[JournalArticle] How to identify the creator of a version with workflow https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=119785294&threadId=123500359 2026-04-05T22:15:12Z 2026-04-05T22:15:12Z Tommaso Matticchio https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=123500358 2025-07-18T19:39:59Z 2025-07-17T09:32:39Z

<p>Hi everyone,<br> I'm working with Liferay 7.4 (DXP) and I have a question about the behavior of the approval workflow for web content (JournalArticle).</p> <p>In a workflow-enabled scenario, I expected each version of a JournalArticle to properly track the user who actually created or updated it. In Liferay 7.1, this was the behavior I observed:</p> <ul> <li> <p>The <code>userName</code> and <code>userId</code> fields in the <code>JournalArticle</code> table were set to the user who created or updated the version.</p> </li> <li> <p>The <code>statusByUserName</code> and <code>statusByUserId</code> fields tracked the user who approved the content via workflow.</p> </li> </ul> <p>However, in Liferay 7.4, I noticed that <code>userName</code> and <code>userId</code> for each new version are always inherited from the previous version (typically the original creator), even if another user actually modified and saved the content (and someone else approved it).</p> <p> <strong>Example:</strong> </p> <ol> <li> <p>User 1 creates the content → approved by User 2</p> </li> <li> <p>User 3 edits and saves the content → approved again by User 2<br> Result: Version 2 still has <code>userName = User 1</code>, which is misleading.</p> </li> </ol> <p> <strong>Question:</strong> <br> Is this the expected behavior in Liferay 7.4?<br> Is there a reliable way to retrieve the user who actually created or modified each version of the content, even when workflow is enabled?</p> <p>Any tips on how to extract this information (via API, database, or customization) would be greatly appreciated.</p> <p>Thanks in advance!<br> Tommaso</p>

Tommaso Matticchio 2025-07-17T09:32:39Z