Release Notes for AEM as a Cloud Service 2020.6.0 release-notes

Components inside layout container not visible when Layout container is copied and pasted again on a page.

Fixed Issue with resizing of layout component.

Added ability to manage routing Angular only pages and AEM/Angular pages.

Narrating role and state are now possible for the Masonry items in the Create Page dialog while navigating in the browsing mode using the down arrow.

Added a link in navigation to allow users to skip to the main content.

Screen reader improvements.

A user in the Business Owner role in Cloud Manager is now able to delete a Sandbox Program from the landing page (via quick action button on Program card) or from within the program.

See Deleting a Sandbox Program for more details.

A Sandbox Program user in Business Owner or Deployment Manager role in Cloud Manager is now able to delete their Production and Stage environment set via the Cloud Manager UI. The delete option is now available from both the Environment card on the Programs Overview page and the Environments page. Selecting the delete option on either Production or Stage also deletes the other in the set.

See Deleting a Sandbox Program for more details.

Coach marks on the landing page to inform and instruct the user about basic navigation.

Coach marks on the Program Overview page to inform and instruct the user about basic navigation inside Cloud Manager to get them started.

A LEARN page is now available in Cloud Manager, accessible via the top navigation. This page includes resources to help users learn about the most frequently used work-flows as relevant to their roles assigned in Cloud Manager.

Sandbox Programs are now identified by means of a Sandbox badge that is displayed on the program card on the landing page and next to the program name in the Program Overview page.

A user in the SysAdmin role now has one-click access to the location in Admin Console from where user roles or permissions to Cloud Manager can be managed. A Manage Access button is now available on the landing page next to the Add Program button.

See SysAdmin Tasks for more details.

A user in the SysAdmin role now has one-click access to author instance directly from Cloud Manager.

See Managing Access to Author Instance for more details.

The Build log now includes the list of discovered artifacts, including skipped content packages.

The Build step now validates that all the generated content packages include all mandatory properties – name, group and version.

The Build step now validates that the build produced at least one content package.

In certain situations, the icons in the Create Program dialog were misaligned.

The AEM release identifier was not consistently displayed on the Programs Overview page.

When configuring the production pipeline, the Scheduled Deployment option was not visible for some customers.

Environments within a Sandbox program are hibernated when no activity is detected for a certain duration. This status will not be observed in Cloud Manager. The status can however be observed via Developer Console. This will be addressed in an upcoming release.

The link to the Developer Console directly from Cloud Manager will not display the option to de-hibernate/hibernate a Sandbox Program’s environment. To address this, once at the Developer Console, add the pattern #release-cm-p1234-e5678 to the end of the url, where 1234 is the Program ID and 5678 is the Environment ID. This will be addressed in an upcoming release.

The Options, Scope, and Workflows progress bars on Manage Publication page are not read out by the screen-reader as progress bar. Instead, screen reader users perceive these status indicators as a tab list. (CQ-4273015)

When adding tags in Properties page of an asset, users navigate a tree structure of tags. The tree structure is not accessible as screen reader users do not hear anything when navigating it. (CQ-4272964)

In the link sharing dialog, when navigating in browse mode, the screen reader,

• Narrates the table information immediately when the dialog is loaded.
• Is unable to navigate to all the listed auto-suggestions.
• Does not narrate the displayed auto-suggestions for the Add Email Address/Search combo box. (CQ-4294232)

The Metadata Schema Editor page and its elements are now accessible using a keyboard and are screen reader friendly. (CQ-4272953) Users can drag the components using the keyboard in NVDA browse mode. (CQ-4296326)

On Assets user interface, the view settings are not accessible by keyboard. (CQ-4289038)

The luminosity ratio is less than 3:1 for the Yellow-colored rating icons. It is not useful to users with limited vision and without perception of color. The rating stars are displayed in the tab in asset or in card view

Color and contrast of some user interface elements are updated so that users with limited vision or users without perception of color can distinguish these user interface elements. For example, the color of star rating icons in the Rating section of Advanced tab in the Properties of an asset and in card view is changed for appropriate contrast. (CQ-4295106)

The screen readers can now read the entries of the list box pop-up menu of combo box (in various fields on different pages) as a list of options. (CQ-4294017)

To apply a workflow to an asset, the chevron arrow in the Timeline can be accessed using a keyboard. (CQ-4289268)

Users can remove selected tags in the Tags field in Basic tab of an asset’s Properties page using x symbol. The screen readers now announce the purpose and the number of selected tags (CQ-4273033).

The read-only form fields can be focused upon using a keyboard. For example, the disabled fields on Basic tab on an asset’s Properties page. (CQ-4273031)

Access the options to filter assets in the left sidebar using a keyboard now. (CQ-4273018)

The screen reader announces the purpose of various combo box elements such as Path field and the option to open Selection dialog in Basic tab of an asset’s Properties page. (CQ-4273016)

The volume controls for videos are accessible using a keyboard. (CQ-4272696)

Many actionable options on the Assets user interface do not indicate focus when using keyboard. (CQ-4272694)

Screen reader users now get to know when the rows in list view are selectable using a keyboard. The information is announced when pointer is hovered on the rows. (CQ-4271824)

Some form fields, such as the user name and password fields on the login page, rely on placeholder values to give an accessible label. (CQ-4271716)

Interactive user interface elements, such as links and options such as on header and zoom options of assets page or folder navigation can now be accessed using a keyboard. (CQ-4271412)

Titles of all the browsed pages on Adobe Experience Manager Assets are now unique. (CQ-4271409)