Document API - How to correctly update existing documents programmatically?

RE: Document API - How to correctly update existing documents programmatica

2020-09-18T07:53:29Z

Thank you. With DLAppService.updateFileEntry(...) it works :-)

RE: Document API - How to correctly update existing documents programmatica

2020-09-17T09:18:13Z

Not redundant , all have there own uses DlFileEntrylocalservice api are for DLFileEntry Entity , DLApp Services should be used for document and media.
You can go refer below links for more information
https://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019952312-Getting-Started-with-the-Documents-and-Media-API
https://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019952332-Creating-Files-Folders-and-Shortcuts
https://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020197211-Creating-Files-
https://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019952432-Updating-Files

RE: Document API - How to correctly update existing documents programmatica

2020-09-17T07:57:18Z

Thanks for the reply. So are all these services redundant?

RE: Document API - How to correctly update existing documents programmatica

2020-09-16T11:20:25Z

Hi,
Try using DlAppLocalService or DlAppService instead of DlFileEntryLocalService

DLAppLocalService.updateFileEntry(userId, fileEntryId, sourceFileName, mimeType title, description, changeLog DLVersionNumberIncrease.MINOR, file, serviceContext);

&nbsp;DLAppService.updateFileEntry(fileEntryId, sourceFileName, mimeType, title, description, changeLog DLVersionNumberIncrease.MINOR, file, serviceContext);

Document API - How to correctly update existing documents programmatically?

2020-09-16T10:36:48Z

I have to develop a portlet for uploading new documents and updating existing ones with Liferay 7.3-ga1. Creating new documents and deleting works fine but I have a problem with updating existing ones.

For the update process I use dLFileEntryService.updateFileEntry(...) and dLFileEntryService.updateStatus(...) .

updatedEntry = dLFileEntryService.updateFileEntry(...);
...
dLFileEntryService.updateStatus(
user,
updatedFileEntry.getFileVersionId(),
WorkflowConstants.STATUS_APPROVED,
ServiceContextFactory.getInstance(DLFolder.class.getName(), request),
new HashMap<>()); // ? Docs say workflowContext

If I look as admin into 'documents and media' the new version of the document is displayed there (version counter increases), but still has the status 'draft' and not 'approved'. As result the new version is (of course) not shown in my portlet but still the former.

I have no idea why the status is not set correctly. I'm new to this API and took over the work from a more experienced colleague who left the company so I'm a bit lost here. So help is appreciated.