Visibility and utilization of Rules saved in a Production RuleSet
Dear all,
we just upgraded an environment from Pega 7.2.1 to Pega 8.5.2 and we recognized that the new version's App- and Record Explorers do not show rules saved in the Production RuleSet.
We searched the community and found various articles including these ones...
- https://collaborate.pega.com/question/should-production-ruleset-be-added-application-ruleset-stack
- https://community.pega.com/support/support-articles/reports-under-production-ruleset-not-shown-apprecord-explorer
- https://collaborate.pega.com/question/production-ruleset
The first article mentioned refers to KB 25289 - How to configure production RuleSets and WorkPools which is unfortunately not accessible ("You are not authorised to access this page") - not only for me but also for other people.
The second article mentions that Rules saved in the Production RuleSet will no more be shown in App- / Records Explorers.
We made some tests using different configurations and observed following behaviours:
This leads to the following questions:
Dear all,
we just upgraded an environment from Pega 7.2.1 to Pega 8.5.2 and we recognized that the new version's App- and Record Explorers do not show rules saved in the Production RuleSet.
We searched the community and found various articles including these ones...
- https://collaborate.pega.com/question/should-production-ruleset-be-added-application-ruleset-stack
- https://community.pega.com/support/support-articles/reports-under-production-ruleset-not-shown-apprecord-explorer
- https://collaborate.pega.com/question/production-ruleset
The first article mentioned refers to KB 25289 - How to configure production RuleSets and WorkPools which is unfortunately not accessible ("You are not authorised to access this page") - not only for me but also for other people.
The second article mentions that Rules saved in the Production RuleSet will no more be shown in App- / Records Explorers.
We made some tests using different configurations and observed following behaviours:
This leads to the following questions:
- Why are Production Rules hidden from App- and Records Explorer? We rate this feature as very helpful and therefore want to reactivate it. Is there any way to make the rules visible again?
- How to properly configure Production RuleSets: App and AccessGroup? => How to acceess mentioned KB article?
- What is the intention to change this feature? Is the usage of Production RuleSets still recommended or does Pega evolve another way?
Your feedback is very much appreciated!
Thanks and regards
Stefan
Pegasystems Inc.
IN
Hi @SCLEMENS,
You should go with below configuration for adding production ruleset.
- Prod RS defined at access group (Advanced tab > Run Time Configuration) : Yes
- Prod RS defined in application rule (Advanced > Production Rulesets (customization).) : Yes
Please find the answers to your questions below
1. As per Pega documentation "While production ruleset versions are listed in ruleset stack and participate in rule resolution, they are not considered part of the current application. These rules might not be visible in the Application Explorer, Guardrails tool, or Document wizard facilities.". However, you should still be able to search, check in/ check out the rules without adding the production ruleset to application ruleset stack.
2.To avoid the warning when you save the Access Group form, update same ruleset version in the Definition tab of the Application rule under Advanced > Production Rulesets (customization).
Hi @SCLEMENS,
You should go with below configuration for adding production ruleset.
- Prod RS defined at access group (Advanced tab > Run Time Configuration) : Yes
- Prod RS defined in application rule (Advanced > Production Rulesets (customization).) : Yes
Please find the answers to your questions below
1. As per Pega documentation "While production ruleset versions are listed in ruleset stack and participate in rule resolution, they are not considered part of the current application. These rules might not be visible in the Application Explorer, Guardrails tool, or Document wizard facilities.". However, you should still be able to search, check in/ check out the rules without adding the production ruleset to application ruleset stack.
2.To avoid the warning when you save the Access Group form, update same ruleset version in the Definition tab of the Application rule under Advanced > Production Rulesets (customization).
3. Production rulesets are used for several use cases such as to delegate rules tp provide design time access to business users to make changes in production for changing business needs, to enable accessibility add on by adding PegaWAI rulesets etc. You can also use more than 1 production ruleset and keep it locked as per your business. Just be careful about the order of the production rulesets to ensure right rule takes the precedence during rule resolution.
Thanks,