INC-167259 · Issue 647097
Documentation updated for evaluateFormulasLater parameter
Resolved in Pega Version 8.5.6
When an excel containing a formula was imported as binary file and viewed from the user end, the formula was visible. To address this, Case Management documentation has been updated to include additional information on using the evaluateFormulasLater parameter, which can be set to true to avoid errors in advanced formula evaluation. https://docs.pega.com/case-management/85/activities-integrating-cases-excel-documents
INC-177323 · Issue 672421
Search string wildcard use documentation updated
Resolved in Pega Version 8.5.6
The support article for the search API has been updated to clarify the ability to use the wildcard character "*" by manually adding it to the prefix of each term in the search string.
INC-190130 · Issue 678540
Help information updated for using Elastic Search with Report Definition
Resolved in Pega Version 8.5.6
The support article "Configuring a report definition to run against an Elasticsearch index" has been updated to clarify that the search can pass multiple values with a space in pySearchString as it does OR operation on all the fields, and that filters in the report definition will be used when executing the report directly or when calling the report in the pxRetrieveSearchData activity. https://docs.pega.com/system-administration/85/configuring-report-definition-run-against-elasticsearch-index
INC-201109 · Issue 701941
Servlet management documentation updated
Resolved in Pega Version 8.8
The documentation for Servlet management has been updated to clarify that before you can move URL patterns using the Servlet Management landing page, you must remove the web.xml file from your Pega Cloud environment. If the * URL pattern is still available in the web.xml file, it remains in read only mode and cannot be edited using the indicated steps. More information is available at https://docs.pega.com/security/87/moving-url-pattern-between-servlets
INC-205525 · Issue 699064
Documentation updated for Samesite settings
Resolved in Pega Version 8.8
The documentation for enabling and configuring cross-site scripting settings has been updated to clarify the definitions of the Samesite settings Lax, Strict and None: https://docs.pega.com/security/88/enabling-and-configuring-cross-site-request-forgery-settings None – If you select this option, Pega Platform offers no protection. The browser attaches the cookies in all cross-site browsing contexts. Lax – If you select this option, Pega Platform provides a reasonable balance between security and usability for websites that want to maintain logged-in sessions after users arrive from an external link. The browser does not send cookies in requests from non-originating sites. Strict – If you select this option, Pega Platform prevents the browser
INC-209744 · Issue 703275
Documentation for job schedulers updated
Resolved in Pega Version 8.8
The documentation for how job schedulers use System Runtime Context (SRC) has been updated to specify that at run time, any application-specific metadata such as work ID prefixes, in any of the applications in the SRC stack, is not available to the job activity.
INC-214974 · Issue 721179
Documentation updated for accessing D_pyUserInfoClaims
Resolved in Pega Version 8.8
When logging in using Org Credentials, trying to get the user details from D_pyUserInfoClaims did not return any information. This was due to the D_pyUserInfoClaims datapage being available only after authentication, so the claims information was not available during operator provisioning. The documentation located at https://docs.pega.com/security/88/mapping-operator-information-openid-connect-sso-authentication-service has been updated to include the following note: "This page becomes available and can only be accessed post authentication."
INC-217942 · Issue 716932
BIX article updated for XML extract rules
Resolved in Pega Version 8.8
The BIX article "Creating and running an Extract rule" has been updated to reflect that the "Get all properties" option fetches basic properties only, and that properties must be selected manually for non-BLOB tables.
INC-223851 · Issue 722732
Property encryption documentation updated
Resolved in Pega Version 8.8
Documentation on encryption has been updated to clarify that Property Encrypt policies can only be created in Work- Data- , and Index class descendents.
INC-225373 · Issue 737824
Documentation updated to clarify enabling "Application data encryption" cannot be undone
Resolved in Pega Version 8.8
The documentation regarding encrypting application data has been updated to clarify that once "Application data encryption" is enabled, it is only possible to change the platform cipher from one provider to another standard or custom provider but it cannot be disabled or returned to default data settings. "Caution: After you enable application data encryption, you cannot disable it and restore the default settings. However, you can change the initial encryption type to another encryption type as necessary." "Caution: If you delete the KMS master key or the KMS master key expires, Pega Platform cannot decrypt the previously encrypted data, which can result in data loss."