SR-121126 · Issue 184375
Corrected handling for properties in XML rule
Resolved in Pega Version 7.1.8
When using properties mapped on the root element of an XML SOAP rule, the attributes were mapped properly but the element value was not. In a related error, after giving ParseXML rule invocation values for Type Substitution for Parse XML, the XML was not mapped to the clipboard for the type substituted elements. There was a workaround of using DSS 'switchtooldassembler', but this has been fixed by updating parsexmlsaxrulewrapper.
SR-121135 · Issue 179497
Transfer and Reassign enhanced to work from embedded pages
Resolved in Pega Version 7.1.8
When a work flow is called from an embedded page, attempting to perform a transfer using the Out-Of-The-Box "Transfer" Flow Action was failing with the exception "The Flow Action post-processing activity Reassign failed: The reference .pyConfirmationNote is not valid. Reason: FUAInstance-NullMyStepPage". This was traced to the configuration not be prepared to work on an embedded page, and has been modified to direct the reassign activity to get the toplevel page if the step page is embedded.
SR-121183 · Issue 180073
Clarified complex visible 'when' usage with Expression Builder
Resolved in Pega Version 7.1.8
Execution was failing while using a complex visible 'when' expression with more than one Boolean operator. This is not incorrect behavior; Expression Builder only honors one Boolean operator, but the expression will work if typed directly and "Run on Client" is checked. This caused confusion due to the system not flagging the expression as unsupported in Expression Builder, and this has been fixed. In addition, the code has been updated to properly handle multiple logical operators so that runtime behavior is correct and no error is reported at save time. However, please note the following important information: For auto-generated sections, complex 'when' expressions will be allowed and honored when typed directly , but Expression Builders will still allow only one operator. Also, for non-auto generated sections and JSP directives, the old limitation of 1 operator will still apply.
SR-121200 · Issue 184842
DB2 DateTime conversion fixed
Resolved in Pega Version 7.1.8
After inserting date values in DB2, using the select command and retrieving the above date values using RDB-List returned the date as one day earlier. The root cause of this issue was the logic used for reading and writing date columns in DB2. The logic was implemented in order to ensure that the values in the column were both saved and retrieved in GMT time zone. However, when a java.sql.Date object was retrieved from the JDBC metadata, it was returned as the date value at the time of Midnight, and the time zone was set to the local time zone by the metadata (instead of the expected GMT time zone). When preparing to return this value, the Date object was formatted with reference to GMT, which causes the Date object to have an hour subtracted and report a date value that was one day less than expected. To fix this, the datetime logic for the Date columns has been modified to use a DateFormat object in the system's local time zone.
SR-121277 · Issue 181001
Deployment user privileges updated for upgrades
Resolved in Pega Version 7.1.8
When attempting to upgrade some installations, the upgrade script was failing while trying to determine the current PRPC version. This was caused by the deployment user lacking the DBA privileges to read/write the tables in the rules and data schema, and has been updated.
SR-121331 · Issue 180473
Updated handling of Visio objects in Word files
Resolved in Pega Version 7.1.8
In order to cleanly present Visio images, they have been included as Visio objects in recent versions of the software and the objects were only viewable in Visio itself. This required switching back and forth from Word to Visio while viewing a document with Visio objects included, which was not ideal handling. In this release, the behavior has been further updated: The documentation will be generated server side, so no Visio glimpse will be possible in the app docs. The ERDs will still be included as embedded Visio files, but instead of the icon the system will present an embedded image. Clicking on the image will open Visio. Documentation has also been added to clearly indicate that Visio is required for a more detailed view of the ERD.
SR-121331 · Issue 184808
Updated handling of Visio objects in Word files
Resolved in Pega Version 7.1.8
In order to cleanly present Visio images, they have been included as Visio objects in recent versions of the software and the objects were only viewable in Visio itself. This required switching back and forth from Word to Visio while viewing a document with Visio objects included, which was not ideal handling. In this release, the behavior has been further updated: The documentation will be generated server side, so no Visio glimpse will be possible in the app docs. The ERDs will still be included as embedded Visio files, but instead of the icon the system will present an embedded image. Clicking on the image will open Visio. Documentation has also been added to clearly indicate that Visio is required for a more detailed view of the ERD.
SR-121429 · Issue 187948
Encoded handling for Chinese characters in SOAP
Resolved in Pega Version 7.1.8
Signature verification failed when a SOAP message contained multibyte Chinese characters. This was due to the engine passing platform specific request bytes instead of sending UTF bytes to the third party metro webservices code when signature is enabled. The JAR encoding has been modified to use the style it gets in the request in order to bypass third party platform decisions.
SR-121464 · Issue 182061
Editing privileges corrected for the clipboard
Resolved in Pega Version 7.1.8
An issue was found where it was possible to use the "Edit" option in the clipboard even when the clipboardViewerUpdate privilege is set "0" or blank. This has been resolved via rule check-in with a 'clipboardViewerUpdate on Edit' function to ensure proper privilege setting.
SR-121471 · Issue 179231
Potential XSS vunerability eliminated
Resolved in Pega Version 7.1.8
The system has been modified to enhance security and eliminate a potential XSS vulnerability related to adding a file attachment.