System Management
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.4
Refinements were made to out-of-place upgrade documentation and processes, as well as for how handling is performed for all of the database vendor specific nuances related to a deploying into a split schema environment.
- A script was created to run the data schema upgrade for z/OS systems.
- In a split-schema configuration, indexing has been enhanced.
- The product installer has been enhanced.
- The stand-alone Static Assembly Utility does not require a password for its process.
- The UpdateManager tool has been improved.
User Interface
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.4
This release had a focus around improving support for accessibility for all the PRPC UI Components as well as extending capabilities for responsive design with grids and tabs. A series of cosmetic changes and fixes are included.
- Improvements have been made for action items being opened in a dynamic container.
- Row repeat functionality in sections has been improved to better handle source properties.
- Screen layouts have been optimized for the iPhone platform
- The display on dynamic containers has been enhanced to provide the same behavior for both single-mode and multi-mode.
- The Launch Harness feature has been improved to launch into a pop-up window.
- The operator menu will now display from the Case Manager portal.
- The Primary Page functionality has been enhanced for control-defined Repeating Tab Headers.
- Using local actions defined as modal windows has been enhanced to work in an iPAD using a Safari browser.
- When using a modal dialog to open a flow action in a repeat grid, to add an item to the list, users may now cancel out of this dialog if no changes are needed.
Case Management
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.3
This release had a focus on extending key capabilities to improve the ease of configuration based on early adopter feedback. Improvements were made in run-time performance, especially in high volume situations with complex case configurations. A series of cosmetic changes and fixes are included.
- The Wait shape now supports dynamic references.
- Issues were addressed with the CreatePDF and the CascadingApproval Smartshapes.
- Attachments have been improved.
- Issues with the Create Case Type functionality were addressed.
- The Pega Pulse functionality has been improved, including its performance.
- When auditing a work item, History is now the default tab.
Data Management
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.3
Improvements to data handling were made for the Data Pages, autopopulate properties, and reference properties. Lightweight lists were optimized.
- Property references are now maintained on the Work Page.
- PageList properties can reference a Data Page.
- Auto-populate properties can be used in a seciton to show results from a Data Page.
- Data Pages can run in “Page” mode as well as “List” mode
- The "Rules Not Using Lightweight List" report was enhanced.
- A PageList property that references a Data Page may be used to populate a grid.
- Related autopopulated properties can now be referenced.
Designer Studio
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.3
Numerous usability improvements were made for this release. A group of cosmetic, functional, and performance enhancements were also included.
- Treegrid controls work more quickly in IE9 and IE10.
- On application ruleforms, the 5.4 "Place Properties on Thread Page" checkbox will work in 7.1.
- Message error handling has been improved.
- Log messages have been cleaned up.
- Connectors may now be used in Data Pages.
- Move Rules wizard has been enhanced to work in Version 7.1.
Decision Strategy Manager
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.3
Fixes were made that improve the configuration and execution of Batch Decisions. In particular, the capability to use Structured Data has been enhanced. Some notable improvements have also been made to the UI of Visual Business Director.
- The structured data input configuration will now work even though there is no data.
- VBD has been enhanced to work with Version 7.1.
- The structured data input configuration will now work with nested structures.
- Association rules from Version 6.3 will now work with 7.1 structured data.
DCO
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.3
In this release, specification support in Case Designer was improved. Also, improvements and fixes were made to the New Application Wizard.
- Changes were made to support a split schema environment
- Shared and Component RuleSets can be copied.
- Can edit in Word from either Grids or Lists.
- More than 50 case types are now supported for an application.
Integration
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.3
Usability enhancements have been made to the integration wizards. The REST end-point integration has been improved, and XML parsing functionality has been enhanced.
- PRPC services can return Report or Listview data as XML.
- Work items may now be processed when accessing from a link in system-created emails.
- An SMTP outage will not cause an application to stop working.
- File listener will now read files using a leading asterisk (*).
- XML Parse rule will handle schema validation.
- PegaImageViewer will now work with Version 7.1.
- Security measures are enhanced for SOAP connections to web services.
- After generating rules using REST wizard, the Undo Generation button will delete all the generated rules.
- Email wizard has been improved.
Reporting
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.3
This release had a focus on extending key capabilities to improve the functionality and ease of use of reporting features based on early adopter feedback. A series of cosmetic changes and fixes are also included.
- Multiple boxes may be checked on List view checkboxes
- Dashboard Charts slider has been improved.
- Summary View reports and charts have been enhanced.
- Column properties can be added to a report in the Report Editor.
- List view column widths can be set by Smart Info.
- Listviews will display correctly for updated systems.
- Improvements to the GuardRail Report.
System Management
Valid from Pega Version 7.1.3
The PRPC installer has been enhanced to handle additional error conditions related to partial installs and duplicate keys; additionally, the hotfix rollback feature has been improved, and the Rulebase compare tool now supports HTTP(S) environments.
- Rollback feature has been enhanced.
- RuleBase Compare will work for secure (HTTPS) environments as well as non-secure (HTTP) environments.
- Install will gracefully handle the presence of a duplicate key during import.
- When install fails, system will set tables back to original state.
- Remote MBean methods will now work on multi-servant load-balancing systems.
- Enhancements were made to harnesses in Split Schema systems.