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New features

Google AI Studio LLM connections

  • ABBYY Vantage now supports Google AI Studio as a Large Language Model (LLM) provider. When you add an LLM connection under Configuration → Connections, Google AI Studio appears alongside OpenAI and Microsoft Foundry. A Google AI Studio connection requires only your Gemini API key, which you generate in Google AI Studio. Once added, the connection can be used in prompt-based extraction activities within Document skills through ABBYY Advanced Designer, the same way as other LLM providers. See Configure LLM connections.

Improvements

LLM connection model selection

  • When you configure an LLM connection, the Model field now presents a list of models supported by the selected provider instead of a free-form text box. Previously, you had to type the exact model name and guess which values were valid. You can now choose from the provider’s supported models, reducing configuration errors. See Configure LLM connections.

Fixes

Advanced Designer

  • Fixed an issue in Advanced Designer where opening the Activity Editor of a Prompt-based extraction activity returned a 403 Forbidden error if the Document skill had been left open and idle for two hours or more. The editor now opens correctly regardless of idle time. (660568, 660828, 665575, 667137)

Connections

  • Fixed an issue where LLM connection API keys were returned in plain text in tenant connection responses. API keys are now stored as a Secret field type and masked in all connection responses, so they are no longer exposed when a connection is viewed or retrieved.

Manual Review

  • Fixed an issue in Advanced Designer and Vantage Cloud where the Tab hotkey did not correctly progress through form fields.
  • Fixed an issue in Manual Review where, after several field corrections, the To Check indicator would spin continuously and the document became unresponsive — fields could no longer be edited, previously cleared errors reappeared, and keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl+Enter stopped working. Reviewers can now make repeated corrections without the session becoming stuck. (664120, 664486, 664541, 664557, 664560, 664562)
  • Fixed an issue in Manual Review where clearing a field with a keyboard shortcut such as Ctrl/Cmd+Backspace (or Delete) did not save the change — the emptied value was not persisted and validation did not re-run. Field edits made with these shortcuts are now saved correctly, and validation updates as expected.
  • Fixed an issue where selecting a value from the Data Catalog lookup in table fields (e.g., “Item Code”, “Customer Item Ref”) would insert the wrong row instead of the one you selected. The correct value is now inserted consistently. (663219, 663455)
  • Fixed an issue in Manual Review where keyboard navigation shortcuts (such as F4, Shift+F4, and Ctrl+Enter) moved focus to the next or previous field with an issue but did not scroll that field into view in the fields panel. Focused fields are now scrolled into view automatically.
  • Fixed an issue in Manual Review where pressing Ctrl+Enter to confirm a field and jump to the next correction could crash the page to a blank (white) screen, requiring a reload — most often when retyping a field’s text or confirming the last field. Confirming and navigating between fields with Ctrl+Enter now works reliably. (668620)
  • Fixed an issue in Manual Review where pressing Ctrl+Enter in Firefox opened a browser menu instead of confirming the field and advancing to the next error. In Firefox, Ctrl+Enter now confirms the field and moves to the next field with an issue as expected.
  • Fixed an issue in Manual Review where keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl+M, Ctrl+J, and Ctrl+L triggered the browser’s default action (for example, opening Downloads or focusing the address bar) instead of the Manual Review action when the cursor was inside a field. These shortcuts now work consistently whether or not the cursor is in a field.

Migrator

We’ve delivered a series of enhancements to the Vantage 3.2 Migrator to improve reliability, transparency, and overall migration experience as customers transition from Vantage 2.7.x to 3.x. These updates are based on real-world migration learnings and are designed to increase predictability, reduce manual intervention, and accelerate time to value. (664632, 664770)

Deprecations

PDF document format no longer supported for OpenAI connections

In prompt-based extraction activities, the PDF document format option — which sent the original PDF file to the model — is no longer supported for OpenAI connections. This option relied on the OpenAI Assistants API, which has been deprecated by OpenAI. The remaining document formats — Annotated Text (recommended), Plain Text, and Formatted Text — are unaffected. Recommendation: Use Annotated Text, which delivers the most consistent extraction results while preserving document structure. Update any OpenAI-based prompt activities that currently send the document as PDF to use Annotated Text instead. See Extract data with prompt-based activities.