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Published Sep. 10, 2025

What database isolation level does Liferay need for Microsoft SQL Servers?

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Nathan Roberts

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Issue

Environment

  • Liferay Portal 6.2 connected to a SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, or 2014 database
  • Liferay DXP 7.0 connected to a SQL Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014, or 2016 database
  • Liferay DXP 7.1 connected to a SQL Server 2016 database
  • Liferay DXP 7.2 connected to a SQL Server 2017 database
  • Liferay Commerce connected to a SQL Server database supported for the DXP bundle hosting Commerce

Resolution

  • For SQL Server to function properly with the product (Portal 6.2, DXP 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, or Commerce), SQL Server’s Read Committed Snapshot Isolation level must be turned on. While other databases enable this behavior out of the box, it is disabled by default for SQL Server.

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