Identify starting activities in the pyDefault data transform

Pega Customer Service 7.1 and newer versions use configurations set in the pyDefault data transforms in the interaction classes to identify starting activities and set the default interaction type values. You must configure this rule for each interaction class in order for the application to function properly.

Use the Interaction Types landing page to specify the starting activity and default interaction type. Access this page by clicking Designer Studio > Customer Service > Interactions > Interaction Types.

The Interaction Types landing page

To update the configuration:

1. For each interaction type in your application, expand the row and click Update.
2. If prompted, enter Save As RuleSet information.
3. Enter the appropriate default interaction type value and select a starting activity.
4. Click Save/Check-in.

Custom starting activities

Starting activities were modified to use the interaction type default value from the pyDefault data transform in the interaction classes, rather than setting them using Property-Set operations within the starting activities themselves to improve configurability. If you have created custom starting activities for your work types, you should make similar changes in your versions of these rules, as displayed in the following image.

CAInteractionStartClassic activity rule

Additionally, Pega Customer Service has modified the CADefaultValues activities in the interaction work classes to set the interaction type value from the Primary page. If you have overridden these activities in your custom configuration, you should make similar changes.

CADefaultValues activity