Build consistent, high-quality sections with design templates
Valid from Pega Version 7.2.2
The Pega 7 Platform provides predefined design templates that you can apply to your sections. Templates eliminate the need to design or copy another layout each time you want to design a section. You also can create custom design templates that can be shared with other users. Custom templates can contain regions (dynamic layouts) that you can further customize for each section.
For more information, see Designing sections by using design templates.
Extended support for Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese in text analytics
Valid from Pega Version 7.2.2
The number of supported languages in the sentiment analysis feature of the Pega 7 Platform has been increased through the addition of sentiment lexicons for Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese in Text Analyzer rules. By using these lexicons, you can now determine the emotional tone of text samples that are written in these languages.
For more information, see Text Analyzer.
Free Text Model rule type name changed to Text Analyzer
Valid from Pega Version 7.2.2
The name of the Free Text Model rule type has been changed to Text Analyzer. When you upgrade to Pega 7.2.2, the rule type name of all Free Text Model rules in your application will change automatically to Text Analyzer.
For more information, see Text Analyzer.
New graphical layout and shapes on the Data Flow form
Valid from Pega Version 7.2.2
The Data Flow form has an enhanced layout that improves interaction with objects on the canvas and provides better readability of flow shapes. The enhancements also include the addition of Branch and Data Transform shapes, and the Convert shape, which supports page unpacking. With these enhancements, you can build data flows more efficiently and capture business requirements more effectively.
For more information, see Improvements to the Data Flow rule form and New shapes on the Data Flow form.
Improved scrollable layouts in a new harness
Valid from Pega Version 7.2.2
By default, you can now create a new harness with a screen layout instead of as a container with a cell structure. This change ensures that you can create an application layout more efficiently; for example, you can specify a scroll area exactly the way you want in a desktop application or a mobile app. You can arrange the header, footer, and main area content at the new harness level by using sections. For example, you can specify headers and footers to be fixed or to scroll with the page. New layout options are configurable in the skin. Different layout selections are available when you use the harness as an app view, a main area, inner harness, or a page view.
For more information, see Configuring a screen layout.
New formats for styling report data grids
Valid from Pega Version 7.2.2
When you view a report, the data grid that is displayed is now styled by using either the List report format or the Summarized report format, depending on the report type. With this enhancement, you can display report data differently, and perhaps more effectively, than other grids in your portal. In the skin of your application, these new formats will be added and upgraded automatically by copying the Default format for the Trees & grids layout type, which was previously used to style reports.
For more information, see Modifying data grid formats for reports.
Monte Carlo data set
Valid from Pega Version 7.2.2
You can now create a Monte Carlo data set that is filled with varied and realistic-looking data. You can use this type of data set to generate random data records to test strategies and data flows.
For more information, see Creating a Monte Carlo data set record.
Support for creating PegaUnit test cases for strategy rules
Valid from Pega Version 7.2.2
You can create PegaUnit test cases for strategy rules in Designer Studio and in the decisioning user portals to compare the output of a strategy to the results that are returned by running the strategy. For example, you can verify that the number of propositions per customer is less than or equal to a certain value.
For more information, see:
- Creating test cases for strategy rules, if you are working in the decisioning user portals.
- PegaUnit testing
Limited action set for mobile-optimized grid layouts
Valid from Pega Version 7.2.2
The grid layout supports a limited action set when you select the Optimize for mobile mode. Actions allow you to determine the behavior of the grid. When Optimize for mobile is selected on the General tab of the grid layout properties, the following actions are available on the Actions tab:
- Set focus
- Open work by handle
- Open assignment
- Edit item
For more information, see Optimize repeating grid layouts for mobile.
Grid layout supports heading level
Valid from Pega Version 7.2.2
The grid layout supports the addition of a heading level. The heading level generates semantic markup and makes the UI structurally understandable for assistive technology users. The heading level is selected in the Presentation tab of the grid layout properties.
For more information see Grid layout - Presentation tab.