Improved offline support for mobile apps
Valid from Pega Version 8.4
The updated offline mode in Pega Platform™ now reduces implementation time, enhances the development process, and helps you create a more comprehensive mobile experience for users without a reliable web connection.
The improved offline support includes the following enhancements:
- Offline-enabled apps now use native mobile UI components, such as headers and bottom bars.
- Offline mode now supports decision trees for improved case processing.
- Users can now process multiple cases simultaneously in separate offline tabs, which leads to higher productivity.
- Offline-enabled apps now work more efficiently because of improved caching and background synchronization.
For more information, see Working with offline apps.
Integrate your application with external Kafka clusters
Valid from Pega Version 8.4
Configure your application to use an external Kafka cluster for managing real-time data. By having an external Stream service provider, you can perform such maintenance tasks as an upgrade or hotfix deployment faster because external nodes do not require restarting.
For more information, see Externally managed Stream service.
Updated architecture of the data flow service
Valid from Pega Version 8.4
Benefit from improvements to data flow architecture that increase the stability of data flow runs and minimize the need for manual restarting of data flow jobs. Real-time data flows now use improved node rebalancing for better handling of failed or restarted nodes. If the topology changes, batch data flows no longer attempt to pause and resume the run. As such, there are fewer interactions with the database and between the nodes, resulting in the increased resilience of the Data Flow service.
If you are upgrading from a previous version of Pega Platform™, see Changes to the architecture of the Data Flow service for an overview of the changes to the Data Flow service compared to previous versions.
Improved indexing performance by gradual retrieval of data
Valid from Pega Version 8.4
Search functionality in Pega Platform™ versions from 8.4.5 to 8.6 now includes the option to improve indexing performance when reading query results from a large table in a database. For example, to load the recommended 50 records at a time, in the Pega-SearchEngine ruleset, create the indexing/distributed/fetchsize dynamic system setting, and set the value to 50.
Creating the fetchsize dynamic system setting ensures that your system does not crash while indexing classes with numerous instances.
For more information, see Creating a dynamic system setting.