Published Release Notes

Updates to the Connect SAP rule form

You can use the enhanced Connect SAP rule form to create or update SAP connectors of type IDoc. On the Service tab of this rule form, specify or create an XML stream that represents an IDoc XSD input document, which describes the external SAP service.

For more information, see SAP integration by using IDoc XSD documents.

Cannot view all custom context posts in Pulse

When you use Pulse in a custom context, the custom context label is displayed as plain text instead of as a link that you can click to view all posts that are associated with the custom context.

For more information about Pulse, see the help topic Pulse.

Processes run by default when a stage is restarted

The Run on re-entry check box in Case Designer has been removed. As a result of this change, processes run by default each time that a stage is restarted. Users who previously had this check box cleared can use the Start when option in Case Designer instead to define the criteria for skipping a process.

For more information, see Adding a process to a stage.

Create and associate specifications in Case Designer

You can now create and associate specifications with steps and user forms when you design a case in Case Designer. You can reuse the specifications in the current case and other case types. By defining specifications, you can generate a more meaningful application profile document.

For more information, see Associating a specification with a step, Associating a specification with a user form and Enhancements to the Direct Capture of Objectives.

Conversion of single-step assignments is no longer required

You no longer need to create a single-step assignment in a case type and then convert it to another supported step type. Instead, you can use the + Add step option in Case Designer to add any step type directly to a process in a stage. This change delivers a more consistent experience to users who are working in Case Designer and Process Modeler.

The following table lists the step labels in Case Designer that were updated to support this change.

For more information, see Adding a step to a process in a stage.

Team management

As a case manager or manager of a team, you can manage all your teams and direct reports on the My Teams page in Case Manager. You can create teams or delete existing ones, as well as update team membership and work queues assigned to the team. You can also update and manage workload, time off, and skills information for individual team members. Social collaboration through Pulse is also available for both teams and individual users.

For more information, see Managing team information and work queues.

Updates to the Data Page rule form

You can use the enhanced Data Page rule form to specify the name of a source system in the System name field in the Data sources section. This field represents the name of the system that is associated with a data source. For example, if your data source is a REST connector that connects to an external weather service such as Google Weather API, you can enter Google Weather in the System name field for the data source. The system name is used to display the source systems for a data type on the External Data Entities landing page.

For more information, see Viewing external data entities.

Design templates in Pega Express

You can now use design templates to control the layout of form fields in Pega Express. Use the form builder Layouts tab to select a layout for the form and organize the fields in the layout regions.

For more information, see Adding a design template to a form in Pega Express.

Execute Tests service to run all data page unit test cases

You can now use the Execute Tests service to run a set of tests at the end of build runs. An external validation engine, such as Jenkins, calls the service, which runs all data page unit test cases in your application, and returns the results in XUnit format. Use this service to validate the data in your application and to correct any issues before you deploy your application.

For more information, see Running all data page unit test cases with the Execute Tests service.

Configure additional email accounts for Pulse notifications

You can now configure individual email accounts for each application for which you want to send Pulse email notifications. For example, you can configure a specific email account to send Pulse notifications for an HR Services application, a Release Management application, and so on.

For more information, see Configuring Pulse notifications on additional email accounts.