Denmark — With the release of PrintVis 28, PrintVis continues to demonstrate a consistent and deliberate approach to product development: listening closely to customers and translating real operational challenges into improvements that make a difference on the shop floor, in planning, and in customer service.
Rather than large, disruptive changes, this half-year release reflects the steady evolution of the PrintVis roadmap where incremental innovation, usability improvements, and customer-driven ideas come together to strengthen how print and packaging companies run their businesses.
At its core, PrintVis is about refining the day-to-day experience: helping teams make better decisions faster, reduce manual work, and ensure that knowledge captured in the system is reliable and reusable.
A Roadmap Shaped by Real-World Use
A key theme in this release is how feedback from the PrintVis community continues to shape development priorities. Several updates come directly from customer ideas and address practical needs raised by users, such as:
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simplifying estimating workflows
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improving document consistency
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enforcing agreed customer terms
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increasing transparency in planning and project management
These are not abstract enhancements; they reflect how print businesses actually work, where details matter and small inefficiencies add up quickly.
Highlights from PrintVis 28
Smarter Search with AI Assistance
PrintVis introduces AI-powered case search using Copilot technology. Users can describe what they are looking for using natural language prompts, enabling the system to search across multiple data areas and return relevant cases.
This makes it easier to:
- reuse past work
- identify similar production setups
- locate cases based on specific tools or production characteristics
Better Control Over Case Reuse
Two enhancements focus on improving how cases are reused:
- Copy protection on cases allows businesses to exclude certain cases from being copied, particularly those that were not profitable or did not perform as expected.
- Reinserting calculation units on copy ensures that copied cases reflect the current setup, avoiding outdated or manually altered data.
Together, these changes help maintain data quality and prevent repeating past mistakes.
Closer Integration Between Planning and Purchasing
A new capability enables the creation of PrintVis production cases directly from purchase order lines. This supports scenarios where items initially intended for purchase are instead produced in-house, helping companies respond more flexibly to changing production and inventory needs.
A More Focused Sales Experience
A redesigned default layout for the Sales Case Card—tailored for customer service and sales roles—removes unnecessary fields and provides a cleaner interface. The layout remains fully customizable, ensuring flexibility without compromising simplicity.
Enhancements Driven by Customer Ideas
PrintVis 28 introduces several improvements originating from user feedback:
- Consumables directly on the estimating page, reducing the need to switch between screens
- Improved report setup
- Customer-specific quantity variations, ensuring only agreed over- or under-delivery options are used
- Additional planning visibility
- Template maintenance improvements, preserving process groups when updating calculation units
- Calendar-aware deadlines, ensuring delivery dates align with working days
- Improved project clarity
These updates reflect a common goal: removing friction and making everyday tasks more predictable and efficient.
Performance and Platform Improvements
The release also includes:
- performance improvements in the shop floor and planning board
- search capabilities in user-defined fields
- support for the new Business Central sales pricing experience
These changes ensure that PrintVis continues to evolve alongside the Microsoft platform while improving system responsiveness and usability.
