Application Overview landing page
Basic Information, Attachments, Advanced Options tabs

Field

Description

(no label)

This application name as it appears in the Description field on the application rule form header.

Description

Text description for this application. Also appears in the Full Text Description field in History tab of the application rule.

Business Objectives

Optional. Expected business outcomes and objectives for this application.

Details and History

Rule

Name key value for this application. Cannot be edited.

Version

Version key value for this application. Cannot be edited.

RuleSet

The associated RuleSet. This value causes this application rule to be included when the Export tab exports the RuleSet. This value does not affect rule resolution of this rule. You specify a version of this RuleSet when you add an attachment (Attachments tab) to the application.

Ordinarily, select a RuleSet that is among those listed in the Application RuleSets on the General tab of the application rule form.

Created

Date indicating when the rule was created and by whom. Read-only.

This text also appears on the History tab of the application rule.

Updated

Date indicating when the rule was last updated and by whom. Read-only.

This text also appears on the History tab of the application rule.

History Details

Click this link see the Save history of this rule in a new window.

Field

Description

Attachments

Displays a list of attachment names. These are the ones you entered when you added the attachments. Select a name to view its content.

Edit

Click to add or delete attachments. The Add / Remove Attachments button appears. Click to open the Attachments dialog.

To add an attachment:

1. Select or enter a unique name in the Name field in the New Attachments section. Names cannot contain spaces or special characters. For reporting purposes, consider prefixing the name with a purpose like those shown in the Suggested Names group in the pull-down list. For example, NonFunctionalRequirements_Proj1122_GRP21
2. Click Browse to locate and select the file you want to attach. Click Add to upload the file. A RuleSet Version pop-up dialog appears (appears only once if adding more than one attachment).
3. Select a version of the application's associated RuleSet and click Apply. This dialog appears only once if you enter additional attachments. The name appears in the Name section on the form.
4. Click Apply in the Attachments dialog to add the attachment and exit the form. The name appears as a link on the tab and returns to Edit status. Click Close if you choose not to add the attachment.

To delete an attachment, open the dialog, select it from the Edit section, and click the icon. Click Apply to remove it from the attachment list.

Field

Description

Application Rule

Name key value of this application. Cannot be edited.

Application Version

Version key value for this application. Cannot be edited.

Owner

The organization, division, and organization unit to which this application belongs.

To open the organization chart and review or modify the organizational owner, hover the cursor to the right of the field to display the opener icon () and click it.

If the label No Org Structure Defined appears in the field, do the following to define an organization:

1. Click Edit
2. Click Change
3. In the Set Node pop-up dialog, select a node in the desired organization and click OK
4. Click Save in the tab.

Main Class

No longer used. In previous PRPC releases, Pegasystems solution frameworks used this field in their Application rules to identify the class group for the framework's work pool. If the Advanced Options tab is in edit mode, and the current application is a Pegasystems solution framework and this field displays a value, you can click the pencil icon () to open the class rule for that framework's class group.

Override RuleSets

Obsolete in V6.3+. Not used.

PMF Integration

If enabled, makes the Project Management features visible for developers using this application. See About the Project Management communication link. and PDN article About the Project Management Framework.

Operators using this application see the Project Explorer tab in the Manage Rules panel, and specialized New, Save As, Check Out, and Check In dialogs which include a Project Management section.

A Declare ProjectMgmt link appears when this option is enabled. Click it to open the Rule-Declare-Pages instance Declare_ProjectMgmt. You modify this rule to customize the Project Management features. You can, for example, modify the standard Data-Project-Task.GetTaskList load activity to change the default properties used to identify tasks assigned to rules, or override the activity entirely to link the development process of this application with Pegasystems' Project Management Framework or another external project management tracking system.

Password Protection

If enabled, users who have access to this application cannot edit any fields on the landing page without the required password. The edit button in a tab contains a lock ( Edit ). The application rule also is protected.

If protection is disabled, a warning icon appears in this field. As a best practice, protect the application in most development environments.

To enable:

1. Click Edit.
2. Select the Password Protection checkbox.
3. Enter a password in the Enter and Confirm fields.
4. Click Save.

To disable:

1. Click Edit .
2. Enter the password in the Password Required to Edit pop-up window.
3. Clear the Password Protection checkbox.
4. Enter the password in the Enter and Confirm fields.
5. Click Save. All the tabs are unlocked and can be edited. Application rule password protection is disabled.

Field

Description