PegaDevTools (PDT)

PDT is a browser-based developer productivity tool for Pega 8, designed to enhance your development experience without the need for ruleset deployment. The extension primarily targets Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Opera, etc.).

Explore the PDT Wiki to learn about the available features.

Installation

1. Download or clone the extension using the green Code button at the top of this page and selecting Download ZIP
   

2. Extract downloaded ZIP file

3. Load unpacked extension:

• For Chrome and Edge:

  • Open browser settings and click Extensions
  • Enable Developer mode
  • Click Load Unpacked and navigate to the extracted ZIP file directory (containing manifest.json) and click Select Folder

• For Firefox

  • Open about:debugging URL
  • Click the This Firefox button on the left
  • Click the Load Temporary Add-on... button
  • Navigate to the extracted ZIP file directory, select any file, and click Open.
    Please note that this method is not persistent. Extension needs to be loaded for each Firefox session.

Post-Installation

• Go to PDT Extension Options. In the Site config section add your environment domain name (e.g. client-dt1.pegacloud.net, without https://) and click Save site configuration.
• Turn on features in the Settings section and click Save settings.
• Reload your Pega tabs if needed
  Some features will not work if this step is skipped

Updating to a New Version

• Overwrite extension with new download, your settings will be left intact
• Go to Chrome/Edge settings
• Click Extensions
• Reload PegaDevTools
• Check the PDT Extension Options to see if there are any new features to be enabled

Known Issues and Limitations

• System rules customizations in Dev Studio will stop working when a rule is refreshed (to be addressed in the future). Reopen the rule to restore customizations.
• Some features may not work when Dev Studio language is set to something other than English. Use the ignore locale option in user preferences as a workaround.
• Not all customizations will load if you open your application in App or Admin Studio. Set Developer portal as the default for your Access Group to circumvent this issue.
• Firefox support is currently unavailable but coming soon.

Issue Reporting and Feature Requests

Visit the Issues page to view pending fixes and upcoming features.

If you find a bug or have a new idea/feature for the extension, feel free to report them.

Credits

Tracer feature to navigate to first Error and Message is based on Piotr Olejniczak's idea.

Contributors

• Mariusz Woźnica

Third-party libraries (MIT license)

• arrive.js
• CodeMirror
• ContextmenuJS
• Huebee
• jQuery
• jQuery.FilterTable
• Tinycon