Panel App

Adds custom entries to Liferay’s Product Menu (left sidebar), like “Content” or “Control Panel”.

• Provide quick access to admin tools (e.g., “Analytics”, “CRM”).
• Role-specific menus (e.g., “HR Tools” for HR managers).

Implementation

Create the Module

blade create -t panel-app crm-panel

Define the Panel Entry

crm-panel/src/main/java/com/example/crm/panel/CRMPanelApp.java

@Component(
    property = {
        "panel.app.order:Integer=300",
        "panel.category.key=site_administration.content"  // Shows under "Content"
    },
    service = PanelApp.class
)
public class CRMPanelApp implements PanelApp {
    @Override
    public String getLabel(Locale locale) {
        return "CRM";
    }

    @Override
    public String getURL(HttpServletRequest request) {
        return "/crm-dashboard";  // Links to a JSF/React page
    }
}

Use Cases

• Custom Admin Tools: CRM, ERP integrations.
• Workflow Apps: Document approval dashboards.