Advance cases from a push notification screen
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
You can now approve and reject Pega® Platform cases from your mobile device without opening a custom mobile app. Push notifications that you receive on a mobile device now display buttons that allow you to advance a case.
For more information, see Notifications.
Post Pulse messages to cases from a push notification screen
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
If your mobile device uses Android 7.0 or later, or iOS 9.0 or later, you can now respond to Pulse messages in Pega® Platform cases without opening a custom mobile app. Push notifications received on a mobile device now display a button so that you can respond immediately to the notification.
For more information, see Notifications.
Mobile optimized grid enhancements
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
Grid (table) layouts optimized for mobile support conditional visibility layout, row, and cell content. You can configure visibility as a client-run expression for use offline, or use a when rule or server-run expressions for desktop and mobile applications. Conditional visibility allows applications to use the template-based rendering. The UI Gallery includes an example of such a grid.
For more information see Optimize grid layouts for mobile.
Adjust styling for UI elements with standard CSS helper classes
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
Rather than creating a new skin format to make minor formatting changes to a user interface element, click the Open helper class picker icon on the Presentation tab of the Properties panel and select a predefined Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) helper class to apply to the element. For example, you can use a CSS helper class to center an element in a cell or layout. Using helper classes saves development time, reduces maintenance by limiting the number of customized skin formats, and improves the consistency of your application's look and feel. By avoiding the introduction of unnecessary static content, you also improve your application's initial loading time.
For more information, see CSS helper classes.
Preview and select icons with the icon class picker
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
To see the standard, predefined icons that are available for a Button, Link, or Icon control, use the Open the icon class picker icon on the General tab of the Properties panel. From an overlay of icons, you can then select the one that is most appropriate for your control. By using a predefined icon, you bring greater consistency to your user interface and help users more easily understand the purpose of each control.
For more information, see Previewing and selecting predefined icons with the icon class picker.
Update activity for button and link formats
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
To update existing Button controls or Link controls to current, simplified formats (Strong, Standard, and Simple), use the pzUpdateButtonLinkFormats activity. Using the report definition and other parameters that you specify, the system retrieves the sections to be converted, loops through each section rule to find Button controls and Link controls, and updates their formats.
For more information, see Updated button and link formats and Update-Button-Link-Formats.
Changes to User Interface menu in Designer Studio
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
The menu in Designer Studio has changed. For example, menu options related to localization are now grouped under Application readiness.
For more information, see Designer Studio - Landing Pages.
Support for controlling binary file upload in Pega Mobile Client
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
The Client Store API of Pega® Mobile Client has been modified so that you can suspend and resume the process of uploading binary files to the server. You can also check the state of the file uploading process. As a result, custom mobile app users can process their work items without having to wait for the synchronization process to finish.
For more information, see Pega Mobile Client API methods for controlling binary data upload and Client Store API.
Support for large binary data item storage in Pega Mobile Client and offline case attachments in Pega Platform
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
Pega® Mobile Client can now store and synchronize large binary data items and their corresponding actions from the action queue on Android and iOS devices. As a result, custom mobile app users can view, attach, and delete data files, whether the device is online or offline. For this function to work, you must enable offline case attachment support, which allows your custom mobile apps to synchronize case attachments between the Pega Platform and the mobile device.
For more information, see Enabling offline case attachments support and Client Store API.
Section preview added for templated sections in Designer Studio
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
When you create a templated section, a preview displays on the Design tab of the Section form, showing how the section will look at run time. The section preview immediately shows the results of each design change that you make as you add, move, or delete elements, resize the section, or modify the application skin. By helping you visualize the section's runtime appearance, section preview reduces rework and saves you development time.
For more information, see Section preview shows changes in real time for templated sections.