by XTIVIA | Nov 19, 2012 | Blog, Databases
Liferay v6.1 introduced a new end-user customization capability wherein we can create a customizable page in a site that allows an end-user to add or remove portlets on the page or drag and drop portlets in different places on the page. In order to enable...
by Vivek Agarwal | Sep 1, 2012 | Blog, Enterprise Java, Perspectives, Portals
These are exciting times in our Enterprise Portal practice – we are implementing challenging projects for some of the most recognizable names in Corporate America, growing our top-notch team, and solving interesting technical problems. All of this translates to being...
by XTIVIA | Aug 29, 2012 | Blog, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Portals
Part 2: Personalization and Security A previous blog post in this series introduced the Liferay dashboard framework that XTIVIA has developed as serviceware that is available for purchase by our Liferay implementation customers. This post will continue the...
by Michael Hahn | Jun 27, 2012 | Blog, Portals
Adding custom mobile device rule handlers in Liferay 6.1 enhances mobile support and customization. This guide walks you through creating a custom rule handler, starting with setting up a liferay-hook.xml file and configuring the portal properties. By following these...
by XTIVIA | May 23, 2012 | Blog, Portals
I have been using Liferay EE 6.1 with OpenLDAP the past few days, using different testing scenarios for functionality and determining pitfalls. The goal was to test complete functionality, such as authentication, importing, exporting, and password policies,...
by XTIVIA | May 3, 2012 | Blog, Portals
Liferay has a robust service-layer API for developers to use. However, sometimes there are cases when you need to use methods in the internal Liferay API. You can’t use the internal API directly, but you can invoke it indirectly with the PortalClassInvoker...
by XTIVIA | Apr 13, 2012 | Blog, Enterprise Java, Portals
So you have Liferay running merrily up on Amazon’s AWS, things are going well, and you decide you wish to add a new feature, such as perhaps the WSRP portlet. (Because this is a Liferay supported portlet, available from the trusted repository, is known to deploy...
by XTIVIA | Apr 3, 2012 | Blog, Enterprise Java, Portals
We are seeing significant interest from our Portal clients in enabling Single Sign-On (SSO) not only within their enterprise, but also with their customers and partners. In some cases, this need is becoming an expectation of our clients’ customers – in...
by XTIVIA | Mar 28, 2012 | Blog, Portals
So you’ve developed a portlet, perhaps using the latest displaytags taglib, version 1.2. You have your portlet project being built via Maven, and you are deploying locally on the Liferay EE 6.1 Tomcat bundle. Life is good, all goes smoothly, and you are excited...
by Chetan Chadalavada | Mar 2, 2012 | Blog, Portals
Leveraging the configuration power of Liferay’s new Theme Settings API we can build footer Navigation links with the webcontent without needing to edit the theme and redeploying everytime a new link needs to be added or a style needs to be changed. 1. Create a...
