Publishing with local staging does not update web content on live when staging version number is lower than live version number

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 6.2.10 EE GA1, 6.2.X EE, 7.0.0 CE GA1, 7.0.1 CE GA2
• Fix Version/s: 6.2.X EE, 7.0.1 CE GA2
• Component/s: Staging, ~[Archived] WCM
• Labels:
  • backend_test
  • liferay-fixpack-portal-104-6210
• Branch Version/s:
  6.2.x
• Backported to Branch:
  Committed
• Story Points: 1.25
• Fix Priority: 3
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/brianchandotcom/liferay-portal/pull/39413

Publishing with local staging does not update web content on live when staging version number is lower than live version number

Staging version number can be lower than live version number in following situations:

• When updating from Liferay 6.0 version as LPS-25166 and LPS-25448 generates invalid versions at Live side
• When manually deleting last version, creating a new one and not selecting "Replicate Individual Deletions" option

Steps to reproduce:

1. Activate Staging Local
2. Create web content (1.0)
3. Add created web content to a page inside a WCD
4. Edit web content (1.1)
5. Publish to live (1.1)
6. Delete version (1.1)
7. Edit web content (1.1b)
8. Click in Publish to Live => Advanced publication window
9. Leave unselected "Replicate Individual Deletions" option
10. Publish to Live -> Publish operation fails or publish operation works but page still shows old 1.1

Actual Result

• In 7.0.x version: Publish operation fails due to duplicated object
• In 6.2.x version: Publish operation is executed but Live content remains unchanged

Expected Result

• Publish operation is executed and staged is displayed in Live