User shouldn't be able to select more than one category if Allow Multiple Categories is toggled to No
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Issue
Steps To reproduce
1. Go to Site Content -> Categorization -> Categories
2. Add a new Vocabulary called Test
3. Toggle Allow Multiple categories to No. Click on Save.
4. Add 3 categories in Test - A, B, C
5. Create a new Basic web content
6. Under Metadata > Search category, click on Select
8. This opens a new popup window which allows user to select the categories
9. First select A, and then click on B.
10. Click on Add
Result: You will see both categories for the article.
11. Click on Publish
Result: Liferay will throw a UI warning saying that you cannot select more than one category.
Resolution
- It's a known issue and resolved in Liferay DXP 7.2 fix pack 5.
- If the hotfix is required for this issue, please create a support ticket requesting the hotfix by attaching the patch details.
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Installing Fix Packs and Hotfixes on Liferay DXP will guide to install this hotfix in the respective environment.
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