protected void setupExpandos(long companyId) throws Exception {
ExpandoTable table = null;
//FIRST TRY TO ADD A TABLE
try {
table = ExpandoTableLocalServiceUtil.addTable(
companyId, User.class.getName(), ExpandoTableConstants.DEFAULT_TABLE_NAME);
/*A little note about this:
Using ExpandoTableConstants.DEFAULT_TABLE_NAME you are trying to add the default expando column.
And it will always fail, because that table aready exists within liferay.
You can change this value to create a new table, for example:
table = ExpandoTableLocalServiceUtil.addTable(companyId, User.class.getName(), "MYTABLE");
And of course you can change User.class.getName(), to add expando values to any other liferay model.
Usign ExpandoTableConstants.DEFAULT_TABLE_NAME You are going to be able to see and modify them as Custom fields from control Panel.
If you create other table, you are not going to be able to modify them from control panel.
*/
}
catch (DuplicateTableNameException dtne) {
/* Get the default table for User Custom Fields */
table = ExpandoTableLocalServiceUtil.getTable(companyId, User.class.getName(), ExpandoTableConstants.DEFAULT_TABLE_NAME);
}
String column = "";
column = "alternativeEmail";
//Try to add a new column to store alternativeEmail
try {
ExpandoColumnLocalServiceUtil.addColumn(table.getTableId(),column, ExpandoColumnConstants.STRING);
} catch (DuplicateColumnNameException dcne) { MyUtils.trace(column+" already exists!"); }
/*Now the column is created, so next we are going to try to get the column and Add some permission.
We need to do this, in order to set values to the expando columns from a Hook or portlet.
personaly I understand that it may be a security 'issue',
but grant permission to GUEST is the only way I found to add values not being the user that owns that Custom Field. */
try {
ExpandoColumn ecolumn = ExpandoColumnLocalServiceUtil.getColumn(companyId, User.class.getName(),ExpandoTableConstants.DEFAULT_TABLE_NAME,column);
/*This method 'Permissions.setRolePermissions' is the KEY to add permission to almost everything in liferay, I was using other method in LR5 but it doesn't seems to work anymore.. this is the KEY! :-) */
Permissions.setRolePermissions(companyId,ExpandoColumn.class.getName() ,ecolumn.getPrimaryKey(), RoleConstants.GUEST, new String[] { ActionKeys.VIEW, ActionKeys.UPDATE });
} catch(Exception e) { MyUtils.trace(e.getMessage()); }
/* that's it. Now you can add some values from the hook */
}
