View external data entities in one location
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
The External Data Entities landing page provides a consolidated view of all the existing data entities in your product. You can access this page by clicking . Use this landing page to identify the data sources that are readily available to use and the sources that need to be replaced with production data sources.
Manage versions of case attachments in CMIS repositories
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
You can now access, store, and manage versions of case attachments by using external ECM repositories that support CMIS. You can check out, lock, and locally edit a case attachment that is stored in an external ECM repository that supports CMIS. You can also check in the case attachment to create a new version of the attachment.
For more information, see Case attachment versions in CMIS repositories.
Updates to the Application rule form
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
On the Integration & security tab of the Application rule form, you can configure your application to access, store, and manage versions of case attachments in ECM repositories that support the CMIS specification. You can enable CMIS content storage, CMIS content sourcing, or both for your application.
For more information, see Case attachment versions in CMIS repositories.
Updates to the Connect CMIS rule form
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
You can now use the enhanced Connect CMIS rule form to define connections to ECM repositories that support the CMIS specification. On the Service tab, select an existing CMIS provider or configure a custom provider and enter the server type, server URI, and authentication profile to connect to your CMIS provider.
For more information, see Case attachment versions in CMIS repositories.
Updates to the Data Page rule form
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
You can use the enhanced Data Page rule form to specify the name of a source system in the System name field in the Data sources section. This field represents the name of the system that is associated with a data source. For example, if your data source is a REST connector that connects to an external weather service such as Google Weather API, you can enter Google Weather in the System name field for the data source. The system name is used to display the source systems for a data type on the External Data Entities landing page.
For more information, see Viewing external data entities.