Objects Application Permissions

Liferay 7.4 2023.Q4+/GA102+

The Objects application is integrated with the permissions framework, so you can assign application and resource permissions to user roles to determine which users can access the application and its data.

Assign Objects permissions when defining role permissions.

See Defining Role Permissions for more information about assigning permissions to user roles.

Application Permissions

Application permissions grant permission to perform general application-related operations and do not include resource-related permissions.

Objects has the following application permissions:

Objects has the following application permissions.

Permission	Description
Access in Control Panel	Access Objects in the Global Menu.
Configuration	View and modify configuration options for the Objects application.
Permissions	View and modify Objects permissions.
Preferences	View and modify preferences for the Objects application.
View	View the Objects application.

Important

For Liferay 7.4 2023.Q4+/GA102+, users must have the Object Folder > View permission to use the Objects UI.

Resource Permissions

Resource permissions grant access to view, create, and act on definitions and folders in the Objects application. Some of these permissions are for creating entities while others are for acting on existing entities (e.g., definitions and folders).

Objects has the following resource permissions.

Manage resource-related actions in the Objects application.

Permission	Description
Add Object Definition	Create an object definition draft.
Add Object Folder	Create a folder for organizing object definitions.
Extend System Object Definition	Add fields, relationships, actions, and validations to system objects.
Permissions	View and manage permissions related to objects.
Publish Object Definition	Publish an object definition draft.

Object Definition (For Existing Custom Definitions)

Manage permissions for existing object definitions.

Permission	Description
Delete	Delete an object definition.
Permissions	View and modify permissions for an object definition.
Update	Update an object definition.
View	View an object definition.

Object Folder (For Existing Object Folders)

Manage permissions for existing object folders.

Permission	Description
Add Object Definition	Move an object definition to the folder
Delete	Delete an object folder.
Permissions	View and modify permissions for an object folder.
Update	Update an object folder.
View	View an object folder.

Managing Permissions for Individual Object Definitions

Open the Objects application via the Global Menu ().
Click the Actions button () for the desired object definition and select Permissions.
Use the checkboxes to grant object definition permissions to the desired roles.

Note

Permissions defined in roles admin override permissions defined on the individual object definition.
Click Save.

Managing Permissions for Individual Folders

Open the Objects application via the Global Menu ().
Click Actions () for the desired object folder and select Permissions.
Use the checkboxes to grant object folder permissions to the desired roles.

Note

Permissions defined in roles admin override permissions defined on the individual folder.
Click Save.

Retrieving Entry Permissions with APIS

Liferay 2024.Q4+/Portal 7.4 GA129+

With a custom object’s dedicated headless API, you can retrieve object entries’ permissions along with the regular response data. To do this with an API call, use the nestedFields parameter. Pass permissions as the nestedFields parameter value when calling the API to get them as a JSON string.

Any object entry's permissions are accessible via the permissions nestedFields parameter.