Understanding Pega-Mobile

Pega Mobile is an add-on product for PRPC V6.2 SP2 and later releases, offering mobile device users the capability to participate, collaborate, and monitor PRPC work from most major mobile devices, including tablets, phones, and iPods.

The application is accessed on a mobile device using a WebKit-based browser and the same URL and login as the desktop version of an application. You can also access the application using the free Pega Mobile app, available at on-line app stores, which delivers your PRPC application to your mobile device while giving you convenient access to native device features, such as the camera. The app also allows you to save multiple application configurations, including URLs, logins, and passwords.

The Pega-Mobile RuleSet delivers an extensible portal, based closely on the Case Manager portal, that provides mobile device users with access to the PRPC application. Customizable navigation rules define how users move about the application. Navigation is controlled by main and toolbar navigation rules, and the list of items, actions, labels, and icons is completely configurable.

A set of layouts and controls are supported for use in sections and harnesses that render on mobile devices. Over 100 PRPC controls are mapped to mobile versions of those controls to facilitate the mobile rendering of existing applications.

Most existing harnesses and sections render on mobile devices with no additional work. However, if your application includes features not yet optimized for mobile devices, such as a section with a Double Smart Layout, you may create a specialized version of the section rule that calls the supported Single Smart Layout when the application is run on mobile devices.

To test and debug your mobile application, use a physical mobile device when possible. In addition, configure Apple's Safari or Google's Chrome with a specific User Agent, such as iPad or iPhone, so that you can run the mobile application on your desktop as it would appear on the tablet or phone device.

Other resources

These PDN articles are relevant:

• 26457 About Pega Mobile
• 26411 How to create a mobile portal
• 26412 How to configure section rules for a mobile device
• 26413 How to configure navigation for a mobile portal
• 26434 Pega Mobile — Frequently Asked Questions
• 26460 Testing and debugging a mobile application
• 26463 How to specialize your user interface for mobile devices
• 26464 Pega Mobile - Matrix of supported browsers and devices
• 26465 Installing Pega Mobile
• 26466 How to access your mobile application
• 26467 How to take and attach a photo with Pega Mobile
• 26468 How to use mobile geographic controls
• 26768 Guardrails for developing mobile applications
• 26525 Configuring the color scheme of your Pega Mobile application

If your application was developed in v6.2SP2 and uses RuleSets ending in _mobile, and you want to operate in ABA mode for best performance, note that _mobile RuleSets appear higher in the RuleSet list in ABA mode than in rules assembly mode. While it is unlikely that this change affects results of your application, some analysis and testing is recommended.

	Pega Mobile, portal
	Navigation rule — Completing the Node Details Action tab
	Atlas - Supported user interface features for mobile applications

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