More efficient navigation between applications in App Studio
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
The new My Applications gadget helps you switch applications in App Studio more conveniently. You can also search applications by name instead of choosing an application from the list, and then select the access role that you want to use. In addition, you can see descriptions of your applications and create an application by going to the My Applications landing page. To use the My Applications gadget, ensure that you update the UI Kit to version 14.
For more information, see Adding the My Applications gadget, Switching between applications in App Studio.
Facilitated application development with saving changes in branches in App Studio
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
For improved development of your application, you can now define branches in which you save changes that you make to your application in App Studio. Create features in branches so that you can review and merge them without affecting other features in the application. You can quickly identify and review any changes to rules because you know in which application layer they were saved.
For more information, see Setting branch preferences in Dev Studio, Setting branch preferences in App Studio.
Test coverage support for more rule types
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
Test coverage has been expanded to include the following rule types. Test coverage support for these rule types enables developers to more accurately measure the effectiveness of their tests.
- Collection
- Declare trigger
- Map value
- Navigation
- Report definition
- Scorecard
For more information about test coverage, see Test coverage.
Upgrade impact
The new rule types may impact the test coverage metrics for your applications. Due to the increased number of supported rules, the reported test coverage percentage will decrease.
What steps are required to update the application to be compatible with this change?
Run your coverage reports after upgrading to see the latest metrics.
Support for controlling simulations in Integration Designer
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
Integration Designer now supports toggling an existing simulation for a data source on and off, and supports creating a simulation when a data source does not have a simulation configured. By simulating a data source, you can continue developing an application when your integration is not available, and test an application independently from the integration.
For more information, see Managing data and integrations with the Integration Designer.