Improve application loading time with preflight optimization
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
Preflight optimization increases your application's initial display time by reducing unnecessary static content (JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheet files). To run the optimization process, click Designer Studio > User Interface > Application readiness > Preflight optimization.
For more information, see Preflight optimization.
Upgraded rich text editor
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
Content that you copy from a word processor or spreadsheet and paste into the upgraded rich text editor keeps its original formatting. You can paste text and tables into a Pega® Platform application without losing formatting or styles.
For more information, see Rich text editor.
DateTime control enhancements
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
The DateTime (calendar) control has been updated. You can now show week numbers on the calendar, disable weekends so that users cannot select them as working days, show minutes in intervals, and use spinners to facilitate navigating between months and years. These design-time options make it easier for users to select valid dates and times in your applications.
For more information, see Adding and configuring a DateTime control.
Change passwords from Pega Mobile Client
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
You can now change your Pega® Platform password from a mobile device. After your password expires and you try to log in to a custom mobile app, Pega Mobile Client lets you define a new password and verifies it against active password policies.
For more information, see Enabling security policies.
Advance cases from a push notification screen
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
You can now approve and reject Pega® Platform cases from your mobile device without opening a custom mobile app. Push notifications that you receive on a mobile device now display buttons that allow you to advance a case.
For more information, see Notifications.
Post Pulse messages to cases from a push notification screen
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
If your mobile device uses Android 7.0 or later, or iOS 9.0 or later, you can now respond to Pulse messages in Pega® Platform cases without opening a custom mobile app. Push notifications received on a mobile device now display a button so that you can respond immediately to the notification.
For more information, see Notifications.
Mobile optimized grid enhancements
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
Grid (table) layouts optimized for mobile support conditional visibility layout, row, and cell content. You can configure visibility as a client-run expression for use offline, or use a when rule or server-run expressions for desktop and mobile applications. Conditional visibility allows applications to use the template-based rendering. The UI Gallery includes an example of such a grid.
For more information see Optimize grid layouts for mobile.
Adjust styling for UI elements with standard CSS helper classes
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
Rather than creating a new skin format to make minor formatting changes to a user interface element, click the Open helper class picker icon on the Presentation tab of the Properties panel and select a predefined Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) helper class to apply to the element. For example, you can use a CSS helper class to center an element in a cell or layout. Using helper classes saves development time, reduces maintenance by limiting the number of customized skin formats, and improves the consistency of your application's look and feel. By avoiding the introduction of unnecessary static content, you also improve your application's initial loading time.
For more information, see CSS helper classes.
Preview and select icons with the icon class picker
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
To see the standard, predefined icons that are available for a Button, Link, or Icon control, use the Open the icon class picker icon on the General tab of the Properties panel. From an overlay of icons, you can then select the one that is most appropriate for your control. By using a predefined icon, you bring greater consistency to your user interface and help users more easily understand the purpose of each control.
For more information, see Previewing and selecting predefined icons with the icon class picker.
Update activity for button and link formats
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
To update existing Button controls or Link controls to current, simplified formats (Strong, Standard, and Simple), use the pzUpdateButtonLinkFormats activity. Using the report definition and other parameters that you specify, the system retrieves the sections to be converted, loops through each section rule to find Button controls and Link controls, and updates their formats.
For more information, see Updated button and link formats and Update-Button-Link-Formats.