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Using the Script Engine

• Invoking Liferay Services From Scripts
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  • Next Steps
• Running Scripts From the Script Console
  • Running a Sample Script in the Script Console
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    • Variable Usage
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  • Example 1: Presenting New Terms of Use to Users
  • Example 2: Embedding HTML Markup in Script Output
  • Example 3: Showing Exceptions in the Script Console
  • Example 4: Logging Output to a Files
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DXP provides a robust script engine for executing Groovy scripts to maintain your Liferay DXP instance. You can execute scripts to perform maintenance tasks involving data cleanup, user maintenance operations, bulk Liferay API invocations, or even system level operations.

Navigating to the Script Engine

The Script Console is available in the Control Panel. To use the Script Engine, follow these steps:

1. Log in as an Admin user

2. Open the Product Menu and navigate to the Control Panel and select Configuration → Server Administration → Script.

   

Next Steps

• Invoking Liferay Services

• Running Scripts from the Script Console

• Using the Script Engine with Workflow

• Script Examples

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