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.Use SAML 2.0 to provide single sign-on authentication
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
Configure a SAML 2.0 authentication service to provide web single sign-on (SSO) convenience to product users in your enterprise. A one-click option lets you import Identity Provider (IdP) metadata and make use of automated certificate management.
User interface distortions in the Decision Manager portal
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
By default, the New Application wizard in Pega 7.1.6 configures new applications to include UI-Kit-7 in the list of application rulesets. This ruleset causes user interface distortions in the Decision Manager portal. Both applications created in previous maintenance level updates and applications created in Pega 7.1.6 that do not include the UI-Kit-7 dependency are not impacted by this known issue.
Workaround:
- Open the application record.
- In Application Rulesets, remove UI-Kit-7.
- Save the application record.
User interface distortions in the Predictive Analytics Director portal
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
By default, the New Application wizard configures new applications to include UI-Kit-7 in the list of application rulesets. This ruleset causes user interface distortions in the Predictive Analytics Director portal. Applications created in maintenance level updates previous to Pega 7.1.6, and applications that do not include the UI-Kit-7 dependency, are not impacted by this known issue.
Workaround:
- Open the application record.
- In , remove UI-Kit-7.
- Save the application record.
Add additional columns to customized work history tables
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
The standard work history table, pc_history_work, contains two new columns that return the latitude and longitude coordinate location of the action that prompted the history. Mobile devices can display this location as a street address. If you have a customized work history table, add these two columns to it:
<decimal name="pxLatitude" size="19" scale="9"/>
<decimal name="pxLongitude" size="19" scale="9"/>
Microsof Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) may display a script error when clicking a Help button
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.6
A script error may be displayed when clicking a Help button when script error notification is turned on in the browser. As a work around, uncheck the Display a notification about every script error option in the Advanced tab of the Options dialog box in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.
Case-insensitive filtering in reports
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
Filtering in reports is now case-insensitive, improving the reporting and searching experience. You can turn off case-insensitive filtering, for example, by using an activity. You might want to do this if your index is too big or if the length of time it takes for indexing impacts performance.
For more information on report filtering, see Editing filter conditions.
Add subspaces within spaces
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
You can now create subspaces within spaces. By adding a subspace, you can collaborate on a subtopic that is related to the topic of the parent space. For example, you can create an Annual Day subspace within the Events space.
For more information, see Creating a subspace.
PATCH support for REST integrations
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
REST connectors and REST services now include support for integrating with REST APIs that require using the PATCH method. REST integrations that support the PATCH method allow you to make partial updates to individual resources while retaining data that does not require an update. With PATCH support, you no longer need to write complex custom code to integrate with services that require using the PATCH method.
For more information about REST integrations, see Connect REST form - Completing the Methods tab.
Configure REST connectors for standard-compliant endpoints
Valid from Pega Version 8.2
REST connectors now support all standards-compliant endpoint URLs, regardless of how those URLs use query parameters.
This URL support allows you to do the following actions:
- Include repeated query string parameters in a URL.
- Omit a query string parameter if the value of the parameter is empty when you send a request.
- Apply appropriate encoding for different URL components.
For more information about REST connectors, see Connect REST form.