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Exporting and Importing Object Definitions
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Exporting and Importing Object Definitions Liferay 7.4 U68+/GA68+ You can export and import object definitions as .json files. These files include the definition's complete schema (e.g.,...
Extending Unmodifiable System Objects
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Extending Unmodifiable System Objects Liferay 7.4 U86+/GA86+ With Liferay Objects, you can extend supported system services. These services are integrated with the Objects framework as...
Adding and Managing Custom States
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Adding and Managing Custom States Liferay 7.4+ Some use cases may require assigning multiple states to an object entry at the same time. For example, when building an Order application, you may...
Using Read-Only Fields
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Using Read-Only Fields Some use cases may require data fields to be read-only. For example, data integrity may require some field values to remain immutable, or you may need to prevent unauthorized...
Picklist Fields
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Picklist Fields Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Picklists define lists of text values usable as single select or multi-select fields in object definitions. By default, single select fields appear as...
Layouts
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Layouts Liferay 7.4+ Object layouts define how fields and relationships appear when creating and editing entries. All published objects include an autogenerated layout with a single tab that lists...
Adding Categorization to Fields Tabs
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Adding Categorization to Fields Tabs Liferay 7.4 U31+/GA31+ You can add categorization blocks to fields tabs so end users can apply tags and categories to object entries. Follow these steps: ...
Localizing Object Definitions and Entries
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Localizing Object Definitions and Entries Liferay DXP 2023.Q3+/Portal GA92+ Liferay objects are integrated with the localization framework, so you can add translations for definition labels, and...
Removing Relationships
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Removing Relationships Liferay 7.4 U26+/GA26+ You can remove relationships from both draft and published object definitions. Removing a relationship permanently deletes its field from the related...
Adding Field Validations
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Adding Field Validations Liferay DXP 2023.Q3+/Portal GA92+ Validations set rules for determining valid field entries. Each validation has its own trigger, conditions, and error message, which you...
Using System Objects with Custom Objects
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Using System Objects with Custom Objects
Accessing Accounts Data from Custom Objects
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Accessing Accounts Data from Custom Objects Liferay 7.4 U35+/GA35+ In some use cases, you may want to access account data from a custom object. For example, if you're building a custom returns...
Using the Objects Model Builder
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Using the Objects Model Builder [Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+](#model-builder-availability) For Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+, you must have Object Folder → View permissions to...
Validations
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Validations Liferay 7.4+ Object validations set rules for determining valid field inputs. You can define validations with Groovy scripts, Liferay expressions, or a specified Composite Key...
Designing Object Views
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Designing Object Views Liferay 7.4+ Views define how entries appear in an object's application page. Though each published object has an autogenerated view, you can create your own. Design custom...
Views
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Views Views define how entries appear in an object's application page. All published objects include an autogenerated table that displays all field columns alphabetically. However, you can design...
Adding Filters to Views
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Adding Filters to Views Liferay 7.4 U49+/GA49+ When designing a custom view, you can determine which fields appear as filter facets. Also, you can set default filters that apply automatically to...
Displaying Object Entries with Collections
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Displaying Object Entries with Collections Liferay 7.4 U77+/GA77+ When you publish an object definition, Liferay creates a collection provider for it. For site-scoped objects, you can also create...
Displaying Object Entries
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Displaying Object Entries Liferay 7.4+ You can display object entries dynamically with Liferay's page building features. For example, collection displays can show a list of entries while display...
Integrating Objects with Third Party Services
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Integrating Objects with Third Party Services You can use Liferay Objects with popular data integration tools to create automated tasks for syncing Object data with external services. These tasks...
Using Automate.io to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets
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Using Automate.io to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets Liferay 7.4+ Here you'll learn how to use webhooks to trigger sync tasks between Liferay Objects and Google Sheets using Automate.io....
Using Integrately to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets
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Using Integrately to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets Liferay 7.4+ Here you'll learn how to use webhooks to trigger sync tasks between Liferay Objects and Google Sheets using Integrately....
Using Make to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets
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Using Make to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets Liferay 7.4+ Here you'll learn how to use webhooks to trigger sync tasks between Liferay Objects and Google Sheets using Make (formerly...
Using Workato to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets
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Using Workato to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets Liferay 7.4+ Here you'll learn how to use webhooks to trigger sync tasks between Liferay Objects and Google Sheets using Workato. Syncing your...
Using Zapier to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets
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Using Zapier to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets Liferay 7.4+ Here you'll learn how to use webhooks to trigger sync tasks between Liferay Objects and Google Sheets using Zapier. Syncing your...
Objects Application Permissions
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Objects Application Permissions Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ The Objects application is integrated with the permissions framework, so you can assign application and resource permissions to...
Exporting and Importing Picklists
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Exporting and Importing Picklists You can transfer picklists between environments as JSON files using Liferay's export/import framework. Exporting Picklists Open the Global Menu (Global Menu),...
Using Aggregation Terms with REST APIs
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Using Aggregation Terms with REST APIs When querying Object entries using REST APIs, you can use an Object's fields as facet criteria for aggregating entry data. To do this, add the...
Creating Picklists
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Creating Picklists Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Picklists are lists of name/key pairs stored as string values. Once defined, you can use the lists with object definitions to populate single or multiple...
Object API Basics
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Object API Basics When you publish an Object, Liferay automatically generates REST APIs for it. These APIs differ for Company and Site scoped Objects, but they all use the c/[pluralobjectlabel]...
Creating the Role Change Request App
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Creating the Role Change Request App Subscribers The Role Change Request App starts with the employee submitting a request form. Processing then proceeds to the Current Manager, then to the...
Tooling
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Tooling Liferay provides a variety of developer tools that include standard build scripting, lightweight CLI utilities, and full IDE based on Eclipse. This is to serve all developers, whether...
Creating a Standard Application
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Creating a Standard Application To create applications based on a custom object takes four steps: create the object, create at least one form view, create at least one table view, and deploy the...
JARs Excluded from WABs
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JARs Excluded from WABs [Liferay-generated web application bundles (WABs) are stripped of third party JARs that contain packages that Liferay exports already. Deploying the same third party...
Blade CLI
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Blade CLI Blade CLI can be installed through a command line interface or a graphical installer. If you're behind a proxy, once it's installed you can configure it to operate through the proxy....
Other Tools (Deprecated)
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Other Tools (Deprecated) These tools are deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and they are planned for future removal. Modern browsers (and Liferay DXP) all support including JavaScript...
Liferay CLI Tool
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Liferay CLI Tool The Liferay CLI tool is deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and it's planned for future removal. The Liferay CLI tool makes it easy to create Angular, JavaScript,...
Bundler Migration Guide
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Bundler Migration Guide The Liferay npm bundler is deprecated of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and it's planned for future removal.
Configuring Liferay Workspace
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Configuring Liferay Workspace Liferay Workspace is simple to use, and you can learn the basics by starting at the beginning. If you're happily creating projects, deploying code, or using a Docker...
Creating Code with Liferay Workspace
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Creating Code with Liferay Workspace Liferay Workspace is the developer's tool for creating and managing Liferay development projects. Creating Projects Blade CLI makes it easy to create projects...