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Liferay offers a comprehensive toolkit to extend or customize your digital experience. Build applications quickly with low-code/no-code features like Objects, or leverage developer tools like Liferay Workspace and Blade CLI for further customizations.

For users on PaaS or running Self-Hosted, Liferay also offers tools deploying customizations.

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Defining Object Relationships
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Relationships
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Removing Relationships
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Using System Objects with Custom Objects
Using System Objects with Custom Objects
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Accessing Accounts Data from Custom Objects
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Restricting Access to Object Data by Account
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,...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Adding Categorization to Fields Tabs
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: ...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Layouts
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Designing Object Layouts
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Localizing Object Definitions and Entries
Localizing Object Definitions and Entries Liferay 7.4 2023.Q3+/GA92+ Liferay objects are integrated with the localization framework, so you can add translations for definition labels, and users...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Managing Objects with Headless APIs
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Attachment Fields
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, and each field can only be linked...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Auto-Increment Fields
Auto-Increment Fields DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal 7.4 GA112+ Auto-Increment fields are configurable read-only fields for uniquely identifying object entries in a human-readable format. For example, an IT...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Encrypted Fields
Encrypted Fields Self-Hosted and Self-Managed Only Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Liferay provides the encrypted field type for storing sensitive user data. To use encrypted fields, first add an...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Formula Fields
Formula Fields Liferay 7.4 2023.Q4+/GA102+ Formula fields store read-only values calculated using numeric fields in the object definition. Example use cases include calculating an employee's...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Activating and Deactivating Objects
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Auditing Object Events
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Deleting Objects
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Extending System Objects
Extending System Objects Liferay 7.4 U86+/GA86+ With Liferay Objects, you can extend supported system services. Currently, only these services are integrated with the Objects framework: Account...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Adding and Managing Custom States
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM

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