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Last activity: 5 Sep 2025 8:57 EDT
Pega Legacy App Modernization
The announcement of Pega GenAI Blueprint™ to modernize legacy systems based on screenshots, documentation, videos sounds very promising. As these source artifacts can be difficult to keep current / detailed, I was interested in discussing the application of Blueprint to specifically modernize legacy Pega applications.
Long-running Pega apps are challenging to maintain / refactor / analyze to take advantage of modern capabilities likes Stage-based case management, Constellation, AI, security etc. Since the application code is the best source of truth, is it valid to assume that Blueprint would/could be a key component of future Pega upgrades?
Some potential areas of coverage:
- recommend refactoring suggestions (effort / risk / impacts): data structures, APIs, process flows, UX, accessibility, DevSecOps, automation, migrations / transformations of legacy data
- understanding in-use and potential use of framework applications to minimize / remove / reduce customizations
- understand PDC data to optimize hardware / infrastructure
- auto-generate enhanced user documentation / training guides / automated testing etc
- options / suggestions to create a brand new application versus refactoring existing
- Utilize Pega GenAI Blueprint™ as a platform plugin / capability in existing apps?
Modernizing Pega apps is an increasingly complex task, so the use of Pega GenAI Blueprint™ would be of great benefit.
Thanks!