Specify styles at run time in Pega Express
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
At run time in Pega® Express, you can now apply styling to many controls. Styling options vary from one control to another. For example, when you style a Dropdown control, you can specify text color, background fill and color, and border width and color. When you style controls directly in Pega Express, rather than switching to Designer Studio to modify the application skin, you can save development time.
For more information, see Styling controls at run time in Pega Express.
Preflight optimization extended to actions
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
The preflight optimization process now excludes JavaScript for actions that are not used in the application. To enable preflight optimization, click Designer Studio > User Interface > Application readiness > Preflight optimization.
For more information, see Optimizing application load time.
Custom mobile app assets file validation at upload
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
When you build a custom mobile app, and upload branding assets or custom modules within a compressed file, Pega® Platform validates the file that you upload and displays confirmation and warning messages. For more information, see Uploading branding assets and custom modules.
New appearance of smart app banners
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
When you build a custom mobile app, you can use smart app banners to advertise your app. The look of these smart app banners has been modernized. Also, if you upload branding assets to customize the appearance of your custom mobile app, the smart app banners now display an icon that you upload as the main icon of your custom mobile app.
For more information, see Adding a banner for mobile app download.
Ability to delete the Mobile channel interface
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
When you build a Pega® Platform application, you can create a mobile app for your users. When you no longer need the mobile app, you can now delete an existing Mobile channel interface, just like any other channel that is available from the Channels and interfaces landing page.
For more information, see Channels and interfaces.
Improved Back button support in custom mobile apps for Android
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
In a custom mobile app for Android, you can press the Back hardware button to go back, instead of exiting the app. Custom mobile apps now function in the same way as native Android apps. For example, you can close a dialog box, dismiss an overlay, or collapse an expanded section by pressing the Back hardware button. On the home screen, pressing the Back hardware button displays a confirmation message before you can exit the app.
Browser unresponsive when logging in to Designer Studio
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
The What's new in 7.4 widget on the Designer Studio home page uses WebGL to render its background animation. If your browser is running on a virtual machine without hardware acceleration, your browser might become unresponsive because of this widget. Click the Hide this until next release button to remove the widget. At your next login, the widget will not be displayed.