SA-25705

Summary

Report Definition rules do not require a developer to specify the class of a data page used for filtering on the Pages & Classes tab. However, if a data page is referenced but not added to the Pages & Classes tab then the data page reference is interpreted as a string literal by the engine.
 

Error Messages

Not Applicable.

Steps to Reproduce

1. On any Pega 7.2 system create a report definition in the PegaSample class.
2. Add .pyID as a column.
3. Add a filter with a data page reference like: .pxObjClass Contains Declare_AppExplorerData.pyAppExplorerWorkPool.
4. Run the report and review results.

Root Cause

The engine interprets the filter expression as a string literal if the data page is not included on the pages and classes tab of the rule form.  

Resolution

In this example, adding "Declare_AppExplorerData" / "Code-Pega-List" to the Pages & Classes tab resolves the issue.

A product enhancement to provide a guardrail warning for this issue is being considered by product management.