Capability

Development and Tooling

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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Deployment Approach
Capability
Shop by Diagram
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Shop by Diagram Subscription With Shop by Diagram you can easily find parts for larger equipment visually through diagrams. This can be an automotive spare part, electronic component, or spares of...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Creating a Virtual Product for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions
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Creating a Virtual Product for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions A virtual product is any non-tangible product that customers can download. Examples include videos, electronic publications,...
Published Date: Jun 27, 2025 6:41 PM
Creating a Virtual Product
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Creating a Virtual Product A virtual product is any non-tangible product that customers can download. Examples include videos, electronic publications, warranties, and service contracts. Like other...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Virtual Product Reference
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Virtual Product Reference Configure unique Virtual Product settings in the Virtual sub-tab. Details FieldDescription URLSet the Product' file using a URL. Select FileUse the Select button to...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Products
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Products Liferay provides four product types out-of-the-box: Simple, Grouped, Virtual, and Diagram. Catalogs hold products with a default SKU at creation time. By default, all products are visible...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Configuring Product Visibility Using Account Groups
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Configuring Product Visibility Using Account Groups By default, all products are visible in a Catalog. However, users can limit a product's visibility based on a user's association with an Account...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Creating a New Product Category
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Creating a New Product Category Product Categories are used to organize your products. These groupings allow multiple products to be handled as a single unit. For example, a product category could...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Creating a New Product Category for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions
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Creating a New Product Category for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions Product Categories are used to organize your products. These groupings allow multiple products to be handled as a single unit....
Published Date: Jun 27, 2025 6:41 PM
Creating Product Bundles
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Creating Product Bundles Liferay supports the creation of product bundles using product options. With options, you can define values that link the current product with other SKUs (simple, virtual,...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Creating SKUs for Product Variants
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Creating SKUs for Product Variants With Liferay Commerce, you can add multiple SKUs to a Product to represent Product variants. To do this, the Product must have at least one Option with SKU...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Defining SKUs as Option Values using a Collection Provider
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Defining SKUs as Option Values using a Collection Provider Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA98+ You can specify one or more categories as a collection provider when configuring an option on a...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Enabling Subscriptions for a Product
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Enabling Subscriptions for a Product With Liferay Commerce, you can create and manage subscriptions for Simple, Grouped, and Virtual Products. Examples of subscriptions include magazines, renewable...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Configuring Product Visibility Using Account Groups for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions
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Configuring Product Visibility Using Account Groups for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions By default, all products are visible in a Catalog. However, users can limit a product's visibility based on...
Published Date: Jun 27, 2025 6:41 PM
Generating Product Descriptions using AI
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Generating Product Descriptions using AI Liferay DXP 2024.Q2+/Portal GA120+ You can now use generative AI to add product descriptions. To start using the AI Creator tool, you must add an API key...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Managing BOMs
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Managing BOMs Subscription Bill of Materials (BOM) diagrams identify component parts belonging to a product. Users can create and annotate BOM diagrams in Liferay Commerce that reference products...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Managing BOMs for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions
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Managing BOMs for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions Subscription Bill of Materials (BOM) diagrams identify component parts belonging to a product. Users can create and annotate BOM diagrams in...
Published Date: Jun 27, 2025 6:42 PM
Organizing Your Catalog with Product Categories
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Organizing Your Catalog with Product Categories Products can be organized into Categories. These groupings allow multiple products to be grouped and handled collectively. Product categories can be...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Organizing Your Catalog with Product Categories for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions
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Organizing Your Catalog with Product Categories for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions Products can be organized into Categories. These groupings allow multiple products to be grouped and handled...
Published Date: Jun 27, 2025 6:42 PM
Overriding Product Level Information
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Overriding Product Level Information Product SKUs in a catalog typically inherit the specifications and configurations from the parent product. You can override certain product configurations or...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Overriding Product Level Information for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions
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Overriding Product Level Information for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions Product SKUs in a catalog typically inherit the specifications and configurations from the parent product. You can...
Published Date: Jun 27, 2025 6:42 PM
Product Attachments
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Product Attachments Catalog managers can upload a downloadable document for a product which often provides additional information that is not already in the product's description or specifications....
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Product Configuration Reference
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Product Configuration Reference Using a product's configuration page, you can add additional metadata, media, attachments, create product relations, and more. Product Details Configure the...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Product Attachments for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions
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Product Attachments for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions Catalog managers can upload a downloadable document for a product which often provides additional information that is not already in the...
Published Date: Jun 27, 2025 6:42 PM
Product Images
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Product Images Product images help to ensure that customers know what they are buying and increase the likelihood of a sale. If you have a product with different SKUs you can upload images for each...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Product Configurations
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Product Configurations Liferay DXP 2025.Q1+/Portal GA132+ Product Configurations are templates for managing product configuration and ability in one place. They help you make bulk changes to...
Published Date: Feb 11, 2025 12:32 PM
Product Images for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions
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Product Images for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions Product images help to ensure that customers know what they are buying and increase the likelihood of a sale. If you have a product with...
Published Date: Jun 27, 2025 6:43 PM
Using Product Options
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Using Product Options Product options provide a convenient and flexible way to customize products. Using options, you can add selectable or editable fields to products sold in your site. Your...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Specifications
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Specifications A specification stores a single piece of product information. This can be the product's dimensions, color, weight, capacity, or any other attribute. These details help customers when...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Using Product Options for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions
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Using Product Options for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions Creating an Option Template Navigate to Control Panel → Commerce → Products. Go to the Options tab. This displays a list of existing...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Related Products, Up-Sells, and Cross-Sells
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Related Products, Up-Sells, and Cross-Sells You can use product relations to create links between products. After doing so, one product displays other linked products. To add a product relation,...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Related Products, Up-Sells, and Cross-Sells for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions
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Related Products, Up-Sells, and Cross-Sells for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions You can use product relations to create links between products. After doing so, one product displays other linked...
Published Date: Jun 27, 2025 6:43 PM
Units of Measure (UOM)
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Units of Measure (UOM) Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA98+ Businesses can have different ways of maintaining and selling their stock. This is commonly known as Units of Measure (UOM). Some of the...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Suppliers
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Suppliers Liferay DXP 7.4 U84+/GA84+ Using Liferay's out-of-the-box supplier account type, you can cater to suppliers and their specific needs. Additionally, you can use the out-of-the-box...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Payment Management
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Payment Management Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Using Liferay's new payment management application you can view online payments in detail and create refunds on them. To access this...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Subscriptions
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Subscriptions Subscriptions are recurring orders managed differently from regular orders. All orders, including subscriptions, are accepted and processed in the Orders Menu. However, after...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Shipments Management Reference Guide
Official Documentation
Shipments Management Reference Guide To manage shipments, open the Global Menu (Applications Menu icon) and navigate to Commerce → Shipments. Overview of the shipments page. FieldDescription...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Supplier Account
Official Documentation
Supplier Account Liferay DXP 7.4 U84+/GA84+ The Supplier account type has all the features of Liferay accounts: adding and managing addresses, users, organizations, account groups, and roles....
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Payment and Delivery Terms
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Payment and Delivery Terms Liferay DXP 7.4 U16+/GA16+ Payment Terms Payment Terms govern the terms of a transaction between a buyer and seller. You can specify different Payment Terms for...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Subscription Administration Reference Guide for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions
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Subscription Administration Reference Guide for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions Subscriptions are managed in the Subscriptions menu in the Control Panel. Navigate to the Control Panel → Commerce...
Published Date: Jun 27, 2025 6:37 PM
Subscription Administration Reference Guide
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Subscription Administration Reference Guide Subscriptions are managed in the Subscriptions menu in the Global Menu. This article describes the various functions and fields available in the...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Managing Subscriptions
Official Documentation
Managing Subscriptions In Liferay, you can manage orders and subscriptions under the Global Applications menu. Open the Global Applications (Applications Menu icon) menu and navigate to Commerce...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Managing Subscriptions for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions
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Managing Subscriptions for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions For Commerce 2.1 and below, orders and subscriptions appear in the Control Panel. Open the Control Panel and navigate to Commerce →...
Published Date: Jun 27, 2025 6:37 PM
Supplier Role
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Supplier Role Liferay DXP 7.4 U84+/GA84+ To enable suppliers to manage their own catalogs and channels, you must add at least one user with the Account Supplier role to a supplier account. These...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Terms and Conditions
Official Documentation
Terms and Conditions Liferay supports adding Terms and Conditions to an order through Payment and Delivery Terms. These are conditions upon which the buyer and seller both must agree. Payment Terms...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Creating a Shipment
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Creating a Shipment Creating a shipment is integrated with the Orders menu. You can also manage all shipments in the Shipments menu once an order is in the Processing phase. Creating a New...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Creating a Shipment for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions
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Creating a Shipment for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions Creating a shipment is integrated with the Orders menu. You can also manage all shipments in the Shipments menu once an order is in the...
Published Date: May 15, 2025 4:00 PM
Returns Workflow
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Returns Workflow When a customer submits a return request, you must go to the Returns application to manage it. It is advised to use the Returns Manager role for this. Open the Global Menu...
Published Date: Dec 7, 2024 12:07 AM
Shipments
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Shipments You can create Shipments when an order is in the processing stage. A single shipment may contain multiple orders, but the same account must create all the orders contained in the...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Canceling a Shipment
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Canceling a Shipment If a buyer cancels an order before shipping it, the seller may cancel the shipment in Liferay. Note that canceling a shipment does not close an order. You can manage an order's...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Shipment Life Cycle Overview
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Shipment Life Cycle Overview There are four stages for a shipment. Processing Ready to Ship Shipped Delivered Starting with Liferay DXP 7.4 U30/GA30, each shipment has an external reference...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Adding Reasons for Refunds
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Adding Reasons for Refunds While processing a refund, it is mandatory to select a reason to complete the transaction. Open the Global Menu (Global Menu) and navigate to Control Panel → System...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Pricing
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Pricing Liferay provides a robust pricing system to fine-tune product prices. You can define multiple price entries for a single product SKU and determine which accounts, account groups, and...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Payments Reference
Official Documentation
Payments Reference The Payments application displays the following information about each payment entry. FieldDescription IDID of the payment or refund TypeSpecifies whether it is a payment or a...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Refunds
Official Documentation
Refunds Liferay's new Payments application supports the creation of refunds for online payments. Once processed, the refund goes back to the original payment method. There are two main steps...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Adding Products to a Price List
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Adding Products to a Price List Once you've created a price list, create price entries to add product SKUs to it. These entries are used when determining a product's unit price and override an...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Creating Tax Categories
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Creating Tax Categories Liferay Commerce uses tax categories to store and apply tax rates to channel products and shipping costs. Once a tax category is created, you can use tax calculation engines...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Setting Rates for Tax Calculations
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Setting Rates for Tax Calculations Define tax rates in Liferay Commerce using configurable tax engines and assign them to tax categories. You can then apply tax rates to channel products and...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:46 PM
Setting Rates for Tax Calculations for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions
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Setting Rates for Tax Calculations for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions Define tax rates in Liferay Commerce using configurable tax engines and assign them to tax categories. You can then apply...
Published Date: May 3, 2025 4:04 PM
Creating Tax Categories for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions
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Creating Tax Categories for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions Liferay Commerce uses tax categories to store and apply tax rates to channel products and shipping costs. Once a tax category is...
Published Date: May 3, 2025 4:04 PM
Installing and Using the Liferay Commerce Connector to Stripe Tax App
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Installing and Using the Liferay Commerce Connector to Stripe Tax App Liferay DXP 2025.Q2+ Liferay provides a cloud-based Stripe tax connector app that is based on the Tax Engine Client Extension...
Published Date: May 3, 2025 4:04 PM