Deploy revisions directly in target environments
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
As a revision manager, you can now directly deploy or migrate completed revisions to multiple Pega 7 Platform environments that were configured as targets by the system architect. The revision management process is faster because you do not need to package a revision as a JAR file, and then manually import that file to the Pega 7 Platform. Additionally, this solution gives business users more control over application rulesets and enables them to act more independently.
For more information, see Direct deployment of revisions.
Batch database processing improvements
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
Batch database processing has been enhanced to ensure that a constraint violation does not occur when you save transactions to a table with a foreign key dependency. Because batch processing changes the order of save operations, it is disabled for transactions with foreign key dependencies. Disabling batch processing ensures that a record with a foreign key dependency on another record will not be written before the record on which it is dependent.
For more information about how batch database processing works and how to enable and disable it, see Batch processing during database write operations.
Improve cluster security by limiting concurrent operator sessions
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
You can increase the security of a Pega® Platform cluster by limiting the number of concurrent sessions allowed for each operator. Because operators typically do not require multiple concurrent sessions for performing their work, limiting the number of sessions reduces the chance that an unknown or untrusted person could access systems in the cluster. Use the new setting Number of concurrent sessions allowed for each operator on the Production tab of the System Data Instance form to configure the number of concurrent sessions for operators. You must restart your system when you change this setting. You can also create a list of operators by using the presence/maxsessions/operators/whitelist Dynamic System Setting, to which the maximum number of concurrent sessions setting will not apply.
For more information, see System form - Completing the Production tab.
Delegation experience in revision management
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
Revision managers can now control rule authoring by assigning a delegation experience to any rule that is part of a revision management change request. Delegation experience types offer different rule authoring capabilities, so the revision manager can select the appropriate delegation experience for the task and the strategy designer’s experience.
File data set
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
You can now create a File data set that reads data from a file that is in CSV or JSON format. You can use this type of data set to test data flows and strategies.
For more information, see Creating a File data set record.
Execute Tests service now supports flows, case types, and PegaUnit test suites
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
The Execute Tests service now supports running flows, case types, PegaUnit test suites. Use the Execute Tests service to validate the quality of your builds after every build run.
For more information, see Running PegaUnit test cases and test suites with the Execute Tests service.
Support for creating PegaUnit test suites
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
You can now create PegaUnit test suites to group related PegaUnit test cases and run them in the order that you specify. For example, you can create smoke tests to verify that critical application functionality is working as expected.
For more information, see PegaUnit test suites.
New System Queue Management landing page
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
You can manage your system queues from the new System Queue Management landing page. You can use this landing page to quickly and efficiently debug applications without exiting Designer Studio. In addition to viewing items in a queue, you can defer, remove, and requeue items in a queue, stop items in progress, and view an item's XML.
As a result of this enhancement, the Broken Queue landing page has been removed.
For more information, see System Queue Management landing page.
Enable and disable functionality with feature toggles
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
You can enable and disable functionality in your application for development and testing by creating feature toggles on the Toggle Management landing page. You can also manage the toggles in your application from the landing page. For example, you can review the toggles that you want to retire at the end of a release, or migrate a toggle to other applications by changing the associated ruleset.
For more information, see Creating a toggle.
Data encryption across search nodes
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
You can now encrypt communication among search nodes. Encryption secures the data that is transferred across nodes so that it cannot be accessed by unauthorized hosts. Encryption is enabled by default for new installations and upgrades from Pega® 7.1.6 or earlier to Pega 7.3. Encryption is not enabled by default for upgrades from Pega 7.1.7 or later to Pega 7.3. You can enable and disable search encryption from the Search landing page or by using the indexing/distributed/enable_inter_node_encryption Dynamic System Setting.
For more information, see Enabling and disabling encryption for communication among search nodes.