KB293177537: Hotfix 201911081 for Automation Engine 18.1.1

Summary

The SmartName Task Owner E-mail may not resolve properly at all times.

Symptoms

Some specific tasks (typically involving a graphic kernel, such as f.i. the "Add SmartMarks" task) may not resolve the Task Owner E-mail SmartName properly.

When constructing an output file name f.i. with this SmartName, such tasks may run into errors like this:

INFO: Saving <<taskowner/>>
ERROR: <<taskowner/>> has wrong extension for filetype PDF

More Information

For installation instructions and to download the hotfix, go to https://mysoftware.esko.com/Hotfixes/Details/201911081/18.1.1.

Article information
Applies to	Automation Engine 18.1.1
Created	20 Jul 2020
Last revised
Author	FL
Case Number	CS01267536

Contents

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