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Liferay offers a comprehensive toolkit to extend or customize your digital experience. Build applications quickly with low-code/no-code features like Objects, or leverage developer tools like Liferay Workspace and Blade CLI for further customizations.

For users on PaaS or running Self-Hosted, Liferay also offers tools deploying customizations.

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Using an IFrame Client Extension
Using an IFrame Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ IFrame client extensions use Liferay's frontend infrastructure to register external applications as HTML elements. They're added to Liferay pages as...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
IFrame YAML Configuration Reference
IFrame YAML Configuration Reference You can define an IFrame client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Data Usage This client-extension.yaml file defines an IFrame client extension: ...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Using Routes with Custom Elements
Using Routes with Custom Elements Liferay 7.4+ Custom element client extensions use Liferay's frontend infrastructure to register external applications with the Liferay platform and render them as...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Using a Microservice Client Extension
Using a Microservice Client Extension A microservice client extension is a standalone server process that relies on OAuth 2 for communication with Liferay. The microservice is a resource server and...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Object Validation Rule YAML Configuration Reference
Object Validation Rule YAML Configuration Reference To define an Object Validation Rule client extension, add the objectValidationRule type to your client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Workflow Action YAML Configuration Reference
Workflow Action YAML Configuration Reference You can define a workflow action client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a workflow...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Creating and Managing Objects
Creating and Managing Objects Liferay 7.4+ Liferay Objects provides a convenient UI for creating custom applications that meet your business needs without writing code. You can also use Objects to...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Actions
Actions Object actions define custom business logic that you can run manually or automatically for object entry events. Examples include delivering entry event data to a webhook URL, sending email...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Understanding Action Types
Understanding Action Types Liferay 7.4 U60+/GA60+ Actions define custom operations triggered by object entry events. Liferay provides these action types: TypeDescription NotificationSend email or...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Defining Object Actions
Defining Object Actions Liferay 7.4 U60+/GA60+ Object actions define operations that you can run manually or automatically for object entry events. To add an action, Open the Global Menu (...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Using Manual Actions
Using Manual Actions Liferay 7.4 U60+/GA60+ When you use the standalone trigger for object actions, the actions become manual instead of automatic. Trigger these actions using these methods: ...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Fields
Fields Liferay 7.4 2023.Q4+/GA102+ Object fields are data definitions that represent database columns and store different types of values. All objects include default system fields, but you can...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Aggregation Fields
Aggregation Fields Liferay 7.4 U47+/GA47+ Aggregation fields perform basic calculations on the entries from a relationship table and display the resulting values. Available aggregation functions...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Activating and Deactivating Objects
Activating and Deactivating Objects Custom objects are activated when published. While active, you can use the object to create entries via the Liferay UI or dedicated REST APIs. If needed, you can...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Auditing Object Events
Auditing Object Events Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ You can use Liferay's audit framework to track events for custom object definitions and their entries. To track entry events, you must enable entry...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Creating Objects
Creating Objects Liferay 7.4 2023.Q4+/GA102+ Liferay Objects provides development capabilities in the Liferay UI. Using Objects, you can build fully integrated Liferay applications without writing...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Deleting Objects
Deleting Objects Liferay 7.4 U26+/GA26+ You can delete draft and published object definitions. Deleting a definition removes its associated data, including the stored entries for published...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Exporting and Importing Object Definitions
Exporting and Importing Object Definitions Liferay 7.4 U68+/GA68+ You can export and import object definitions as .json files. These files include the definition's complete schema (e.g.,...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Extending System Objects
Extending System Objects Liferay 7.4 U86+/GA86+ With Liferay Objects, you can extend supported system services. Currently, only these services are integrated with the Objects framework: Account...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Adding and Managing Custom States
Adding and Managing Custom States Liferay 7.4+ Some use cases may require assigning multiple states to an object entry at the same time. For example, when building an Order application, you may...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM

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