# Blueprint Release Highlights **URL:** \ **Category:** Blueprint and App Design\ **Created:** [February 1, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609 "2026-02-01T16:22:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
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## Blueprint Release Highlights Welcome to the Blueprint Release Highlights page. This page provides a curated overview of the latest Blueprint features and enhancements, organized by release month. Below you’ll find summaries of new and enhanced capabilities, including plain-English overviews and details of what’s changed in each release. Each feature includes supporting videos and discussion topics, allowing you to explore walkthroughs, examples, and deeper explanations as they become available. For the full, authoritative release documentation, see the official Blueprint release notes: 👉 [Blueprint What’s New](https://docs.pega.com/bundle/blueprint/page/platform/blueprint/blueprint-whats-new.html) Use this page to quickly understand what’s changed and stay aligned with the latest Blueprint capabilities. * * * > **September 2026** > > ✨ **Support for Embedded Data in new Blueprints** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Data Modeling > > **Overview** > > New Blueprints now include Embedded Data fields in the Case Data Model, so you can begin building with Case data immediately and create applications more efficiently. Embedding Data Objects helps you reduce duplication by broadening the scope of information that a Data Object requires to capture. > > **What’s new** > > - Embedded Data fields are now available in the Case Data Model for new Blueprints > - When Data Object A references Data Object B, the fields from Data Object B become part of Data Object A > - You can embed Data Objects multiple times within your application > - View Embedded Data fields in the Case Data Model > - Reference Embedded Data fields in Assignment Step fields throughout your Blueprint > - Reduces data duplication and simplifies application structure > > **Example use case** > > In a fleet maintenance application, a Workflow for handling maintenance requests contains the Maintenance Task List Embedded Data Object, which helps manage all individual maintenance or repair actions that a vehicle requires. > > **Supporting content** > > 🎥 [Watch the September 2026 Session](https://players.brightcove.net/1519050010001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6405385986112&autoplay=true) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > 📚 [Learn more about Embedding Data Objects](https://docs.pega.com/csh?pubname=platform&context=csh-reusing-data-objects&topicname=reusing-data-objects.html) * * * > **August 2026** > > ✨ **Primary Channel for Personas** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Persona Configuration > > **Overview** > > You can now assign a primary Channel to each Persona in Blueprint. The primary Channel identifies the main Portal through which the Persona interacts with the application, for example, the Occasional User Portal. This metadata helps ensure that your application design carries through correctly to Pega Platform when you import your Blueprint. > > **What’s new** > > - Assign a primary Channel to each Persona (e.g., Occasional User Portal, Standard Portal, Customer Portal) > - Primary Channel setting is preserved when you save, share, or export a Blueprint file > - Ensures application design translates accurately to Pega Platform during import > - Helps teams model applications where different user personas interact through different portals > > **Supporting content** > > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Blueprint AI Assistant Enhancement: Conditions for Assignment Step Fields** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: AI Assistant > > **Overview** > > The AI Assistant now supports configuring conditional display behavior for fields in Assignment Steps. You can ask the assistant to set visibility, required, and read-only conditions, and manually refine the result as needed. > > **What’s new** > > - AI Assistant supports all conditions available through manual configuration: visibility, required, and read-only > - Ask the assistant to configure conditional field behavior in natural language > - Manually edit generated conditions to refine the result > - Reduces manual configuration effort while maintaining full control > > **Supporting content** > > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Configure Conditional Behavior of Fields in Workflow Details and Live Preview** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Workflow Design > > **Overview** > > You can now define conditional behavior for fields in Assignment Steps on the Case Lifecycle tab of the Workflow Details step. With this enhancement, you can set visibility, required, and read-only conditions for Step fields in the same authoring view where you configure Step logic. > > **What’s new** > > - Define conditional behavior for Assignment Step fields directly in Workflow Details > - Set visibility, required, and read-only conditions in one place > - Edit field conditions in the live preview with instant visual feedback > - Changes to required and read-only settings apply immediately > - Visibility updates are reflected after exiting edit mode > - Condition Builder supports scalar fields, embedded fields, and reference fields > - Blueprint warns you when you delete a field referenced in a condition > - Conditions apply across all Channels > > **Supporting content** > > 🎥 [Watch the August 2026 Session](https://players.brightcove.net/1519050010001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6405383595112&autoplay=true) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Built-in Application Control Agent Persona** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Agentic Processing > > **Overview** > > Every Blueprint now includes a system-defined Persona called Application Control Agent, which represents the default agentic control layer for your application. The Application Control Agent is automatically added to new and existing Blueprints and cannot be removed. > > **What’s new** > > - Application Control Agent is automatically included in all Blueprints > - Has access to all Case Types and Data Objects > - When you import your Blueprint into Pega Platform, the agent is available to create Cases and answer questions about existing data > - Communicate with the agent directly in your Portals or through a Model Context Protocol (MCP) service > - Connect the agent and its Workflows to Pega Agentic Process Fabric for complete agentic orchestration across applications > > **Supporting content** > > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Prediction Field Type in Blueprint** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Data Modeling > > **Overview** > > You can now add a Prediction field to your Blueprint Data Model. Use this field type in Workflows where you need to expose the result of a Prediction, such as the probability of missing a service-level agreement. > > **What’s new** > > - New Prediction field type available in the Case Data Model > - Display prediction results as widgets in the application preview > - Use prediction values to make workflow decisions and route cases intelligently > - Integrate predictive insights directly into your Blueprint design > > **Supporting content** > > 🎥 [Watch the September 2026 Session](https://players.brightcove.net/1519050010001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6405385986112&autoplay=true) (Prediction Fields segment) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Define Integration Resource Fields from a Sample JSON File** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Data & Integrations > > **Overview** > > When you define integration resources in Blueprint, you can now upload a sample JSON file to automatically generate field definitions for a resource. This eliminates manual field configuration and significantly reduces integration setup time. > > **What’s new** > > - Upload a sample JSON file to auto-generate integration resource field definitions > - Automatically generates field names from JSON keys > - Infers field types from sample values: numeric values become Integer fields, email patterns become Email fields, nested objects become Embedded fields > - Descriptions remain blank for you to provide meaningful business context > - Dramatically reduces time required to configure integrations not created from YAML or DDL files > > **Supporting content** > > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Application Signature Overview in the Summary Step** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Blueprint Summary > > **Overview** > > The Application Context section of the Summary step in Blueprint now presents key application metadata and Case Type statistics extracted from an application signature. You can check the size and quality of the discovery sample and assess key application characteristics without leaving Blueprint. > > **What’s new** > > - View metadata information: Application Signature Tool version, Pega Platform version, Pega Cloud status, system level, and application type > - See Case Type statistics: Case Type name, total Case count, sample count, and Case status breakdown > - Assess application signature quality directly in Blueprint > - Make informed decisions about discovered applications before importing to Pega Platform > > **Supporting content** > > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) * * * > **July 2026** > > ✨ **Blueprint AI Assistant Enhancements** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: AI Assistant > > **Overview** > The AI Assistant expands again this release, adding support for nested Embedded Data Objects in the Case Data Model and, for Customer Service Blueprints, guided feature recommendations on the Features tab. > > **What’s new** > > - **Nested Embedded Data Objects** — create and update Embedded Data Objects nested inside other Embedded Data Objects through natural language conversation, modelling complex hierarchical business data (for example, an _Audit Metadata_ object nested inside an _Audit Trail Entry_ object to capture IP address, device used, and action source) > - **AI Assistant on the Features tab (Customer Service Blueprints)** — the assistant analyses application context and recommends the most relevant pre-configured features to enable or disable, helping teams discover high-value capabilities through a guided conversational experience > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 [Walkthrough video](https://players.brightcove.net/1519050010001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6401121568112&autoplay=true) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Additional Configuration Details for Application Signature Imports** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Application Signature Import > > **Overview** > For applications generated from Application Signature files, Blueprint now surfaces an Additional Configuration tab in the Workflow Details step, bringing imported metadata together in one place so teams can understand Workflow configuration more quickly. > > **What’s new** > > - New **Additional Configuration tab** in the Workflow Details step for applications generated from Application Signature files > - Review imported Workflow metadata in a single, consolidated place > - Understand Workflow configuration faster — for example, the additional configurations for a Repair Workflow in a Vehicle Management Blueprint built from Application Signature data > > **Supporting content** > 🎥[Walkthrough video](https://players.brightcove.net/1519050010001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6401121568112&autoplay=true)💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) * * * > **June 2026** > > ✨ **Blueprint Administrative Portal for Organization Controls** > > 🧩 Area: Platform ⚙ Capability: Administration & Governance > > **Overview** > The My Pega portal now includes organization-level Blueprint controls — branding, security, and an organization-wide overview of every Blueprint — giving administrators central governance over how Blueprint is used across the organization. > > **What’s new** > > - **Organization branding settings** configurable directly in the My Pega portal > - **Security controls** including data residency region and restricted sharing > - **Organization-wide Blueprint overview** showing name, creation date, creator, and attachment visibility > - To enable these capabilities, contact your Client Success Manager (CSM) or [support@accounts.pega.com](mailto:support@accounts.pega.com) — for more information see [community.pega.com/faqs/blueprint](https://community.pega.com/faqs/blueprint) > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Enhanced MCP Agent Channel in Live Preview** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Live Preview / AI Integration > > **Overview** > The MCP Agent channel now lets you expose your Blueprint application as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) service using a name and URL you copy straight into your agent configuration — reducing integration effort and speeding up testing. > > **What’s new** > > - Expose your Blueprint application as an MCP service using a ready-to-copy **name and URL** > - Paste the details directly into your agent configuration settings — less manual integration > - Accelerates testing when connecting AI agents to Workflows > > **Supporting content** > 🎥[Walkthrough video](https://players.brightcove.net/1519050010001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6401121568112&autoplay=true) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **AI Assistant in the Cloud Capabilities Window** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Blueprint Summary / AI Assistant > > **Overview** > The Cloud Capabilities window in the Summary step now includes the AI Assistant pane, so you can explore enterprise architecture information conversationally and better understand cloud capabilities and related architecture details. > > **What’s new** > > - **AI Assistant pane** added to the Cloud Capabilities window in the Summary step > - Chat about the enterprise architecture information available in the window > - Better understand cloud capabilities and related architecture details — for example, ask about data privacy protections > > **Supporting content** > 🎥[Walkthrough video](https://players.brightcove.net/1519050010001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6401121568112&autoplay=true) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) * * * > **May 2026** > > ✨ **Expanded Data and Integrations — Integration Designer** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Data & Integrations > > **Overview** > The Data & Integrations step has been completely redesigned as a full visual designer. Teams can now plan application architecture — including identity, inbound events, data objects, and integration systems — in a single, structured view. Supports manual configuration or AI-powered import from API specs and database schemas. > > **What’s new** > > - New three-panel layout: User Identity Management, Application Data (local and external), and Integrations > - Upload an **OpenAPI / YAML spec** or **SQL / DDL file** — Blueprint AI analyses it and auto-generates the integration system with all resources and actions > - **Drag and drop** local Data Objects to the external column to map them to systems of record > - Use **“To be determined”** when a system isn’t confirmed yet — update later without losing progress > - AI Assistant can map Data Objects to integration resources in plain language > - Fidelity indicators (grey / yellow / green) now appear on Data Objects, showing completeness at a glance > - **MCP Service** support — configure and describe your MCP Service to expose Case Types as AI-ready services from day one > > **Supporting content** > 🎥[Walkthrough video](https://players.brightcove.net/1519050010001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6401121568112&autoplay=true)💬 [Integration Designer — Deep Dive](https://forums.pega.com/t/design-your-integrations-before-you-write-a-line-of-code/12266) > > * * * > > ✨ **Color Indicators for Design Completeness — Blueprint Levels** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: High Fidelity Design > > **Overview** > Workflow Steps and Data Objects now display colour-based completeness indicators, giving teams an instant visual signal of where design detail is still missing and where content is ready for handoff. > > **What’s new** > > - Every Step and Data Object shows a colour accent on its left edge > - **Grey (Level 1)** — name only, not yet configured > - **Yellow (Level 2)** — description added but Route To, Fields, or Business Rules still missing > - **Green (Level 3)** — all required details captured, ready for import > - Applies to both **Workflow Steps** and **Data Objects** in the Data & Integrations step > - The goal: every Step and Data Object should be green before importing the Blueprint > > **Supporting content** > 🎥[Walkthrough video](https://players.brightcove.net/1519050010001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6401121568112&autoplay=true) 💬 [Blueprint Levels — Deep Dive](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-levels-know-exactly-when-your-design-is-ready-to-build/12267) > > * * * > > ✨ **Reports Tab in Workflow Details** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Reporting > > **Overview** > Blueprint now generates reports for each Case Type, surfacing reporting requirements earlier in the design process. Teams can review, configure, and preview reports in the live preview context — before build begins. > > **What’s new** > > - New **Reports tab** in the Workflow Details step of the Blueprint creation process > - Blueprint automatically generates an initial set of reports per Case Type > - Edit descriptions, change report types, add new reports, or regenerate existing reports as design evolves > - Reports can be previewed in the **live preview context** , validating outcomes before implementation > - AI Assistant can **create reports through conversation** on the Reports tab > - Reports are included in the `.blueprint` export — the Solution Builder receives a complete design > > **Supporting content** > 🎥[Walkthrough video](https://players.brightcove.net/1519050010001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6401121568112&autoplay=true) 💬 [Reports in Blueprint — Deep Dive](https://forums.pega.com/t/design-your-reports-before-you-build-introducing-the-reports-tab-in-blueprint/12268) > > * * * > > ✨ **Workflow Step Enhancements** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Workflow Design > > **Overview** > Multiple Step types in the Workflow Details step now include expanded configuration options, capturing more realistic run-time behaviour directly in Blueprint and improving design fidelity. > > **What’s new** > > - **Wait Step** — new step type for time-based or dependency-based pauses in a workflow > - **AI Agent Steps** — now support field mapping to specify what the agent will produce > - **Send Notification Steps** — recipient selection now configurable directly in the step > - **Generate Document Steps** — document type and field selection now available at design time > > **Supporting content** > 🎥[Walkthrough video](https://players.brightcove.net/1519050010001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6401121568112&autoplay=true) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Customer Service Simulation in Live Preview** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Live Preview > > **Overview** > The live preview now supports running realistic customer service conversations against your Workflow design, allowing teams to validate process behaviour and rehearse production-like interactions before go-live. > > **What’s new** > > - Click **Create** in the Contact Center channel of the live preview to start a simulation > - A virtual Persona acts as the customer; you act as the representative > - Enables realistic rehearsal of customer interactions before go-live, reducing rework > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **SMS Support for Agentic Assignment Processing** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Agentic Processing > > **Overview** > Agentic assignment processing now supports the SMS channel in addition to email, helping workflows continue when users are more responsive on mobile — reducing turnaround time for Assignment completion. > > **What’s new** > > - Enable SMS as the channel for agentic Assignment processing on any Assignment Step > - Configure Persona contact settings for SMS alongside email > - The agent proactively sends SMS requests, collects missing information, and continues processing after users respond > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **MCP Agent Channel in Live Preview** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Live Preview / AI Integration > > **Overview** > The live preview now includes an MCP Agent channel that exposes your Blueprint application as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) service, allowing compatible AI agents to invoke Workflow tools directly without custom adapters. > > **What’s new** > > - New **MCP Agent channel** in the live preview > - Exposes your Case Types and Workflows as MCP-compatible tools > - Compatible AI agents can test integrations directly in the prototype — no custom adapter required > - Shortens the path from design to agent-assisted implementation > > **Supporting content** > 🎥[Walkthrough video](https://players.brightcove.net/1519050010001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6401121568112&autoplay=true)💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Blueprint Mobile App Enhancements** > > 🧩 Area: Platform ⚙ Capability: Mobile > > **Overview** > The native Blueprint apps for Android, iPhone, and iPad have been updated to deliver a unified experience aligned with the Blueprint website, including the same core features across all platforms. > > **What’s new** > > - Unified experience across Android, iPhone, and iPad — consistent with the Blueprint website > - Sign in with a Pega Community account on all devices > - Core features available on mobile: create, edit, preview, and share Blueprints > - Download from the **Google Play Store** (Android) or **Apple App Store** (iOS) > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Blueprint AI Assistant Enhancements** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: AI Assistant > > **Overview** > The AI Assistant continues to expand — this release adds the ability to edit Primary Stages in the Workflows step, create reports through conversation, and associate Business Rules with Decision Steps directly. > > **What’s new** > > - **Edit Primary Stages** — update and restructure Stage names in the Workflows step through conversational commands, before moving to Workflow Details > - **Create reports** — ask the assistant to generate reports for your Workflows on the Reports tab > - **Business Rule association with Decision Steps** — the assistant now helps associate Business Rules with Decision Steps and configure outcomes, reducing manual effort and maintaining consistency between decision authoring and Workflow outcomes > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 [AI Assistant — Deep Dive](https://forums.pega.com/t/meet-your-design-partner-the-blueprint-ai-assistant/12269) * * * > **April 2026** > > ✨ **Blueprint AI Assistant — Business Rules Support** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: AI Assistant > > **Overview** > The AI Assistant now helps you create Business Rules and corresponding decision tables directly from your business intent — describe the decision in plain language and the assistant proposes a complete, structured Business Rule ready for review. > > **What’s new** > > - Describe a decision in plain language — the assistant generates a complete Business Rule with a structured decision table > - Each condition and outcome is clearly shown, making it easy for business users to review, adjust, and approve > - Reduces the manual effort of assembling decision logic from scratch > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Enterprise Architecture Visibility in Summary Step** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Blueprint Summary > > **Overview** > The Summary step now provides two new views to help teams understand how their application aligns with enterprise standards and organisational requirements. > > **What’s new** > > - **Enterprise Architecture diagram** — a clickable tile in the Summary step opens a consolidated diagram of enterprise-level capabilities: security, compliance, connectivity, data storage, resiliency, and operations > - **Application Architecture overview** — a new section bringing together Personas and Channels, Workflows, and Data Objects in a single, easy-to-scan summary; clicking any item opens its details in the relevant Blueprint design step > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Include a Message When Sharing a Blueprint** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Blueprint Sharing > > **Overview** > When sharing a Blueprint, you can now optionally include a message to give collaborators immediate context before they open it — reducing the need for separate follow-up communication. > > **What’s new** > > - Add an optional message directly in the **Share this Blueprint** dialog box > - Helps reviewers focus attention without requiring additional follow-up (for example, _Please review the Claims Intake stage only; the rest is still in draft_) > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Improved Workflow Step Displays Stages** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Workflow Design > > **Overview** > Workflow tiles in the Workflow step now include a visual summary of Stages, letting you assess workflow structure at a glance — without opening each workflow individually. > > **What’s new** > > - Workflow tiles display a clear Stages summary directly on the card > - Stage cards stay in sync with Blueprint changes automatically > - Clicking a card opens the full workflow details for deeper review > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Blueprint AI Assistant Enhancements** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: AI Assistant > > **Overview** > This update adds live preview theme control, SLA configuration support, and full Assignment routing coverage through conversational interaction. > > **What’s new** > > - **Apply theme changes in the live preview** — describe your organisation’s branding and the assistant maps it to font, colour, corner radius, and spacing automatically; reset to default at any time with a single request (brand colour is retained on reset) > - **Support for SLAs** — define target and maximum completion times for Assignment Steps, and configure escalation actions (urgency increase, notification, assignment transfer) through conversation > - **Support for all Assignment routing options** — configure routing to: current user, manager of the current user, Persona, or a user reference stored in the Case Data Model > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 [AI Assistant — Deep Dive](https://forums.pega.com/t/meet-your-design-partner-the-blueprint-ai-assistant/12269) * * * > **March 2026** > > ✨ **Create Fields Directly in Assignment Steps** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Assignment Steps > > **Overview** > Blueprint now allows you to create new Case fields directly within Assignment Step configuration — no need to leave the Step to update the Data Model, keeping your design flow uninterrupted. > > **What’s new** > > - Create new Case fields directly from within **Collect Information** or **Approve/Reject** Step configuration dialog boxes > - New fields are saved to the Case Data Model and immediately available for use in the Step > - The **Create Field** dialog prompts for a field name, type, and optional description — then returns you to your Step without losing context > - Eliminates the need to context-switch between Step configuration and the Data Model during workflow design > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Business Rule Extraction from Uploaded Documents** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Blueprint AI Assistant > > **Overview** > Blueprint now automatically extracts business rules from uploaded documents, translating written requirements directly into Case logic and helping teams avoid rework while keeping workflows consistent with source requirements. > > **What’s new** > > - Blueprint analyses uploaded documents and automatically generates decision tables based on the business rules it detects > - Generated decision tables are associated with the relevant Case Type, and any missing fields required by the decision table are created automatically > - Business rules that apply across all Case Types (for example, a mandatory confirmation email) are applied globally rather than to a single workflow > - Supports early alignment between business requirements and Case design, reducing manual interpretation and rework > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Persistent Live Preview Theming** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Live Preview > > **Overview** > Blueprint now saves your live preview theme settings across sessions, so you can define your visual identity early in the design process and carry those choices forward — without losing your work between sessions. > > **What’s new** > > - Theme adjustments — including colours and typography — are automatically saved and restored across sessions > - A **revert to default** option allows you to quickly reset theme changes and iterate with confidence > - Brand-aligned themes established during Blueprint planning are automatically carried into the new application on download, reducing rework > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Blueprint AI Assistant Enhancements** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: AI Assistant > > **Overview** > This update adds conversational picklist management, complex data modelling support, and a new context picker for more targeted, precise AI interactions. > > **What’s new** > > - **Picklist support** — create and manage picklist fields through natural conversation, without manual configuration; modify picklist values directly in the live preview > - **Complex data modelling** — the AI Assistant now supports Embedded Data fields, Case reference and Data reference fields, and User reference fields > - **Context picker** — select objects directly in the Blueprint UI to specify the context of an AI Assistant request; for example, select multiple Steps across neighbouring Stages and ask whether they can benefit from agentic processing > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 [AI Assistant — Deep Dive](https://forums.pega.com/t/meet-your-design-partner-the-blueprint-ai-assistant/12269) > > * * * > > ✨ **Build Applications by Using Natural Language with Blueprint AI Assistant** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: AI Assistant > > **Overview** > Blueprint now features a conversational, Pega GenAI-powered design experience that transforms how you build and refine your applications — describe what you want, and the AI Assistant turns those ideas into well thought-out designs. > > **What’s new** > > - A dedicated **AI Assistant** pane enables conversational interaction with Blueprint — consult, create, and update workflows, data, Personas, and other elements using plain language > - Blueprint guides you through available actions at each step, keeping changes relevant to your current context and design stage > - The AI Assistant makes Blueprint more approachable for new users while helping experienced designers build faster > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 [Walkthrough video](https://forums.pega.com/t/hands-on-with-blueprint-whats-new-march-12th) 💬 [AI Assistant — Deep Dive](https://forums.pega.com/t/meet-your-design-partner-the-blueprint-ai-assistant/12269) > > * * * > > ✨ **Agentic Processing of Assignments by Email** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Assignment Steps > > **Overview** > Blueprint now supports proactive, agent-driven assignment processing, enabling users to provide information for an assignment through the email channel — without manual intervention. > > **What’s new** > > - Enable agentic assignment processing directly on an **Assignment Step** in Blueprint > - At run time, a Pega-provided AI agent contacts the assignee by email, including relevant Case context, collects required information, updates the Case, and resolves the assignment automatically > - Assignment Steps configured for agentic processing display with a distinct **purple icon** in the Lifecycle, differentiating them from standard green Assignment icons > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 [Walkthrough video](https://forums.pega.com/t/hands-on-with-blueprint-whats-new-march-12th) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Refine Your Blueprint Before Download** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Blueprint Quality > > **Overview** > Blueprint now surfaces best-practice suggestions before you download, helping you address common authoring issues early and improve overall quality before sharing or exporting your design. > > **What’s new** > > - Clicking **Download Blueprint** in the **Summary** step now triggers a pre-download suggestions dialog > - Suggestions are based on best practices, including unused Data Objects, unreferenced fields, and default routing choices > - Direct links to relevant Blueprint assets are included within the suggestions dialog for quick remediation > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 [Walkthrough video](https://forums.pega.com/t/hands-on-with-blueprint-whats-new-march-12th) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) * * * > **February 2026** > > ✨ **SLA Configuration for Assignment Steps** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Assignment Steps > > **Overview** > Configure Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) directly within Assignment Steps, capturing essential SLA expectations during early design without adding complexity to the Blueprint authoring experience. > > **What’s new** > > - SLA configuration is available directly on **Collect Information** and **Approve/Reject** Assignment Steps > - Guided model supports goal and deadline duration configuration > - Escalation options include: notifying an assignee or manager, adjusting urgency settings, and reassigning Cases to a manager, user, or Persona > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 [Walkthrough video](https://forums.pega.com/t/hands-on-with-blueprint-whats-new-in-february/10891) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Select Embedded Data Fields in Workflow Steps** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Data Configuration > > **Overview** > Blueprint now provides greater control over how embedded data is used within workflow Steps, allowing you to choose exactly which fields to include when associating embedded data with a Step. > > **What’s new** > > - Select specific fields from an embedded data structure when associating it with a Step > - Reuse the same embedded data structure across multiple Steps, each showing only relevant fields > - Steps remain focused and uncluttered by displaying only the fields they need > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 [Walkthrough video](https://forums.pega.com/t/hands-on-with-blueprint-whats-new-in-february/10891) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Automatic Backup Before Blueprint Regeneration** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Blueprint Management > > **Overview** > When regenerating a Blueprint, the system now automatically creates a restorable backup version, preventing data loss and ensuring you can confidently refine and regenerate without risk. > > **What’s new** > > - A snapshot of the current Blueprint is automatically saved before regeneration begins > - The version number is incremented on regeneration (e.g. BP-456200 becomes BP-456200-2) > - Reverting to a previously saved state is quick and straightforward > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 [Walkthrough video](https://forums.pega.com/t/hands-on-with-blueprint-whats-new-in-february/10891) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) * * * > **January 2026** > > ✨ **Assignment Routing Options Expanded with User References** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Assignment Routing > > **Overview** > Route Assignments to any relevant user reference defined within a Case — in addition to the current user, manager, and Personas — enabling more realistic, business-driven routing scenarios. > > **What’s new** > > - User reference fields are now available as Assignment routing targets > - Blueprint displays all valid user reference fields defined within a Case as selectable routing options > - Supports more complex routing scenarios such as returning a Case to its original creator for reassessment > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 [Walkthrough video — Blueprint Update: 30th Jan 2026](https://community.pega.com/conversations/blueprint-and-app-design/blueprint-update%3A-30th-january-%26%23039%3B26) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Route to a Different Stage by Using a Decision** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Case Lifecycle > > **Overview** > Decision outcomes can now move a Case directly to another Stage in the Case Lifecycle, enabling out-of-sequence processing and more expressive, business-aligned workflows. > > **What’s new** > > - Decision Steps can now route to any Stage in the Case Lifecycle as an outcome > - Supports revisiting or skipping Stages based on business rules — for example, returning a Case to an earlier intake Stage when new information changes eligibility > - Enables more accurate modelling of real-world business scenarios directly in Blueprint > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 [Walkthrough video — Blueprint Update: 30th Jan 2026](https://community.pega.com/conversations/blueprint-and-app-design/blueprint-update%3A-30th-january-%26%23039%3B26) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Generate Picklists with Pega GenAI** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: AI Assistance > > **Overview** > Automatically generate picklist values using AI, based on field context and language — removing the repetitive manual work of entering large sets of options such as product types, statuses, or categories. > > **What’s new** > > - Select the **Picklist** capture method for a scalar field and click **Generate with AI** to produce a recommended set of values > - Values are tailored to the field’s context and language, supporting multilingual teams > - Improves design fidelity and reduces rework by suggesting high-quality, standardised list values > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 [Walkthrough video — Blueprint Update: 9th Jan 2026](https://community.pega.com/conversations/blueprint-and-app-design/blueprint-highlights%3A-9th-january-%26%23039%3B26) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) * * * > **December 2025** > > ✨ **Support for User Reference Fields** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Data Model > > **Overview** > User Reference is now supported as a field type for Case and Data Object Data Models, enabling more accurate modelling of relationships between work processes and the people involved. > > **What’s new** > > - New **User Reference** field type available when adding fields to a Blueprint > - Supported in both Case and Data Object Data Models > - Enables Pega Blueprint to associate workflows with specific Personas defined in the Blueprint > - Improves design accuracy and supports richer modelling patterns > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 [Walkthrough video — Blueprint Update: 19th Dec 2025](https://community.pega.com/conversations/blueprint-and-app-design/blueprint-highlights%3A-19th-december-%26%23039%3B25) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Enhancements to the Create Case Step** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Case Lifecycle > > **Overview** > The Create Case Step now includes expanded configuration options to accurately model hierarchical relationships between Case Types, improving modelling fidelity for multi-Case applications. > > **What’s new** > > - Select which Case Type to create directly within the Step configuration > - Improved support for complex, hierarchical Case orchestration scenarios > - Ensures workflows accurately reflect the structure of the Blueprint > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 [Walkthrough video — Blueprint Update: 19th Dec 2025](https://community.pega.com/conversations/blueprint-and-app-design/blueprint-highlights%3A-19th-december-%26%23039%3B25) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) > > * * * > > ✨ **Enhanced Domain-Based Sharing** > > 🧩 Area: Authoring ⚙ Capability: Collaboration > > **Overview** > Blueprint sharing can now be restricted by organisation domain, giving teams more control over who can access their Blueprints and enabling secure collaboration with internal colleagues or Pega experts. > > **What’s new** > > - Share with organisation domains only, [Pega.com](http://Pega.com) users only, or both > - Enables secure collaboration with internal colleagues or Pega Sales and Solution Consultants > - Contact your Pega account team to enable domain-based sharing for your organisation > > **Supporting content** > 🎥 Walkthrough video (link to be added) 💬 Discussion / deep dive (link to be added) ---
**Author:** ![BradTanner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/bradtanner/32/23323_2.png) [@BradTanner](https://forums.pega.com/u/BradTanner)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/4 "2026-03-02T14:02:54Z")
Pinned globally on March 2, 2026, 2:02pm UTC ---
**Author:** ![voogr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7c8e57/32.png) [@voogr](https://forums.pega.com/u/voogr)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/5 "2026-03-06T16:17:34Z")
Thank you Brad. great to see all these new capabilities ---
**Author:** ![Graham\_Dunn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@Graham\_Dunn](https://forums.pega.com/u/Graham_Dunn)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/6 "2026-03-11T14:58:17Z")
Thanks, extremely handy! ---
**Author:** ![brenf](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/brenf/32/23344_2.png) [@brenf](https://forums.pega.com/u/brenf)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/7 "2026-03-11T17:53:06Z")
Thank you for the updates and I love where we are continuing to go with Blueprint! ---
**Author:** ![robes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/robes/32/14530_2.png) [@robes](https://forums.pega.com/u/robes)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/8 "2026-03-11T18:57:13Z")
Thanks for pulling recent Blueprint updates into one place. Having it organized like this makes it easier to keep up with what’s new. ---
**Author:** ![edbej](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/edbej/32/7153_2.png) [@edbej](https://forums.pega.com/u/edbej)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/9 "2026-03-13T13:47:55Z")
Very helpful, thanks for posting! ---
**Author:** ![knaul](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/knaul/32/18609_2.png) [@knaul](https://forums.pega.com/u/knaul)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/10 "2026-03-24T13:01:49Z")
Thank you for the March Update 🙂 . ---
**Author:** ![garce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/garce/32/23477_2.png) [@garce](https://forums.pega.com/u/garce)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/11 "2026-04-10T21:02:25Z")
The **Blueprint AI Assistant enhancements** have been a big hit in customer meetings. The advancements in blueprint are coming so fast, you blink and miss something! ---
**Author:** ![SakhibHussain](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/sakhibhussain/32/23433_2.png) [@SakhibHussain](https://forums.pega.com/u/SakhibHussain)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/12 "2026-05-19T06:18:28Z")
This is helpful. Thanks Brad ---
**Author:** ![PriyajitB1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df788c/32.png) [@PriyajitB1](https://forums.pega.com/u/PriyajitB1)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/13 "2026-06-06T11:02:52Z")
Very insightful. Thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![pd110700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pd110700](https://forums.pega.com/u/pd110700)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/14 "2026-06-19T12:53:56Z")
Thank you very much Brad. Excellent consolidation. Just to clarify, does the PDF include the detailed case and data‑object models along with integration systems, or does it only show the overview after the latest releases? ---
**Author:** ![KaiwalyaP16582445](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/kaiwalyap16582445/32/2122_2.png) [@KaiwalyaP16582445](https://forums.pega.com/u/KaiwalyaP16582445)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/15 "2026-06-21T19:36:51Z")
Thank you, Brad. It’s exciting to see all these new capabilities coming together.😁 ---
**Author:** ![sreenivasulur16806621](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/sreenivasulur16806621/32/20096_2.png) [@sreenivasulur16806621](https://forums.pega.com/u/sreenivasulur16806621)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/16 "2026-06-27T01:38:33Z")
very good explanation, and it’s really useful for the new implementations. Is there any way to refactor the existing application to implement a better design or compatible with new features. ---
**Author:** ![wierk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/wierk/32/1112_2.png) [@wierk](https://forums.pega.com/u/wierk)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/17 "2026-06-30T09:42:03Z")
Thx Brad! Looking for more! ---
**Author:** ![everf](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/everf/32/12736_2.png) [@everf](https://forums.pega.com/u/everf)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/18 "2026-07-02T12:05:58Z")
Excellent page to find the latest and greatest on Blueprint releases. Things are happening so fast and so exciting. Game changer. ---
**Author:** ![winda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/winda/32/10119_2.png) [@winda](https://forums.pega.com/u/winda)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/19 "2026-07-22T22:44:40Z")
Bookmarking this page! ---
**Author:** ![IronMan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/ironman/32/23286_2.png) [@IronMan](https://forums.pega.com/u/IronMan)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/20 "2026-08-04T08:08:29Z")
Awesome features in blueprint and real AI power was unlocked in enterprise space 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![takashit16945282](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@takashit16945282](https://forums.pega.com/u/takashit16945282)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/21 "2026-10-13T03:08:25Z")
This may not be the appropriate place to record this, and my perspective may be off the mark, but there are situations where I feel BluePrint would be even more useful if it could display process flow diagrams and allow users to modify them directly within the flow diagram itself. While the overall flow from top to bottom and left to right is easy to follow, the only drawback is that when there are branching paths, the destination of each transition is not immediately obvious at a glance. ---
**Author:** ![kettl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/kettl/32/23155_2.png) [@kettl](https://forums.pega.com/u/kettl)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609/22 "2026-10-16T14:27:54Z")
Definitely a page to be bookmarked! [Next page](https://forums.pega.com/t/blueprint-release-highlights/10609.md?page=2)