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Picklists Liferay 7.4+ Liferay picklists are predefined lists of string values that consist of a name/key pair and can include any number of items. Once a list is created, you can use it to add a...

Using Pabbly 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 Pabbly. Syncing your...

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),...

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...

Custom Object APIs Liferay 7.4+ When you publish a custom object definition, Liferay generates default REST APIs for interacting with the object and its data. These APIs vary depending on the...

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 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 Picklist Permissions Liferay 7.4+ Picklist is integrated with Liferay's permissions framework. This means you can assign application and resource permissions to user roles to determine...

Picklists API Basics Liferay provides the headless-admin-list-types REST APIs for creating and managing picklist definitions (ListTypeDefinition) and their entries (ListTypeEntry). You can view and...

Understanding Object Integrations Published custom objects are integrated with Liferay's core frameworks, so you can leverage Liferay's features to build unified experiences across the platform....

Permissions Framework Integration Liferay 7.4+ Published objects are integrated automatically with Liferay's permissions framework. You can manage user access to an object and its entries with...

Introduction You can use Liferay Objects with data integration tools to create automated tasks for syncing Object data with external services. These tasks are triggered using webhooks and can connect to Google applications, Microsoft Office, and more. This recipe guides you through the...

Building a Time Off Requester Liferay 7.4+ With Liferay Objects, you can build entire applications without writing code or deploying modules. Here, create a Time Off Request application using...

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...

Using Object Entry Manager Reading and writing object entry data programmatically is best accomplished with the auto-generated headless APIs. However, when using traditional OSGi extension points...

Using nestedFields to Audit Entry History Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ When you enable entry history for an object definition, you can use the nestedFields parameter with REST APIs to audit entry...

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 Entry Versions Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+/Portal 2026.Q1+ Object entry versioning is used in Liferay's Content Management System (CMS). The versioning feature is only available after...

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 nestedFields to Query Related Entries Liferay 7.4 U69+/GA69+ The nestedFields parameter returns multiple levels of related object entries in a single GET request. Pass the nestedFields...

Object API Basics When you publish an object, Liferay generates REST APIs for it automatically. These APIs differ for Company and Site scoped objects, but they all use the c/[pluralobjectlabel]...

Using Multiple Display Page Templates to Create Multi-Step Applications Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Display page templates display content at a dedicated URL. To use this URL and view the...

Using Relationship REST APIs Liferay 7.4 U70+/GA70+ When you add relationships to custom or system objects, Liferay generates REST endpoints for accessing those relationships. You can relate and...

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....

Using Batch APIs When you publish an Object, Liferay automatically generates REST APIs for it. These include the batch APIs for bulk POST, PUT, and DELETE operations. Here you'll use cURL commands...