Development and tooling

Picklist Fields

Picklist Fields Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Picklists define lists of text values usable as single select or multi-select fields in object definitions. By default, single select fields appear as...

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Organizing Objects with Folders

Organizing Objects with Folders By default, object definitions are grouped in the Uncategorized folder, but you can add object folders to organize data models and manage access to definitions. ...

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Defining Object Relationships

Defining Object Relationships Liferay 7.4+ Relationships add fields and tables to object definitions for relating their entries to one another. Follow these steps to add relationships to object...

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Accessing Accounts Data from Custom Objects

Accessing Accounts Data from Custom Objects Liferay 7.4 U35+/GA35+ In some use cases, you may want to access account data from a custom object. For example, if you're building a custom returns...

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Designing Object Layouts

Designing Object Layouts Liferay 7.4 U31+/GA31+ Layouts define how fields and relationships appear when creating and editing object entries. Each layout can include multiple tabs containing...

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Adding Categorization to Fields Tabs

Adding Categorization to Fields Tabs Liferay 7.4 U31+/GA31+ You can add categorization blocks to fields tabs so end users can apply tags and categories to object entries. Follow these steps: ...

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Localizing Object Definitions and Entries

Localizing Object Definitions and Entries Liferay 7.4 2023.Q3+/GA92+ Liferay objects are integrated with the localization framework, so you can add translations for definition labels, and users...

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Managing Objects with Headless APIs

Managing Objects with Headless APIs Liferay 7.4+ You can create and manage objects from the Applications menu, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to create and manage...

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Relationships

Relationships Liferay 7.4 U47+/GA47+ Relationships add fields and tables to object definitions for relating their entries with one another. This provides access to entry data in different...

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Removing Relationships

Removing Relationships Liferay 7.4 U26+/GA26+ You can remove relationships from both draft and published object definitions. Removing a relationship permanently deletes its field from the related...

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Using System Objects with Custom Objects

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Restricting Access to Object Data by Account

Restricting Access to Object Data by Account Liferay 7.4 U58+/GA58+ In scenarios with multiple business accounts, you may want to restrict access to object entries by account. For example,...

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Validations

Validations Liferay 7.4+ Object validations set rules for determining valid field inputs. You can define validations with Groovy scripts, Liferay expressions, or a specified Composite Key...

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Using the Objects Model Builder

Using the Objects Model Builder [Liferay 7.4 2023.Q4+/GA102+](#model-builder-availability) For Liferay 7.4 2023.Q4+/GA102+, you must have Object Folder → View permissions to access the Objects...

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Adding Field Validations

Adding Field Validations Liferay 7.4 2023.Q3+/GA92+ Validations set rules for determining valid field entries. Each validation has its own trigger, conditions, and error message, which you can set...

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Expression Builder Validations Reference

Expression Builder Validations Reference Liferay 7.4 U67+/GA67+ With custom Objects, you can create field validations using Liferay's Expression Builder. This tool provides an integrated editor...

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Views

Views Views define how entries appear in an object's application page. All published objects include an autogenerated table that displays all field columns alphabetically. However, you can design...

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Adding Filters to Views

Adding Filters to Views Liferay 7.4 U49+/GA49+ When designing a custom view, you can determine which fields appear as filter facets. Also, you can set default filters that apply automatically to...

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Designing Object Views

Designing Object Views Liferay 7.4+ Views define how entries appear in an object's application page. Though each published object has an autogenerated view, you can create your own. Design custom...

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Deploying Object Widgets to Sites

Deploying Object Widgets to Sites Liferay 7.4+ When an Object is published, Liferay automatically generates a dedicated widget you can deploy to Site Pages. This includes both Site-scoped and...

Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM