Organization Setup superseded by New Application Wizard
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.3
The Organization Setup Wizard has been retired in PRPC 7.1.3. This feature was previously launched from the Designer Studio > Org & Security > Organization > Organization Setup menu. Users are encouraged to run the New Application Wizard (also known as Application Express) instead:
This tool quickly generates an application along with all of the artifacts previously offered by the Organization Setup Wizard. This includes, but is not limited to, the class hierarchy, application rule, organization/division/unit rules, and all relevant data instances.
See the following PDN article for more details on the New Application Wizard:
Create new applications quickly and easily with Application Express
Designer Studio
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.3
Numerous usability improvements were made for this release. A group of cosmetic, functional, and performance enhancements were also included.
- Treegrid controls work more quickly in IE9 and IE10.
- On application ruleforms, the 5.4 "Place Properties on Thread Page" checkbox will work in 7.1.
- Message error handling has been improved.
- Log messages have been cleaned up.
- Connectors may now be used in Data Pages.
- Move Rules wizard has been enhanced to work in Version 7.1.
DCO
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.3
In this release, specification support in Case Designer was improved. Also, improvements and fixes were made to the New Application Wizard.
- Changes were made to support a split schema environment
- Shared and Component RuleSets can be copied.
- Can edit in Word from either Grids or Lists.
- More than 50 case types are now supported for an application.
Pinned classes in Application Explorer
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
The Application Explorer now includes a Pinned Classes section. This feature allows you to interact with a customized list of classes without having to explicitly switch context in the explorer.
Ability to deprecate a rule
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
You can deprecate any Rule- instance to indicate that it is no longer supported.
Users are warned when they open or reference a deprecated rule instance.
Ability to deprecate a class
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
You can deprecate any Rule- class to block users from creating new rule instances.
Users are warned when they open the class rule form or any instance of the class.
Designer Studio responds to deprecated rules
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
Deprecated classes and rule instances in Pega- rulesets are excluded from:
- Search results
- Application Explorer results
- Lists launched from the Records Explorer
- +Create menus
These restrictions do not apply to classes and rule instances deprecated in your application rulesets.
Retired Six R's
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
The Designer Studio > Application > Inventory > Six R's landing page has been retired.
Integration landing page updates
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
The following features and wizards now launch as landing pages in the Designer Studio:
Designer Studio > Integration > Tools > Wizard cleanup
Designer Studio > Integration > Email > Email Accounts
Designer Studio > Integration > Email > Email Listeners
Restructured Process & Rules landing pages
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
The Designer Studio > Process & Rules > Tools landing page menu has been restructured for better navigation and access:
- The Find Rules by Custom Field wizard now launches as a tab in Designer Studio.
- A new Find Rules menu item consolidates previous wizards. It launches a single landing page with different search criteria options:
