Create Program

Learn how to set up a new program and pipeline to deploy the add-on.

The Story So Far

In the previous document of the AEM Reference Demos Add-On journey, Understand Reference Demo Add-On Installation, you learned how the installation process of the Reference Demos Add-On works, illustrating how the different pieces work together. You should now:

  • Have a basic understanding of Cloud Manager.
  • Understand how pipelines deliver content and configuration to AEM.
  • See how templates can create new sites prepopulated with demo content with just a few clicks.

This article builds on those fundamentals and takes the first configuration step to create a program for testing purposes and uses a pipeline to deploy the add-on content.

Objective

This document helps you understand how to set up a new program and pipeline to deploy the add-on. After reading you should:

  • Understand how to use Cloud Manager to create a new program.
  • Know how to activate the Reference Demos Add-On for the new program.
  • Be able to run a pipeline to deploy the add-on content.

Create a Program

After logging in to Cloud Manager, you can create a new sandbox program for your testing and demo purposes.

NOTE

Your user must be a member of the Business Owner role in Cloud Manager in your organization in order to create programs.

  1. Log into Adobe Cloud Manager at my.cloudmanager.adobe.com.

  2. Once logged in ensure that you are in the correct organization by checking it in the top-right corner of the screen. If you are only member of one org, this step is not necessary.

    Cloud Manager overview

  3. Tap or click Add Program at the top-right of the window.

  4. In the Let’s create your Program dialog, make sure that Adobe Experience Manager is selected under Products and then tap or click Continue.

    Create program dialog

  5. In the next dialog:

    • Provide a Program name to describe your program.
    • Tap or click Set up a sandbox for your Program Objective

    Then tap or click Create.

    Program name

  6. You are taken to the program overview screen where you can observe the process of your program’s creation. Cloud Manager provides estimates of time remaining. You can navigate away from this screen as the program is created and return later if necessary.

    Program creation

  7. Upon completion, Cloud Manager presents an overview including the environments and pipelines created automatically.

    Program creation complete

  8. Edit the program details by clicking the program name at the top-left of the page and in the dropdown select Edit Program.

    Edit program

  9. In the Edit Program dialog, switch to the Solutions & Add-ons tab.

    Edit program dialog

  10. On the Solutions & Add-ons tab, expand the Sites entry in the list and then check Reference Demos. If you also wish to create demos for AEM Screens, check the Screens option in the list as well. Tap or click Update.

    Check reference demos option

  11. The add-on is now enabled as an option, but its contents must be deployed to AEM to be available. Back on the program overview page, tap or click Start to start the pipeline to deploy the add-on content to AEM.

    Start

  12. The pipeline starts and you are taken to a page detailing the progress of the deployment. You can navigate away from this screen as the program is created and return later if necessary.

    Deployment

Once the pipeline is complete, the add-on and its demo content is available for use in the AEM authoring environment.

What’s Next

Now that you have completed this part of the AEM Reference Demo Add-On journey you should:

  • Understand how to use Cloud Manager to create a new program.
  • Know how to activate the Reference Demos Add-On for the new program.
  • Be able to run a pipeline to deploy the add-on content.

Build on this knowledge and continue your AEM Reference Demo Add-On journey by next reviewing the document Create a Demo Site, where you will learn to create a demo site in AEM based on a library of pre-configured templates that were deployed by the pipeline.

Additional Resources

  • Cloud Manager documentation - If you would like more details on Cloud Manager’s features, you may want to directly consult the in-depth technical docs.

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