Attachment support for requirements
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
Requirements now support attachments. You can add attachments from the Designer Studio > Application > Profile > Requirements landing page, the Add/Edit Requirement modal, or the requirement rule form.
Enhanced document generation
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
The following usability improvements have been made to documents generated by the Application Document Wizard:
- Stages and Processes now appear for case types that use Case Lifecycle Management. This diagram includes hyperlinks to corresponding sections in the document and is scoped to top-level processes only.
- All flows (excluding pyStartCase) referenced by a case type now appear in documents. This removes previous constraints on non-starting, draft, and checked out flows.
- Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) are now embedded in documents as Visio objects.
- Sections without content are omitted from the generated document.
- Screenshots are labeled.
- Requirement text (Long Description) is included in the Requirements Matrix section.
- Linked requirements appear in context beneath their associated specification.
- Acceptance Criteria appears in context beneath the associated specification, report, or correspondence item.
Define and manage features during application development
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
You can now define and manage the features and child features that you want to implement in your application. A feature represents any capability in your application that you want to promote to stakeholders during the application development process. When you develop an application and design case types, you can link each case type to top-level features in Designer Studio. In addition, you can associate existing rules with features, which maintains traceability and makes it easier for you to extend the application because you can identify the rules that are associated with each feature.
For more information, see Features.
Create connections to repositories
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
Pega® Platform can communicate with common repository technologies. Whenever an action creates a RAP, Pega Platform can browse, publish, or fetch artifacts: for example, when exporting an application, product, branch, or component. Repositories are instances of the Data-Repository class which holds all necessary connection information.
Pega Platform includes tools to connect with the following repository types:
- JFrog Artifactory
- Amazon S3
For more information, see Creating a JFrog Artifactory or Amazon S3 repository connection.
Associate rules and project management work items with features
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
You can now link a project management work item with a rule when you create a rule, check in a rule, and save a rule as a new rule, which automatically links the rule with any features that are associated with the project management work item. Associating project management work items, rules, and features maintains traceability and makes it easier for you to extend the application, because you can identify the rules that are associated with each feature. On the Application Overview landing page, you can also link existing rules directly to features in the Associated rules section of a feature.
For more information, see Associating existing rules with a feature.
Capture real-time feedback with Agile Workbench
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
Project stakeholders can use the new Agile Workbench tool to capture real-time feedback directly in an application, which can increase the efficiency of application development. You capture feedback by creating a user story, bug, or feedback item, and these work items can include video recordings of screens, annotated screen captures, file attachments, or URLs. In Designer Studio, you can configure Agile Workbench to integrate with Pega® Agile Studio so that bugs and user stories are synchronized between the two systems.
For more information, see:
- Pega Express 7.3 – Agile Workbench
- Pega Platform 7.3 – Agile Workbench
Create application guides that direct users through tasks
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
Use the new Application Guide rule to create a guide that directs users through a set of tasks. A task can provide instructions to the user and include links to a landing page, wizard, URL, rule, or data record. After you add an application guide to a portal, users can open the guide from the Resources menu.
For more information, see Creating an application guide.
Associate project management work items with application features
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
You can associate project management work items that you create in Agile Workbench with features in your application stack. Work items include bugs, user stories, and feedback. Associating a work item with a feature improves traceability in your application.
For more information, see Associating a project management work item with a feature.
Pega Agile Studio integration
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
You can configure the new Agile Workbench tool to integrate with Pega® Agile Studio so that bugs and user stories are synchronized between the two systems. In addition, you can improve traceability in your development environment by using the Current work feature to associate a user story or bug with development changes.
For more information, see Integrating Agile Workbench with Pega Agile Studio and Tracing development changes to work items.