Noticeable differences between work objects created in the Decision Manager portal when compared to Designer Studio
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.7
In the Decision Manager portal, you create work objects by running flows in the enterprise application that serves as the base application for the application overlay. If the enterprise application does not include the UI-Kit-7 in its application rulesets, work objects can display differently in the Decision Manager portal when compared to Designer Studio because an application overlay is always configured to include the UI-Kit-7 ruleset.
Recommendation:
- Add the UI-Kit-7 ruleset dependency to the enterprise application.
- Redesign the user interface to comply with the UI-Kit-7 ruleset.
Rollback functionality is limited to latest revision
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.7
The rollback functionality in DSM Revision Manager allows customers to roll back the import of the latest revision to their DSM application. Only one rollback is allowed; after a rollback, the rollback option is disabled until the next revision is imported. If importing two (or more) revisions at once then attempting a rollback, the system only rolls back one revision.
Example: a user has a base DSM application. They import Revision 1, and then import Revision 2. Next, they try to roll back both revisions. The system reverts to the Revision 1 version of the application, and the customer cannot revert all the way back to the base application.
System Management Application displaying listeners that do not require any action
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.7
After installing or upgrading to Pega 7.1.7, there is an additional available listener (Data-Decision-DNode-Service:Default) that does not require any action. This listener can be safely ignored and you should not use the System Management Application to manage any of its operations or state.
- The Data-Decision-DNode-Service:Default listener is always running on every PRPC node.
- The state of this listener is internally managed by PRPC. Starting or stopping it through SMA does not have any effect on its state.
Real-time event processing
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.9
Real-time event processing is a mechanism that can be used to analyze a high velocity stream of events entering the system and derive conclusions from them. It is possible to define metrics, measurements, and conditions under which subsequent trigger events are generated.
For details, see Real-time event processing.
Text analytics on the Pega 7 Platform
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.9
The Pega 7 Platform offers users the capability to analyze units of text, extract quality information, and translate it into business intelligence. The text analytics functionality aims to determine the positive, negative, and neutral polarities (tone) of subjective sentences. It also provides mechanisms for categorizing units of text and classifying text elements into predefined categories. You can use it to analyze text-based content including news feeds, emails, and postings on social media streams, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
For more information, see Introduction to text analytics on the Pega 7 Platform.
Updates to the Data Flow rule
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.9
It is now possible to use report definitions as primary and secondary sources in the Data Flow rule. The data flows that are sourced by a report definition can be distributed on multiple nodes. When using a database table data set as the destination of the data flow, you need to select one of the save options for the data set (insert records or insert and update records).
Updates to the Event Strategy rule
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.9
When you design event strategies, you can use the Filter shape for basic arithmetic and text expressions. You can also specify start conditions for the tumbling and sliding windows.
Updates to the Predictive Model rule form
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.9
The Predictive Model rule form provides the XML schema preview for uploaded PMML models. You can use this preview to view the structure of a model and to correct errors before saving the rule. When the model contains errors, they are displayed in the Errors section at the bottom of the rule.
Updates to the Strategy rule
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.9
The Strategy tab of the Strategy rule form contains a new Test runs panel from which you can run simulations and test strategies for single and multiple customers. When you test strategies for multiple customers, you can identify the most popular propositions offered to the customers, check the overall strategy performance, and examine the performance of the individual components.
New types of data sets
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.9
There are three new types of data sets:
- Facebook - Required for connecting with the Facebook API
- Twitter - Required for connecting with the Twitter API
- YouTube - Required for connecting with the YouTube Data API
Use these data sets when you create instances of the Free Text Model rule and you want to analyze the text-based content on social media streams such as Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.