Decision Strategy Manager
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.3
Fixes were made that improve the configuration and execution of Batch Decisions. In particular, the capability to use Structured Data has been enhanced. Some notable improvements have also been made to the UI of Visual Business Director.
- The structured data input configuration will now work even though there is no data.
- VBD has been enhanced to work with Version 7.1.
- The structured data input configuration will now work with nested structures.
- Association rules from Version 6.3 will now work with 7.1 structured data.
User Interface
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.3
Issues for cross-browser support for Designer Studio have been addressed. Improvements were made in run-time performance for data pages with grids, and a number of cosmetic changes and fixes were made.
- Improved loading of Javascript files during saving Harness rules.
- Login Performance improvements
- A cursor pointer issue was addressed in Case Manager.
- In reports, data in columns will now right-align.
- Improved section validation functionality
- Harnesses with screen layouts will now save when there is a refresh condition on a panel.
- Outline View tree has been improved.
- Improvements to Repeat Grids using Data Pages as a source.
- Formatted text cells can be put into a grid to display the value of a property retrieved from a Report Definition join.
- Designer Studio changes to support IE9 and IE10.
- Improved designer studio layout
- Designer Studio changes to support quirks mode in IE8 and IE9.
- Improvements to SmartLabels in Data Pages
- Tab groups will take parameters for pre-activities in a defer load setup.
- Sections support nested dynamic layouts.
Application overlays are enhanced to include more rules types that business users can change through the Decision Manager portal
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.7
Revision management overlays have been extended to include additional rule types (decision tree, and map value), enhancing the extent to which business users can review and change the logic used in strategies. For more information on this new feature, see the Revision Management landing page.
Direct deployment of decision parameters
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.7
Direct deployment overlays now enable business users to own decision parameters. Revisions based on this new type of overlay can be directly activated by Decision Manager portal users. For more information on this feature, see the Revision Management landing page.
Predictive Analytics Director portal
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.7
Predictive Analytics Director (PAD) has been integrated into Pega7, allowing you to develop and generate predictive models that can be used in strategies and process flows. The following new rulesets have been added to PegaDM to support this functionality: PredictiveAnalytics-IntSvcs, and PredictiveAnalytics-UI. For more information on rules using models generated by the Predictive Analytics Director portal, see About Predictive Model rules.
Third party models integration made possible by directly importing PMML in predictive models
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.7
Predictive models can now import models in PMML format. The PMML integration in predictive models allows you to use third party models without extra conversion and configuration. For more information on this new feature, see About Predictive Model rules.
Improved adaptive model accuracy
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.7
Enhancements have been made in the grouping scores method that is used to create the adaptive model outcome profile (also known as: classifier). Because scores form the base for calculating propensities, these changes make models more accurate. The enhanced grouping scores method is available with any new model generated in Pega 7.1.7 and does not require any changes to existing adaptive model rules or adaptive model components. For more information on adaptive models, see About Adaptive Model rules.
In-memory Adaptive Analytics Manager process
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.7
The new internal Adaptive Analytics Manager (ADM) process running in PRPC makes it possible to use adaptive analytics without the availability of the external ADM server. Although not a replacement for the external ADM server, it streamlines the design and development of applications making use of adaptive analytics. For more information on the configuration that allows your application to use the internal ADM process, see the Infrastructure Services landing page.
Delayed adaptive learning
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.7
Data flows, a new rule type in Pega 7.1.7, allow you to store adaptive inputs and interaction results for a given period of time when running a strategy. This makes it possible to capture and learn from responses at a later date. For more information on data flow design for delayed learning, see Data Flow rule form - Completing the Data Flow tab.
Decision data stores
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.7
Decision Management in Pega 7.1.7 introduces two new concepts to manage data: decision data stores, and Data Nodes (DNodes). Horizontally scalable, and supported by DNodes, decision data stores take data from different sources, and make it available for real time and batch processing. This infrastructure is managed through the DNode Cluster Management landing page.