Software and app updates released in 2023 (page 3)

We just back got from NYCC (check out some photos here) and are already at the office, completing all of today’s NCDB release in our Core online comic database.

It’s a long list today, with 580 new comics, counting variants. Without counting variants, there are 277 unique new issues.
All of them are now ready for you in Core, with cover images, variant descriptions and cover artist info.

TIP: use the Pull List feature to discover all this week’s new releases

tap the + icon on the bottom right to open the Add Comics screen
go to the Pull List tab (top right)
within the Pull List tab, set the week selector (top left) to “This week”
and go to the sub-tab called “Discover”

This will give you all NCDB releases, grouped by series. Or, tap the “All Releases” entry at the top to scroll them all in one big list!

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This update is all about the Pre-fill screen, you know, the screen that appears when adding items and lets you pre-fill fields while adding, like Location, Owner, Purchase Date/Store/Price, etc…

This Pre-fill screen was introduced in Jan 2021, with a fixed set of fields. Then a year later, in Jan 2022, it was made completely user configurable, so that *you* could choose which fields appeared on the screen.

This screen turned out to be a popular tool, but we’ve seen one problem with it:
Sometimes, users pre-fill a field for a specific movie (e.g. Purchase Price or Quantity), then forget to CLEAR it for the next movies they add. Causing lots of movies to be added with that same field set incorrectly.

So today, we are making another tweak to the Pre-fill screen:

The Pre-fill screen now highlights filled fields in orange, so that they stand out more.
Also, we added a “Clear” button, to quickly clear all Pre-fill fields.

Fixed

iOS: iPad: Year folders: the wrong year folder could be selected sometimes.

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This update is all about the Pre-fill screen, you know, the screen that appears when adding items and lets you pre-fill fields while adding, like Location, Owner, Purchase Date/Store/Price, etc…

This Pre-fill screen was introduced in Jan 2021, with a fixed set of fields. Then a year later, in Jan 2022, it was made completely user configurable, so that *you* could choose which fields appeared on the screen.

This screen turned out to be a popular tool, but we’ve seen one problem with it:
Sometimes, users pre-fill a field for a specific album (e.g. Purchase Price or Quantity), then forget to CLEAR it for the next albums they add. Causing lots of albums to be added with that same field set incorrectly.

So today, we are making another tweak to the Pre-fill screen:

The Pre-fill screen now highlights filled fields in orange, so that they stand out more.
Also, we added a “Clear” button, to quickly clear all Pre-fill fields.

Fixed

iOS: iPad: Year folders: the wrong year folder could be selected sometimes.

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This update is all about the Pre-fill screen, you know, the screen that appears when adding items and lets you pre-fill fields while adding, like Completeness, Location, Owner, Purchase Date/Store/Price, etc…

This Pre-fill screen was introduced in Jan 2021, with a fixed set of fields. Then a year later, in Jan 2022, it was made completely user configurable, so that *you* could choose which fields appeared on the screen.

This screen turned out to be a popular tool, but we’ve seen one problem with it:
Sometimes, users pre-fill a field for a specific game (e.g. Purchase Price or Quantity), then forget to CLEAR it for the next games they add. Causing lots of games to be added with that same field set incorrectly.

So today, we are making another tweak to the Pre-fill screen:

The Pre-fill screen now highlights filled fields in orange, so that they stand out more.
Also, we added a “Clear” button, to quickly clear all Pre-fill fields.

Fixed

iOS: iPad: Year folders: the wrong year folder could be selected.
Android: Values weren’t downloaded for games sometimes.

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This update is all about the Pre-fill screen, you know, the screen that appears when adding items and lets you pre-fill fields while adding, like Location, Owner, Purchase Date/Store/Price, etc…

This Pre-fill screen was introduced in Jan 2021, with a fixed set of fields. Then a year later, in Jan 2022, it was made completely user configurable, so that *you* could choose which fields appeared on the screen.

This screen turned out to be a popular tool, but we’ve seen one problem with it:
Sometimes, users pre-fill a field for a specific book (e.g. Purchase Price or Quantity), then forget to CLEAR it for the next books they add. Causing lots of books to be added with that same field set incorrectly.

So today, we are making another tweak to the Pre-fill screen:

The Pre-fill screen now highlights filled fields in orange, so that they stand out more.
Also, we added a “Clear” button, to quickly clear all Pre-fill fields.

Fixed

iOS: iPad: Year folders: the wrong year folder could be selected sometimes.

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This update is all about the Pre-fill screen, you know, the screen that appears when adding items and lets you pre-fill fields while adding, like Raw/Slabbed, Grade, Grading Company, Purchase Date/Store/Price, etc…

This Pre-fill screen was introduced in Jan 2021, with a fixed set of fields. Then a year later, in Jan 2022, it was made completely user configurable, so that *you* could choose which fields appeared on the screen.

This screen turned out to be a popular tool, but we’ve seen one problem with it:
Sometimes, users pre-fill a field for a specific comic (e.g. Purchase Price or Quantity), then forget to CLEAR it for the next comics they add. Causing lots of comics to be added with that same field set incorrectly.

So today, we are making another tweak to the Pre-fill screen:

The Pre-fill screen now highlights filled fields in orange, so that they stand out more.
Also, we added a “Clear” button, to quickly clear all Pre-fill fields.

Fixed

iOS: iPad: Year folders: the wrong year folder could be selected sometimes.

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The Link with Core screen is a tool in the CLZ Cloud site and the Connect web-based software that is used to link entries with CLZ Core. E.g. items that you added manually, or items that you imported. The Link with Core tool is mostly used by users coming from other software and are switching to CLZ.

Today’s update is a “behind the scenes” update, to make the Link screen faster and to improve search results.

Improved

The search now uses our elastic search engine, giving you better and more meaningful results for your unlinked items.
Better uses of indexes and the elastic engine makes everything much faster too!

On top of that, we’ve improved the search results in the Link with Core screens for some Connect flavours specifically:

Comic: Now takes series popularity into account.
Movie: Now now also digs into our vast library of “alternative” and foreign titles for movies to obtain a result that matches your movie.
Music: Now also uses Discogs for finding results.

What is Linking with Core?

Connect is built around our central online database: Core. All factual data and cover images are used and shown directly from Core. If you have been using the Add screen to catalog your items, then most, if not all of your items will already be linked to Core.

If you’ve added some items “manually” or if you’ve imported a list from CSV (or from somewhere else), there will not be a lot of data in them.

To automagically fill in data for your items, the items need to be linked with Core. If you have unlinked items, you can link them to Core using the Link with Core screen which is found in the menu top left!

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It’s NCBD today and not only that, it’s NYCC week too. (Four members of the CLZ team will be present at the NYCC!)

This week, we added 538 new releases for you. That is, if we count all variants. If we do not take variants into account, we arrive at 241 unique new issues.

All of them are now available in Core, with cover art, variant descriptions and cover artists.

TIP: use the Pull List feature to discover all this week’s new releases

tap the + icon on the bottom right to open the Add Comics screen
go to the Pull List tab (top right)
within the Pull List tab, set the week selector (top left) to “This week”
and go to the sub-tab called “Discover”

This will give you all NCDB releases, grouped by series. Or, tap the “All Releases” entry at the top to scroll them all in one big list!

Read more

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Again, a big NCDB this week, with 543 new releases, counting variants and a total of 229 unique new issues.

All of them are now available in Core, with cover art, variant descriptions and cover artists.

TIP: to discover all this week’s new releases from your CLZ Comics app:

tap the + icon on the bottom right to open the Add Comics screen
go to the Pull List tab (top right)
within the Pull List tab, set the week selector (top left) to “This week”
and go to the sub-tab called “Discover”

This will give you all NCDB releases, grouped by series. Or, tap the “All Releases” entry at the top to scroll them all in one big list!

Read more

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We’re closing in on the end of September, so here’s our CLZ Newsletter for Sept 2023.

This month was all about the CLZ mobile apps. A new sync button on the main screen and new getting started tips for new users. Read all about those below.
In the meantime, some CLZ users have helped us translate the Connect web-based software to more languages!

Also, Breaking News: The CLZ Team will present at the New York Comic Con!

The topics today:

All CLZ mobile apps: New Sync button on main screen
All CLZ mobile apps: New in-app “getting started” tips for new users
Connect web-based software: now available in French, Spanish and Hungarian
Breaking News: The CLZ Team will present at the New York Comic Con!

Earlier this year, we updated our Connect software to make it fully localizable / translatable. Shortly after, we went live with Dutch and German version of Connect.

Today, after the hard work of three loyal CLZ users, three more language options went live on the site:

French
Spanish
Hungarian

Thank you, Philippe, Rafael and Pető!!

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Breaking news: The CLZ team will be at New York Comic Con!

We’ve been planning to go to a Comic Con in the US for a long time, but now it is finally happening:
Four members of the CLZ team (Syts, Alwin, Justin and Taco) will be at the upcoming New York Comic Con!

We will be at the NYCC show on Thursday Oct 12 and Sunday Oct 15. We can be recognized by our black shirts with a blue CLZ Comics icon.

Are you at NYCC too? Let us know by commenting under THIS post in the CLZ Comics group on Facebook.

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It’s Wednesday, so…. New Comic Book Day!

A big week again, with 581 new comic books released today. That is 581 releases, including variants. If we don’t count variants, there are 255 actual new issues!

The CLZ content guys have been working to add and finalize all these entries in our Core online database. Ready for you to find them by series, by issue, by barcode, OR using the cool Pull List tab that lets you browse all new releases per week.

Most of the new comics and their variants now come complete with cover art, variant descriptions and cover artists.

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It’s New Comic Book Day! This week, NCDB brings 602 new comic releases. Of course, that number includes many variants, but still, there are 276 actual new issues!

Our CLZ Content Team (Rowdy, Justin and Taco) have prepared nice entries for all these new releases in our Core central online comic database, complete with cover art, variant descriptions and creator lists with the specific cover artists listed for all variants.

When you return home with your weekly purchases, everything will be ready for you. Easily add your new books By Barcode or By Issue. Or, browse all new releases using the Pull List tab of the Add Comics screen!

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