Case types and data types open in a landing page
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
In Pega® Express, Case Designer and the Data Designer now open in a landing page rather than a modal dialog. This enhancement improves the user experience for creating and updating case types and data types.
Support for Couchbase Server NoSQL database
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
Pega® Platform can now read data from and write data to a Couchbase Server database. Couchbase 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 Couchbase Server support.
Deprecated support for Microsoft ActiveX controls
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
Beginning with Pega Platform 7.3, Microsoft ActiveX controls are no longer supported in any version of the Pega Platform, and technical support for ActiveX is limited. It is recommended that you use HTML-based, cross-browser solutions for improved performance and greater security.
For more information, see Deprecation of ActiveX controls in Pega Platform.
Tab groups are deprecated
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
Beginning with Pega 7.3, tab groups have been replaced with layout groups, which offer better performance and flexibility. Tab groups are based on the Yahoo User Interface (YUI) library, which is no longer supported on the Pega 7 Platform.
User interface rule forms now use layout groups instead of tab groups to place layouts in forms.
For more information, see Adding a Layout Group.
Layout groups support icons and titles in headers
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
You can now include icons or cells to enhance the design of layout group headers. On the properties panel, select Include icon with title under Container settings to add icons and titles in the layout headers. Also, the layout group control can now refresh the content of a dynamic layout if the layout is active.
For more information, see Adding a Layout Group.
Edit sections in Pega Express at run time
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
You can enable editing of sections that were created by a template. Run-time editing allows Pega Express business users to identify and edit sections that contain content. You mark sections as editable by selecting the Allow section to be edited at runtime check box on the Settings tab of the section. For more information, see Run-time editing of sections in Pega Express.
Data Import wizard supports all Microsoft Excel default formats
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
The Data Import wizard for data types now supports all Microsoft Excel default date formats. Dates are easier to handle and you are alerted before data is imported if the date format is not supported.
For more information about supported date and time formats, see Date and time formats supported by the Data Import wizard for data types.
Property-level security for full-text search
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
Property-level security has been added to full-text search so that you can limit access to sensitive data. From the Search landing page, you can specify whether to include properties with access control policies in search results. In addition, for custom search, you can select which properties to include in full-text search by selecting options on the Search landing page and Custom Search properties instance.
For more information, see Specifying custom search properties and Excluding properties with access control policies from search results.
Event type browsing on the Customer Movie landing page
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
Event Browser is a new option on the Customer Movie landing page that provides insight into the history of customer interactions. You can retrieve data from the Event Store data set for a particular customer or a group of customers, display the events in a timeline, and browse a list of event types.
For more information, see Browsing events for a customer or a group of customers.
Simplified section property panels in Pega Express
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
When you edit sections in Pega Express, the sections display a simplified properties panel. This panel presents the essential section properties in an intuitive way to streamline the editing process. To access this properties panel in Pega Express, click the Pencil icon next to an editable object. For more information, see Runtime editing of sections in Pega Express.