CalderaDock V3 - Changelog

Licenses: A new modal is now available at the Home tab (and at the bottom left of the Licenses tab), allowing you to request a demo license:

To use this feature, simply complete a short form within the app and you will receive your trial license by email.

User Experience: When you are not signed in, CalderaDock now opens directly on the Sign In / Sign Up tab:

Once signed in, or if you choose to skip the login, the Home tab highlights tools for requesting a demo or activating a Caldera product license.
This new section also features help articles that can be accessed without logging in, should you need assistance.

Licenses: 

• This version includes improvements in the license attachment process. After installing a product through CalderaDock, the application will display messages on the upper right side that will guide you to attach the license depending on your case:
  • If one license is available, its details will be displayed so you can attach it with a single click:
    
  • If multiple licenses are available, a message will appear in the top right corner directing you to the Licenses tab so you select one.
  • You will also see a message if the application does not find any available licenses to attach.
• We have also improved the user experience in the final step of license activation. In addition to congratulating you on your successful activation, this step now features two buttons: one for managing your Caldera products and another for managing its licenses.

User experience: You can now easily report application logs to Caldera's Support Team, providing them with maximum information when a bug occurs in production. Logs are stored in a file based on the current log level set in the configuration, ensuring you have the necessary information ready if you need to contact support.

Licenses:

• Correction of a behavioral issue of the application, which did not allow the deletion of licenses hosted locally on the computer.
• Resolved an issue where licenses were not visible in CalderaDock when the language was switched to Traditional Chinese.

User experience:

• Fixed a performance issue that could arise during the initial startup with an empty cache. The application now creates a list of unique missing resources to download them sequentially, reducing network and disk write overloads and enhancing overall performance.
• Removed the CalderaDock icon from the applications list in the corresponding tab, as it was deemed redundant.
• Now the application keeps your session open for much longer (14 days, compared to 24 hours for the previous version), which relieves you from having to sign in to your Caldera account so often.

Installation/Update: An improvement to the auto-update feature now considers compatibility with the user's operating system and existing software.

This enhancement enables the system to automatically adapt to various environments, streamlining the update process and ensuring a consistent user experience.

Caldera REST API: This version of CalderaDock includes a new version (2.0) of our REST API. Learn more about it with this dedicated section.

Caldera REST API: Now the REST API is available as a standalone product, allowing it to be downloaded and managed directly from CalderaDock > Applications tab > Modules.

The improvement increases flexibility and simplifies maintenance by removing the need for a specific CalderaDock version when installing or updating the REST API.

OS: macOS Sequoia (version 15) and Ubuntu Noble Numbat (version 24.04 LTS) are now officially supported.

User Experience: We have improved the single sign-on (SSO) behavior of the application. Now you will stay logged in to your WorkSpace account for longer if CalderaDock remains open.

Caldera REST API: This version of CalderaDock includes a new version (1.2.0) of our REST API. Learn more about it with this dedicated section.

Utilities - Services. 

• Now Caldera REST API is installed (or updated) within the launch of CalderaDock:
  
  
  
  Once the Caldera REST API is installed, it will start and run automatically. This change also implies that when you restart your computer the Caldera REST API will also start and run automatically (even if CalderaDock has not been started).
  

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  The Caldera REST API is a useful tool for developers and integrators with a CalderaCare subscription to connect Caldera products with third-party applications. To install/update it, CalderaDock will ask you to authenticate.

• It is now possible to view the status of all Caldera applications installed on your workstation:
  

OS: As of this version, CalderaDock no longer supports macOS Catalina (version 10.15).

User experience:

• Fixed a bug that did not allow to enable the "Check for updates on startup" switch in the Settings of the app.
• At the top right of the app, we corrected the link of the Book a Chat > "Schedule now" button that did not lead anywhere. Now users can go to the form to schedule an appointment with Caldera correctly.
• Correction of a bug in the Drivers tab of CalderaDock, and in WorkSpace, which did not allow viewing or downloading the Mimaki JV330 4C and 8C drivers.

Utilities - Services:

• Corrected behavioral glitches in the status indicator for the Caldera REST API service.
• Fixed the confirmation message that appears when restarting a service, which appeared duplicated.

User Experience:

• Correction of the inner margins of the Home tab, which improved the visualization of each of its elements.
• Fixed the alignment of the “Update available” text in the Applications tab.
• Fixed a random behavior of the Launch/Install buttons in the Applications tab, which in some cases caused them to offer the Install of an already installed application.

Applications:

• Now the latest versions of each Caldera application, for each operating system, can be downloaded directly from CalderaDock:
  
• A new button (  ), on the right of each application, displays a menu with additional options:
  
  
  • Update (allows you to update if a newer version is available).
  • Download installers (allows you to download the latest installer for the operating system of your choice).
  • And See changelog (redirects you here).

Installation: We have edited the data files contained in the CalderaDock installers to reduce their sizes.

User Experience:

• The overall display of software, modules, and applications has been improved.
• Some translations were improved.

User Experience. Fixed some aspects of the user experience, especially in the Applications tab:

• The version next to the text "Up to date" was eliminated as it was redundant.
• Fixed some behaviors of the Launch/Install buttons.

Caldera REST API: This version of CalderaDock includes a new version (1.1.2) of our REST API. Learn more about it by clicking here.

Licenses: Fixed an issue related to the license update, which caused the feature to not work in real-time as usual, and the user was also not allowed to force the update.

Applications:

• CalderaSnapshots. Correction of a failure in the restore of a PrimeCenter snapshot, which occurred when a license and/or a profile folder were not found on the computer where the restore was performed.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the user from installing/updating an application for a second time (after canceling it the first time).
• PrimeCenter is not shown anymore on systems not supported by this application (eg. macOS Catalina). See the Technical Requirements page for more information.

User Experience:

• For Linux Debian 10.0 (Buster) users, fixed the incompatibility issue that caused the CalderaDock icon not to be visible in the system tray.
• We improved the display of one of the icons at the top so that it does not appear on top of the messages (toasters) of the application.

Utilities: Fixed certain issues in “PrimeCenter debugging tools” for PrimeCenter V3 users.

Applications - Caldera Snapshots: PrimeCenter snapshots now also include Callas' profiles.

Applications - Caldera Snapshots:

• Correction of the application configuration for macOS users, specifically the user's home path which was not set correctly, and this could lead to unexpected behavior.
• Fixed the display of the CalderaRIP version in the snapshots.

Caldera REST API: This version of CalderaDock includes a new version (1.1.1) of our REST API. Learn more about it with this dedicated section.

Applications - Caldera Snapshots. This version includes some improvements in the application interface, among which the version, date, and time of the creation of each snapshot are now displayed:

Applications / Caldera Snapshots:

• For Windows users:
  • Fixed the issue that allowed PrimeCenter to remain open while creating a snapshot, which caused the snapshot to be incomplete. Now PrimeCenter will automatically close when the user tries to create a snapshot.
  • Fixes for some issues that could occur when trying to restore a PrimeCenter snapshot.
  • Added a missing error message when failing to restore a PrimeCenter snapshot (the loading icon would spin without stopping).

Applications / Services: Fixed the behavior of the application for Windows users, which did not allow stopping or starting services (only restarting them).

Applications.

• Caldera Snapshots: A new global settings tab was added, as well as the possibility to manually create snapshots of PrimeCenter.
  When upgrading PrimeCenter to version 3.0.0, a Snapshot will be automatically generated.

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  Caldera Snapshots is a CalderaDock application designed to save and restore some of the settings present in your Caldera products.
  In previous versions, the Snapshots application could only be used for CalderaRIP backups.

• Mount Tool (for Linux): A new "Workgroup" field has been added to the credentials configuration so that the host domain can now be changed or specified.

Licenses: Added a new step in the license activation process for new users of PrimeCenter version 3.0.0 (soon to be released), which allows them to assign cutting devices.

User Experience: Corrected some translations in Spanish and Russian. We also improved the look and feel of some graphic elements throughout the whole application.

Licenses: We corrected the behavior of the Licenses tab, which appeared blank when no products were installed and no licenses were activated.

Applications: PrimeCenter Basics is now named PrimeCenter Essentials.

Licenses: Now Gemalto Sentinel, our online license management service, is installed within the launch of CalderaDock. 

User Experience: Now the only RIP products that appear in the Applications tab are the ones that already have a license linked to CalderaDock or the ones installed in the workstation.

User Experience: Now the Drivers and Profiles tabs do not appear if you have only PrimeCenter installed. Note that, at the moment, these tabs contain resources mainly for CalderaRIP.

Applications: The link to the technical documentation embedded in the Caldera REST API has been removed from the Service’s options:

Licenses: A warning message has been added to prompt users to verify if their license is compatible before upgrading the software.

Caldera REST API: Users can now integrate several workstations into their workflow or ERP by using the Caldera REST API.

Learn more about it with this dedicated section.

Applications: For CalderaRIP users, starting with this version the CostView web module interface is definitively removed.

User Experience:

• Fixed a login error that occurred when entering usernames with special characters.
• Fixed the link to the Changelog, when you receive the CalderaDock update notification. 

Accounts. This version includes the redirection to Caldera's new global sign-in site, in the My Account section (top right).

Applications. If you do not yet have CalderaRIP on your workstation, thanks to a new button it is now possible to install it directly from the Applications tab:

User Experience. Starting with this version, a new Home tab has been introduced. This new tab includes the software, applications, and utilities currently installed on your station, as well as the latest news about Caldera.

In the Applications tab, you can also see the installed software and suggestions of other products to install. Regarding the installed software, it is now possible to directly see the workstation's version: if it is not the latest available, you will see an orange indicator and you can go to the Changelog by clicking on the name of the version. You can also update the version directly with the action buttons on the right:

Applications: The Mount utility to connect shared folders avoiding additional applications or the Terminal, is now open for all Linux users (before it was only for CalderaCare Linux users).

Also, the performance of the Services utility has been improved. It is now possible to start, stop, or restart one or several Caldera software with the same utility.

Licenses: This version features several improvements in license management. When a change is done in the license registration, for example, a new driver is added, now the station with CalderaDock V3.0 will get a notification and do the Auto-Update of the license at the exact same moment the license was changed. Changes will be applied both in the host and the client license station.

Also, a Refresh button will always appear next to the license (in case the update needs to be forced).

Finally, Gemalto Sentinel, our online license management service, now automatically indicates if it is outdated. If this is the case, clicking the Reinstall button will launch the installation of the latest version needed to manage Caldera licenses. Remember to check the list of Sentinel operating system compatibilities, here.

User Experience: In the Drivers tab, now the first driver displayed is the one compatible with your CalderaRIP version. if you need another version of the driver, you can click on See More... to display a list in order of releases (from newest to oldest).

Also, it is now easier for CalderaDock Linux users to access the application since you can now find it at the start menu by typing related keywords such as "jobs" "dock", etc.

Applications: For CalderaRIP users, starting with this version the CostView web module interface is deprecated.

The CostEstimation option (CostView + CostProof) is retired.

Installation: CalderaDock is no longer compatible with Linux Debian 9 (Stretch) and earlier.