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.
Geolocation tracking requires browser permission
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
When the geolocation tracking feature is enabled, a Map it link appears next to each requestor entry in the audit trail. When you click a link for the first time, the browser displays a notification asking whether you want to permit tracking. Make your yes/no selection in the prompt. Do not click "X" to close it, as doing so may render the session unresponsive. Refresh the browser if necessary and make your selection.
DB2-LUW database logfile size increase
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.5
To avoid running out of logfile space due to large transaction sets during the rule base load of a Pega 7.1.x install, upgrade, or maintenance level update, systems supported by a DB2-LUW database platform should increase the LOGFILSIZ parameter to at least 4096 pages from the default size of 1000 pages.
After the size has been increased, restart the database to ensure that the new setting is loaded into the database correctly.
Geolocation tracking Map it links do not appear
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
If geolocation tracking is enabled, the first time you create a case in the first browser session, the Map it links do not appear next to the initial audit trail entries. When you submit the first flow action, the links appear next to all subsequent entries.
Cannot copy final section rules in UI Kit ruleset
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
You cannot copy section rules in the UI Kit ruleset (UI-Kit-71) that start with pz or px (final rules in the base PRPC rulesets).
Instead, to customize these rules, use the Copy/Merge Ruleset tool, available at , to copy all rules from the UI Kit into your application ruleset. You can then check the section rules in and out.