Adobe Workfront is a work management application that helps you manage the entire lifecycle of work in one place. The integration between Workfront and Adobe Experience Manager Assets lets organizations improve content velocity and time-to-market by intrinsically connecting work and digital asset management. Within the context of managing their work in Workfront, users have access to the required documents and images.
The Workfront for Experience Manager enhanced connector enables enhanced business processes with end-to-end workflows and provides personalized end-to-end client experiences and central storage. Adobe offers a standard connector and an enhanced connector to integrate the two solutions. See the supported features below for a comparison and see what is new in the enhanced connector.
The following are the details of the functionalities available through various types of integrations between Assets and Workfront.
Feature
Description
Workfront and Assets Essentials No Connector (OOTB)
Workfront for Experience Manager enhanced connector Requires Connector
Workfront and Experience Manager as a Cloud Service No Connector (OOTB)
Deployment methods
Appropriate for which Assets offering.
Assets Essentials
Adobe Managed Services, On-premise
Cloud Service
Send digital files from Workfront to Assets
Latest version of a WF document can be uploaded to AEM Assets which will be linked as a new version of the document.
✓
✓
✓
Manually Link AEM Folders to Workfront Objects
Existing AEM folders can be linked as a Workfront folder and its child assets are linked as new Workfront documents.
✓
✓
✓
Link Assets to Workfront Objects
Existing assets in AEM can be linked to a new Workfront document or as a new version of an existing document.
✓
✓
✓
Assets added to linked folders are automatically sent to AEM
If document is added to a linked folder, the associated asset is automatically uploaded to AEM Assets as a new asset.
✓
✓
✓
Download Linked AEM Assets from within Workfront
When an asset is linked in Workfront, the user can download the bytes of the asset.
✓
✓
✓
Search for AEM Assets from within Workfront
The AEM Assets selector in Workfront allows for full-text searches for assets.
✓
✓
✓
Search for AEM Folders from within Workfront
The AEM Assets selector in Workfront allows for full-text searches for folders.
✓
✓
✓
View and Navigate AEM Folder Hierarchy from within Workfront
The AEM Assets selector in Workfront allows for browsing of the AEM Assets hierarchy limited by the user’s associated access controls and permissions set in AEM.
✓
✓
✓
Track Asset versions in AEM timelines
Maintain document version history between Workfront and AEM.
✓
✓
✓
Unlink Assets from AEM Assets in Workfront
An existing linked asset from AEM can be unlinked from the associated Workfront document. This does not delete the original asset inside of AEM.
✓
✓
✓
Add Newly Versioned Asset to AEM Assets from Workfront
When a newly added version is added on a document in Workfront, a user can send the new version to AEM to replace the existing version.
✓
✓
✓
Assets Linked in Workfront when Clicked Direct User to AEM
Users are directed to AEM to preview a linked asset from within Workfront.
✓
✓
Upcoming
Automatically Create Linked AEM Folders in Workfront
Automatically create linked AEM folders in Workfront using project statuses. Automatically, configure AEM folders based on Workfront Portfolios, Programs, and Projects.
No
✓
No
Navigate directly to AEM repositories from Workfront
Allow users to navigate to available AEM repositories configured within Workfront.
✓
No
✓
Create linked AEM folders in Workfront
Manually create linked AEM folders in Workfront using the option available in the Documents tab.
✓
No
✓
Comment Syncing
Automatically sync comments for assets from Workfront to Assets
No
✓
No
Support multiple Workfront environments connecting to a single AEM environment
Users from multiple Workfront environments can connect to a single AEM environment.
✓
No
✓
Support multiple AEM environments connecting to a single Workfront environment
Users within a single Workfront environment can send or link assets between multiple AEM environments.
✓
✓
✓
Map Workfront Asset Metadata to AEM Assets
Workfront object and custom form properties may be mapped to AEM asset metadata properties. Values will be pushed on initial upload/link.
✓
✓
✓
Automatically Create Document Custom Forms in Workfront
Attach custom forms to Workfront documents, tasks, and issues using AEM workflows.
No
✓
No
Bi-directional Automatic Updating of Metadata between AEM Assets and Workfront
Automatically update metadata between AEM Assets and Workfront. The asset must be initially pushed from Workfront to AEM and the Workfront asset metadata must be mapped to AEM assets for bi-directional metadata updates to work appropriately.
No
✓
No
Real-time view in Workfront for mapped metadata to AEM
View the updated mapped metadata to AEM within Workfront Document Details and Document Summary panels.
✓
No
✓
Real-time push of updated Workfront metadata to AEM
Automatically update the mapped Workfront metadata to AEM without repushing an asset or a new version of an asset.
✓
No
✓
Map Workfront Metadata to AEM Assets Folders
Sync Workfront project metadata with linked AEM folders.
No
✓
✓
AEM Metadata Updates with New Versions
A configuration in AEM can be made to determine whether a newly versioned asset in Workfront also pushes with any changes made to its metadata.
No
✓
No
Automatically Update AEM Metadata on Changes to Custom Forms in Workfront
AEM allows you to subscribe to the updates to the document forms in Workfront. As a result, any updates to the Workfront document custom form metadata modifies the values for the mapped AEM metadata fields.
No
✓
No
Workflows (Out-of-the-box)
Create New Proof Version on Linked Assets
Upon linking an asset in Workfront a proof can be automatically generated.
No
Custom
No
Set Status on Workfront Objects
Set Workfront object statuses based configurable conditions using AEM workflows
No
✓
Upcoming
Publish Assets to AEM Publish Environment or Brand Portal
Give Workfront users the option to automatically publish linked assets to an AEM Publish environment or Brand Portal.
No
✓
Upcoming