RE: Provide an extension mechanism for folder actions in the Documents and Media portlet


Hello Fellow Marketplace Developers,

I require a supported extension mechanism for folder actions in the Documents Media portlet.

I have 2 applications already published to the Marketplace :

1/ Documents and Media Downloader
https://www.liferay.com/marketplace/-/mp/application/21674918

2/ Documents and Media Info Viewer
https://www.liferay.com/marketplace/-/mp/application/23178968

The applications (hook plugins) use a custom folder action JSP which over-rides the default folder action JSP at path “html/portlet/document_library/folder_action.jsp“.

The Liferay Portal patching tool (version 15) is now reporting “collisions” between the custom folder_action.jsp file used by the Documents and Media Downloader and Documents and Media Info Viewer applications, the LP 6.2 Notifications portlet, LP 6.2 EE patch “wcm-core-14” and LP 6.2 EE patch “document-management-9”.



This “collision” means that end-users could deploy either of these applications, apply recent LP 6.2 EE patches and observe unexpected behaviour.

I have observed the Notifications portlet will sometimes fail due to a JSP error.

I submitted a request for a support extension mechanism in LPS ticket LPS-33757 on 18 March 2013 at

* Provide an extension mechanism for folder actions in the Documents and Media portlet.
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPS-33757

This LPS ticket is 15 months old and has not yet received any feedback from any Liferay Support staff.

I have also provided a sample solution for the folder action extension mechanism in GitHub project “sample-liferay-dm-action-menu-extension” at

* GitHub - Sample Liferay Documents and Media Action Menu Extension
https://github.com/permeance/sample-liferay-dm-action-menu-extension

Is anybody available within the Liferay Marketplace community to review LPS ticket LPS-33757 and raise the profile of this request ?

I suspect there are other Liferay Marketplace applications that may require a supported extension mechanism for folder actions in the Documents Media portlet.

Until LPS ticket LPS-33757 is resolved, the folder action JSP issue will continue to be a problem for Liferay Marketplace developers and subscribers.

Feedback welcome.

Regards,

Tim