Calculate value mode "When invoked procedurally"
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
The calculate value mode named "When invoked procedurally" is available in Declare Expressions.
Expressions of this mode cannot be chained into or out of, and are triggered only when directly invoked by a collection rule (Rule-Declare-Collection).
Custom shortcuts for mobile apps
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
When using a mobile web browser to access your mobile app, you can create a shortcut to a specific URL by selecting "add to home screen" from your web browser's menu when on the page. The shortcut icon displays showing the Pega 7 mobile app icon by default, but the icon can be customized in Designer Studio. When you tap the icon, the mobile device's default web browser opens directly to the saved URL.
See Using the Pega 7 mobile app.
Remove frames for single document dynamic containers
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
New single document dynamic containers are created with iFrame mode disabled by
default. Legacy iFrame mode is still available, but must be enabled by clicking
the Use Legacy iFrame mode check box.
API enhancements to Manage Recents list
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
The existing Recent(s) API has been enhanced to provide the following rules:
- pzClearRecentItem: Clears a specific item
pzClearAllRecentItems: Clears all recent items
Specifying read-only formatting
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
Read-only fields may be marked as an email, URL, or phone number in the Read-Only Format
settings.
Sort and filter columns with section includes
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
Column Properties include the ability to sort and filter columns that contain a section includes. A property for sorting and filtering may be specified in the Sort/filter property field. A date format for date or date-time properties can be configured to display in the filter popup.
Align column heading with column data
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
When the Align column heading with column data check box is checked, column headings are aligned with the data. When unchecked, the header may be aligned to the left, right or middle.
Use SAML 2.0 to provide single sign-on authentication
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
Configure a SAML 2.0 authentication service to provide web single sign-on (SSO) convenience to product users in your enterprise. A one-click option lets you import Identity Provider (IdP) metadata and make use of automated certificate management.
Support for rule rebasing
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
You can now rebase the rules on your development server with the most recently committed rules from a centralized system of record (SOR). For example, after rules are merged on the SOR, you can rebase your development application to refresh your application with the merged rules. Development teams working in two separate development environments can share their changes, keep their local rulebases synchronized, and reduce the probability of conflicts with other development teams.
For more information, see Rule rebasing.
Support for Apache Cassandra
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
The Pega® Platform can now read data from and write data to an Apache Cassandra database. Apache Cassandra is a NoSQL database that you can use when a NoSQL database better meets your scalability and processing requirements.
For a list of supported and unsupported features, see Apache Cassandra support.