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Unable to open expression builder
When using the online exercise system, the expression builder never opens for me. Although so far I have not had to use this feature, it would be nice to play around with it while I am doing the course.
For example, I wanted to try to use a boolean expression in a decision shape to make a step conditional on a parameter from a data page (instead of using a when condition via the "configure step behaviours" dialog). Unfortunately, without the expression builder it is next to impossible to know if the expression I am writing is syntactically correct and I have no idea what it is actually trying to evaluate.
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How to get expression builder in when rule...in order to validate the given expression
The pega environment is the online exercise system (I've included the system information below).
I have tried in both Internet Explorer 11.0.17 and Chrome (41.0.2272.101 m). Popups are not being blocked as far as I can tell. Nor does it seem to be caused by an antivirus program. I managed to get the expression builder to show up for "when" rules if I choose "[expression evaluates to true]". But I cannot open it anywhere else.
Since I found at least one method to use the expression builder, I can use that method and cut-and-paste the function into the location of interest. So, it's at least I have a workaround now.
PegaRULES Web Environment Information
PegaRULES Build Information
BuildName coreAssemblyCached_716_259
BuildDate 2014-08-08 20.33 EDT
BuildMajorVersion 07
BuildMinorVersion 10
Label ML6
PegaTempDir /smartpaas-app/tomcat/node1/temp
Environment Information
ServerInfo Apache Tomcat/6.0.36
ServerHost app-pins-384-1
javax.servlet.context.tempdir
Java Virtual Machine Information
Runtime Information Actual
Bytes MegaBytes
TotalHeapMemory 4286251008 4087
MaxHeapMemory 4286251008 4087
FreeHeapMemory 2656907176 2533
System Properties
os.name Linux
os.arch amd64
os.version 2.6.32-279.19.1.el6.x86_64
java.version 1.6.0_38
java.vendor Sun Microsystems Inc.
java.vendor.url http://java.sun.com/
java.vm.name Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
java.vm.version 20.13-b02
java.vm.info mixed mode
java.vm.vendor Sun Microsystems Inc.
java.vm.specification.vendor Sun Microsystems Inc.
java.specification.name Java Platform API Specification
java.specification.version 1.6
java.specification.vendor Sun Microsystems Inc.
java.runtime.name Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment
java.runtime.version 1.6.0_38-b05
java.home /opt/jdk1.6.0_38/jre
java.util.logging.manager org.apache.juli.ClassLoaderLogManager
java.io.tmpdir /smartpaas-app/tomcat/node1/temp
PegaDatabase Information
VerifyDbMsg
DBName pegarules
DBProductName PostgreSQL
DBProductVersion 9.1.9
DBDriverName PostgreSQL Native Driver
DBDriverVersion PostgreSQL 9.2 JDBC4 (build 1002)
Connection
Type DataSource
JNDI_Name java:comp/env/jdbc/PegaRULES
DB_Connect_URL *VERIFIED*
DB_ConnectUser *VERIFIED*
DB_SchemaName
JMS Information
JMSStatus JMS not Available on this Server
PegaJMS_Environment NOT USING JMS - PRPC running as a Web Application
JMSBaseJNDIConext
JndiJmsSBindings
Thank you. This has to be a setting from within your PC or network. If you have access to another PC outside the compnay, I would try it from there and see what results you get.
Bill Rathert
This isn't anything you are, or are not, doing. The Expression Builder was redesigned for Pega 7 and is not yet available in all places. The good news is it works beautifully in the decision shape in 7.1.7.
eddie
soory, I didn't mean to step on Bill's post; seems we clicked Post at about the same time.
eddie
Eddie, Thank you and no worries. I read the example as an example and thougtht he was at other places where the expression builder should be opening. It doesn't work there, however it is still working in many other places in he 7 version. Thanks
Do you have pop ups blocked on your browser? If so this may be the proble. Also, what version of PRPC are you using and in what browser and browser version?
Bill Rathert