Enhanced Expression Builder
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.8
Several enhancements have been made to the Expression Builder. The Expression Builder is displayed in multiple locations and guides you when creating construct arithmetic and logical expressions in your application.
Enhancements to the Expression Builder include:
- An updated text editor
- A navigational pane that displays functions in available libraries and properties within a selected page
- The ability to drag functions and properties into the text editor
- The ability to search for properties and non-internal functions
- The ability to select properties and functions from prompts in the text editor
- Automatic bracket-matching
- Syntax highlighting
Data page automated unit testing
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.8
Automated unit testing for data pages now provides a guided way to create and modify automated unit test cases for data pages. Test cases are created by running the data page and converting to a test. Unit tests compare the expected value of a property with the property’s actual value on the data page.
Landing page for data page automated unit test
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.8
A new landing page lists all test cases that are associated with the data pages in an application. The landing page includes the data page that corresponds to the test, the data type, and the results of the most recent test case run. A new test case can be created and added from the landing page. Existing test cases can also be run either individually or in batches from the landing page.
Work with delegated records in the new Configuration dashboard
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.8
Business users can manage and modify delegated items from the new Configuration dashboard on the Case Manager portal. The dashboard allows business users to:
- Create and edit instances (records) of any application data type (including Products and Customers)
- Edit the content of any paragraph rule
- Revise application logic that is defined in basic decision tables
Deprecated rule types
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.8
The following rule types have been deprecated as of the Pega 7.1.8 release:
- Form
- Hierarchy
- Service COM
- Service BPEL
- Connect BPEL
- Parse Transform
- Parse Transform Collection
- Parse Infer
For more information, including suggested alternate rule types, see the help topic Deprecated features.
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