Adjust styling for UI elements with standard CSS helper classes
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
Rather than creating a new skin format to make minor formatting changes to a user interface element, click the Open helper class picker icon on the Presentation tab of the Properties panel and select a predefined Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) helper class to apply to the element. For example, you can use a CSS helper class to center an element in a cell or layout. Using helper classes saves development time, reduces maintenance by limiting the number of customized skin formats, and improves the consistency of your application's look and feel. By avoiding the introduction of unnecessary static content, you also improve your application's initial loading time.
For more information, see CSS helper classes.
Preview and select icons with the icon class picker
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
To see the standard, predefined icons that are available for a Button, Link, or Icon control, use the Open the icon class picker icon on the General tab of the Properties panel. From an overlay of icons, you can then select the one that is most appropriate for your control. By using a predefined icon, you bring greater consistency to your user interface and help users more easily understand the purpose of each control.
For more information, see Previewing and selecting predefined icons with the icon class picker.
Extension attributes are not supported in PMML models
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
Models in the Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML) format version 4.3 that contain extension attributes with the x- prefix are not valid. These extension attributes are deprecated; you must use extension elements instead. In addition, if the output type of any output field in the model is set to FLOAT, change it to DOUBLE.
For more information, see PMML 4.3 - General Structure in the Data Mining Group documentation.
Support for email triaging of interaction cases for the Email user channel
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
You can now triage customer email content that is saved in an interaction case for the Pega® Intelligent Virtual Assistant for Email. A customer service representative can reply to the email, reassign the interaction case to another user or a work queue, resolve the interaction case, or spin off a business case from the interaction case. Carrying out these actions improves the artificial intelligence capability of the Pega Intelligent Virtual Assistant for Email, for example, for automatic email routing purposes.
For more information, see Email triage an interaction case.
Define property value criteria for stage entry
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
You can now define the criteria that property values must meet to enter a stage, by clicking Validations on the Data model tab of a case type. By validating the properties, you can ensure that a case contains relevant data before it enters a stage.
For more information, see Property condition requirements for stage entry.
Agile Workbench supports bulk actions
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
You can now create stories in bulk by importing a story template to Agile Workbench. By defining stories in bulk before you start development, you can size your project more quickly.
For more information, see Bulk actions in Agile Workbench.
Guided tours and online help added to application guides
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
You can now create application guides that display content from a Pega® Platform help topic or a sequence of tour stops in a guided tour. By providing supporting information in an interactive format, you can help users complete tasks more quickly.
For more information about displaying help topics, tour stops, and other types of information in a task, see Interactive tasks in an application guide.
Question template added to surveys
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
You can now import a question template to create multiple questions at once. By providing question data in a format that your application processes in bulk, you can speed up the development of your surveys.
For more information about the types of questions that you can import, see Question templates.
Update activity for button and link formats
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
To update existing Button controls or Link controls to current, simplified formats (Strong, Standard, and Simple), use the pzUpdateButtonLinkFormats activity. Using the report definition and other parameters that you specify, the system retrieves the sections to be converted, loops through each section rule to find Button controls and Link controls, and updates their formats.
For more information, see Updated button and link formats and Update-Button-Link-Formats.
Ability to edit questions in the Facebook channel preview console
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
You can now edit questions directly in the preview console when you simulate a Facebook chatbot conversation. This feature eliminates the need to edit Case Manager settings when you want to modify the text of a question for a configured Facebook channel interface.
For more information, see Simulating a chatbot conversation.