Column Populator utility documentation out of date for prior versions
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
The documentation for using the Column Populator utility to populate newly exposed database columns is out of date for Pega 7 Platform versions prior to 7.2. For all Pega 7 versions, refer to the Pega 7.2 help documentation for instructions about how to use this utility.
Cannot view all custom context posts in Pulse
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
When you use Pulse in a custom context, the custom context label is displayed as plain text instead of as a link that you can click to view all posts that are associated with the custom context.
For more information about Pulse, see the help topic Pulse.
Child case queries performance can be slow
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
Some customers have reported that performance is slow when they execute queries on child cases. This issue is often indicated by PEGA0005 (query time exceeded limit) alerts that can be correlated to these queries in the logs. To resolve the issue, add a database index to each of your work tables by using a multicolumn index on the pxCoverInsKey, pxObjClass, and pyStatusWork columns.
See Performance improvements for child case queries.
Verify ML Readiness error: Upgrades from Pega 7.1.0 through 7.1.8 do not replace nonversioned rules
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
Upgrading from any Pega 7 Platform version between Pega 7.1 and Pega 7.1.8 to Pega 7.2 does not automatically replace nonversioned rules. If you revalidated and saved a Pega 7.1.x rule after the timestamp on the Pega 7.2 version of the rule, upgrading to Pega 7.2 does not overwrite the saved rule. You might see either of the following behaviors:
- The upgrade fails with the following error message:
Verify ML Readiness - The upgrade succeeds, but you might be unable to open changed rule forms.
If the upgrade fails, see the Pega 7 Platform Upgrade Guide to force the upgrade.
This known issue does not affect Pega 7.1.9. After the upgrade has finished, apply Hotfix 27288. For information about obtaining and applying hotfixes, see Hotfix Manager.
Limited question and answer formats in new surveys
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
Complex questions and some answer formats for simple questions, such as attachment, are not supported by the new surveys that you create. Although you can create stand-alone questions in your survey library that use these formats, you can add these questions to legacy surveys only.
For more information about supported answer formats, see Answer formats for questions in a survey.
The worklist appears to be empty when you go back from an opened case in an offline-enabled mobile application
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
In a Pega® Platform offline-enabled application, when you go back to the worklist from an opened case, the worklist appears to be empty even though it contains cases. This issue will be fixed in the next release of Pega Platform. Only portals that use the key principles and design of the pyCaseWorker portal are supported in offline-enabled applications.
For more information, see Offline mobility guidelines.
Browser unresponsive when logging in to Designer Studio
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
The What's new in 7.4 widget on the Designer Studio home page uses WebGL to render its background animation. If your browser is running on a virtual machine without hardware acceleration, your browser might become unresponsive because of this widget. Click the Hide this until next release button to remove the widget. At your next login, the widget will not be displayed.
Known issue: SAML IdP import uses only the last certificate
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
When you configure the identity provider for a SAML SSO authentication service, the backing keystore rule for the verification certificate is created with only the last certificate from the IdP metadata, instead of using all of the certificates.