If a property is propagated from a parent case to a child case, will it update if the parent case property's value changes?

When a property is propagated from a parent case to a child case in Pega, it establishes a snapshot of that property's value at the moment the child case is created. This means that once the child case is created, it holds onto the value of the parent's property as it was at that time. If the parent case's property value changes after the child case has been created, that change does not automatically update the value in the child case. The child case retains the initial value and is unaffected by any subsequent changes in the parent case.

This behavior is fundamental to how case management and case hierarchies are structured in Pega. It ensures that the child case can operate independently, which is crucial for maintaining distinct workflows and logic for different stages of a case.

Therefore, even if properties can be dynamically updated or referenced in various ways within Pega, the propagation mechanism specifically captures the value at the time of case creation and does not allow for automatic updates from the parent case thereafter.