Customizable New Application wizard
Valid from Pega Version 7.2.2
The redesigned New Application wizard streamlines the process of creating and configuring applications, and introduces customizable application templates. When you create an application from an application template, the template defines the wizard steps that gather the information that is needed to configure your new application based on the template. After you specify the required information in the wizard, the system creates an application with the required case types, data types, access groups, and operators. You can create multiple templates, depending on the needs of your business. Sample template types are provided.
For more information, see New Application wizard.
Unit testing support for more rule types
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
You can now create unit tests for the following additional rule types. You can also create assertions to validate activity status. The expanded rule types for unit testing enable developers to more thoroughly perform regression testing of their application, thereby improving application quality.
- Collection
- Declare expression
- Map value
- Report definition
For more information about unit testing rules, see Pega unit test cases.
Upgrade impact
With the four new rule types, unit test execution and unit test compliance metrics will change. Reports on automated unit testing of the customer application decrease due to the increased pool of supported rules.
What steps are required to update the application to be compatible with this change?
After a successful upgrade, create Pega unit test cases for the newly supported rules to see updated and accurate unit test metrics.
View application quality metrics by data type
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
You can now view application quality metrics by data type on the Application Quality landing page. The new Data Types tab displays metrics for data types grouped by data objects, which enables you to more quickly understand the overall coverage of the application's integrations and interfaces.
For more information about data type metrics, see Application Quality landing page.
Scenario tests are reusable
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
Existing scenario tests are now reusable in different business scenarios. Before Pega 8.3, you had to create a new test every time a user interface or process flow changed significantly. Now, scenario tests are editable to help you maintain the test stack more effectively.
For more information, see Updating scenario tests.
Improvements for automated scenario testing
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
Test automation authors can group related scenario tests into suites. The scenario test suites can be run manually from the Scenario Testing landing page as part of purpose-specific tests such as smoke tests, regression tests, and outcome-based tests. Additionally, automation authors or release managers who monitor tests for an application can disable or quarantine unstable scenario tests so that they do not run.
For more information about creating and managing test suites for scenario testing, see Creating test suites for scenario testing.
Test coverage support for more rule types
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
Test coverage has been expanded to include the following rule types. Test coverage support for these rule types enables developers to more accurately measure the effectiveness of their tests.
- Collection
- Declare trigger
- Map value
- Navigation
- Report definition
- Scorecard
For more information about test coverage, see Test coverage.
Upgrade impact
The new rule types may impact the test coverage metrics for your applications. Due to the increased number of supported rules, the reported test coverage percentage will decrease.
What steps are required to update the application to be compatible with this change?
Run your coverage reports after upgrading to see the latest metrics.