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Liferay DXP is a robust platform with its own navigation menus, configuration methods, and core features. These core features are foundational to effective system administration, maintenance, notifications, and other core platform functions.

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Using Storage Adapters
Using Storage Adapters When a User adds a form record, Liferay routes the processing of the request through a storage adapter API. The same is true for the other CRUD operations performed on form...
Validation and Masking
Validation and Masking Certain Forms fields can be validated (Text, Date, and Numeric fields) and masked (Numeric fields) to ensure User input is valid. Date Fields can be validated beginning in...
Validation Conditions Reference
Validation Conditions Reference There are several out-of-the-box validation conditions that can be used to validate form responses before they are submitted. Text Field Validation Conditions...
Using the Search Location Field
Using the Search Location Field Use a Search Location field so a user can interact with Google's Maps JavaScript API and Google Places API, selecting a location and getting these fields autofilled...
Data Providers
Data Providers Data providers serve data that can be consumed by the Forms application. The REST Data Provider is included with the Forms application. With it, you can consume data from REST web...
Developing a Custom Form Field for Liferay 7.2
Developing a Custom Form Field for Liferay 7.2 React-based custom form fields can be developed for Liferay 7.3 and Liferay 7.4. See Writing Custom Form Field Types to learn how. Liferay 7.2 used a...
Using the REST Data Provider to Populate Form Options
Using the REST Data Provider to Populate Form Options Select from List fields can hold many options. Those options can be supplied automatically by using the JSON web services registered in Liferay...
Developer Guide
Developer Guide The Forms application is in maintenance mode as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. Migrate your forms to objects and form container fragments to future-proof your solutions. ...
Understanding Form Storage Adapters
Understanding Form Storage Adapters Liferay DXP 7.3 and Liferay DXP 7.2 versions that include the fix for [LPS-97208](https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPS-97208) (planned for Liferay DXP 7.2 SP3)....
Writing a Custom Data Provider
Writing a Custom Data Provider Liferay Forms fields can be populated using a Data Provider. Out of the box, there's a REST Data Provider that provides a flexible way to consume data from most REST...
Writing a Custom Form Field Type
Writing a Custom Form Field Type The Forms application contains many highly configurable field types out-of-the-box. Most use cases are met with one of the existing field types. If your use case...
Writing a Form Storage Adapter
Writing a Form Storage Adapter Liferay DXP 7.3 and Liferay DXP 7.2 versions that include the fix for [LPS-97208](https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPS-97208) (planned for Liferay DXP 7.2 SP3) By...
Creating Data Definitions
Creating Data Definitions Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data Lists to Objects...
Dynamic Data Lists
Dynamic Data Lists Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data Lists to Objects as soon...
Creating Data Lists
Creating Data Lists Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data Lists to Objects as soon...
Creating Display Templates
Creating Display Templates Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data Lists to Objects...
Getting Started with Dynamic Data Lists
Getting Started with Dynamic Data Lists Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data...
Creating Form Templates
Creating Form Templates Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data Lists to Objects as...
Example: Using Hidden Fields with Form Rules
Example: Using Hidden Fields with Form Rules Configure Forms fields as hidden in the Advanced configuration tab. Hide fields using the advanced setting. There's a hidden field in this form. It...
Using the Calculate Rule
Using the Calculate Rule Users can create Calculate rules that populate a numeric field by calculating its value based on other fields. For example, a Calculate rule can calculate a camp or...