Customizations to the prlogging.xml file must be manually ported after upgrade
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
As a result of the upgrade from the Apache Log4j 1 logging service to the Apache Log4j 2 logging service, the name of the logging configuration file has changed from prlogging.xml to prlog4j2.xml and the format of the file has changed considerably. If you customized your prlogging.xml file, port the customizations to the new prlog4j2.xml file. If you do not port the changes, the Pega® Platform uses the default prlog4j2.xml file and disregards your customized prlogging.xml file.
For more information about customizing your log files, see the Apache Log4j 2 documentation.
Socket server has changed for remote logging
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
As a result of the upgrade from the Apache Log4j 1 logging service to the Apache Log4j 2 logging service, the socket server that is used for remote logging has changed from the Log4j remote logging package with the LogFactor5 log analysis tool to TcpSocketServer. If you use remote logging, update your socket server to TcpSocketServer. For more information, see Installing and using remote logging.
Log file description in web.xml incorrect after upgrade to Apache Log4j 2
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
As a result of the upgrade from the Apache Log4j 1 logging service to the Apache Log4j 2 logging service, it is recommended that you update the log file description in the web.xml file from location of prlogging.xml file to location of prlog4j2.xml file. The description indicates which log file is in use. Updating the description avoids confusion about which log file is current. Change the description as shown in the following example.
<resource-ref id="ResourceRef_5">
<description>location of prlog4j2.xml file</description>
<res-ref-name>url/pegarules.logging.configuration</res-ref-name>
<res-type>java.net.URL</res-type>
<res-auth>Container</res-auth>
<res-sharing-scope>Shareable</res-sharing-scope>
</resource-ref>
Service Portlet rules are deprecated
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
Service Portlet rules are deprecated. Existing rules will continue to work, but you cannot create new ones. Use Pega Web Mashup instead. In addition, some changes might impact functionality. If you are using Portlet rules and plan to upgrade, contact your customer service representative.
For more information about Pega Web Mashup, see About Pega Web Mashup.
Deprecated metadata types in the Connector and Metadata wizard
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
The WSDL, SAP WSDL, and DTD metadata types have been deprecated in the Connector and Metadata wizard. For WSDL, use SOAP integration, and for DTD, use XSD.
For more information about SOAP connectors, see About Connect SOAP rules. For more information about XSD, see About the Connector and Metadata wizard.
Deprecated support for passing symbolic index as strings to value lists and page lists
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
Starting with the next release after Pega Platform™ 8.2, passing symbolic indexes as strings in parameters, properties, and string literals to both value lists and page lists will no longer be supported. The following examples show the syntax that still works in Pega 8.2, that will not work in the next release:
myPageList("<LAST>")and
param.str = "<LAST>" myPageList(param.str)
The following example shows syntax that currently is not supported and gives a validation error. This syntax will also not work in future releases.
param.str = <LAST> myPageList(param.str)
To avoid issues after upgrading to Pega 8.3, refactor all occurrences of this syntax in your code. For instructions on how to find occurrences of this syntax in your code, see Refactoring unsupported symbolic index syntax for value lists and page lists.
For more information about the correct use of symbolic indexes, see Symbolic indexes – APPEND, CURRENT, INSERT, LAST, and PREPEND.