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.
- 2024.06.20 SQL queries in Tracer - added simple syntax highlighting for improved readability and ability to see the query in a formatted view
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Download or clone the extension using the green Code button at the top of this page and selecting
Download ZIP
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Extract downloaded ZIP file
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Load unpacked extension:
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For Chrome and Edge:
- Open browser settings and click
Extensions - Enable
Developer mode - Click
Load Unpackedand navigate to the extracted ZIP file directory (containing manifest.json) and click Select Folder
- Open browser settings and click
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For Firefox
- Open
about:debuggingURL - Click the
This Firefoxbutton 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.
- Open
- Go to PDT Extension Options. In the Site config section add your environment domain name (e.g.
client-dt1.pegacloud.net, withouthttps://) 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
- 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
- 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 localeoption 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.
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.
Tracer feature to navigate to first Error and Message is based on Piotr Olejniczak's idea.
