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.
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.