DPE Content Manager 3.x
DPE Content Manager 3.x
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What is new in DPE Content Manager

Version 3.6

Docker Image for Release 2026.3.0

Support for MTE / ContentManager / NanoServices shadow entry flow

  • MTE optionally saves shadow entries to DPE NanoServices

  • Shadow entries do not appear in the database yet

  • MTE opens a deep-link to ContentManager where metadata can be edited and the shadow entries are finally added to the database

Support for showing CAE projects in details pane

Playback Speed 1.25x added

Optionally binding XmlFilter visibility to an action right

Bugfixes

  • S2T saved from MTE was not visible in S2T details pane

  • Freezing CM when dragging and dropping to other app

Version 3.5

Docker Image for Release 2026.2.0

Drag & drop of groups includes/resolves group member metadata on-the-fly

  • Needed for hybrid use cases

Configurable AutoLogout

  • Automatically logout after N seconds of user inactivity (no mouse or keyboard)

  • Set parameter ContentManager|AutoLogout = <value in seconds>

Support for Windows Authentication

  • Automatically logon with Kestrel or NTLM

  • Requires AD-synced users

  • Requires enabled DpeNanoServices

  • See Preparing settings.json

Sending entries from CM to CAE clipboard via menu

Important Bugfixes

  • OIA-10492 On‑The‑Fly Waveform Creation was not Triggered by Player (needs updated DPE/Nano backend also)

Version 3.4

Docker Image for Release 2026.1.0

Configure Docker Image via environment variables

Define Relationships between entries (Entry Hooks)

Bugfixes

  • RCE: drag and drop from player or clip area onto timeline item was broken since 3.2.5

Version 3.3

Collaborative text editing (and no file locking anymore)

  • Also see Collaborative Text Editing

  • Note: Collaborative Text Editing does only work when using Content Manager 3.3 (or newer)

    It is not available when using Database Manager (DBM), editing a RTF in DBM still locks the doument

Docker Image for Release 2025.3.0

Version 3.2

Docker Image for Release 2025.2.0

  • https://docker-registry-public.davidsystems.com/dpe-contentmanager:release2025.2.0

Bugfixes, speed improvements and small features

Version 3.1

  • Bugfixes

Version 3.0

Independent deployment and maintenance

  • Starting with version 3.x, ContentManager is an independent, standalone web application that can be hosted in any web server and on any platform

  • ContentManager can be updated and maintained independently from the service backend

  • We provide a ContentManager docker image for easy, containerized deployment

  • ContentManager is not part of the DPE setup anymore, which previously installed web frontends and web services as one monolithic application inside Microsoft IIS

Improved table search and overview

  • Keep table selection when searching for tables

  • Spot all selected tables easily

  • See selected table(s) in tab header

Entry grid context menu (right click on entry)

Faster metadata editing

  • In-place edit of title in grid

Speech-to-text Support

  • CAE-like S2T experience in details pane

  • Play head and text position/selection are linked

  • CAE-like shortcuts work in S2T area

  • Adding Speech-to-text component

Improved Audio Player

  • Playback speed can be changed (in details pane), e.g. 0.5x or 2.0x

  • Larger and redesigned control buttons (that will soon be used in all DAVID web applications)

Details Pane Templates

Other

  • Table and user specific content facets

  • Support for automatically setting MusicID

Redirection