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Data de entrada: 21 de Janeiro de 2011

I'm working on customizing Document Library portlet in Liferay 6.0.6.
I've added a custom field as 'Document Status' on 'Document Library Document' which is a selection list with three values.
It's displaying correctly and desired value can be selected when document is in edit mode.

I have following questions.
1. Is it possible to set default value ( Let's say first value from selection list ) when document is added for first time? If yes, How?
2. How to display this custom field in the document list besides the document name column?

Thank you.

RE: Custom field display in Document Library

10 de Janeiro de 2012 20:59

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Ranking: Junior Member

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Data de entrada: 21 de Janeiro de 2011

After going through many posts in this forum, wiki articles and few blogs on Liferay, I could display it via hook.
Default value can now be seen in document list besides the name when the document is added first time.
Still, on document details page only customFieldKey is displayed but not it's default value.

Following are the steps followed:
1. Append <customFieldColumnName> to String defaultFileEntryColumns in init.jsp
2. In file_entry_columns.jspf add following code block at appropriate location (refer column sequence in init.jsp)

1<c:when test='<%= fileEntryColumn.equals("customFieldColumnName") %>'>
2       <%
3          Object customFieldValues = fileEntry.getFileVersion().getExpandoBridge().getAttribute("customFieldKey");
4          String [] cfValues = (String[]) customFieldValues ;
5          String selectedValue = (cfValues .length > 0 ? cfValues [0] : "");
6
7       %>
8          <liferay-ui:search-container-column-text
9             href="<%= rowHREF %>"
10             index="<%= j %>"
11             name="<%= fileEntryColumn %>"
12             value="<%= selectedValue %>"
13          />
14
15       </c:when>

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RE: Custom field display in Document Library

11 de Janeiro de 2012 06:56

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Michael Haddad

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Data de entrada: 1 de Fevereiro de 2011

Hi
I have a different problem. I don't want the star ratings or rating comments to appear in either the doc library or doc viewer. But regardless of the checking or unchecking the 'Enable ratings comment' check box at pottom of configuration dialogue, they still appear for each file.
Does anyone have any advice on how to get rid of these star ratings?
Thanks
Using Liferay CE 6.0.6

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RE: Custom field display in Document Library

12 de Janeiro de 2012 01:12

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Ranking: Junior Member

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Data de entrada: 21 de Janeiro de 2011

You can modify this behavior using hook plugin.
Just comment out the part of code in corresponding jsp to stop it from displaying.

e.g. it's also displayed after search is performed.
For this you need to comment out two line in search.jsp
headerNames.add("score"); //line no. 76
row.addScore(results.score(i)); // line no. 148

Hope this helps.

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RE: Custom field display in Document Library

12 de Janeiro de 2012 02:48

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Michael Haddad

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Data de entrada: 1 de Fevereiro de 2011

Thanks shantanu. I'll try it later.
Michael

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RE: Custom field display in Document Library

9 de Março de 2012 23:23

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Krishan Kumar

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Data de entrada: 18 de Janeiro de 2012

Hi Shantanu Puranik,

I need a little help on Docuemnt Lib. custom Fields. If you can help me out, it wud be great.

I want to search document on custom Fields value. That is, I added a custom field - say Package - in DL file and added a value - say 1234- to it.

Now when is search the Liferay portal through open search portlet, it should give me this document. Currently Open search is searching on Custom fileds in User but not on Custom Fields in Document Library.

If you can suggest any solution, plz give it step by step as im Preety new to Liferay.

I am using Liferay 6.0.6 + tomcat 6.0.29 + MySQL 5.5.

Thanx in advance...

Krishan Kumar

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RE: Custom field display in Document Library

12 de Março de 2012 10:08

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Ranking: Junior Member

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Data de entrada: 21 de Janeiro de 2011

Hi Krishan Kumar,

Problem that you faced is already listed and resolved Jira issue LPS-12514 but for 6.1
If you go through it, you can make it out.

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RE: Custom field display in Document Library

13 de Março de 2012 02:10

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Krishan Kumar

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Data de entrada: 18 de Janeiro de 2012

Thanx for the reply Shantanu,

I did tried using LR6.1 but there are many new features in it ... also, my almost all the development is finished in 6.0.5. So, i think if i can add these changes in 6.0.5, that wud be great.

Plz help.

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RE: Custom field display in Document Library

19 de Março de 2012 02:05

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Ranking: Junior Member

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Data de entrada: 21 de Janeiro de 2011

ahhh. What I actually mean is go through the jira issue and implement solution suggested by Sergio Gonzalez via hooks plug-in.
There is enough documentation available on web to create hooks-plugin.
Do it with Liferay IDE. This is definitely simplest way to create a hook. Select version that suits your Liferay environment.
Hope this helps.

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RE: Custom field display in Document Library

25 de Julho de 2012 23:11

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Amit Shukla

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Data de entrada: 7 de Junho de 2012

Hi Shantanu,

I want to add some custom field in document library documents and need to get values from these attribute from database table.I followed the same step as mentioned above But i am not getting these values.
1- append -->defaultEntryColumns String in Init.jsp
2-do changes in file_entry_columns.jspf

fileEntryColumn.equalsIgnoreCase(customfieldname)
// Object customFieldValues = fileEntry.getFileVersion().getExpandoBridge().getAttribute("customFieldKey");
String [] cfValues=new String[]{"test1","test2","test3"};
String selectedValue = (cfValues .length > 0 ? cfValues [0] : "");

%>
<liferay-ui:search-container-column-text
href="<%= rowHREF %>"
index="<%= j %>"
name="<%= fileEntryColumn %>"
value="<%= selectedValue %>"
/>

Please guide me where I am wrong???

Thanks
Amit

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RE: Custom field display in Document Library

6 de Agosto de 2012 06:36

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Ranking: Junior Member

Mensagens: 34

Data de entrada: 21 de Janeiro de 2011

Well it was few months back I did those changes for exploration purpose. Don't know the changes by heart.

What do you mean by "not getting values" ? Is there an error or nothing is displayed?
In case of error, need to see what exactly it is. But, if it is showing empty string...
Please ensure that your (column name) custom string are appended as comma separated values and without a space. (This is important as I remember)

1String defaultFileEntryColumns = "name,size,Status,customString1,customString2";

Also check that you are using exactly the same string for 'customFieldKey' which you have used to define the custom field.
btw, I also had few default values set since the requirement was for dropdown/ selection list.
Please also check permissions on custom field for you liferay user.
Hope this helps.

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RE: Custom field display in Document Library

14 de Agosto de 2012 05:17

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Abhi Ed

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Data de entrada: 4 de Junho de 2012

Shantanu Puranik:

Can you explain how have you created hook for document library?
Or if you can refer me to any supporting study material, that will be great help.I have created hook project for terms of use web content earlier, but for creating hook for document library, I am not getting any clue.Which jsp or other file to keep?and which location to refer?

Thanks
Abhi

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RE: Custom field display in Document Library

21 de Agosto de 2012 06:14

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Ranking: Junior Member

Mensagens: 34

Data de entrada: 21 de Janeiro de 2011

Abhi,
Hook in general is documented on this site and many blogs as well but not for document library.
It's hardship, there is no documentation to know what page/ code to edit. Neither do I maintaned it.
You need to search with google, posts in this forum and also look into some issues/ tickets related to Document Library and gain knowldge.
All the jsp files for document library are present at "liferay-portal-6.0.6\tomcat-6.0.29\webapps\ROOT\html\portlet\document_library"