LearnContent Engine.

Chapter 01

Import and set up

Three steps bring the engine into your application: import the zip, enable it as a component, then add the three data types that hold your document set-up.

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Words you will meet

  • Import wizard
  • Enabled components
  • Data types

Phase 1 · Step 1

Import the component.

The engine arrives as a zip file, DCE_010101.zip in this guide. Download it from the Pega Marketplace , then import it. Use Dev Studio for this, not App Studio.

  1. Open Dev Studio (not App Studio).
  2. Go to Import/Export → Import.
  3. Choose Local file and upload DCE_010101.zip.
  4. Click through the wizard, accepting all defaults.
  5. Confirm there are no errors in the import log.

Phase 1 · Step 2

Add it to your application.

Importing puts the rules on the server. Enabling the component is what makes your application use them.

  1. In Dev Studio: Application → Definition.
  2. Scroll to Enabled components and click + Add component.
  3. Search for DocumentContentEngine and select the latest version.
  4. Save.

Phase 1 · Step 3

Add the three data types.

These data types power the configuration tables you will fill in later in the guide. Add all three to your application.

The three DCE data types and their class names
Data type to addClass name
Document Content TypeDCE-Data-Content-Type
Document Content SectionDCE-Data-Content-Section
Document Content ParagraphDCE-Data-Content-Paragraph
  1. In App Studio: Data → + Add data type → Existing Data Type.
  2. Add each of the three types above, one at a time.

Your turn

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A hands-on guide by Sanjeev Kujur. Independent, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Pegasystems.

Tested against Pega Infinity v26 / Constellation v26 · Updated 5 Nov 2026