Release Notes
The Concurrent and Sync Reindex Modes, providing high-availability, introduced in Liferay DXP 7.4 Update 98 / Liferay DXP 2023.Q4 are now GA.
Reduce downtime, improve operational and resource utilization efficiency with the new Concurrent and Sync reindex execution modes providing high-availability in search capabilities while the operation is running.
In this release a new type of Data Set called System Data Sets is introduced, which will allow admin users to clone Java/Code Data Sets, making them editable and customizable through the Data Set Manager, which allow to customize any administration part of DXP built with a customizable Java/Code Data Set.
In this release the Data Sets from Order Pages have been made available as System Data Sets:
Pending Order Items
Placed Order Items
Order Returns
Pending Orders
Placed Orders
In the next releases more and more Data Sets will be added to the list.
Key Benefits
This epic increases the flexibility of Liferay DXP by enabling partial customization of previously hardcoded Data Sets.
Admins will have more control over the user experience, enhancing the platform's ability to meet diverse and evolving business requirements.
This also reduces the need for custom development efforts to modify or replace hardcoded Data Sets.
When an admin user is managing a Data Set, they might create sorting options, filters and actions. Until now, if the admin user chose not to show them to the end-user, they had to be deleted. From now on, these sub-entities can be deactivated, hiding them from the end-user without losing editing progress.
Key Benefits:
Working with Global Services to identify pain points in Javascript resources distribution and unused code was the trigger to:
Remove unused packages
Deprecate old packages
Set configurations to let users to not use/load some functionalities
Create a JS size comparision report
Create tooling to be able to split modules in smaller submodules
Key Benefits:
Reduced total JS bundle size → Faster portal loading
Reduced total exports → Faster portal loading
Taking as example Masterclass home page:
Reduced JS Size in MB by 20%
Reduced number of request by 12 %
Mobile Lighthouse score from 52 to 56
Desktop Lighthouse score from 70 to 77
Allow teams to divide modules to offer smaller entry points when they detect some part of the module is not commonly used.
Size report tooling able to trigger risks.
The AMD Loader is being deprecated and it is not included in the bundle unless deprecation FF LPD-48372 is enabled.
As a result of the AMD Loader deprecation, the npm-bundler will stop working too, it is recommended to use standard bundling tools such as webpack, esbuild, vite, etc.
With the upcoming release of Jakarta and new application server versions, Liferay is focused on becoming a full feature enterprise platform. Supporting Java 17 prevents usage of Java 21 features that will improve performance and reduce cloud costs. We are marking Java 17 for deprecation as we plan to fully focus on Java 21 in 2026.
This feature aims to enable all fields of an object to be localizable and displayed according to the user's chosen locale settings.
Key Benefits:
The localization feature will support all existing locales in the system
Custom Object entries and Modifiable System Objects entries
Localization settings are now managed at the individual field level
Data from third party systems can now be managed in DXP through the use of Proxy Objects. Customers can now rely on a transversal OAuth 2 with proper SSO implementation to display data in DXP with the use of Liferay’s low code frontend application building capabilities.
Important: Because the data does not persist in Liferay’s database, some limitations are placed on proxy objects. Learn more.