View mini user profiles in Pulse
Valid from Pega Version 8.1
You can now view mini profiles of users who post messages and users who are referenced in Pulse, by clicking the name of the user. A mini profile contains the user's job title, reporting manager, organization, and links to call and send email to the user. By seeing a brief overview of a user profile, you can access important information about users and contact them more quickly.
For more information about Pulse, see:
- App Studio – Communicating with users by using Pulse
- Dev Studio – Communicating with users by using Pulse
Ability to search case attachments in Pega Cloud Services
Valid from Pega Version 8.1
File repositories in Pega Cloud Services are now indexed. Indexing allows your application users to search case attachments from end user portals based on content and metadata.
Support for an external Elasticsearch cluster for on-premises deployments
Valid from Pega Version 8.1
On-premises customers can configure an Elasticsearch cluster that is external to the Pega Platform™ by using client-server mode. Using an external search configuration makes Elasticsearch more highly available and scalable.
You can view the status of your external Elasticsearch service on the Search landing page. For more information, see link to Viewing the status of an external search service.
Enhanced Pulse performance and layout on mobile devices
Valid from Pega Version 8.1
Pulse performance is now faster on mobile devices. The user interface has been enhanced to enable better collaboration among users. The new Pulse mobile layout provides a better user experience for posting messages, adding attachments, bookmarking content, and so on.
For more information about Pulse, see:
- App Studio – Communicating with users by using Pulse
- Dev Studio – Communicating with users by using Pulse
Collaborate on shared content by using documents
Valid from Pega Version 8.1
You can now share additional information about cases with all users in your application by using documents. Documents enable you to view shared content on a landing page and collaborate on the content with other users in Pulse so that you can resolve cases more quickly.
For more information, see:
- App Studio – Collaborating on shared content by using documents
- Dev Studio – Collaborating on shared content by using documents