ESCRIBA 1.8 is coming as a long-term release

Option: Long-Term Support Release

With 1.8, we are offering the option of a long-term support release for the first time. Long-Term Support (LTS) means that with this release we guarantee you maintenance and support for at least five years. We have replaced all the necessary components and libraries to be able to offer such a long period. Of course, you can stay in the standard cycle and upgrade to subsequent releases (Short-Term Support). This gives you maximum flexibility and planning security.

Rich-Client Composer is expanded to include Dynamic Composing

The technical enhancement for dynamic document creation has been integrated in the Web Composer since Release 1.6. With Release 1.8, this feature is now also available in the Rich Client Composer. It has already been announced that the Dynamic Composing technical enhancement will be mandatory.

Better support for Dynamic Composing thanks to new analysis

We have revamped and significantly improved the document creation logic. This means that the assembly of document components is now much more performant.

Optimized to run in the cloud

Release 1.8 is the first ESCRIBA version (Cloud Native) specifically designed to run in the cloud. We are now able to make an attractive offer to all our on-premises customers. Switching to the ESCRIBA SaaS model is particularly interesting for customers who do not opt for the LTS release option. For more information, please contact your local ESCRIBA representative.

Certification, NLC Academy and Community

In conjunction with Release 1.8, we are offering expanded online training and coaching. For the first time, you will have the opportunity to become certified as a Document Designer online. Additional offerings on process and workflow design, as well as the roles of product owner and NLC engineer will follow.

Works seemlessly with Workday, SuccessFactors, Enterprise Service Management Systems (ESM) and NLC platforms

The ESCRIBA Enterprise Integration Server (EIS) has also undergone a major overhaul as part of Release 1.8. The focus was on improving connectivity and optimizing interaction with cloud applications such as Workday, SuccessFactors or ServiceNow, as well as our No/Low Coding (NLC) platform ESCRIBA ECAP.

Other features and improvements

1.8 includes several other enhancements. These include a much improved search function in ESCRIBA Designer and new user interface languages for Composer, which will then be available in 18 languages. Post-processing options in LibreOffice and on the web have been improved, and for the first time, text modules with variant selection can be locked for manual post-processing. A third-party service makes it possible to output simple documents or parts of them in the *.docx file format. If you have any questions about the technical innovations or need advice, please contact us at upgrade@escriba.de.