Add the security checklist to applications created before 7.3.1
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
The security checklist is now automatically added to applications. You can manually add the security checklist to applications that were created in earlier versions.
You can improve the security of your application by completing the tasks on the checklist.
The following task reflects the procedure on how to manually add the security checklists to Designer Studio prior to 7.3.1:
- In the header of Designer Studio, click the name of the application, and then click Definition.
- Click the Documentation tab.
- In the Application guides section, click Add guide.
- In the Application guide& field, enter pxApplicationSecurityChecklist.
- Click the Configure icon in the Available in column and select the portals (App Studio and Dev Studio) that you want to add the security checklist to.
- Click Save.
Existing operator IDs during upgrades and updates
Valid from Pega Version 7.2.2
Upgrades and updates are always performed in secured mode to help prevent unauthorized access to your system. In secured mode, the administrator@pega.com operator ID is always overwritten, but other existing standard operator IDs are not modified. New operator IDs are inserted in secured mode. For more information, see the Deployment Guide for your environment.
Rules Assembly cache is deprecated
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
Rules Assembly (RA) cache and custom settings for its corresponding fua/assemblyCacheModeprconfig.xml file setting are deprecated because they are obsolete. A warning is logged at startup if a custom (non-default) value is specified for fua/assemblyCacheMode in the prconfig.xml file. The functional behavior of the system is not affected.
Use of PegaRULES_Extract_Marker.txt to delete cache is deprecated
Valid from Pega Version 7.3.1
The PegaRULES_Extract_Marker.txt file is deprecated. The system uses the presence or absence of the PegaRULES_Extract_Market.txt file to determine at startup whether to delete the static content, service export, and lookup list file system-based caches. In the rare situation that you need to delete these caches manually, use the System Management Application (SMA) ETier Static Content Management page. Using SMA does not require restarting the node.
No longer supported translator configuration options
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
The following translator configuration options are not needed and are no longer supported. If you previously configured any of these system settings, remove them from the system settings to avoid a warning message. For example, if you set translator/useparserfamily, the following message is displayed at startup: "Translator option, 'translator/useparserfamily' is not needed and no longer supported. Remove this from the system settings."
- translator/useparserfamily
- translator/usecodegenerator
- translator/usenativedouble
- translator/optimization/use71BlockAnalysis
- translator/optimization/use71ConstantFolding
- translator/optimization/use71AssignmentTypeSimplification
- translator/optimization/use71IntrinsicFunctions
- translator/use71PropSetGeneration
- translator/use71ParserAssignment
- assembly/model/useBlock4ContiguousSets
- /translator/pandc/comparepandcalgorithms
- /translator/pandc/use6xalgorithms
- /Compatibility/CheckForTopLevelClassMismatch
In addition, the com.pega.pegarules.generation.parseoverride bootstrap option is no longer supported. Remove this option from the system settings.
New privilege required to access the Search landing page
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
After upgrading to Pega® Platform 7.4, users who do not have the pxAccessSearchLP privilege cannot access the Search landing page. The pxAccessSearchLP privilege is automatically assigned to the SysAdm4 role. If you have other roles that require access to the Search landing page, you must add the pxAccessSearchLP privilege to those roles.
For more information about assigning privileges to roles, see User privilege authorization. (Link to: basics/v6portal/landingpages/accessmanager/customizeprivilegestab.htm)
PegaDATA connection settings now required in the prconfig.xml file
Valid from Pega Version 7.4
If you use the default prconfig.xml file that is included with Pega® Platform, and you have not removed the PegaDATA connection settings, no action is required. If you use a custom prconfig.xml file, for example, for running tests, ensure that the database connection settings for PegaDATA are not blank.
For more information about the connection settings, see PegaDATA connection settings in the prconfig.xml file.