Cannot retrieve group scoped configuration data

2023-09-08T16:05:56Z

Hi,

I've created a configuration interface with group scope in Liferay 7.4 dxp, following the documentation here: https://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360028726152-Scoping-Configurations.

The configuration form shows up in the site settings, and if I change a value it is saved. But when I retrieve the value in the portlet it's empty. Below are the relevant code snippets:

Configuration interface:

@ExtendedObjectClassDefinition(category = "NASA", scope = ExtendedObjectClassDefinition.Scope.GROUP)
@Meta.OCD(
id = "gov.nasa.hq.mailerform.internal.configuration.MailerFormGroupConfiguration",
localization = "content/Language",
name = "MailerForm Configuration")
public interface MailerFormGroupConfiguration {

@Meta.AD(
required = false,
name = "antiSamyPolicyFile",
description = "AntiSamy policy file",
deflt = "antisamy-slashdot.xml")
public String antiSamyPolicyFile();

@Meta.AD(
required = false,
name = "antiSamyPolicyDirectory",
deflt = "/app/liferay/data/portlet_properties/antisamy")
public String antiSamyPolicyDirectory();
}

Registering the configuration:

public class MailerFormGroupConfigurationBeanDeclaration implements ConfigurationBeanDeclaration {

@Override
public Class<?> getConfigurationBeanClass() {
return MailerFormGroupConfiguration.class;
}

}

Portlet code:

@Component(
configurationPid = "gov.nasa.hq.mailerform.internal.configuration.MailerFormGroupConfiguration",
property = {
"com.liferay.portlet.display-category=NASA",
"com.liferay.portlet.header-portlet-css=/css/styles.css",
"com.liferay.portlet.instanceable=true",
"javax.portlet.display-name=MailerForm",
"javax.portlet.init-param.template-path=/",
"javax.portlet.init-param.view-template=/view.jsp",
"javax.portlet.init-param.error-template=/errorPage.jsp",
"javax.portlet.init-param.config-template=/admin/configuration.jsp",
"javax.portlet.name=" + MailerFormPortletKeys.MAILERFORM,
"javax.portlet.resource-bundle=content.Language",
"javax.portlet.security-role-ref=power-user,user"
},
service = Portlet.class)

// Declare class scope ConfigurationProvider

private ConfigurationProvider _configurationProvider;

// Get a reference to ConfigurationProvider

@Reference(unbind = "-")
protected void setConfigurationProvider(ConfigurationProvider configurationProvider) {
_configurationProvider = configurationProvider;
}

// Try reading from the configuration

try {
MailerFormGroupConfiguration configuration = _configurationProvider
.getGroupConfiguration(MailerFormGroupConfiguration.class, scopeGroupId);
_log.info(ID + "antiSamyPolicyFile = " + configuration.antiSamyPolicyFile());
} catch (ConfigurationException e2) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e2.printStackTrace();
}

When I print the value of "antiSamyPolicyFile" from the configuration it is empty:

2023-09-08 15:59:50.933 INFO [http-nio-8080-exec-2][MailerForm:196] doView: antiSamyPolicyFile =