The Cloud Manager content copy tool enables users to copy mutable content on-demand from their AMS-hosted AEM 6.x production environments to lower environments for testing purposes.
Current, real data is valuable for testing, validation, and user-acceptance purposes. The content copy tool allows you to copy content from your production AMS-hosted AEM 6.x environment to a staging or development environment for such testing.
The content to copy is defined by a content set. A content set consists of a list of JCR paths that contain the mutable content to be copied from a source environment to a target environment within the same Cloud Manager program. The following paths are permitted in a content set.
/content/**
/conf/**
/etc/**
/var/workflow/models/**
When copying content, the source environment is the source of truth.
In order to use the content copy tool, the user must be assigned to the Deployment Manager role in the source and target environments.
Before any content can be copied, a content set must be defined. Once defined, content sets can be reused to copy content. Follow these steps to create a content set.
Log into Cloud Manager at my.cloudmanager.adobe.com and select the appropriate organization and program.
Navigate to the Environments screen from the Overview page.
Navigate to the Content Sets page from the Environments screen.
Tap or click the Add Content Set button at the top-right of the screen.
On the Details tab of the wizard, provide a name and description for the content set and tap or click Continue.
On the Content Paths tab of the wizard, specify the paths of the mutable content to be included in the content set.
If you need to refine or restrict your content set, sub-paths can be excluded.
You can modify the specified paths if required.
Tap or click Create to create the content set.
The content set can now be used to copy content between environments.
You can add up to 50 paths in a content set.
There is no limitation on excluded paths.
Follow similar steps as when creating a content step. Instead of tapping or clicking Add Content Set, select an existing set from the console and select Edit from the ellipsis menu.
When editing your content set, you may need to expand the configured paths to reveal the excluded sub-paths.
Once a content set has been created, you can use it to copy content. Follow these steps to copy content.
Log into Cloud Manager at my.cloudmanager.adobe.com and select the appropriate organization and program.
Navigate to the Environments screen from the Overview page.
Navigate to the Content Sets page from the Environments screen.
Select a content set from the console and select Copy Content from the ellipsis menu.
An environment may not be selectable if:
In the Copy content dialog, specify the source and destination for your content copy action.
You can choose to delete or retain the exclude paths in destination environment. Select checkbox Do not delete exclude paths from destination
if you wish to retain the exclude paths specified in the content set. If checkbox is left unchecked, then exclude paths are deleted in target environment.
You can choose to copy version history of the paths being copied from source to destination environment. Select checkbox Copy Versions
if you wish to copy all version histories.
Tap or click Copy.
The copy process starts. The status of the copy process is reflected in the console for the selected content set.
You can monitor the status of your copy processes in the Copy Content Activity page.
Log into Cloud Manager at my.cloudmanager.adobe.com and select the appropriate organization and program.
Navigate to the Environments screen from the Overview page.
Navigate to the Copy Content Activity page from the Environments screen.
Once you start copying content, the process can have one of the following statuses.
Status | Description |
---|---|
In progress | Content copy operation is ongoing |
Failed | Content copy operation failed |
Completed | Content copy operation completed successfully |
The content copy tool has the following limitations.