Using the Email Core Components

Learn about the basic installation, configuration, and usage of the Email Core Components.

Installing the Email Core Components

The Email Core Components can be used with AEM 6.5. See the Requirements section of the Email Core Components Introduction document for more information.

Install Core Components

The Email Core Components are built on the AEM Core Components. Because the Core Components are not shipped with AEM 6.5, you must first install the AEM Core Components before installing the Email Core Components.

See the section Download and Install section of the document Using Core Components for details on how to install the Core Components.

Install Email Core Components

Once the Core Components are installed in your instance, you must likewise install the Email Core Components. The Email Core Components are not yet part of the AEM Project Archetype, so you will need to add them manually to your project. Follow the documentation in the Email Core Components GitHub wiki to install.

You can follow these same instructions if you wish to adapt an existing project to use the Email Core Components.

Configuration

After installing the Core Components, you should complete two important configuration steps.

Configure Campaign

You must set up the AEM-Adobe Campaign integration in order for the two solutions to communicate.

• Configure your Adobe Campaign integration
  • Adobe Campaign Classic: Integrating with Adobe Campaign Classic
  • Adobe Campaign Standard: Integrating with Adobe Campaign Standard
• Link the Adobe Campaign integration configuration to the content page where you will use the Email Core Components

Add AEM Resource Type Filter for Email Components

In order for Adobe Campaign to be able to render emails based on the Email Core Components, a filter must be adjusted in Campaign.

1. Log into Adobe Campaign as an administrator using the client console.

2. Select Tools -> Explorer from the menu bar.

3. In the explorer, navigate to the Administration -> Platform -> Options node.

4. Select the AEMResourceTypeFilter option from the list.

5. In the Value field, append core/email/components/page/<v1>/page if it is not already present.

   • Replace <v1> with the current version of the Email Core Components Page Component such as v1.
   • Note that values in the Values field must be comma-delimited.

6. Click Save.

Using the Email Core Components

Once the Email Components are installed and the integration with Adobe Campaign is configured, you can use the Email Components to create email content in AEM and then send that content to recipients using Adobe Campaign. The following is an overview of the workflow.

For an example of creating email content in AEM and delivering in Adobe Campaign, please see the following resources.

• AEM 6.5: Working with Adobe Campaign Classic and Adobe Campaign Standard

Business.Adobe.com resources