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Creating a Workflow Powered Application Subscribers Workflow Powered Applications require data from multiple stakeholders. These process-driven applications can go through multiple stages before...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM

Creating the Role Change Request Object

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Creating the Role Change Request Object Subscribers Consider a Human Resources application that collects employee requests to change Roles within the software engineering department: the Role...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM

Data Sets

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Data Sets Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). Data sets are like virtual containers that help organize and manage related...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:54 PM

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...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM

Calling Liferay APIs from Camunda

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Calling Liferay APIs from Camunda The Liferay Connector enables calling Liferay APIs from your Camunda tasks. It's a protocol connector built on top of the Camunda HTTP REST connector. Follow...

Published Date: Jun 26, 2025 6:24 PM

Triggering Events in Camunda with Liferay Webhooks

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Triggering Events in Camunda with Liferay Webhooks You can send payloads from Liferay's webhook object actions to your Camunda process instances. This enables inbound communication from Liferay to...

Published Date: Jun 26, 2025 6:24 PM

Using Camunda Business Processes

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Using Camunda Business Processes Liferay 7.4+, and all quarterly releases Liferay's native workflow features are designed for business processes requiring basic review and approval. If your...

Published Date: Jun 4, 2025 6:31 PM

Creating Data Sets

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Creating Data Sets Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). You can create data sets from different resources available through...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:54 PM

Managing Data Sets

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Managing Data Sets Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). Once you create a data set, you can customize how users see it....

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:54 PM

Using Data Set Actions

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Using Data Set Actions Liferay DXP 2024.Q1/Portal GA112 Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). Here are some examples for how to use data set actions and perform...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:54 PM

Data Set Actions

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Data Set Actions Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). While managing data set, define actions to be used in the data set...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:54 PM

Data Set Visualization Modes

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Data Set Visualization Modes Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). To customize the data display in your data set, use the...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:54 PM

Creating and Managing Forms

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Creating and Managing Forms 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...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM

Data Set Sorting

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Data Set Sorting Liferay DXP 2024.Q1/Portal GA112 Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). While managing data sets, you can set default sorting rules for Data Sets...

Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:50 PM

Data Set Filters

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Data Set Filters Liferay DXP 2024.Q1/Portal GA112 Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). While managing data sets, you can define pre-applied filters to be used...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:54 PM

Forms

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Forms 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 solutions. You can use...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM

Building Forms with Conditional Fields

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Building Forms with Conditional Fields Forms can become dynamic forms where the answer to one question may allow the respondent to skip the next three questions, or require the respondent to answer...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM

Creating Forms

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Creating Forms You can create multi-field forms with the Forms application. Only authenticated users with the requisite permissions can create forms. At minimum, they should have permission to...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM

Customizing Form Layouts

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Customizing Form Layouts By default, new elements on your form are added to a new row and occupy the entire width of the form. Form with all elements occupying entire width of form. Sometimes it...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM

Customizing Auto-Save Behavior

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Customizing Auto-Save Behavior The Forms application automatically saves the form creation progress as you create a form. By default, a form's draft is auto-saved every minute. To change the...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM

Forms Field Types Reference

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Forms Field Types Reference The Liferay Forms application contains lots of field types and elements to add to your forms. To discover the available elements, Open the Product Menu (Product Menu)...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM

Customizing the Submit Button

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Customizing the Submit Button Available 7.4+ When a User is finished entering data into a form, they must submit the form. By default a button that says Submit is displayed for this purpose. ...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:49 AM

Field Autocompletion

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Field Autocompletion You can configure form field autocompletion in the Forms application: Autocompletion TypeConfigurationField Types ManualType a list of autocompletion optionsText Data...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:49 AM

Exporting and Importing Forms

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Exporting and Importing Forms You can export all your forms as a LAR file and then import them into a different Site for reuse. See Exporting/Importing Site Pages and Content to learn about the...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM

Translating Forms

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Translating Forms Forms can be translated and presented in any language that is currently enabled on the current site. To add a translation: Begin by viewing an existing form (e.g., Guest...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:49 AM

Reusing Sets of Form Elements

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Reusing Sets of Form Elements Forms often request the same sets of information, such as name, birthday, and address. Rather than adding these fields for every new form, you can group elements as a...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Using Storage Adapters

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Using Storage Adapters When a User adds a form record, Liferay routes the processing of the request through a storage adapter API. The same is true for the other CRUD operations performed on form...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:49 AM

Forms Configuration Reference

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Forms Configuration Reference Here's an overview of all the Forms configurations so you can quickly find a configuration you need. Forms Options You can export and import forms between sites. To...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:49 AM

Forms Permissions Reference

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Forms Permissions Reference This article serves as a guide for all permissions associated with the Forms application. Form Widget Permissions Navigate to the site page where the Form widget has...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:49 AM

Providing Help Text and Predefined Values

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Providing Help Text and Predefined Values Form fields can be configured to have help text, placeholder text, and predefined values that assist users in understanding and filling out a form. Help...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:49 AM

Validation and Masking

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Validation and Masking Certain Forms fields can be validated (Text, Date, and Numeric fields) and masked (Numeric fields) to ensure User input is valid. Date Fields can be validated beginning in...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Using the Search Location Field

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Using the Search Location Field Use a Search Location field so a user can interact with Google's Maps JavaScript API and Google Places API, selecting a location and getting these fields autofilled...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Developer Guide

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Developer Guide 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 solutions. ...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Validation Conditions Reference

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Validation Conditions Reference There are several out-of-the-box validation conditions that can be used to validate form responses before they are submitted. Text Field Validation Conditions...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Data Providers

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Data Providers Data providers serve data that can be consumed by the Forms application. The REST Data Provider is included with the Forms application. With it, you can consume data from REST web...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Developing a Custom Form Field for Liferay 7.2

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Developing a Custom Form Field for Liferay 7.2 React-based custom form fields can be developed for Liferay 7.3 and Liferay 7.4. See Writing Custom Form Field Types to learn how. Liferay 7.2 used a...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Understanding Form Storage Adapters

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Understanding Form Storage Adapters Liferay DXP 7.3 and Liferay DXP 7.2 versions that include the fix for [LPS-97208](https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPS-97208) (planned for Liferay DXP 7.2 SP3)....

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Using the REST Data Provider to Populate Form Options

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Using the REST Data Provider to Populate Form Options Select from List fields can hold many options. Those options can be supplied automatically by using the JSON web services registered in Liferay...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Writing a Custom Data Provider

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Writing a Custom Data Provider Liferay Forms fields can be populated using a Data Provider. Out of the box, there's a REST Data Provider that provides a flexible way to consume data from most REST...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Writing a Form Storage Adapter

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Writing a Form Storage Adapter Liferay DXP 7.3 and Liferay DXP 7.2 versions that include the fix for [LPS-97208](https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPS-97208) (planned for Liferay DXP 7.2 SP3) By...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Writing a Custom Form Field Type

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Writing a Custom Form Field Type The Forms application contains many highly configurable field types out-of-the-box. Most use cases are met with one of the existing field types. If your use case...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Dynamic Data Lists

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Dynamic Data Lists Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data Lists to Objects as soon...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Creating Data Lists

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Creating Data Lists Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data Lists to Objects as soon...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Creating Data Definitions

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Creating Data Definitions Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data Lists to Objects...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Creating Form Templates

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Creating Form Templates Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data Lists to Objects as...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Getting Started with Dynamic Data Lists

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Getting Started with Dynamic Data Lists Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Creating Display Templates

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Creating Display Templates Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data Lists to Objects...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Managing Data Definitions

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Managing Data Definitions Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data Lists to Objects...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Migrating to Liferay Objects

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Migrating to Liferay Objects Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated and scheduled for removal by the end of 2024. To prevent data loss and achieve the same functionality, please migrate your structures...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Using Templates to Display Forms and Lists

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Using Templates to Display Forms and Lists Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3, and is planned for removal in 2024. It is replaced by Objects. Please migrate your Dynamic Data...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Using the Calculate Rule

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Using the Calculate Rule Users can create Calculate rules that populate a numeric field by calculating its value based on other fields. For example, a Calculate rule can calculate a camp or...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Using the Jump to Page Rule

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Using the Jump to Page Rule Use a Jump to Page rule to navigate automatically to a specific page in the form based on one or more conditions. This is useful if some pages do not apply to all the...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Form Rules

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Form Rules 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 solutions. Forms...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Using the Autofill Rule

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Using the Autofill Rule The autofill rule filters a form field's options based on pre-configured conditions. If you already have a data provider enabled, the autofill rule is the next step in...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Example: Using Hidden Fields with Form Rules

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Example: Using Hidden Fields with Form Rules Configure Forms fields as hidden in the Advanced configuration tab. Hide fields using the advanced setting. There's a hidden field in this form. It...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Using the Require Rule

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Using the Require Rule Use a Require rule to make a field required based on one or more conditions. Require Rules work in association with other Rules, such as the Show Rule. To demonstrate,...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Using the Enable-Disable Rule

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Using the Enable-Disable Rule An enable/disable Rule makes a field editable based on one or more conditions. This is useful for entering optional information or gathering data from only users who...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Kaleo Forms

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Kaleo Forms Kaleo Forms is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2023.Q3/Portal GA92. Use business processes for Liferay Objects (i.e., objects, workflow, and form container fragments) instead. Liferay's...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

Using the Show-Hide Rule

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Using the Show-Hide Rule Users can use a Show action show a field if a condition is met. Otherwise, this field is hidden. This example uses a camp registration form with two text fields: I am...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM

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