INC-144600 · Issue 599916
Skip links enabled for all users by default
Resolved in Pega Version 8.3.5
In order to improve the UI experience, the isAccessible check for skiplinks has been removed. This allows users to navigate the content of the page using skip links without having to have their access group be set to accessible mode.
INC-142034 · Issue 596085
Tab moves to next field after autocomplete
Resolved in Pega Version 8.3.5
After entering the value on an autocomplete field, it took two presses of the Tab key to move to the next field. Investigation showed that on autocomplete keydown of the tab key, there was an event preventing the expected default behavior. This has been resolved.
INC-135523 · Issue 590437
Tab panel read meaningfully by screen readers
Resolved in Pega Version 8.3.5
When the tabPanel received focus with accessibility, the entire tab content was read instead of the W3 standard of only reading "Edit ". This has been resolved by ensuring the Tabpanel has the proper aria-labelledby.
INC-139023 · Issue 591165
Tab will exit portal side menu
Resolved in Pega Version 8.3.5
It is expected that the Tab key will take users out of the portal menu and to the next focusable element, but on the side navigation menu both tab and arrow keys moved to the next menu item. This caused users to have to navigate the entire menu. The correct behavior was seen for the Navigation rule when called from an Action (for example on the button). This was traced to the system using tabindex as "0" for every element in the menu, and the tabs code has been updated to exit out of the menu bar when pressed.
INC-138354 · Issue 594356
Third party cookies reminder added for Mashup in incognito browsers
Resolved in Pega Version 8.3.5
When working in incognito/private browser windows, attempting to use Mashup displayed a message indicating login credentials were not recognized ("Unknown password and/or username"). This was due to recent changes originating with the browsers regarding blocking third-party cookies which are necessary for Mashup to run. For informational purposes, a new API has been added which will check for the PegaRules cookie; if the cookie is not present, the message "Third party cookies must be enabled for Mashup to function." will be displayed. This message may be customized by configuring the setting "pega.web.config.xCookiesDisabled" with the required message.
INC-133951 · Issue 584148
Try catch added for templated refresh when
Resolved in Pega Version 8.3.5
After configuring a refresh when condition on a dynamic layout triggered by changes on D_worklist.pxResults, a component stack mismatch error was generated if client side UI template is enabled. Without templatization it worked as expected. This has been resolved by adding a try catch block to DynamicLayoutGenerator.java.
INC-202111 · Issue 710105
Logging extended for PRPCPropertyInfoProvider
Resolved in Pega Version 8.6.5
In order to assist with diagnosing issues with Kafka and JSON, additional logging has been added for PRPCPropertyInfoProvider.
INC-208976 · Issue 719166
Enhanced SSA metrics made available
Resolved in Pega Version 8.6.5
In order to better diagnose delays related to the time when a Campaign is scheduled to start and the time when the Dataflow actually starts to run, an update has been made which will generate detailed metrics to cover some of the strategy execution key performance intensive areas. Additional lower level internal metrics related to SSA engine execution have also been made available by way of a DSS to collect more runtime insight for diagnosis. To enable the collection of these Level 2 SSA internal metrics, set the dataflow/shape/strategy/detailed_metrics/level2 DSS in the Pega-DecisionEngine rule set to 'true'. A comprehensive set of enhanced metrics will be available in Pega 8.8.
INC-213217 · Issue 714194
Updated context handling for executing data transforms in dataflows
Resolved in Pega Version 8.6.5
When performing a sort operation in a data transform on a page list and invoking the Data transform through a Data flow, a java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException was generated on the sort step even though the data was correct. Investigation showed that the dataflows were using a different execution context than the context used for regular activity execution. An update has been made to ensure the correct context is being used while executing data transforms in dataflows.
INC-215601 · Issue 721524
Explicit Kerberos renewal added for HDFS
Resolved in Pega Version 8.6.5
When using WebSphere/IBM with Hadoop connectivity, the Kerberos credentials were expiring after 7 days and causing connectivity failures. Investigation showed the Apache Hadoop HDFS Client was not renewing the ticket even when there were operation calls every few hours. To resolve this, an enhancement has been added to the Pega HDFS client which will explicitly tell Hadoop authentication layer to check for Kerberos ticket renewal instead of relying on Hadoop built-in logic.