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Content lost when changing language during creation

Issue When creating content, such as a calendar event or filling a form, changing the language during the process can cause the loss of all entered information. This can happen if another browser window or tab is open...

Integrate Okta with Liferay DXP using OpenID Connect

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Introduction This recipe guides you through the steps to integrate Okta, your Identity Provider (IdP), with your Liferay environment using OpenID Connect. Prerequisites Okta Dev account Liferay DXP environment Administrative...

Sending Individual Emails for Workflow Notifications

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Background In a workflow, email notifications are sent to all users in a role as a single email with all recipients in the "To:" field. Objective The goal is to send individual emails to each of the...

How to Compare Between Versions When Using Workflow

Issue Is it possible for a reviewer to compare both the Old and New versions when a user makes changes and resubmits for workflow approval in Web Content, Document & Media, and Commerce Products? Environment Liferay...

Unable to Save Forms After Enabling ModSecurity

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Issue After enabling ModSecurity with the default settings, forms with more than three fields cannot be saved. The following error message is displayed in the logs: ModSecurity: Access denied with code 400 (phase 2)....

The single approver doesn't work when Groovy has been added to the blacklist

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Issue Workflow doesn't work if I add com.liferay.portal.scripting.groovy.internal.GroovyExecutor to the blacklist file com.liferay.portal.component.blacklist.internal.ComponentBlacklistConfiguration.config ...

Form Entries Export: Missing Download URL for Attachments

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Issue We are experiencing an issue with exporting form entries that contain attachments. The problem is that when we export a form entries, the download URL for the attachments are missing. Only the file names are included...

The warning 'This field is reruired.' can't be displayed properly under the Select From List in a multistep form

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Issue The warning of the required field can't be displayed properly in a multistep form under the Select From List as below: Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution This was fixed by LPS-197367, please open a help center...

Is it possible to clean up DDMTemplateVersion table? How?

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Issue DDMTemplateVersion table has many records and we are not using it. In addition, it can cause some minor performance issues. Is it possible to clean up that table? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4+ Resolution NOTE: Be...

Forms have no option for expiration time

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Issue There are use cases where users want the Liferay Form to expire on a certain day and at a certain time but on the Liferay Form settings, users only see an option for Expiration Date and no time option. Just...

Why do Workflow Metrics Disappear after a Reindex?

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Issue Workflow Metrics go missing after performing a reindex. Here are the steps to reproduce: Login in as an admin Navigate to Applications > Metrics Notice that there are some processes listed Click the kebab menu > Settings...

When exporting a portlet, it takes much longer than expected

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Issue When performing an export operation, it takes too long. When it finishes, the resulting LAR size is much heavier than expected too. It applies to Staging as well. Environment Liferay DXP 7.3+ Resolution This may...

Why was Resources Importer removed and is there a possibility to enable it?

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Issue With the https://liferay.atlassian.net/browse/LPS-182114 change Resource Importer (RI) was removed. Resource Importer was already in deprecated state for many years, in favor of Site Initializers...

Published web content has document URLs changed

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Issue We added page numbers to many of our document links. When this content is displayed you can click on the document links with page numbers and it will open the document to that page. When Published to Live,...

Broken master page template after importing LAR file between environments

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Issue When importing a .lar file between environments, when accessing the Master Page, a 404 error is displayed and the page is not displayed Environment DXP 7.4 Resolution This behavior is an error identified in the...

NullPointerException/PortletDataException reported when importing lar file

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Issue NullPointerException/PortletDataException was reported when importing lar file. The issue can only be reproduced in certain environments with older JDK versions. 15:45:15,910 ERROR [BackgroundTaskMessageListener:182]...

After activating Publications, publication users can make changes directly in production

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Issue With Publications active, we want to prevent publication users from being able to make changes directly in production, we only want them to be able to change publications. Environment Quarterly Release...

Approver does not have access to preview of Content Page

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Issue Created a custom role to approve Content Pages Added View and Update permissions for Pages When the user with the role opens the Workflow Task and clicks the preview button, the following error appears: ...

Remote Publish is Failed After Upgrading JBoss EAP 7.0 to 7.4.13

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Issue The remote publish always failed after upgrading JBoss EAP 7.0 to 7.4.13. In the Staging server, the following error occur: ERROR [liferay/background_task-1][StagingServiceHttp:327]...

File upload feature for guest users in Liferay Forms

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Issue We have a requirement to create a Liferay form having a document upload feature for guest users. Currently, in Liferay 7.1 uploading documents is not available for guest users. Environment Liferay...

Text field limited to 120 characters in forms

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Issue If users enter more than 120 characters, the form is published successfully, however, when implemented in a form widget, they will notice that the text in both has been reduced to accommodate the...

Which database table stores the custom workflow value?

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Issue Where does the custom workflow values present in the database table? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution The data of custom workflow under process builder information inside your database should be...

Forms portlet doesn't populate logged user's data

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Issue It would be nice it there could be an option to autofill using the user logger data instead of the user data that was used to define the data provider. Environment Liferay DXP [all versions] Resolution This...

Dropdown always opens upward

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Issue Select input dropdown opens upward in the system settings Steps to reproduce: Navigate to a settings page with a select input (For example, Control Panel > System Settings > Search > Category Facet Field)...

The link received (via email) after form submission is prompting Guest User to Login

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Issue Is it possible for a guest user to directly access the link received in the email notification (after form submission) without doing the login? Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Liferay DXP...

What should be the preferred sequence to import data to an environment?

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Issue User faces 'Missing References' issue many times when importing the data to an environment, therefore, if we have a probable sequence to import this, the issues might get minimised. Environment Liferay DXP...

Workflow Metrics display only in UTC

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Issue When viewing the “dateCreated” timestamps in the Workflow Metrics view, the timestamps are always rendered in UTC rather than the user’s time zone. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution The observed behavior...

CAPTCHA does not work for Guest users on forms

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Issue When enabling CAPTCHA on my forms, Guest users are unable to submit the form. Environment DXP Quarterly Release 2023.Q3.4 (or earlier version) DXP 7.4 Resolution This behavior is a known error in the Product and...

Files uploaded with Guest view permission - Forms Upload field

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Issue When a document is added in the Form Upload field it will have 'Guest view' permission. When a document is added directly in the Document and Media library it will NOT have 'Guest view' permission. Is there a...

Dynamic Picklist in Liferay Forms using Objects

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Issue We have created a Liferay form with Object and used the concept of dynamic picklist (data provider + picklist). However, we're facing issues with saving the data (selected from the picklist) upon form...

Empty page when opening Content & Data > Forms

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Issue After installing a hotfix, we see an empty page when navigating to Content & Data > Forms There is no error in the console or browser console Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution This could be the result...

All settings are lost when the Template contains the "%" character in the Workflow Definition

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Issue I created a notification in a node of my Workflow and inside the Template field I placed a content that has the character "%", for example: <![CDATA[We received your shipment %]]> After saving and reopening...

Automatic deletion of Forms data

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Issue Is there any out of the box option to schedule data deletion for records after a specific time? For example, we want to delete data which is in the system for more than 2 years for all tables in order to comply with...

Using '<' character in a option of the 'select from list' field broke the JS of the form

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Issue Step to reproduce : Go to Content > Forms Add a new Form Add a Select from List field Add an option using the character "<" (example: <test) Enable Allow Multiple Selection Publish Form or Save Form Expected...

Exporting a form exports items that do not already exist

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Please be aware that the page you are viewing has been machine translated from Japanese into English and may contain some translation errors. If you observe any issues with the translation, please contact us. Issue...

When web content is reverted to a previous version in a staging environment, the update is not reflected when published to the production environment in "detailed publish mode".

legacy Troubleshooting

Please be aware that the page you are viewing has been machine translated from Japanese into English and may contain some translation errors. If you observe any issues with the translation, please contact us. Issue...

Assigning View Permission to any role is taking longer time due to Liferay Sync

legacy Troubleshooting

Issue Steps to Reproduce 1. Extracted a clean DXP SP6 2. Created Site 'A' having Document and Media Portlet. 3. Created a folder called 'Sample' in Document and Media Portlet. 4. Uploaded around 10000 documents in the...

Why are the 'Site Variations' not working properly?

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Issue Page variations in Staging do not save distinct versions when edited, instead, edits populate across all variations. Steps to reproduce 1. Start with a clean instance of Liferay 7.2 fix pack 9 2. In Site...

NoSuchInstanceFormException

legacy Troubleshooting

Issue The exception "NoSuchInstanceFormException: No DDMFormInstance exists with the primary key 0" triggers continuously even every minute. Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution This error may happen when Liferay...

Form Fields disabled

legacy Troubleshooting

Issue In a form, fields are disabled when filling it. While inspecting the same, it shows a 404 error status in the browser console. Also, the form is working perfectly for some users but not for all users....

Is it safe to delete the standard automatically generated roles?

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Please be aware that the page you are viewing has been machine translated from Japanese into English and may contain some translation errors. If you observe any issues with the translation, please contact us. Issue...

Changes not reflected on Web content articles after importing LAR

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Issue Web content article do not get updated to the version in LAR, but rather stays on their upgraded version even after importing the LAR. Steps to reproduce- Go to Global Site. Go to Content and Data --> Web...

Not able to create custom form field

legacy Troubleshooting

Issue While trying to create a custom form field using Liferay Developer Studio 3.8.1. LDS shows an error "Specified Liferay version is invalid. Must be in range [7.0.0,7.2.0)" Environment Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution...

Form can not be added

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Issue Steps to Reproduce: 1. Log in as Admin user. 2. Go to Control Panel -> Configuration -> Instance Settings -> Miscellaneous 3. In Available Languages, Move all the languages present in the Current Section to...

Scheduled publication to live won't include new content

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Issue After setting up a scheduled publication of a site from staging to live and adding new contents, these contents are not shown in the live environment when the scheduled date arrives. Environment Liferay DXP...

The Form Records are viewable by guest users in the search results after the upgrade to DXP 7.2

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Issue The Form records sent by other users are viewable by guest users in the search results after the upgrade from DXP 7.0 to DXP 7.2: When a guest user searches in the search bar, the response will include the Form...

Unable to submit Form in any other Language but English

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Issue Fail to submit the form in added language with required field Steps to Reproduce Go to Web Content > Forms Add a Form Add a Text Field Switch on Required Field Add a Translation, for example: used...

Workflow review comments are not visible under Activities Tab

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Issue The approve and reject comments are not visible under activities Tab in Liferay DXP 7.3, whereas, it is visible on Liferay DXP 7.2 Environment Liferay DXP 7.3 Resolution The observed behavior is an...

PortletException thrown when form field rule is inconsistent

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Issue An exception is thrown when some form field rule is empty or incorrect and the user tries to save the form. Steps to reproduce: Add a new form with three text fields: A, B, C Add a new rule for this form...

Unable to create form

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Issue The form section sometimes appears blank while creating the form Environment Liferay DXP 7.3 Resolution The observed behavior is a known Intermittent issue/bug and will be fixed in the upcoming fix pack. If...

Form is not visible on page before publish to Remote Live

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Issue When I add a Form to a page of a Staging site, I am unable to view the form until I publish my page to Live. Environment DXP 7.2 Fix Pack 8+ Resolution This is an intended behavior from changes made under...

Multiple rich text fields assign the same default value

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Issue If several 'Rich Text' components are included in a form and assigning a different default value to each of them, then while saving, it assigns the same value to all the fields. Steps to reproduce: Start a...

Unable to edit form if interface configured in other locale other than English language

legacy Troubleshooting

Issue Unable to edit email in form or save any form if the user configured their interface in other than the English language. Reproduction steps: 1) On clean instance, configuration leaves only 'Spanish' as...

Paragraph field and Rich Text field lose field values in Forms

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Issue The paragraph field loses its field value when navigating through the Forms Builder, for example: After adding a paragraph field with some text, adding a Rich Text field with a pre-defined value causes the...

Hidden fields have their values saved with the Form entry

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Issue If a form has a hidden field with a pre-defined or an entered value, it saves that value to an entry when it is submitted. The hidden field should not save any value, it should be left blank. Environment...

The structure cannot be deleted because it is required by one or more structure links error

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Issue Position error in the message after deleting a Field Set linked with a process at Manage Field Sets page, showed misaligned, sloppy, and confusingly, with a white box in the background. Steps to Reproduce: 1)...

Unable to search orders in the submission page

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay DXP 7.3 2. Create a Minium Site and perform a full reindex. 3. Navigate to Commerce > Channels and edit the Minium Channel. 4. Set 'Buyer Order Approval Workflow' to the...

The page title size and place are not working with long texts

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Issue When using a long page title, the text is overlapping the other elements on the published form. Steps to Reproduce: 1) Navigate to Content & Data > Forms 2) Create a new form 3) Add any field 4) Add a long...

Workflow tasks shows deleted commerce order

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay DXP 7.3 2. Create a site using the 'Minium site template'. 3. Navigate to 'Channel'. Select the single approver workflow for buyer order workflow. 4. Go to the Catalog...

Form's fieldReference name in the ddmforminstancereport entity

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Issue The modified value of the FieldReference field of forms should also be updated in the database ddmforminstancereport entity once the user modified on form's UI. Steps to reproduce: 1) Create a form 2) Add a...

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