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Thumbnails not generated for .tiff files

Issue Files with extension .tiff do not have their preview image nor the thumbnails generated when being uploaded to Liferay DXP. Environment DXP 7.3.x DXP 7.4.x Resolution A hotfix can be requested with...

Defining file extensions for Document Library documents

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Issue Is it possible to define what file extensions are allowed to upload into Document Library? Environment DXP 7.1+ Resolution This configuration is done through UI : Control Panel -> System Settings -> Documents...

Problem when using moin.ai Chat Provider

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Issue We receive an Error after inserting Moin.ai Javascript on a clean page. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution Currently, moin.ai is not a supported Chat Provider. Please find more information and...

Why isn't the file extension included by default in the new document URLs?

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Issue Liferay 7.4 has introduced a new way of having friendly urls for documents:...

What will generate previews for PDF files, if OpenOffice is enabled? PDFBox or OpenOffice?

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Issue As the article at https://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029131731-Server-Administration-External-Services mentions PDFBox is included with Liferay DXP and generates automatic previews for certain file types...

Xuggler cannot generate thumbnail for videos with more than 2 audio channels

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Issue For videos with more than 2 audio channels, Xuggler does not generate thumbnail and throws an error: 2023-02-16 10:48:35.507 ERROR [main][xuggler:105] Error: inputChannels > 2; unsupported...

How to show only certain file types to a group of users?

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Issue I want to show only certain file types to some users. For example: they should see .doc and .pdf only but not .xls Is it possible to hide/show documents based on extensions? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4...

The image version has been changed, but the image remains the same

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Issue The image does not change, but only the versions do. Steps to reproduce: 1) Navigate to Content and Data > Documents and Media 2) Upload an image 3) Do check out and download it 4) Click three dots (Action...

How to modify existing Email template for announcements

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Issue Is there any OOTB option to modify the announcements email template? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution The template for the subject and body of announcement emails contained in the...

Configuration to disable download does not work for MHTML files

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Note: please note that Liferay has renamed its Liferay Experience Could offerings to Liferay SaaS (formerly LXC) and Liferay PaaS (formerly LXC-SM). Issue We applied the settings indicated in the article Document...

Documents without guest permissions are downloadable

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Issue The document is stored in the browser cache and can be downloaded again without the user being logged in Steps to reproduce: 1. Upload a text file document 2. Change permission, revoke guest view 3. Click on...

I want to restrict access to certain documents to a single user

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Issue I am using Documents and Media to upload files. Some of the documents must be restricted for a single user. The user must access a list of documents that only he/she is able to see. Environment Liferay DXP 7.2+...

Upgrading from 6.2 to 7.3 changes the number of likes and dislikes

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Issue Ratings and Comment Ratings are enabled in our portal. When we upgrade the portal from 6.2 to 7.3, some likes turn into dislikes and that creates false information. In the ratingsentry table, the scores of the...

Collect Digital Signature button appears even when the Digital Signature feature is not enabled

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Issue The "Collect Digital Signature" button appears in the Documents and Media widget, even if the Digital Signature feature is not enabled Steps to reproduce: Start a clean bundle of Liferay DXP 7.4 Go to Control...

ADA Accessibility: Drag and Drop functionality not accessible using keyboard, screen reader when creating new Document Types.

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Issue When creating a new Document Type, elements in the Builder fields section sidebar are accessible and operable only by Drag and drop motion using the mouse, presenting an accessibility issue for visually...

How to disable the portal default canonical url generation

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Issue Customer has a custom development to generate canonical urls and it clashes with portal default canonical url generation, so it has to be deactivated. Environment 7.4 Resolution To avoid the default behavior...

File upload to Documents and Media is slow or even fails

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Issue The upload process is so slow or even fails for uploading files with certain extensions. For example, an MP4 file is processed in 1 second, but an Excel file takes more than 100 seconds. Environment DXP...

Display order of category navigation and tag navigation

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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...

Is there a character limit on file names for content uploaded to Documents and Media?

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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...

The file input reset after changing the document type

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay DXP 7.3 2. Create a Document Type. 3. Create a folder in the Documents & Media portlet. 4. Open the created folder and choose a file to upload. 5. Change the document...

Cannot manage files uploaded to User Personal Folder (accessible from Web Content Upload field)

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Issue Created a Web Content structure using the Upload field When a new Web Content Article is created, two upload tabs are available: User Personal Folder Documents and Media Where can we access and manage files...

How can I access to the stored metadata of "Documents and Media" documents?

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Issue I am trying to develop a module that manages files and metadata in the Documents and Media Library but I am struggling to interact with the metadata from metadata sets. How can I access the stored metadata of...

Category parent-child relationships and asset publisher settings

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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....

Link doesn't work in Knowledge base when a non-standard protocol is chosen.

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Issue When adding the notes:// protocol to a link in Knowledge Base, AntiSamy removes it and displays it as text. Environment Liferay DXP 7.2, 7.3 Resolution By default, everything is sanitized by AntiSamy, with 3...

Restrict the upload of certain Document and Media files by checking their metadata

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Issue We would like to restrict uploading any files to the Document and Media portlet by their extension, however, there should be an extra check in their content (mime) type to make sure the extension wasn't...

How to have a more complete text editor when editing a web content?

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Issue Is it possible to have a text editor with more functions than what comes by default in Liferay DXP? Environment DXP 7.3 DXP 7.2 DXP 7.1 DXP 7.0 Resolution [DXP 7.3] Add the following property to your file...

A few MP4 videos are not playing

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Issue Some MP4 videos are not functioning correctly. Steps to Reproduce: 1) Startup Liferay 7.3 SP1 2) Install Xuggler. 3) Upload some MP4 videos Expected Behavior: All the videos should be played. Observed...

Is Form fields and pages are limited?

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Issue We tried to create a Form with 50 fields and 9 pages but we could not save it. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution This is limited but if this limit is not enough it can be raised even a higher...

Video and audio files cannot be played and generate thumbnail on Linux/Unix based OS with Xuggler enabled

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Issue Xuggler is enabled to play video and audio files. When running on a Linux/Unix-based system, the audio and video files are displayed without any thumbnail and cannot be played. They do not start when...

Webdav slow when uploading bulk content

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Issue When we upload a large number of files in a hierarchical directory structure, it takes a lot of time even if the file sizes are small. Environment Liferay DXP 7.3 Resolution When a User uploads many...

Is the number of Form Fields are limited?

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Issue We have a form that contains 50 fields we have managed to add 24 fields across 9 pages. Now when we try to add the 25th and hit save, the page is loading and is taking us back to the list of forms....

Upgrade to 7.4 fails trying to insert records into table DDMFieldAttribute

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Issue I am performing an upgrade to 7.4 and it fails with errors like these: com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.LogSanitizerException: com.liferay.portal.kernel.upgrade.UpgradeException: java.sql.BatchUpdateException: Batch...

Field Reference Structures change after upgrade to 7.4

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Issue The problem with the Field References is that the same structure has different structure IDs in dev and prod and we are planning to develop our templates on dev and once tested, I will update our...

Uploading a file with multiple extensions

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Issue A multi-extension file is being uploaded via document and media Steps to reproduce: 1) Startup the server 2) Navigate to Control Panel>System Settings> Document and Media> Services> File Extension A file...

Configuring most viewed assets

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Issue How to display the most viewed document(s) Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution Liferay provides an OOTB portlet MOST VIEWED ASSETS to configure and display the most viewed asset on a page. Add the...

Invoking Antivirus Scanning in your developments

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Issue If you enable the antivirus scanning it will check files on upload to Liferay applications such as Documents and Media, Message Boards,... but you can also invoke the antivirus scan API directly from your...

StorageException occurs when trying to access Google Cloud Storage.

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Issue The File Storage is configured to Google Cloud Storage. When performing some actions in Documents and Media, Liferay attempts to access Google Cloud Storage and raises the following exception: 06:42:27.828...

How do I install FFmpeg on Windows?

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Issue This article will walk you through the process of installing FFmpeg on Windows. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution To install FFmpeg on Windows, follow these steps: 1) Have the most recent version of...

Error: Unable to send message: Invalid Addresses

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Issue After integrated the Mail Server: Exchange in Liferay DXP there is a following Error in the logs: ERROR [liferay/mail-1][MailEngine:74] Unable to send message: Invalid Addresses...

Edit an uploaded image for a web content field

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Issue A web content structure can include an Image or a Documents and Media field. When editing such a web content you can upload a new image for that field. Is it possible to edit (crop, apply a filter, etc) the...

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