Published Release Notes

Pagination for repeating dynamic layouts

Repeating dynamic layouts now support pagination, so that you can display extensive sets of data in smaller portions. Additionally, you can add custom icons or messages to inform users whether more data is available.

For more information, see "Pagination" in Configuration options for layouts.

Faster starting offline-enabled mobile apps

Pega Platform™ and Pega Infinity Mobile Client™ now support access group data prepackaging when you build the executable files for an offline-enabled mobile app. This shortens the time needed to start a mobile app for the first time, because only the data that differs between the package and the current server state is synchronized. The data that is prepackaged comes from the access group cache, and you can decide what access group cache data should be excluded or additionally included in the package.

For more information, see Enabling access group data prepackaging during build.

More action types on the bottom bar

Pega Infinity Mobile Client™ now provides more flexible bottom bar configuration with a broader choice of actions, so that your apps can be more useful. For example, users can now create work items, open work items, or log out directly from the bottom bar of a mobile app.

For more information, see Configuring the bottom bar.

Data synchronization does not resume after mobile app restart

If an offline-enabled mobile app that you build with Pega Infinity Mobile Client™ is stopped during an initial data synchronization session, the data synchronization does not resume when the mobile app is restarted. Users must not stop the mobile app before initial data synchronization finishes.

For more information about data synchronization, see Offline capability and Guidelines for creating an offline-enabled application.

Ability to support advanced device features with Pega Infinity Mobile Client

Pega Infinity Mobile Client™ now provides a development kit that you can use to make mobile apps support advanced device features that are typically available to native applications, for example, an embedded laser scanner or a projector module, and integrate functions of external software solutions, for example, a cloud-based file storage.

For more information about enhancing mobile apps with device feature support, see the documentation for the development module in the latest Pega Infinity Mobile Client distribution package on Digital Delivery.

Set a time zone for the DateTime control

The DateTime control now supports the selection of a specific time zone. Apart from the default local time zone, you can choose a Java-supported time zone or enter a property. For example, you can make it easier for a manager working in New York to schedule a task for a worker in London by configuring a calendar picker on user forms to show a date and time for Europe/London.

Beginning with this release, the calendar picker defaults to the current time in the time zone that is defined in the operator record. Previously, it defaulted to the local time zone of the system.

For more information, see Specifying a time zone for a DateTime control.

Upgrade impact

After a successful upgrade, the DateTime gadget displays the time in the current operator's locale, which is defined on the operator rule form or in the browser.  

What steps are required to update the application to be compatible with this change?

If you need to display the system time from which the user has logged in, and if this is not the same as the time in the user's locale (based on the browser setting), set the Locale field in the operator ID to be blank so that the browser-based setting and the displayed time are the same as the system time.

Accelerated design of sections

The user interface design of your application now supports actions such as copy, paste, or delete on multiple user interface components at the same time. This enhancement accelerates the user interface design in Dev Studio when you work with templates and in App Studio when you design the sections of your run-time interface.

Dynamic configuration of the primary navigation of a web interface

The web channel interface of your application now supports adding, removing, and reordering user interface pages that are relevant to your application. By configuring the layout directly in a web channel interface, you get a dynamic overview of the current web interface and design the navigation experience.

For more information, see Configuring the navigation menu for a portal and Modifying the name and icon of a page.

New palette categories for user interface components

Harnesses and sections now include a new categorization palette for user interface components, where each category serves as a meaningful container for specific elements. The new palette helps you more effectively locate and use the user interface components that you want. This enhancement improves the interface design process in Dev Studio, as well as the authoring experience of the run-time user interface in App Studio.

New capabilities of the rich text editor

The enhanced rich text editor has a new plug-in that helps the users skip a few configuration screens by uploading image files directly from the file system. When they copy and paste content from a word processor or a spreadsheet, the text retains the original formatting. The developers can now configure all toolbar options, such as bulleting or font formatting, so the users can focus only on the tools that they need and work more efficiently.

For more information, see Selecting the property for a Rich text editor control.