Version Number: 2023.7.0
Release Date: 28-feb-2025
Download: https://www.arender.io/download/v2023

Overview

The ARender 2023.7.0 release brings major improvements in document comparison accuracy, PDF Portfolio support, watermark management, and Hazelcast optimizations.

This version also resolves multiple critical issues affecting text extraction, hyperlink navigation, and caching mechanisms.

Several improvements have been made to ensure better configurability and reliability in production environments.

Prerequisites

This version requires the following software versions as prerequisites :

• OpenJDK 11 or 17

🔍 User Perspective

🔗 Better Inter-Document Hyperlink Navigation

• DocLink hyperlinks now open at the correct vertical position instead of defaulting to the top of the document (AR-17351).

🔖 Configurable Watermarks for Download & Print

• Specific Watermarks can now be configured to appear on printed and downloaded documents (AR-17075).

📑 Enhanced Document Comparison Accuracy

• Fixed a bug where document comparison falsely highlighted non-existent differences, particularly in financial reports (AR-17375).

🛠 Developer Perspective

🖋 Improved Text Extraction Reliability

• Fixed an issue where extracted text was missing characters or had inconsistent spacing when using regex-based search (AR-17211).

📘 Comprehensive Integration Guide for ARender in Modern Frontend Frameworks

• New documentation for integrating ARender with ReactJS, Angular, Svelte, Vue.js, and native JS. Covers embedding ARender, document loading, searching, and highlight annotations (AR-13432, AR-17198). More details are in the documentation link below:

  • ARender JS Framework Integration Documentation

Exploitation perspective

🔧 Optimized Cache Strategy with Hazelcast

• Eliminates multiple Hazelcast instances to enhance stability and performance (AR-17398, AR-17423).

🔖 Configurable Watermarks for Download & Print

• Users can now configure different watermarks for document printing and downloading (AR-17075). This feature is accessible via the IBM Content Navigator plugin. See the related documentation in the link below:

  • Configure Watermarks in ARender for ICN

🔄 Configurable Support for PDF Portfolio & Factur-X 

• Support of Portfolio and PDF With Attachments are now disabled by default (AR-17436).

  • More information in the upgrade note (Link will come soon)

Changelog