Mission
System Architect
48 Modules
18 Challenges
1 day 11 hrs
Learn the core principles of application development on Pega Platform™. Business users and Pega developers apply these principles to plan and deliver business applications faster and more accurately for maximum business value. Discover how to perform the most common application development tasks by using App Studio and Dev Studio to prepare yourself for your first Pega development project.
| Total mission duration: | 34.5 hrs. |
| Continued development: | Consider taking the following missions for continued learning and professional development opportunities: |
Low-code defined
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Module
Low-code defined
5 Topics
55 mins
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Pega Platform™ provides an application development environment where Citizen Developers and System Architects alike create digital solutions to...
Defining a customer Microjourney
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Module
Defining a customer Microjourney
4 Topics
45 mins
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Learn how Case Types represent a customer Microjourney® from beginning to a desired outcome. Design the life cycle of a Case Type as a series of Steps...
Inviting users to an application
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Module
Inviting users to an application
1 Topic
10 mins
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Add Personas and Channel interfaces to an application and assign users to Personas based on how they interact with a Case.
Pega Center-out architecture
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Module
Pega Center-out architecture
2 Topics
20 mins
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This module introduces the Pega Platform™ prescriptive, Center-out® architecture. Center-out architecture enables organizations to transform workflows...
Building a Case Life Cycle
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Challenge
Building a Case Life Cycle
1 Task
30 mins
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The Project Manager at GoGoRoad wants to streamline the process for their roadside assistance service. They have asked to see a demo application that...
Pega GenAI in Pega Platform
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Module
Pega GenAI in Pega Platform
4 Topics
30 mins
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Learn about the Pega GenAI™ tools that are available to support you when building your Pega applications. Learn how to apply Pega GenAI Autopilot...
Accelerating application building with Pega Blueprint
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Module
Accelerating application building with Pega Blueprint
4 Topics
1 hr 5 mins
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Learn how Pega Blueprint™ aims to change how business leaders and project teams envision digital transformation initiatives. Blueprint introduces a...
Building an application with Blueprint
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Challenge
Building an application with Blueprint
2 Tasks
20 mins
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Your Lead System Architect has requested that you use Pega Blueprint™ to create a new Pega Platform™ application.
Blueprint is Pega's new software-as...
Capturing and presenting data
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Module
Capturing and presenting data
3 Topics
45 mins
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Define fields to capture user input and present data to users. Add fields to Views to define and tailor the user interface (UI) for each Step of the...
The Data Model
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Module
The Data Model
4 Topics
50 mins
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Capture and present data in your application to provide the information that is necessary to complete work. Configure relationships among data types...
Creating a data relationship
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Module
Creating a data relationship
2 Topics
30 mins
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Create data objects to model the attributes of an entity and establish a common context for a group of fields. Create a data relationship in a Case...
Designing the Data Model
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Challenge
Designing the Data Model
1 Task
30 mins
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You have been asked by your Lead System Architect to create several elements of the Data Model for the GoGoRoad application.
Your first task is to...
Application user interface design
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Module
Application user interface design
5 Topics
1 hr 10 mins
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Design intuitive, efficient user interfaces in Pega Platform™ using the Constellation architecture. Explore how to use different View types, such as...
Creating Views
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Challenge
Creating Views
1 Task
30 mins
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Your Lead System Architect has requested that you create the Views for the Assistance Request Case Type. Users will interact with the application...
User guidance
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Module
User guidance
2 Topics
15 mins
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Guide users through the Case Life Cycle by identifying the current Case Status and adding instructions to enable users to complete assigned Tasks.
Routing Assignments to users
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Module
Routing Assignments to users
1 Topic
25 mins
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Assign responsibility for completing a Task to one or more users. Routing increases business efficiency by ensuring that the most appropriate users...
Designing an approval Process
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Module
Designing an approval Process
1 Topic
15 mins
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To enhance business reliability and accountability, configure an approval Step that allows users to approve or reject Tasks within the Process.
Cascading approvals
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Module
Cascading approvals
1 Topic
20 mins
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Model a series of approvals using cascading approvals in Pega Platform™. To receive approval from people on different levels of the organizational...
Completing work on time
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Module
Completing work on time
2 Topics
25 mins
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Set goals and deadlines on Steps, Processes, Stages, and entire Cases to enforce the timely completion of work.
Escalating late work
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Module
Escalating late work
1 Topic
10 mins
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Set a passed deadline interval with both Urgency adjustments and escalation Actions to drive late work to completion.
Sending emails during Case processing
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Module
Sending emails during Case processing
1 Topic
15 mins
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Organizations depend on timely communication to establish a shared understanding of transactions or Assignments. Generate and send automated emails...
Creating and managing teams of users
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Module
Creating and managing teams of users
1 Topic
15 mins
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Work Groups and Work Queues allow cross-functional teams of users to work from a shared pool of Assignments and improve Process efficiency.
Team application development
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Module
Team application development
2 Topics
30 mins
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This module defines the responsibilities of key project roles and explains which Pega Platform studio aligns with each role. This module also...
Collaboration with users
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Module
Collaboration with users
1 Topic
20 mins
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Complete your Microjourney® faster by using the Pulse and Tags widgets to interact with other application users.
Streamlining Case Workflows
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Challenge
Streamlining Case Workflows
2 Tasks
30 mins
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Your Lead System Architect has requested that you work on configuring several automations for the Assistance Request Case Type. Automating the...
Modular architecture and enterprise reuse
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Module
Modular architecture and enterprise reuse
2 Topics
20 mins
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This module introduces modular enterprise reuse in Pega Platform™ applications, where workflows, data, Decisions, Case Types, and other Rules are...
Creating a Rule
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Module
Creating a Rule
5 Topics
45 mins
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Pega Platform™ generates application code in the background by using Rules that describe how the application functions. In App Studio, Rules are...
Promoting rule reuse with relevant records
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Module
Promoting rule reuse with relevant records
1 Topic
15 mins
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Developers designate rules as relevant records to promote rule reuse by other developers. Leveraging relevant records helps developers build high...
Automation shapes in the Case Life Cycle
Required
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Module
Automation shapes in the Case Life Cycle
1 Topic
20 mins
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Pega Platform™ provides different Automation shapes, which can be used across the application. Each shape has a specific purpose and usage in the Case...
Automating workflow decisions
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Module
Automating workflow decisions
1 Topic
20 mins
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Learn to configure complex business processes that support multiple outcomes. Automate decision-making to reduce processing time, ensure consistency...
Calculating fields using Decision tables
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Module
Calculating fields using Decision tables
1 Topic
25 mins
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In App Studio, Pega Platform™ allows you to calculate the value of a field using a Decision table. Decision tables are a helpful approach when you...
Decision tables and trees
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Module
Decision tables and trees
4 Topics
35 mins
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Decision tables and Decision trees are fundamental to enforcing business decisions. Decision tables are a helpful approach when you must test the...
Using Decision tables and Decision trees
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Challenge
Using Decision tables and Decision trees
1 Task
45 mins
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GoGoRoad stakeholders need to improve the pricing system around towing services. The cost of towing a vehicle is increasing for service providers. To...
Skipping a Process or a Stage
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Module
Skipping a Process or a Stage
1 Topic
10 mins
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Skip Processes and entire Stages that are unnecessary in certain situations so that Cases can process with increased efficiency and flexibility.
Adding optional Actions to a workflow
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Module
Adding optional Actions to a workflow
1 Topic
15 mins
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Allow users to decide whether to perform additional Actions on a Case, such as updating account information or cancelling a Case. These Actions that...
Using Conditions and optional Actions
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Challenge
Using Conditions and optional Actions
2 Tasks
1 hr
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The Project Manager at GoGoRoad asked the project team to configure multiple tasks to streamline the assistance request process for GoGoRoad's...
Identifying duplicate Cases
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Module
Identifying duplicate Cases
1 Topic
10 mins
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Specify conditions that help identify potential duplicate submissions to avoid duplication and reduce inefficiency. Use the Search duplicate cases...
Creating a child Case
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Module
Creating a child Case
1 Topic
15 mins
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Create child Cases to model work that different parties perform, work that follows different reporting options, work that follows different reporting...
Pausing and resuming Case processing
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Module
Pausing and resuming Case processing
1 Topic
15 mins
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Enforce dependencies using the Wait Step. The Wait Step allows you to pause and resume Case processing when the Case meets Conditions that you define...
Configuring and automating child Cases
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Challenge
Configuring and automating child Cases
2 Tasks
45 mins
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The Project Manager at GoGoRoad has tasked your team with improving the efficiency of the Assistance Request and Service workflows.
After a series of...
Creating and setting application variables
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Module
Creating and setting application variables
1 Topic
20 mins
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Pega Platform™ provides a unified, consistent framework for allowing developers to expose certain application settings for customization. You can...
Validating data against business logic
Required
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Module
Validating data against business logic
1 Topic
15 mins
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Validate user data against business logic to avoid invalid data within applications. Valid data is required so that the system can process the...
Validating data in Dev Studio
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Module
Validating data in Dev Studio
1 Topic
20 mins
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Extend the configuration of Validate Rules in Dev Studio by applying edit Validate Rules to test data formats, using qualifying Validation logic and...
Validating data
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Challenge
Validating data
1 Task
15 mins
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The Project Manager at GoGoRoad has requested that data validation be added to the Assistance Request Case Type.
Customers with the Standard coverage...
Application data manipulation
Required
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Module
Application data manipulation
2 Topics
15 mins
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In some situations, a data reference is insufficient for your business need. Pega Platform™ provides Data Transforms to copy selected data from one...
Application data manipulation in Dev Studio
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Module
Application data manipulation in Dev Studio
2 Topics
25 mins
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Configure Data Transforms in Dev Studio to initialize or manipulate data for ease of application development and maintenance.
Using Data Transforms
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Challenge
Using Data Transforms
1 Task
45 mins
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Stakeholders have requested two additional automations to streamline the Assistance Request workflow. A recent analysis of Assistance Request Cases...
Accessing sourced data in a Case
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Module
Accessing sourced data in a Case
6 Topics
1 hr 15 mins
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Configure the structure and refresh strategies for Data Pages to optimize the retrieving, refreshing, and persistence of data for Case processing.
Saving data to a system of record
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Module
Saving data to a system of record
2 Topics
30 mins
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Promote Case processing efficiency and improve application flexibility by leveraging savable Data Pages and systems of records to store and update...
Using Data Pages and Rules in branches
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Challenge
Using Data Pages and Rules in branches
6 Tasks
1 hr 20 mins
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For the Assistance Request Case Type, GoGoRoad stakeholders want to provide users with an option to enroll when requesting service rather than...
Application security
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Module
Application security
3 Topics
40 mins
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Learn how to configure security policies to thwart attempts by malicious hackers to gain unauthorized access to Pega Platform™, and how developers...
Managing application access
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Module
Managing application access
2 Topics
25 mins
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Learn how you can configure role-based access control by using the Persona access landing page and Access Manager. The Persona access landing page and...
Managing application access through Personas
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Challenge
Managing application access through Personas
1 Task
30 mins
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GoGoRoad Product Managers want to restrict access to development on the New Vendor Case Type so that only approved roles have the ability to perform...
Configuring UI elements
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Module
Configuring UI elements
2 Topics
20 mins
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Learn about how themes update the styling of UI elements to meet branding requirements. Learn how to configure dynamic functionality on UI elements.
Configuring Portal content
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Module
Configuring Portal content
5 Topics
40 mins
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Explore how tailored Constellation Channel options support diverse user needs across business roles in Pega Platform™. Learn to differentiate between...
Creating a Constellation Portal
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Challenge
Creating a Constellation Portal
1 Task
45 mins
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GoGoRoad wants to enhance its roadside assistance services by ensuring customer satisfaction and service consistency across vendors. To accomplish...
Application development management
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Module
Application development management
3 Topics
45 mins
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Project team members use the Developer Assistant pane to organize work and Agile Workbench to create, view, and update user stories, bugs, and...
Tracking application development
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Challenge
Tracking application development
1 Task
20 mins
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Stakeholders at GoGoRoad want to develop a new roadside assistance application to streamline operations for customer roadside assistance requests...
DevOps in Pega Platform
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Module
DevOps in Pega Platform
3 Topics
40 mins
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Conduct unit testing on Rules to ensure application configurations behave as expected. Ensure that your application has a high number of tested Rules...
Testing Pega Platform applications
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Challenge
Testing Pega Platform applications
1 Task
30 mins
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For an Assistance Request Case, when users enter the vehicle make, one or more associated models should be displayed in the Model drop-down list...
Debugging application errors
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Module
Debugging application errors
3 Topics
35 mins
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Test application functionality that returns an error or incorrect result to debug issues and identify an appropriate resolution path.
Troubleshooting a Pega Platform application
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Challenge
Troubleshooting a Pega Platform application
1 Task
35 mins
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Based on your conversations with GoGoRoad stakeholders and the project development team about the processing of an Assistance Request Case, you...
Exploring application data with Insights
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Module
Exploring application data with Insights
3 Topics
25 mins
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Discover the reporting capabilities of Pega Platform™ through Insights. Explore how to create, configure, and apply chart-based and table-based...
Using Insights
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Challenge
Using Insights
1 Task
15 mins
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One business requirements detailed by GoGoRoad stakeholders is that they have access to a report that identifies the number of Assistance Request Case...
Localizing application content
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Module
Localizing application content
2 Topics
30 mins
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Pega Platform™ applications can be configured to meet localization needs for work in different languages and time zones.
Localizing application content
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Challenge
Localizing application content
1 Task
30 mins
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GoGoRoad stakeholders have requested that New Vendor Case Type be localized into the Spanish language. Fortunately, Pega Platform™ supports language...