Development and tooling

Exported Third Party Packages

Exported Third Party Packages Liferay provides over one-hundred third party Java packages at run time. The com.liferay.portal.bootstrap module exports the packages by specifying individual packages...

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Portal Developer Properties

Portal Developer Properties There are Portal Properties that facilitate development. Liferay's portal-developer.properties file includes all of them. The portal-developer.properties file is enabled...

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Objects

Objects Liferay 7.4+ With Liferay Objects, you can build and deliver applications without having to write code or deploy modules. Each application built with Objects is integrated with Liferay's...

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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...

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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...

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Adding Fields to Objects

Adding Fields to Objects Liferay 7.4 2023.Q4+/GA102+ Fields are data definitions that represent database columns and store different types of values. By default, all objects include these system...

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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...

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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 (...

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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...

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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...

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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.,...

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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...

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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: ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Attachment Fields

Attachment Fields Attachment fields are for uploading files to your instance's Document Library. When uploaded, the file is linked to the entry's attachment field, and each field can only be linked...

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Auto-Increment Fields

Auto-Increment Fields DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal 7.4 GA112+ Auto-Increment fields are configurable read-only fields for uniquely identifying object entries in a human-readable format. For example, an IT...

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