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Published Jul. 2, 2025

How to pass an array of categories to an embedded Asset Publisher?

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Alfonso Crisci

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Issue

  • How to pass an array of categories to an embedded Asset Publisher?

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.0+

Resolution

  • In 7.0, you can place something like this in the portal_normal.ftl of your custom theme:
    <#assign VOID = freeMarkerPortletPreferences.setValue("queryValues0",["assetCategory1.getCategoryId()","assetCategory2.getCategoryId()"]

    <@liferay_portlet["runtime"]
    defaultPreferences="${freeMarkerPortletPreferences}"
    instanceId="MyID1234"
    portletProviderAction=portletProvideAction.VIEW
    portletName="com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet"
    />
  • In 7.1+, setValue was deprecated, therefore, to achieve the same result, make sure you have the fix for LPS-109837 installed and use a Freemarker code similar to the below:
            <#assign prefs = {
    "queryContains0":"true",
    "queryAndOperator0":"false",
    "queryName0":"assetCategories",
    "queryValues0": ["assetCategory1.Id","assetCategory2.Id"]
    } />

    <@liferay_portlet["runtime"]
    defaultPreferences = freeMarkerPortletPreferences.getPreferences(prefs)
    instanceId="coolInstanceId7777"
    portletProviderAction=portletProviderAction.VIEW
    portletName="com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet"
    />
    where the values for queryValues0 are taken from DB AssetCategory.categoryid 's column

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