Published Release Notes

Deprecated end user portals

The following portals are no longer be supported:

• SysAdmDD
• WorkUserDD
• WorkManagerDD

As a best practice, customize standard, supported portals rather than update your existing portals to include new features.

Limited access for end user portals

The following portals are only accessible from supported versions of Internet Explorer in “quirks” mode:

• WorkUser
• WorkManager

Nesting dynamic containers not supported

Do not include a section containing a dynamic container inside of another dynamic container. This configuration may cause performance issues resulting in unexpected behavior at runtime, and is not supported.

Display read-only formatting

When an editable field is in focus, date and text inputs display unformatted numerical values if the Display value using read-only formatting check box is selected. Unformatted text allows users to enter numerical values without adding currency symbols or decimal separators. The read-only formatting option appears for the Currency, Date Time, Integer, Number and Percentage control types when the Editable field is not in focus.

New menu design options with the auto-generated menu control

Usability and responsive capabilities have been enhanced with a new auto-generated menu control offering multiple design options and configurations. New display options include text, descriptions, badges, and responsive vertical in-line menus. Loading options include:

• At screen load
• Defer load
• On first use
• On every use

Show menu controls for existing applications can be upgraded using the Upgrade Show Menu button in the HTML5 Readiness feature.

Menu created using the auto-generated menu control

Dynamic container improvements

Dynamic containers no longer take up excessive screen space when placed in a dynamic layout or in a section. Dynamic containers placed in a layout inherit the styling and positioning of the dynamic layout. Dynamic containers can also be dragged and dropped or copied and pasted between layouts.

Selecting the Size To Content check box when configuring a dynamic container resizes the container at runtime to fit the harness content.

Enable Dynamic container responsiveness with the Size To Content setting.

Mobile optimized date and time controls

Date and time controls now support mobile browser-native date and time pickers on Android and iOS, making date and time selections easier for the end-user. This option is enabled in the Presentation tab of the Text input control Cell properties panel.

Native date and time selection on Android

Paragraph rule responsive images

Images inserted in a paragraph rule can be configured to resize in response to the browser size, allowing an end-user to view the entire image without scrolling. Select the Auto resize check box in the paragraph rule Image Properties dialog to enable image responsiveness.

Most Recently Used order

The order of the Most Recently Used (MRU) tabs or documents persists after a browser crash or refresh. Time stamps of the tabs in the MRU cache are maintained in the clipboard on the server and are reviewed in the event of a crash or refresh. If the existing MRU state is empty or not present, the MRU order is based on time stamps from the clipboard. This means that in the event of a crash you can get back to work more quickly.

Updated usability and style

Designer Studio in Pega 7.1.7 features several consistency and usability improvements. Throughout the user interface are new vector-based icons, new fonts, CSS transition effects, and improved grid and tab styles. The header and footer include new icons, and the identifier, class, and ruleset are clearly specified in the rule header.

The class, identifier, and ruleset display in the rule header.

Additionally, a new dirty icon indicates any unsaved rules in the Explorer panel.

Unsaved rules are indicated in the Explorer panel.