Support Article
Pega 7 platform and Pega 8 platform render a browser differently
SA-87520
Summary
Pega 7 platform and Pega 8 platform render browsers differently.
Error Messages
Not Applicable
Steps to Reproduce
- Launch any object in the Pega portal.
- View the 'Preview' from the Developer Tools. In Pega 7.1, content is returned. However, in Pega 8, the tab is blank.
ROOT CAUSE
This behavior is as per Pega product design.
Resolution
Here’s the explanation for the reported behavior:
In Pega 7.1, HTML markup is returned in the response. When the Preview tab from the Developer Tools is used to view the response, the response displays as an HTML page or a form.
However, in Pega 8.1, instead of HTML markup, meta data (in the JSON format) is returned. This is used by the client to render the UI. When this is viewed in the Preview tab of the Developer tools, the response displays as a JavaScript code.
Technical enhancements are made from Pega 7.4 onwards.
Published December 2, 2021
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