Internet Explorer 11 support
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.5
7.1.5 now provides support for Internet Explorer 11 (IE11). For those customers interested in information about IE11 support in previous releases, refer to the Platform Support Guide.
Automatically remove all inline styles
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.5
To ensure reusability and ease of maintenance, you can remove inline styles from all sections in all unlocked ruleset versions in your application from theSections Using Inline Styles section, click the Remove inline styles from all sections button.
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Automatically upgrade smart layouts to dynamic layouts
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.5
An automated command that upgrades from a smart layout to a dynamic layout is available in Designer Studio when creating new section layouts. Note that some smart layout configurations may not have a one-to-one correspondence with dynamic layouts, so these require some modification.
EAR support for JBoss EAP 6
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.5
PRPC deployment in JBoss EAP 6 as an EAR archive is now supported.
If you need to deploy the JBoss EAR file, go to My Support Portal and submit a Support Request. GCS can assist you with the procedure.
Format options in DateTime control
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.5
Several updates were made to the section and harness DateTime control.
First, this control now allows selection of both the MM/DD/YYYY and the DD/MM/YYYY format from the Date format dropdown menu.
Second, the number of characters used when inputting a date will be the same regardless of the date. For example, 1/1/2014 displays as 01/01/2014. In a data grid, this ensures that the date text in a column is aligned.
Third, you can now create a custom date format using the Java-supported custom date formats for both the Date or Date/Time types.
Following is an example of the new dropdown when selecting the type Date:
Following is an example of the new dropdown when selecting the type Date/Time:
Finally, as an example of custom date and time formatting, entering EEE, MMM D, YY H:MM A in the "Custom" field displays as Sat, May 1, '99 2:00 PM, as shown below:
Specify control widths in the skin
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.5
This feature enables you to control the width of controls added to dynamic layouts instead of using the default 100% width of the dynamic layouts. You can now specify the widths as dynamic layout skin settings.
Enhanced Rich Text Editor control
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.5
The Rich Text Editor control, available under the
control group when using the section editor in Designer Studio, has been updated to the most recent version.The major features of this update include:
- Hyperlink creation at design time or runtime
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Access to the rich text source mode
- Drag and drop functionality and copy and paste functionality for inserting images directly into the WYSIWYG editing field at runtime.
Additionally, this control is now compatible up through Internet Explorer 11, along with current versions of both the Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers.
Link configuration in grid columns
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.5
Grid columns now support configuring a link with either simple text (or field value) or with a property reference.
To configure a link, in Designer Studio, add a link control to a section from the Basic control group. Click the gear icon in the link control to open the Cell Properties dialog. In the Link caption field, select either Field Value, Parameter, Text, or Property Reference.
For each selection:
- Field value displays a field value picker
- Parameter displays the list of parameters associated with the section in a dropdown
- Text displays a text input
- Property Reference displays a property picker
Selecting Property Reference allows grid columns to be sorted and filtered, as shown below:
Small distribution kit
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.5
A new “small” release distribution format for Maintenance Levels (ML) is now available, designed to significantly increase adoption via:
- Minimal package size and faster download time
- Minimal install time via tactical changes to the upgrade implementation and process
This kit contains streamlined installers (both UI and command-line installers) and specialized error handling for ML updates (for example, a “small” kit will only work if an existing version of the same release is already installed).
The kit assembly has also been automated, which includes the construction of a PRPC_Rules.jar archive containing cumulative rules since the GA release.
A “small” kit will work for any prior ML release within a major release (for example, the “small” ML5 distribution kit will update any customer on 7.1 ML1 through 7.1 ML4).
Improved data page performance
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.5
Improvements have been made with queueing and processing of asynchronously-loaded data pages to reduce the number of calls to the database and avoid generating performance problems because of unneeded asynchronous requests.