Case Manager option for searching only attachments
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
Case Manager search now has an option to search only case attachments. When you search attachments, a new column in the search results displays a paperclip icon with the number of attachments that match the search string. You can click the number to display a list of matching attachments for the selected case.
The Declarative Network display is now cross-browser compatible
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
The Declarative Network display can now be displayed on all browsers.
Accessibility improvements
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
Several improvements are now available that enable application accessibility. These improvements affect the wait indicator, overlays, and collapsible layouts.
The wait indicator, or throbber, announces its status to an assistive technology such as JAWS.
- When loading, the throbber announces “Loading content” or other text that can be edited in the pyThrobberLoadingText property.
- When loading is completed, the throbber announces “Loading completed” or other text that can be edited in the pyThrobberLoadingCompletedText property.
- The loading announcement is set by default to a three-second delay, which can be modified in the pyThrobberAnnouncementDelay property.
Overlays are announced by an assistive technology and overlay content can be tabbed through by using the Tab key without closing the overlay. Overlays can be closed by pressing the Esc key. This behavior applies to all overlays and modal dialog boxes that are opened as local actions and popovers that are part of the autogenerated UI.
All users, including those not using an assistive technology, can focus the expand and collapse feature of a layout by using the Tab key. The expanded or collapsed state is announced by screen readers.
Date control for past and future years
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
The Date control can be configured to show only past dates, only future dates, or any date range that includes the current year. The Display range can be set to include a configurable range of previous years or next years. The number of years is relative to the user’s date.
Enabling run-time edit in Live UI
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
When you inspect a rule with the Live UI tool, you can enable editing if editing has not yet been enabled for the application. The link at the top of the property panel adds a run-time edit branch to the current application's definition. A similar option is available when you add or move elements by using Live UI.
Interact with cases from external applications
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
You can now achieve API case integration by using the Integration case-wide property to generate code that allows you to interact with cases from external applications. The Generate create case microservice code option for microservice APIs automatically generates code that is specific to your case type. This option complements the Generate mashup code option, which generates code that you can use to embed Pega 7 Platform content in another application's web page.
Connect to external REST APIs by using OAuth 2.0
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
You can now connect to external REST services that are provided by web applications, such as Twitter and Facebook, by using the OAuth 2.0 protocol client credentials grant. Your Pega 7 Platform application acts as an OAuth 2.0 client to access protected API resources. For example, you can connect to Twitter by using OAuth 2.0 to obtain a collection of tweets that match a specific query.
For more information, see Accessing protected API resources by using OAuth 2.0.
Access REST services and APIs by using OAuth 2.0
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
You can now allow external client applications to access REST services on your behalf by using the OAuth 2.0 protocol client credentials grant. The Pega 7 Platform acts as an OAuth 2.0 provider to grant trusted applications access to functions in Pega 7 Platform applications. Additionally, you can provide access to the Pega API by using OAuth 2.0.
Label changes to field types in Case Designer
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
The following field types have been renamed in Case Designer to be consistent with Data Designer and other areas of the Pega 7 Platform.
| Label in previous versions | Label in Pega 7.2 |
|---|---|
| Text | Text (single line) |
| Text (multiple lines) | Text (paragraph) |
| Check box | Boolean |
| Date and time | Date & time |
| Date | Date only |
| Drop down | Picklist |
| Number (integer) | Integer |
| Number (decimal) | Decimal |
Users who upgrade from versions prior to Pega 7.2 do not have to take any action because the label changes are cosmetic and do not affect the underlying controls or property types that support form building.
For more information about the field types that you can use when building a form, see Storage and display of single-value fields.
New Pulse gadgets for developers
Valid from Pega Version 7.2
Pulse for the Pega 7 Platform provides two new gadgets: pxContextFeed and pxActivityFeed.
The pxContextFeed gadget is a section that you can integrate with your application. Users can use this gadget to communicate with other users by creating and sharing posts within a given context. You can also customize the gadget or build your own Pulse interface by using a number of APIs.
The pxActivityFeed gadget aggregates all the activity feeds for the cases that a user follows without requiring that individual cases for posts be viewed.
For more information, see the help topic Pulse gadgets and custom APIs.