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Published Jul. 2, 2025

Keeping 'Location' type organization when upgrading to DXP 7.0+

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Katlyn Lee

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Issue

  • In DXP 7.0+ the location organization type is removed by default. When upgrading to DXP 7.0+, organizations that were categorized as a 'Location' lose this categorization during the upgrade process. 

Environment

  • Environment upgrading to DXP 7.0+

Resolution

  • Before running the DB Upgrade Tool, edit the portal-upgrade-ext.properties file (found in file path: /tools/portal-tools-db-upgrade-client) and add the following property inside the file: 
    organizations.types=organization,location
    • Note: When running the Upgrade in DXP 7.1+, you will see an error like the following:
      ERROR [main][VerifyProperties:169] Portal property "organizations.types" is obsolete
      This warning is expected and simply indicates that this property should not be used to configure the organization type in Liferay DXP 7.1+. See below for steps to configure the organization type through System Settings.

  • After the Upgrade, configure the location organization type in your portal through the following:

In DXP 7.0 

    • Add new organization types through portal properties following the instructions in this documentation.

In DXP 7.1+ 

    • Add new organization types through System Settings following the instructions in this documentation. 

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