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Using Forms with a Workflow
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Using Forms with a Workflow The Forms application is integrated with the Workflow application and therefore users can activate a workflow process for a form. This means that before a form's entry...
Notifications
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Notifications Liferay provides integrated notification tools to alert users to platform events. For Liferay DXP, this includes email and website notifications for the following default...
Sharing Forms
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Sharing Forms There are two ways to share a form: Placing the Form widget on a site page and configuring the widget to display the particular form. This allows the form to be seen and submitted...
Using Forms to Poll Users
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Using Forms to Poll Users The Forms application is in maintenance mode as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. Migrate your forms to objects and form container fragments to future-proof your...
Form Reports
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Form Reports 7.3, 7.4 Once users begin submitting form entries, you can access a field-by-field report on the form's records: Navigate to the Forms application. In the Product Menu (Product...
Managing Form Entries
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Managing Form Entries Once users begin submitting form entries, you can access the form entry data through the UI or export the data to a different file format for further analysis and review. ...
Configuring Form Notifications
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Configuring Form Notifications You can configure the Forms app to send a notification email each time a form entry is submitted. If you have enabled workflow for the form, you may not need to...
Configuring Personal Notifications
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Configuring Personal Notifications Liferay provides integrated notification tools, so you can ensure users are alerted to platform events. Users can customize which notifications they receive by...
Objects
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Objects Liferay 7.4+ With Liferay Objects, you can build and deliver applications without having to write code or deploy modules. Each application built with Objects is integrated with Liferay's...
Creating and Managing Objects
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Creating and Managing Objects Liferay 7.4+ Liferay Objects provides a convenient UI for creating custom applications that meet your business needs without writing code. You can also use Objects to...
Using Manual Actions
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Using Manual Actions Liferay 7.4 U60+/GA60+ When you use the standalone trigger for object actions, the actions become manual instead of automatic. Trigger these actions using these methods: ...
Understanding Action Types
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Understanding Action Types Liferay 7.4 U60+/GA60+ Actions define custom operations triggered by object entry events. Liferay provides these action types: TypeDescription NotificationSend email or...
Defining Object Actions
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Defining Object Actions Liferay 7.4 U60+/GA60+ Object actions define operations that you can run manually or automatically for object entry events. To add an action, Open the Global Menu (...
Actions
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Actions Object actions define custom business logic that you can run manually or automatically for object entry events. Examples include delivering entry event data to a webhook URL, sending email...
Using the Notification Queue
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Using the Notification Queue Liferay 7.4 U75+/GA75+ Liferay provides the Notification Queue application for reviewing email notifications triggered by an object action. You can verify the status...
Creating Notification Templates
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Creating Notification Templates Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ With notification templates, you can design automated email and user notifications for Liferay services. Each template identifies...
Activating and Deactivating Objects
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Activating and Deactivating Objects Custom objects are activated when published. While active, you can use the object to create entries via the Liferay UI or dedicated REST APIs. If needed, you can...
Auditing Object Events
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Auditing Object Events Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ You can use Liferay's audit framework to track events for custom object definitions and their entries. To track entry events, you must enable entry...
Exporting and Importing Object Definitions
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Exporting and Importing Object Definitions You can export and import object definitions as .json files. These files include the definition's complete schema (e.g., configurations, fields, actions,...
Aggregation Fields
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Aggregation Fields Liferay 7.4 U47+/GA47+ Aggregation fields perform basic calculations on the entries from a relationship table and display the resulting values. Available aggregation functions...
Adding Fields to Objects
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Adding Fields to Objects Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Fields are data definitions that represent database columns and store different types of values. By default, all objects include these...
Deleting Objects
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Deleting Objects Liferay 7.4 U26+/GA26+ You can delete draft and published object definitions. Deleting a definition removes its associated data, including the stored entries for published...
Creating Objects
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Creating Objects Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Liferay Objects provides development capabilities in the Liferay UI. Using Objects, you can build fully integrated Liferay applications without...
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...
Assignee Fields
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Assignee Fields Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+/Portal 2026.Q1+ Assignee fields are for selecting existing users or roles in the object entry. Assigned users can edit the entry with no manual permission...
Fields
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Fields Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Object fields are data definitions that represent database columns and store different types of values. All objects include default system fields, but you...
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...
Attachment Fields
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Attachment Fields Attachment fields are for uploading files to your instance's Document Library. When uploaded, the file is linked to the entry's attachment field. Each field can only be linked to...
Auto-Increment Fields
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Auto-Increment Fields DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Auto-Increment fields are configurable read-only fields for uniquely identifying object entries in a human-readable format. For example, an IT...
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...
Email Address Fields
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Email Address Fields Liferay DXP 2026.Q3+ Email Address fields store and validate email addresses entered on forms and through the API. Objects normalizes every value to lowercase before storage,...
Phone Number Fields
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Phone Number Fields Liferay DXP 2026.Q3+ Phone Number fields store contact numbers with built-in validation and normalization. All values are stored in E.164 format (a + followed by 7–15 digits,...
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: ...
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...
Setting Default Field Values
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Setting Default Field Values Liferay DXP 2026.Q1+ You can use default field values to reduce manual entry errors and ensure that your object data remains consistent across all creation methods....
Designing Object Layouts
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Designing Object Layouts Liferay 7.4 U31+/GA31+ Layouts define how fields and relationships appear when creating and editing object entries. Each layout can include multiple tabs containing...
Encrypted Fields
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Encrypted Fields Self-Hosted and PaaS Only Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Liferay provides the encrypted field type for storing sensitive user data. To use encrypted fields, first add an encryption...
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...
Formula Fields
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Formula Fields Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Formula fields provide read-only values calculated using numeric fields in the object definition. Unlike other fields, formula values are...
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...
Managing Objects with Headless APIs
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Managing Objects with Headless APIs Liferay 7.4+ You can create and manage objects from the Applications menu, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to create and manage...
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...
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...
Relationships
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Relationships Liferay 7.4 U47+/GA47+ Relationships add fields and tables to object definitions for relating their entries with one another. This provides access to entry data in different...
Restricting Access to Object Data by Account
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Restricting Access to Object Data by Account Liferay 7.4 U58+/GA58+ In scenarios with multiple business accounts, you may want to restrict access to object entries by account. For example,...
Using System Objects with Custom Objects
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Using System Objects with Custom Objects
Organizing Objects with Folders
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Organizing Objects with Folders By default, object definitions are grouped in the Uncategorized folder, but you can add object folders to organize data models and manage access to definitions. ...
Using Object Inheritance
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Using Object Inheritance Liferay DXP 2025.Q1+/Portal GA132+ You can enhance the one-to-many relationship by enabling inheritance. When enabled, the one object in the one-to-many relationship...
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...
Scheduling and Subscription
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Scheduling and Subscription Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ Content scheduling and subscription are important content management features. You can enable them in the object definition. When scheduling is...
Defining Object Relationships
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Defining Object Relationships Liferay 7.4+ Relationships add fields and tables to object definitions for relating their entries to one another. Follow these steps to add relationships to object...
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...
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...
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...
Managing Object Entries with Data Sets
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Managing Object Entries with Data Sets Data sets offer a flexible way to display object entries. When your advanced use case outgrows collections, data sets fill the gap. For example, Collections...
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...
Expression Builder Validations Reference
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Expression Builder Validations Reference Liferay 7.4 U67+/GA67+ You can create object field validations using Liferay's Expression Builder. This tool provides an integrated editor for quickly...
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
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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...
Setting a Default Sorting
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Setting a Default Sorting Liferay 7.4 U18+/GA18+ With custom views, you can set a default sorting for tables. Follow these steps: Begin editing the desired view and go to the Default Sort tab. ...

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