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Use "alternate database" as report source

Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6

You can opt to use the the "alternate database" identified in the Reports Database field of the Data-Admin-DB-Table instance that supports the Applies To class of a report as the source for the report. This reduces the load on the database that serves your application when you run the report.

Pinned classes in Application Explorer

Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6

The Application Explorer now includes a Pinned Classes section. This feature allows you to interact with a customized list of classes without having to explicitly switch context in the explorer.

Ability to deprecate a rule

Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6

You can deprecate any Rule- instance to indicate that it is no longer supported.

Users are warned when they open or reference a deprecated rule instance.

Ability to deprecate a class

Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6

You can deprecate any Rule- class to block users from creating new rule instances.

Users are warned when they open the class rule form or any instance of the class.

Only classes that do not belong to a class group can be deprecated.

Designer Studio responds to deprecated rules

Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6

Deprecated classes and rule instances in Pega- rulesets are excluded from:

  • Search results
  • Application Explorer results
  • Lists launched from the Records Explorer
  • +Create menus

These restrictions do not apply to classes and rule instances deprecated in your application rulesets.

Formally deprecated rule types

Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6

The following rule types have been deprecated. Migrate to alternatives as appropriate:

Rule type (class)Replacement

Rule-Connect-BPEL

 Service SOAP rules

Rule-Define-Hierarchy 

Navigation rules

Rule-File-Form 

Harnesses and Sections

Rule-Parse-Infer 

@pxReplaceAllViaRegex function

Rule-Parse-Transform

@pxReplaceAllViaRegex function

Rule-Parse-TransformCollection

@pxReplaceAllViaRegex function

Rule-Service-BPEL 

Service SOAP rules

Rule-Service-COM

Service dotNet rules

Retired Six R's

Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6

The Designer Studio > Application > Inventory > Six R's landing page has been retired.

Integration landing page updates

Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6

The following features and wizards now launch as landing pages in the Designer Studio:

Designer StudioIntegration > Tools > Wizard cleanup

Designer StudioIntegration > Email > Email Accounts

Designer StudioIntegration > Email > Email Listeners

Restructured Process & Rules landing pages

Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6

The Designer Studio > Process & Rules > Tools landing page menu has been restructured for better navigation and access:

  • The Find Rules by Custom Field wizard now launches as a tab in Designer Studio.
  • A new Find Rules menu item consolidates previous wizards. It launches a single landing page with different search criteria options:

Check out rules with errors

Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6

You can now check out rules with validation errors. This is helpful when a checked-in version becomes invalidated by changes elsewhere in the application, such as a modified ruleset pre-requisite or a deleted referencing rule.

 If you enter invalid values in rule form fields and then click Check out, the valid, base version of the rule is checked out. Be sure to resolve all errors and save before refreshing.  Otherwise, your changes are lost.

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