output Engine.
Troubleshooting > NATS describes how to enable and use NATS monitoring.
Use Cases > Work with SAP > SAP OData Print API includes setup instructions for SAP BTP and gained a hint about the SAP communication scenario SAP_COM_0A86 as a scripting alternative to the Maintain Print Queues Fiori app..
Reference > Bibliography is a new page listing the external documentation this documentation links to, grouped by topic.
Release Notes > Documentation Changes, this page, is new.

Removed:

use_cases/configure_opapi.md was replaced by the restructured Use Cases > Work with SAP > SAP OData Print API > Configure Access to SAP OData Print API use case, which is split into an overview and one page per communication scenario and adds SAP BTP variants.

Changed:

Windows/Linux > Security Configuration > Secure Consul gained guidance on private certificate authorities and client-side trust.
Windows/Linux > Mandatory Configuration > Configure the Management Server covers Elasticsearch and Kibana configuration in one merged section, moved to the Output Engine server.
Use Cases > Remote Print Agent > Remote Print Agents replaces the previous name "Remote Site Client" throughout the chapter.
Introduction > Architecture Overview gained a description of the automatic, cluster-internal distribution of printers across service instances, and a reference to the driver template release notes for bos2gyros.

7.3.3¶

Added:

Components > PLOSSYS Administrator documents the new user settings, job and printer icons, and context menu options.
The printerComment printer key is documented. For the distinction from printer notes, refer to Use Cases > Administrate with PLOSSYS CLI > Administrate Printers.

7.3.2¶

Added:

Troubleshooting > MongoDB gained a section on reducing MongoDB memory usage.
Linux > Preconditions gained a note on the recommended swap size.

Changed:

Windows/Linux > Security Configuration > Secure Externally Accessible Services and Secure Internal Output Engine Services were retitled and broadened from PLOSSYS Administrator-specific guidance to all externally and internally accessible services.

7.3.1¶

Changed:

Windows/Linux > Installation > Requirements raised the required Java version from Java 11 to Java 17.

Removed:

Linux > Mandatory Configuration > Output Engine Server > Overview: the "Open the Firewall Ports" section was removed, unlike the Windows equivalent. Restored in 7.4.0.