Deprecated metadata types in the Connector and Metadata wizard
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
The WSDL, SAP WSDL, and DTD metadata types have been deprecated in the Connector and Metadata wizard. For WSDL, use SOAP integration, and for DTD, use XSD.
For more information about SOAP connectors, see About Connect SOAP rules. For more information about XSD, see About the Connector and Metadata wizard.
Support for the POST method in Integration Designer
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
From Integration Designer, you can now source data from any REST endpoint that requires a POST method to retrieve information. With the POST method, you can encrypt sensitive information in the body of the request.
For more information about using the POST method, see the POST method section on Service REST form - Completing the Methods tab.
Progress gauge and double donut charts
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
To better visualize data, use the new progress gauge chart and double donut pie charts. The progress gauge chart measures the progress made against a goal. The double donut pie chart shows two layers of data in a single chart. The progress gauge chart can be included in reports and dashboard widgets. The double donut chart can be added to dashboard widgets.
For more information about including charts in reports, see Harness and section forms - Adding a chart.
For more information about adding charts to dashboard widgets, see Adding a widget to your dashboard.
Deprecated support for passing symbolic index as strings to value lists and page lists
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
Starting with the next release after Pega Platform™ 8.2, passing symbolic indexes as strings in parameters, properties, and string literals to both value lists and page lists will no longer be supported. The following examples show the syntax that still works in Pega 8.2, that will not work in the next release:
myPageList("<LAST>")and
param.str = "<LAST>" myPageList(param.str)
The following example shows syntax that currently is not supported and gives a validation error. This syntax will also not work in future releases.
param.str = <LAST> myPageList(param.str)
To avoid issues after upgrading to Pega 8.3, refactor all occurrences of this syntax in your code. For instructions on how to find occurrences of this syntax in your code, see Refactoring unsupported symbolic index syntax for value lists and page lists.
For more information about the correct use of symbolic indexes, see Symbolic indexes – APPEND, CURRENT, INSERT, LAST, and PREPEND.