Producer 22.2

In a Nutshell

Producer 22.2 expands the Notification Feed, and adds self-update ability to Producer Link and Harmony Scripts. It also improves Harmony Export configuration, allows clients to configure their own Single Sign-On provider and disable tracking.

22.2.0 (build 2492, Aug 23, 2024)

Notification Feed

  • Add Assembly (baking) log and feedback - Requires WebCC upgrade! (Harmony >= 22.0.4 build 22390)

  • Add Harmony User import log and feedback

  • Improve Import / Export feedback

Harmony Integration: Export Options

In the General Settings > Harmony Integration, administrators may configured default options used when requesting an export from Harmony Server.

Single Sign-On (SSO) configuration

Administrators may now configure a third-party Single Sign-On provider via the General Settings > Single Sign-On section.

Two standard Single Sign-On protocols on the market are supported: Open ID Connect (based on oAuth2), and SAML.

To configure Single Sign-On in Producer, navigate to Producer top right menu > General Settings:

At Login, we will now:

  1. Prompt users for their username

  2. If Single Sign-On is enabled, redirect the user to the Single Sign-On Identity Provider.

    1. Once user is authenticated by the third party identity provider, they will be redirected and logged into Producer.

  3. If Single Sign-On is disabled, users will be prompted for their password.

Remarks:

  • Toon Boom does not provide the Single-Sign On Identity Provider itself.

  • The configuration of the Identity Provider is left to the studio.

  • Although OIDC and SAML protocols have been tested with some common Authentication Providers, not all providers may be supported (as those protocols are not always fully standardized).

  • A How-To is available to walk an administrator through the process for some providers.

  • Single-Sign On is not implemented in Producer Link and Harmony Scripts.

Tracking Consent

Clients (administrators) may opt out of Analytics tracking by navigating to General Settings > Privacy & Confidentiality. By default, tracking is enabled.

Producer Link

  • Self Update: Upon logging in to its Producer instance, Producer Link will now check for updates and download/install updated version.

    User may later check for updates manually from the tray or main menu:

  • Offline Scenes: Implement retry mechanism when failing to retrieve offline export package from a shared/cloud Exchange folder. Will retry every minute up to three times.

  • Minor navigation updates:

    • Moved “Open Producer” under Login information

    • Now displaying the name of the instance user is connected to:

      • Main Menu:

      • Tray:

Harmony Scripts

  • Self Update: Upon logging in to its Producer instance, Harmony Scripts will now check for updates and download/install updated version.

  • Restrict the list of statuses based on the user permission

  • Add a note when submitting a preview to Producer.

  • Assets:

    • Generate preview for selected frame(s) only.

    • Search Assets by their Harmony Database name.

Misc Features and Bug Fixes

  • Update Toon Boom EULA

  • Login Timeout/slowness in Producer Link and Web

  • Review Tool fails to load with certain note attachments

  • Downloads and Resources: Fix link to Producer documentation when a user language is not set

  • Workflow Behaviours: error when creating new workflow

  • Asset completion process returns all matching process name from other workflows

  • Global Approval workflow sharing across projects

  • API: Security updates, removing legacy/obsolete routes and parameters

  • Search: Improve performance

  • Quick Search: search by name and description

  • Search:

    • Assets: Search by tags, categories, types, custom fields

    • Jobs, Scenes: Search by custom fields

    Don’t forget to hit the + button after selecting tags or custom fields to validate the choices! (then, hit the “Apply Search Criteria button)