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Checked Sites become unchecked at Instance Settings > Analytics Cloud

Issue At Instance Settings > Analytics Cloud, when a new site is checked on the first page and another site is selected on a subsequent page, the first site becomes unselected after saving the modification. How can any of the sites be selected? Is this a bug? Environment DXP 7.3+...

Unable to bind to the LDAP server javax.naming.AuthenticationException: [LDAP: error code 49 - Invalid Credentials]

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Issue Unable to connect to Open LDAP in DXP due to the following UI error Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution These errors typically occur when Liferay is unable to communicate with LDAP or when mapping mistakes are made. As a result, please ping both servers to ensure that they can...

I cannot use special characters in Templates

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Issue I included certain special characters in a template such as ¡áéíóú and saved it. When I reopened the template, the HTML and Elements sections stopped displaying. When I saved the template again, the UI showed this message: Error: Your request failed to complete. Environment Liferay...

Video fragment using different languages

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Issue If you add a video fragment using two different languages (english and then chinese, for example) the actual behavior you will see is that the page with english locale will display the other language video (chinese) since it was the last video configured on the page. Steps to...

Pages using template have a different URL showing in sitemap.xml

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Issue When crating pages or web content using a page template the URL that is generated contains a "w" character. When checking the sitemap, this pages are being referenced using the character "-" instead of "w" This behavior can impact SEO performance. Here's a quick example: The page...

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 (../../../../../../../csrc/com/xuggle/xuggler/AudioResampler.cpp:151) 2023-02-16 05:18:36.066...

The same URL repeats in sitemap.xml even after disable sitemap index

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Issue When the property "xml.sitemap.index.enabled" is false one sitemap is created for each site. When there's a unique sitemap index the same URL is repeating several times. Environment DXP 7.3+ DXP 7.4 u4 Resolution The observed behavior is a known bug which is addressed via...

403 error in Liferay SaaS project

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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 Sometimes, Liferay SaaS clients report that they are unable to perform simple tasks like uploading files or saving changes. When...

Entity content is too long for the configured buffer limit

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Issue When performing a custom search such as: IndexSearcherHelperUtil.search(searchContext, query); the following exception is thrown from Elasticsearch and no results are obtained from the search.response attribute. 2023-03-07 11:53:04.136 ERROR...

JavaScript Errors when deleting newly added data to 'Custom Excluded Paths' field in 'Frontend SPA Infrastructure'

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Issue After data has been entered into the Custom Excluded Paths field in the Frontend SPA Infrastructure, deleting that data results in the following JavaScript errors in the browser console: Uncaught Error: No route for [web-url] Environment Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution Request a hotfix...

Unable to select the empty vocabulary

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Issue The user is not able to select the empty vocabulary on the modal. Step to reproduce: 1) Add a new site 2) Add two vocabularies 3) Add a category under one vocabulary 4) Open the category ellipsis menu 5) Move Expected Behavior: The user should be able to select the empty vocabulary...

Conditional workflow is breaking

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay DXP 7.4 2. Navigate to Control Panel > Applications > Workflow > Process Builder > Workflows > Add Conditional Workflow(attached). 3. Apply conditional workflow on Commerce Product. 4. Create a new commerce product. 5. Click on submit for...

Clean up corrupted Search service volume

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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 My Search service's volume is corrupted and the ES nodes don't start up Environment Liferay PaaS Resolution 1. Let's assume that you...

Unable to add SKU to the product via headless API

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay DXP 7.4. 2. Create a site by using a minium site template. 3. Create an option with the name "City". 4. Create a specification with the name "segment". 5. Navigate to localhost:8080/o/api 6. Select...

Large Amounts of Semrush Bot requests

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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 Several requests coming from the SemrushBot/7~bl web crawler are observed on the site, with the potential of hitting 500,000 requests...

Link tab missing from fragment link configuration

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Issue The link panel is being hidden for some editables Steps to reproduce: 1) Navigate to Design > Fragments and create a fragment with this markup: <div class="fragment_1"> <a href="#" data-lfr-editable-id="go-to-link-1" data-lfr-editable-type="link" id="btn-1"> Go Somewhere </a>...

Multiple LDAP connections shared with one LDAP server prevent some users from logging in

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Issue When multiple LDAP connections are shared on one LDAP server, only users from one LDAP connection can log in while users from the other LDAP connections cannot. The following error is seen in the logs: 2023-02-17 22:08:26.191 ERROR [http-nio-8080-exec-2][LDAPAuth:455] Problem...

Jenkins unable to update commit status to GitLab

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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 Builds using gitlab-api fail during the last steps of the build, when Jenkins tries to update the commit status to GitLab using the...

Unable to set the custom configurations in the price range facet

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay DXP 7.4. 2. Create a site by using the 'speedwell' site template. 3. Navigate to the catalog. 4. Select the configurations of the price range facet. 5. Set the configurations like the below: [ {'range': '[0 TO 39.99]'} \, {'range': '[40 TO...

Unable to search with special characters inside quotations

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay DXP 7.4. 2. Create one basic web content named "test**". 3. Navigate to Liferay DXP(default web site). 4. Enter test** in the search bar, and the search result will return the result. 5. Now, search with the quotation "test**", it breaks the...

Unable to create the product with the provided default image

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay DXP 7.4 2. Navigate to Document and Media. 3. Upload an image. 4. Get the fileEntryId of the image. 5. Navigate to system settings > Catalog (in the first block Commerce). 7. Choose > Default Catalog Image. 8. Provide fileEntryId from step 3 and...

I cannot use special characters in Fragments

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Issue I included certain special characters in the fragment such as ¡áéíóú and published it. When I reopen the fragment, the special character is displayed as � and doesn't allow me to publish anymore. The logs show this message: Uncaught DOMException: Failed to execute 'btoa' on...

Unable to add dynamic filter rules in Product Publisher Widget

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Issue When the dropdown option is changed from Tags to Category, the input box disappears. Steps to reproduce: 1) Create some categories from the Global Site. 2) Create sample commerce products and attach the sample category created in Step 1 to each product. 3) Create a Content or...

Page canonical URLs of each existing language always point to the default language URL

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Issue We have detected that the page canonical URLs of each existing language always point to the default language URL. Our default language is English, and we have a page in two languages: English: http://www.example.com/en/products Spanish: http://www.example.com/es/productos If you...

Color Contrast does not meet ADA requirements

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Issue Color Contrast throughout Liferay's out-of-the-box platform does not meet the minimum ADA requirements. One example of this can be seen when adding a page using the Global template; the toggle switches contrast ratio when in the "off" position is 2:3:1, which does not meet minimum...

ElasticsearchException java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused during the upgrade process and it fails, but Elasticsearch is not necessary during it

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Issue The following ElasticsearchException is thrown during the upgrade process, causing the upgrade to fail, but the Elasticsearch server is not necessary during it How can avoid this error? 2023-02-07 11:21:22.931 ERROR [main][ElasticsearchSearchEngine:56] bundle...

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 icon) and Edit 5) Now, replace this image with another new image 6) Do...

Filter option under Content exports all data

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Issue Under Content, filtering the data based on the available options exporting all the data. Environment Liferay DXP 7.x Resolution While exporting, the contents are filtered based on the date range but if all the pages are selected to export, we would end up seeing all the assets...

The Sort widget does not return accurate results on the first try

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Issue Some inconsistencies in the sort widget's behavior Steps to reproduce: 1) Create 3-4 web contents with the keyword 'test' at different time intervals to see the time difference in their creation. 2) Create a widget page 3) Drag and drop the 'Search Bar', 'Search Result', and 'Sort'...

Elasticsearch cluster health status is Red

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Issue The elasticsearch server cluster health status is red with the below error in the logs elastic search logs and noticed the below information. Failed to execute phase [query], all shards failed Failed to execute phase [query], all shards failed high disk watermark [90%] exceeded […]...

Import failed with duplicate layout page template

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Issue The import process failed with the below error 2023-01-02 06:33:32.734 [liferay/backgroundtask-4] com.liferay.exportimport.internal.lifecycle.LoggerExportImportLifecycleListener.onStagedModelImportFailed(LoggerExportImportLifecycleListener.java:399) : Staged model {class:...

Fragment with a dropzone doesn't work with the original dropzone in the master page

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Issue If we create a fragment with the tag <lfr-drop-zone> and include it in a master page, when dragging the original dropzone to the fragment it is not possible to include other components in this area. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution This is a known issue reported...

"Not Found" message on the details page of a product when its localization differs from the user's localization

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Issue When a product is created, the product localization is set to Default Catalog language (e.g.: en_GB) If a user with a different localization setting (anything other than en_GB in this example) accesses the product, the user will navigate to the details page of the product and...

java.lang.ClassCastException: class com.liferay.util.axis.SimpleHTTPSender cannot be cast to class org.apache.axis.Handler error when using axis library to call an external web service

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Issue We have implemented a custom code in an OSGi module that uses the Apache Axis client and is trying to invoke an external SOAP web service. When we try to call the external service, a ClassCastException error is produced inside the Axis Library: Caused by:...

Asset Publisher Page selector doesn't work

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Issue When I try to change the Page number in the combo box of the Asset Publisher, It always remains on the same page. Environment Liferay DXP 7.2 Fix Pack 14 or below Liferay DXP 7.3 Fix Pack 2 or below Resolution For Liferay DXP 7.2, please install Liferay DXP 7.2 Fix Pack 15+; For...

Fragment and page templates with Japanese titles fail to export.

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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). Please be aware that the page you are viewing has been machine translated from Japanese into English and may contain some translation...

Error when updating SEO information after changing localization language

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Issue It is not possible to update SEO settings after changing the portal language. The message Error: Your request failed to complete is reported in the UI and we see the following error in the log: No render mappings found for MVC render command name '/layout/edit_seo' for portlet...

How to update moment.js library

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Issue For security reasons we need to update the moment.js library from version 2.24.0 to version 2.29.4 How do I update the moment.js library in Liferay DXP? Security vulnerabilities in moment.js 2.24.0: CVE-2022-31129, CVE-2022-24785 Environment Liferay DXP 7.1+ Resolution The...

Unable to add the product with promotion to the cart

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay DXP 7.4 2. Create a new site by using the 'minium site template'. 3. Navigate to Promotions and add the promotion to a product. 4. Navigate to Accounts > Create an account. 5. Navigate to the catalog Page and select the account. 6. Add any...

All search widgets shows "Portlet is temporarily unavailable"

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Issue The sort widget breaks the search page Steps to reproduce 1) Go to the search page 2) Add a sort (search) widget to the page and refresh Expected Behavior: The Sort widget is successfully added without an issue Observed Behavior: All search widgets now show "Portlet is temporarily...

com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.NoSuchResourcePermissionException: {companyId=20100, name=com.liferay.translation.en_US, primKey=com.liferay.translation.en_US, scope=4}

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Issue When we open "Site Builder" => "Pages" the following error is thrown and site pages are not displayed: com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.NoSuchResourcePermissionException: {companyId=20100, name=com.liferay.translation.en_US, primKey=com.liferay.translation.en_US, scope=4} at...

Widgets don't have all configuration options when using a custom theme

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Issue After applying a newly created theme to the Look and Feel of a Site's pages, I can only see Permissions and Configuration Templates when trying to configure a widget. Environment Liferay 7.4 Resolution When creating a theme, the portlet.ftl is slightly different from the Classic...

Related Assets widget not showing articles from other sites.

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Issue Expected Result - When I add an asset to the Related Assets widget all related assets from the main Asset Publisher are visible in the widget. Observed Result - The Related Asset widget only shows related assets from the current site. However, on the Asset Publisher widget, related...

JournalArticleLocalServiceUtil.updateArticle(JournalArticle) does not update the translation of my Web Content's title programmatically

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Issue The direct modification of the title through JournalArticle object by manipulating the titleMap variable does not alter the Web Content's title when calling JournalArticleLocalServiceUtil.updateArticle(JournalArticle). Environment Liferay DXP 7.1+ Resolution The following methods...

Liferay UI Panel - collapsed attribute by default

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Issue After trying to use Liferay UI panels in a default collapsed state, the attribute does not seem to be working. If I put the following example code in a widget template the panel will appear as extended by default. According to the tld if defaultState and state are not "open" then...

Site Friendly URL not available

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Issue I try to change the friendlyURL of one site to "site01" and I can't, it returns the error: Error: Please enter a unique friendly URL. Site and site01 site01 have the same friendly URL. Checking the rest of the sites, none of them are using this friendlyURL, why is it not available?...

Portlet options lost after upgrading to 7.4 U51+

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Issue After upgrading to 7.4 Update 51+, the Export/Import, Configuration or Remove portlet options are lost. This error does not happen if the Classic Theme is applied. Environment Liferay 7.4 Update 51+ Resolution If we have a custom theme applied, we need to update the...

Webhooks not being created with GitLab due to GitLab connection to Jenkins

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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 Webhooks are not being created when trying to connect a GitLab Repository with Jenkins Based on the error seen in the logs, the...

Button '-' doesn't work when creating a structure with repeatable field

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Issue When clicking on the '-' button, the field should be deleted Steps to Reproduce: 1) Navigate to Content & Data > Web Content > Structures. 2) Create a new structure as follows: Field 1 Type: Text Localizable: Yes Repeatable: Yes Field 2 (this field must be inside the previous...

Order Id is not searchable on 'On-Order' Tab in Inventory portlet

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay DXP 7.4. 2. Navigate to Catalog Page > Account Management. 3. Create a business account and place 2-3 orders individually. 4. Navigate to inventory and go inside the placed order SKU. ( for ex: MIN 55861) 5. Navigate to the On Order Tab and...

Duplicate product name is not saving

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay DXP 7.4 2. Navigate to any existing product. 3. Click on the ellipsis action button > Duplicate > Provide any name to the product. 4. Choose catalog from the drop-down. 5. Click Save. Expected Result: The duplicate product must be created with...

jodd.bean.BeanException is thrown when user clicked on 'Submit for publication' inside discount portlet

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay DXP 7.4 2. Navigate to Control Panel > Applications > Workflow > Process Builder > Configuration > Edit Commerce Discount and apply Single Approver workflow. 3. Navigate to Control Panel > Commerce > Pricing > Discount > Click on Add Button >...

StackOverflow error happens when add too many fragments into their DropZones

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Issue StackOverflowError when loading a page with many fragments Steps to reproduce: 1) Create a new Page 2) Add container Fragment 3) Add approximately 110 Fragments within the container 4) Publish the Page Expected Behavior: Page publishes successfully. Observed Behavior: StackOverflow...

Segment not working with request parameter option

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Issue Segment not working using Request Parameters filed. The issue can be replicated using Widget Page as well as Content Page. Steps to reproduce: Create a Blank page named "test" Create a Basic Web Content Go to Site Administration --> People --> Segments, and create a Segment using...

Errors Suggesting a Search Bot Attack

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Issue We are seeing many abnormal errors in our Liferay catalina logs all of sudden. We have tried restarting, but the errors continue. What could these mean? ERROR [ajp-nio-0.0.0.0-8009-exec-19][MVCPortlet:557] ${@print(md5(31337))}\ is not a valid include ERROR...

Commerce orders API - how to filter results by orderStatus?

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Issue I am trying to filter orders fetched from the API /o/headless-commerce-admin-order/v1.0/orders by orderStatus, but that does not seem to be possible. Steps to reproduce: 1. Create an order and accept it 2. GET...

Search results can be incomplete when highlighting is enabled

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Issue With highlighting enabled, search results only shows those sentences which match. If there are no matches, it shows all sentences. This can affect the title, summary and other result fields. Environment Liferay DXP 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 Elasticsearch Resolution Using...

Contents without URL shouldn't link

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Issue Contents without URLs linked when used in a Navigation Menu Steps to reproduce: 1) Create web content and set None in the display page selection 2) Create a Site Navigation Menu and add the created web content 3) Preview the Site Navigation Menu or use it on a Page to see how it is...

Activities portlet doesn't show journal updates

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Issue The Activities widget/portlet does not notify when a Web Content is edited, it only notifies when a Web Content is either created or deleted. Environment DXP 7.4.x DXP 7.3.x DXP 7.2.x Resolution Request the creation of a hotfix containing LPS-173201. Upgrading to the latest version...

How to generate build logs with the --verbose flag in Liferay PaaS

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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 Sometimes builds fail and we don't have enough information in the logs. Additionally, the following message is reported: Run the...

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