Role-based workspaces improve productivity
Valid from Pega Version 8.1
You can now use workspaces to access role-based tools and features. By focusing on the tasks that align with your expertise, you can develop and manage your application more quickly.
For more information about the different types of workspaces, see Workspaces.
Feature management added to App Studio
Valid from Pega Version 8.1
You can now create and manage features in App Studio. Because this functionality is no longer restricted to Dev Studio, you can encourage all team members to adopt feature-driven development, which improves the traceability from your requirements to their respective implementations.
For more information, see Feature-driven development.
Application overview added to App Studio
Valid from Pega Version 8.1
High-level information about an application, such as the available channel interfaces, case types, and data types, is now available in App Studio. By monitoring your project from a holistic point of view, you can make informed decisions about how and where you want to allocate your development resources.
For more information, see Application overview.
Translation support added to application guides
Valid from Pega Version 8.1
You can now localize the content in your application guides. By referencing paragraphs instead of rich text in your chapters and tasks, you can provide guidance to users in their native language.
For more information about application guides, see Creating a guide for end users.
Add subspaces within spaces
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
You can now create subspaces within spaces. By adding a subspace, you can collaborate on a subtopic that is related to the topic of the parent space. For example, you can create an Annual Day subspace within the Events space.
For more information, see Creating a subspace.
Improve clipboard performance for Service REST
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
Improve clipboard performance in Service REST processing by using the new Lightweight clipboard mode option. This mode does not support all clipboard features.
For a list of supported and unsupported features, see Service REST form - Completing the Service tab.
Support for large binary data item storage in Pega Client for Windows
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
Pega Client for Windows can now store and synchronize large binary data items and their corresponding actions from the action queue. As a result, offline-enabled application users can view, attach, and delete data files from within a case view, whether the Windows-based device is online or offline. To use this feature, enable offline case attachment support, which allows offline-enabled applications to synchronize case attachments between Pega Platform™ and the device.
For more information, see Attach content support in offline mode and Enabling offline case attachments support.
Visualize application layers for case processes and sections
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
In App Studio, you can now easily visualize the application layers for case processes and sections, including work areas and views. When you click the Discover gadget for a case process or section, you are shown a visual representation of the application layers. You can open a layer in Dev Studio to see the rulesets and other attributes of an application.
For more information, see Discover gadget.
Date range configuration added to DateTime control
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
The DateTime (calendar) control now includes an option to specify a custom date range. The users will be able to quickly select valid start and end days of a period by choosing dates in an interactive calendar in an overlay.
For more information, see Configuring the basic settings for a DateTime control - date range
Enhanced SLA settings in App Studio
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
You can now reuse existing service-level agreements for assignments and approvals in App Studio without switching to Dev Studio. For example, you can select an action that the system performs when a task goal or deadline is past due, such as reassigning the task to a different user.
For more information, see Setting goals and deadlines for task completion and Defining an escalation action for an incomplete task.