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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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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: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Numeric Fields
Numeric Fields Coming Soon!
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Picklist Fields
Picklist Fields Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Picklists define lists of text values usable as single select or multi-select fields in object definitions. By default, single select fields appear as...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Text Fields
Text Fields Coming Soon!
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Using the Objects Model Builder
Using the Objects Model Builder [Liferay 7.4 2023.Q4+/GA102+](#model-builder-availability) For Liferay 7.4 2023.Q4+/GA102+, you must have Object Folder → View permissions to access the Objects...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
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: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Organizing Objects with Folders
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. ...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Using System Objects with Custom Objects
Using System Objects with Custom Objects :::: 2 :gutter: 3 3 3 3 ::: Accessing Accounts Data from Custom Objects :link:...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Relationship Types Reference
Relationship Types Reference Coming Soon!
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Expression Builder Validations Reference
Expression Builder Validations Reference Liferay 7.4 U67+/GA67+ With custom Objects, you can create field validations using Liferay's Expression Builder. This tool provides an integrated editor...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Adding Field Validations
Adding Field Validations Liferay 7.4 2023.Q3+/GA92+ Validations set rules for determining valid field entries. Each validation has its own trigger, conditions, and error message, which you can set...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Adding Filters to Views
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...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Validations
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...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Designing Object Views
Designing Object Views Liferay 7.4+ Views define how entries appear in an object's application page. Though each published object has an autogenerated view, you can create your own. Design custom...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Deploying Object Widgets to Sites
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...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Renaming Table Columns
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...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Views
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...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Managing Data from External Systems
Managing Data from External Systems [Beta Feature](../../../system-administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay Objects provides low-code capabilities for...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:57 PM
Setting a Default Sorting
Setting a Default Sorting Liferay 7.4 U18+/GA18+ With custom views, you can set a default sorting for tables. Follow these steps: Begin editing the desired view and go to the Default Sort tab. ...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Integrating Objects with Third Party Services
Integrating Objects with Third Party Services You can use Liferay Objects with popular data integration tools to create automated tasks for syncing Object data with external services. These tasks...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:57 PM
Using Objects with Salesforce
Using Objects with Salesforce [Beta Feature](../../../../system-administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) With Liferay, you can create objects that integrate with...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:57 PM
Displaying Object Entries with Collection Providers
Displaying Object Entries with Collection Providers Liferay 7.4 U77+/GA77+ When you publish an object definition, Liferay creates a collection provider for it. You can use this provider with the...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Objects Application Permissions
Objects Application Permissions Liferay 7.4 2023.Q4+/GA102+ The Objects application is integrated with the permissions framework, so you can assign application and resource permissions to user...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:57 PM
Understanding Object Integrations
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....
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:57 PM
Creating the Role Change Request App
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: Apr 26, 2024 8:57 PM
Creating a Workflow Powered Application
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: Apr 26, 2024 8:57 PM
App Builder
App Builder Available: Liferay CE/DXP 7.3 (deprecated and removed in 7.4) App Builder is a low-code application development solution for Liferay DXP. Build a data model, define the application's...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:57 PM
JARs Excluded from WABs
JARs Excluded from WABs [Liferay-generated web application bundles (WABs) are stripped of third party JARs that contain packages that Liferay exports already. Deploying the same third party...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:57 PM
Tooling
Tooling Liferay's developer tools run the gamut from standard build scripting, to lightweight CLI utilities, and all the way to a full-blown IDE based on Eclipse. This is to serve all developers,...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:57 PM
Reference
Reference App Builder Deploying WARs (WAB Generator) JARS Excluded from WABs
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:57 PM
Auto-Deploying Fragments
Auto-Deploying Fragments Liferay Portal 7.3 GA1+ or Liferay DXP 7.3+ If you're developing page fragments with your own tooling, you can deploy them by packaging them in ZIP files for importing via...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:59 PM
Best Practices for Using Fragment Configurations
Best Practices for Using Fragment Configurations When you are creating page fragments for your site with your own configurations, it's your responsibility to use them in their HTML presentation...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:59 PM
Applying Styles to Fragments
Applying Styles to Fragments When you add a fragment to a page, you can use the sidebar menu to configure the fragment, including the Styles configuration tab. The Styles tab in the sidebar menu...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:59 PM
Developing Page Fragments
Developing Page Fragments Developing Fragments Using the Fragments Editor Using the Fragments Toolkit Adding Configuration Options to Fragments Best Practices for Using Fragment...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:59 PM
Troubleshooting JVM Issues with Glowroot
Troubleshooting JVM Issues with Glowroot Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal 7.4 GA100+ Glowroot displays a dashboard for identifying system issues quickly. Click the Errors tab to see a list of tracked...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Troubleshooting Templates with Glowroot Freemarker Plugin
Troubleshooting Templates with Glowroot Freemarker Plugin Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal 7.4 GA100+ Glowroot can troubleshoot FreeMarker templates to pinpoint slow transactions. Configuring the...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Liferay Performance Use Cases with Glowroot
Liferay Performance Use Cases with Glowroot Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal 7.4 GA100+ Use Glowroot to diagnose and inform you on making performance improvements to your Liferay installation. Here are...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Using the Script Engine
Using the Script Engine Liferay provides a robust script engine for executing Groovy scripts. You can execute scripts to perform maintenance tasks involving data cleanup, user maintenance...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Script Examples
Script Examples Here are some examples to help you use scripts in DXP. Most of the examples originated from the Liferay blog post 5 Tips to Improve Usage of the Liferay Script Console. Example 1:...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Running Scripts From the Script Console
Running Scripts From the Script Console The Script Console provides a single view for executing Groovy scripts and printing their output. It has predefined variables that facilitate working with...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Account Users and Roles APIs
Account Users and Roles APIs You can manage Account Users and Account Roles from the Applications menu, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to create and manage Account...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Adding the UAD Framework
Adding the UAD Framework You can manage and delete user data with Liferay's User Associated Data (UAD) management tool. The tool is available out-of-the-box for many of Liferay's applications (e.g....
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Roles API Basics
Roles API Basics You can Create and Manage Roles from the Application menu, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to manage Roles. Associate a User to a Regular Role Then,...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Accounts API Basics
Accounts API Basics Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+ You can manage Accounts from the Applications menu, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to create and manage accounts. Adding...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Developer Guide
Developer Guide Adding the UAD Framework Accounts API Basics Account Users and Roles APIs User Account API Basics Organizations API Basics Roles API Basics User Groups API Basics Countries...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Troubleshooting Liferay Performance Issues with Glowroot
Troubleshooting Liferay Performance Issues with Glowroot Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal 7.4 GA100+ Use Glowroot to identify and diagnose performance issues in your Liferay installation. The following...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Using Glowroot with Liferay
Using Glowroot with Liferay Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal 7.4 GA100+ Liferay bundles Glowroot, the open source Java application monitoring tool. The tool displays helpful statistics about your...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Developing Glowroot Plugins
Developing Glowroot Plugins Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal 7.4 GA100+ Glowroot provides various out-of-the-box plugins. You can also build your own with the use of their plugin API. Here are some...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Invoking Liferay Services From Scripts
Invoking Liferay Services From Scripts Many scripting scenarios require invoking Liferay services. Liferay *ServiceUtil classes are the fastest and most convenient way to invoke Liferay services in...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Postal Address API Basics
Postal Address API Basics Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+ Use Liferay's REST APIs to manage postal addresses. Add Postal Address to Account Then, follow these steps: Download and unzip Postal Address...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Organizations API Basics
Organizations API Basics You can Create and Manage Organizations from the Application menu, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to manage organizations. Adding an...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Regions API Basics
Regions API Basics Liferay 7.4 U24+ and GA24+ Use Liferay's REST APIs to create and manage regions. Adding a Region Then, follow these steps: Download and unzip Regions API Basics. curl...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM
Countries API Basics
Countries API Basics Liferay 7.4 U24+ and GA24+ Use Liferay's Rest APIs to create and manage countries. Adding a Country Then, follow these steps: Download and unzip Countries API Basics. ...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:01 PM

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