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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.,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Formula Fields
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Formula Fields Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Formula fields store read-only values calculated using numeric fields in the object definition. Example use cases include calculating an...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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: ...
Using Object Inheritance
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Using Object Inheritance [Release Feature (LPD-34594)](../../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#release-feature-flags) Liferay DXP...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Deploying Object Widgets to Sites
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Deploying Object Widgets to Sites Liferay 7.4+ When an Object is published, Liferay automatically generates a dedicated widget you can deploy to site pages. This includes both site-scoped and...
Enabling Workflow for Objects
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Enabling Workflow for Objects Liferay 7.4+ Every published object is integrated automatically with the Workflow framework, so you can direct object entry creation through a defined review and...
Using Objects with Salesforce
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Using Objects with Salesforce [Release Feature](../../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#release-feature-flags) With Liferay, you can create...
Using Objects with SugarCRM
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Using Objects with SugarCRM [Release Feature](../../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#release-feature-flags) You can create objects that map to...
Renaming Table Columns
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Renaming Table Columns Liferay 7.4 U21+/GA21+ With custom views, you can change and localize the display name for table columns so you can serve your global users and ensure the table's naming...
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 Data from External Systems
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Managing Data from External Systems [Release Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#release-feature-flags) Liferay Objects provides...
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 Elastic.io to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets
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Using Elastic.io to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets Liferay 7.4+ You can use Liferay Objects with data integration tools to create automated tasks for syncing Object data with external...
Using IFTTT to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets
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Using IFTTT 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 IFTTT. Syncing your data...
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 Wyzebulb to Sync Object Data with Google Sheets
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Using Wyzebulb 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 Wyzebulb. Syncing...
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...
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...
Managing Guest User Entries
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Managing Guest User Entries When you create an object and its application UI, unauthenticated users cannot add object entries, even if you add an object-backed application to a page and grant the...
Mercanet for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions
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Mercanet for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions Liferay supports Mercanet as a payment method out of the box. Since Mercanet accepts only EUR, the store's primary currency must be EUR. ...
Money Orders
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Money Orders With Liferay Commerce, sellers can accept money orders as a payment method. Once activated, buyers can select money orders to complete the purchasing process. Sellers should define and...
Applying Shipping Method Restrictions
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Applying Shipping Method Restrictions Your store may have shipping restrictions to specific countries or regions. This means these countries are not available during the checkout process. These...
Using Notification Templates for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions
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Using Notification Templates for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions Email notifications are sent automatically to users based on events in the store. To send them, you must first create a...
Sending Emails
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Sending Emails You can configure Liferay to send email notifications for different events that happen in your store. For example, you may want to send updates to the order manager or another person...
Creating a New Account
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Creating a New Account There are two ways to create an account: 1) using the Account Management widget and 2) through the Control Panel. Access to the Control Panel is typically restricted to those...
Enabling Guest Checkout
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Enabling Guest Checkout You can enable guest checkout on a per-channel basis. Open the Global Menu (Applications Menu icon) and navigate to Commerce → Channels. Select the channel linked to...
Using Organizations to Create a Sales Network
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Using Organizations to Create a Sales Network The organizational structure of B2B sales networks can be mirrored in Liferay Commerce using the Organizations feature. Organizations are hierarchical...
Measurement Units
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Measurement Units Liferay Commerce comes with a number of common measurement units already defined, but if you or your shipping provider use different units, you will need to change the default...
Configuring the Commerce Notification Queue
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Configuring the Commerce Notification Queue When channel events trigger notifications, Commerce logs them in the channel's Notification Queue tab with the Unsent status. By default, Liferay checks...
Inventory Management Permissions
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Inventory Management Permissions With Liferay Commerce, you can use permissions to control access to Inventory Management applications and resources in the Commerce tab of the Global Menu (Global...
Understanding the Currency Hierarchy
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Understanding the Currency Hierarchy With Liferay, you can use different currencies across catalogs, price lists, and channels. Each currency has its own role in the currency hierarchy. The...
Adding Addresses to an Account
Official Documentation
Adding Addresses to an Account This article documents how to update an account's billing and shipping addresses using either the Account Management widget or the Control Panel. Using the Account...
Order Management Permissions
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Order Management Permissions With Liferay Commerce, you can use permissions to control access to Order Management applications and resources in the Commerce tab of the Global Menu (Global Menu). ...
Users and Accounts
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Users and Accounts Liferay Commerce provides specialized roles out of the box to satisfy e-commerce needs. These roles are included alongside the standard DXP roles and define basic user profiles...
Product Management Permissions
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Product Management Permissions With Liferay Commerce, you can use permissions to control access to Product Management applications and resources in the Commerce tab of the Global Menu (Global...
Pricing Permissions
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Pricing Permissions With Liferay Commerce, you can use permissions to control access to Pricing applications and resources in the Commerce tab of the Global Menu (Global Menu). Control access to...
Store Management Permissions
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Store Management Permissions With Liferay Commerce, you can use permissions to control access to Store Management applications and resources in the Commerce tab of the Global Menu (Global Menu). ...
Settings Permissions
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Settings Permissions With Liferay Commerce, you can use permissions to control access to Settings applications in the Commerce tab of the Global Menu (Global Menu). Control access to Settings...
Asset Libraries
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Asset Libraries Available 7.3+ Asset Libraries are virtual spaces for storing reusable assets. You can create as many of these spaces as needed to group content for departments, teams, or even...