More action types on the bottom bar
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
Pega Infinity Mobile Client™ now provides more flexible bottom bar configuration with a broader choice of actions, so that your apps can be more useful. For example, users can now create work items, open work items, or log out directly from the bottom bar of a mobile app.
For more information, see Configuring the bottom bar.
Data synchronization does not resume after mobile app restart
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
If an offline-enabled mobile app that you build with Pega Infinity Mobile Client™ is stopped during an initial data synchronization session, the data synchronization does not resume when the mobile app is restarted. Users must not stop the mobile app before initial data synchronization finishes.
For more information about data synchronization, see Offline capability and Guidelines for creating an offline-enabled application.
Ability to support advanced device features with Pega Infinity Mobile Client
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
Pega Infinity Mobile Client™ now provides a development kit that you can use to make mobile apps support advanced device features that are typically available to native applications, for example, an embedded laser scanner or a projector module, and integrate functions of external software solutions, for example, a cloud-based file storage.
For more information about enhancing mobile apps with device feature support, see the documentation for the development module in the latest Pega Infinity Mobile Client distribution package on Digital Delivery.
Swipe actions in repeating dynamic layouts in a mobile app
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
Lists that are based on repeating dynamic layouts now support swipe actions. The menu of available actions, such as Edit or Delete, does not obscure the view and is displayed only when a mobile app user swipes a row. Users benefit from easier navigation and they can do smaller tasks quickly, without leaving the main screen.
For more information, see Configuring swipe actions for a mobile app.
Indicate download size in offline-enabled mobile apps for iOS
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
When you publish a client-based mobile app in the Apple App Store that needs to download additional resources before it starts, the app must indicate the size of the download and obtain user consent. To comply with this requirement, you can now build offline-enabled mobile apps that prompt the user before they perform the initial data synchronization. If the user chooses not to download data, the application closes.
For more information about disclosing the data size and how the data size is calculated, see Defining advanced offline configuration for an access group.
Support for decision tables in offline-enabled applications
Valid from Pega Version 8.3
You can now use decision tables to reduce the implementation time of your offline-enabled applications. By using decision tables you can further automate case processing and derive the logic from the data model. Decision tables can be referenced in a flow rule as a type of decision shape or called from the declare expression rule. No additional configuration is required to use decision tables in offline-enabled applications.
For more information, see Decision table support in offline mode.
Geolocation tracking for the latest mobile client
Valid from Pega Version 8
The latest version of Pega Mobile Client™ now supports geolocation tracking for offline-enabled mobile apps. You can enable constant tracking when users work on specific cases from their worklists. This enhancement helps audit the trail of the case and increase the efficiency of your mobile users. For example, dispatchers at headquarters can track the routes of field workers and more effectively assign them tasks based on their current location.
For more information, see Tracking mobile users based on geolocation data.