Integration with Adobe Analytics using IMS integration-with-adobe-analytics-using-ims

In AEM open the Tools menu.

In the Security section, select Adobe IMS Configurations.

Select Create to open the Adobe IMS Technical Account Configuration.

Using the drop-down under Cloud Configuration, select Adobe Analytics.

Activate Create new certificate and enter a new alias.

Confirm with Create certificate.

Select Download (or Download Public Key) to download the file to your local drive, so that it is ready for use when configuring IMS for Adobe Analytics integration with AEM.

Open the Adobe Developer Console for Projects:

https://developer.adobe.com/console/projects

Any projects that you have are shown. Select Create New Project - the location and usage depends on the following:

• If you do not have any project yet, Create new project is center, bottom.
  
• If you already have existing projects, these are listed and Create new project is located upper-right.
  

Select Add to Project followed by API:

Select Adobe Analytics, then Next:

Select Service Account (JWT) as the type of authentication, then continue with Next:

Upload your public key, and when complete, continue with Next:

Review the credentials, and continue with Next:

Select the required product profiles, and continue with Save configured API:

The configuration is confirmed.

Open the Adobe Admin Console:

• https://adminconsole.adobe.com

Navigate to Products (top toolbar), then select Adobe Analytics - <your-tenant-id> (from the left panel).

Select Product Profiles, then your required workspace from the list presented. For example, Default Workspace.

Select API Credentials, then the required integration configuration.

Select Editor as the Product Role; instead of Observer.

Return to the IMS Configuration open in AEM.

Select Next.

Here you can use the Details stored for the Adobe Developer Console Integration Project:

• Title: Your text.
• Authorization Server: Copy/paste this from the aud line of the Payload section below, for example, https://ims-na1.adobelogin.com in the example below
• API Key: Copy this from the Credentials section of the Project overview
• Client Secret: Generate this in the Client Secret tab of the Service Account (JWT) section, and copy
• Payload: Copy this from the Generate JWT tab of the Service Account (JWT) section

Confirm with Create.

Your Adobe Analytics configuration is shown in the AEM console.

Open:

• https://localhost<port>/libs/cq/adobeims-configuration/content/configurations.html

For example:

• https://localhost:4502/libs/cq/adobeims-configuration/content/configurations.html

Select your configuration.

Select Check Health from the toolbar, followed by Check.

If successful, you see a confirmation message.

Open the Tools menu. Then, within the Cloud Services section, select Legacy Cloud Services.

Scroll down to Adobe Analytics and select Configure now.

The Create Configuration dialog box opens.

Enter a Title and, if you want, a Name (if left blank it is generated from the title).

You can also select the required template (if more than one is available).

Confirm with Create.

The Edit Component dialog box opens.

Enter the details in the Analytics Settings tab:

• Authentication: IMS

• IMS Configuration: select the name of the IMS Configuration

To initialize the connection with Adobe Analytics, click Connect to Analytics.

If the connection is successful, the message Connection successful is displayed.

Select OK on the message.

Complete other parameters as required, followed by OK on the dialog box so you can confirm the configuration.

You can now proceed to Adding an Analytics Framework to configure parameters that are sent to Adobe Analytics.