Integration Usage

Last update: April 26, 2021

Walkthrough

The following video walk-through describes using the connector:

Setup

This guide will walk you through getting the connector up and running.

IMPORTANT
For each system, these steps need to be performed by an administrator for each system.
Steps in this documentation will guide you through creating integrations/registrations that involve assigning permissions and/or admin access. It is your responsibility to ensure these steps comply with your company policies before performing, and to perform them carefully.

Install Integration Package

You will receive access to the integration AEM package. There are two options to install the integration:

  1. Package Installation - Straight forward and less involved.
  2. POM Installation - More advanced, but can be useful when using AEM Cloud Manager and upgrading the integration.

Package Installation

To install the package, download it with the link provided in the onboarding email. Detailed instructions for installing an AEM package can be found by clicking here.

POM Installation

To include the connector in your POM, follow these steps. Replace your username and password with the ones received in the onboarding email.

  1. Add the following to the .cloudmanager/maven/settings.xml file in your project or ~/.m2/settings.xml on your computer. Replace YOUR_USERNAME with the username and YOUR_PASSWORD with the the password provided in the onboarding email.

    IMPORTANT
    If using cloud manager, the secure approach is to follow the steps found here for password protected Maven repositories.
    <settings>
    ...
    <servers>
        ...
        <server>
            <id>repo.ea.adobe.net</id>
            <username>YOUR_USERNAME</username>
            <password>YOUR_PASSWORD</password>
            <filePermissions>BucketOwnerFullControl</filePermissions>
            <configuration>
              <wagonProvider>s3</wagonProvider>
            </configuration>
        </server>
        ...
    </servers>
    ...
</settings>

  2. Add the following to the project’s pom.xml file:

    <project>
    ...
    <build>
        ...
        <extensions>
            ...
            <extension>
                <groupId>com.allogy.maven.wagon</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-s3-wagon</artifactId>
                <version>1.2.0</version>
            </extension>
            ...
        </extensions>
        ...
    </build>
    ...
    <repositories>
        ...
        <repository>
            <id>repo.ea.adobe.net</id>
            <url>s3://repo.ea.adobe.net/release</url>
            <releases>
                <enabled>true</enabled>
            </releases>
        </repository>
        ...
    </repositories>
    ...
</project>

  3. Add the following to the project’s all/pom.xml file. Replace project.dependencies.dependency.version with appropriate version and project.build.plugins.plugin.configuration.embeddeds.embedded.target with the correct path.

    <project>
    ...
    <build>
        ...
        <plugins>
            ...
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
                <artifactId>filevault-package-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                ...
                <configuration>
                    ...
                    <embeddeds>
                        ...
                        <embedded>
                            <groupId>com.adobe.acs.aemveeva</groupId>
                            <artifactId>aem-veeva-connector.all</artifactId>
                            <type>zip</type>
                            <target>/apps/APP_NAME-packages/application/install</target>
                        </embedded>
                        ...
                    </embeddeds>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
            ...
        </plugins>
        ...
    </build>
    ...
    <dependencies>
        ...
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.adobe.acs.aemveeva</groupId>
            <artifactId>aem-veeva-connector.all</artifactId>
            <version>1.0.5</version>
            <type>zip</type>
        </dependency>
        ...
    </dependencies>
    ...
</project>

Cloud Configuration

This integration is configured by creating a cloud configuration on folder the connector will be operating on. Follow these steps to create a cloud configuration:

  1. Navigate to the Veeva cloud configuration.

    Navigate to Cloud Configuration

  2. Create a new Veeva cloud configuration on the appropriate folder and populate the as described in the next sections.

    Create Cloud Configuration

Configuration Tab

Fill out the following in the configuration tab:

Configuration Tab

  1. Required. Title for Veeva Vault connector configuration. This can be an arbitrary value. (e.g. Veeva Vault Configuration)
  2. Required. The domain url of the Veeva instance (e.g. https://my-instance.veevavault.com/)
  3. Required. ClientID required to call Veeva Vault API. This can be an arbitrary value and is mostly used for debugging. (e.g. adobe-aem-vvtechpartner)
  4. Required. Veeva Vault username. See Veeva User Creation.
  5. Required. Veeva Vault password. See Veeva User Creation.

Adobe IO Tab

If the project needs to generate PDFs or images for pages, this tab is required. Fill out the following in the adobe io tab:

Adobe IO Tab

  1. Required. The Adobe IO endpoint for creating PDF Images that was provided in the onboarding email. (e.g. https://my-namespace.adobeioruntime.net/api/v1/web/aem-veeva-serverless-0.0.2/trigger-action.json)
  2. Required. The action name for page image generation. This value must be aem-veeva-integration/get-image-async.
  3. Required. The action name for html image generation. This value must be aem-veeva-integration/get-pdf-async-new.
  4. Required. The Adobe IO endpoint to get the state of the generation that was provided in the onboarding email.(e.g. https://my-namespace.adobeioruntime.net/api/v1/web/aem-veeva-serverless-0.0.2/get-state-value)
  5. Required. AEM username to be used by Adobe IO. See AEM User Creation.
  6. Required. AEM password to be used by Adobe IO. See AEM User Creation.
  7. Optional. Default timeout is to let the page respond until a specified time after which AIO service stops trying to get a response. Default value is 30000.
  8. Optional. Delay is after page has responded with 200 to delay for all the images to render before taking a screenshot. Default value is 2000.
  9. Optional. Screenshot/PDF generated URL will be expired after configured value in seconds.
  10. Optional. Adobe IO screenshot/PDF generation service is async. AEM service calls AIO status endpoint to get screenshot/PDF. This property will decide in milliseconds the pause between in each status call. Default value is 10000.
  11. Optional. Maximum retry count for status call to Adobe IO for getting screenshot/PDF. Default value is 10.

Advanced Tab

Fill out the following in the advanced tab:

Advanced Tab

  1. Required for PDF/image generation. The filename pattern used when creating PDFs/images. {name} can be templated. (e.g. {name}-screenshot)
  2. Optional. The device types for which page screenshots are required other than Desktop. Valid types include Tab (iPad), and Mobile (iPhone X).
  3. Optional. The rendition type value in Veeva representing above rendition. (e.g. web_ready__c)
  4. Required for PDF/image generation. Screenshot type to create. Either PDF or Image.
  5. Required for PDF/image generation. The PDF type to generate. Either Print CSS Based PDF or Pixel Perfect Screenshot PDF.
  6. Required for PDF/image generation. The Image type to generate. Either PNG or JPEG.
  7. Required. Workflow to run once Veeva Vault Approval trigger has come through.
  8. Required. Status property value representing Approved. (e.g. Approved for Distribution)
  9. Required. Workflow to run once Veeva Vault Reject trigger has come through.
  10. Required. Status property value representing Rejected/Not approved. (e.g. Rejected)
  11. Optional. Property name for Document Id in Veeva Vault. Default value is id.
  12. Optional. Property name for Status in Veeva Vault. Default value is status__v.
  13. Optional. Property name for Document Modified Date. Default value is version_modified_date__v.
  14. Optional. Property name for document resource url. Default value will be external_id__v. If this field is already used, then create a different field in Veeva and populate the field name here. This field will be used in Veeva to hold the AEM resource path. This is needed for automated metadata syncing.
  15. Optional. Property name for Major Version Number in Veeva Vault. Default value is major_version_number__v.
  16. Optional. Property name for Minor Version Number in Veeva Vault. Default value is minor_version_number__v.
  17. Optional. Veeva Vault relationship type value. All the assets added to page will be represented as related based on this value. Default value is supporting_document__c.

Page Tab

If syncing pages, fill out the following in the page tab:

Page Tab

  1. Required. Map a property from AEM to Veeva.
    a. AEM property name. Selectable from AEM properties. (e.g. jcr:title) {name} can be templated.
    b. Veeva property name entered exactly at is exists in Veeva. (e.g. name__v)
    c. Property type. Either Text or Multiline Text.

  2. Required. Map a property from Veeva to AEM.
    a. Veeva property name entered exactly at is exists in Veeva. (e.g. name__v)
    b. AEM property name. Selectable from AEM properties. (e.g. jcr:title)
    c. Property type. Either Text or Multiline Text.

Asset Tab

If syncing assets, fill out the following in the asset tab:

Asset Tab

  1. Required. Map a property from AEM to Veeva.
    a. AEM property name. Selectable from AEM properties. (e.g. /jcr:content/metadata/jcr:title) {name} can be templated.
    b. Veeva property name entered exactly at is exists in Veeva. (e.g. name__v)
    c. Property type. Either Text or Multiline Text.

  2. Required. Map a property from Veeva to AEM.
    a. Veeva property name entered exactly at is exists in Veeva. (e.g. name__v)
    b. AEM property name. Selectable from AEM properties. (e.g. /jcr:content/metadata/jcr:title)
    c. Property type. Either Text or Multiline Text.

Additional Setup

AEM User Creation

During PDF/Image generation, an AEM user needs to be created in order to get pages from AEM. Create and give read only permissions to a user by following these links:

If using AEM 6.5.5+:

If using AEM Cloud Services:

The following permissions are required for the AEM service user on the content that will be converted to PDF/Image and pushed to Veeva:

  • Read
IMPORTANT
These actions must be performed as an administrator for each system.
You must comply with your organizations security standards when creating users and setting permissions.

Veeva User Creation

In order to use this integration, a user needs to be created in Veeva Vault. To create a user, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Admin -> Users and Groups -> Vault users -> Create

    Navigate to Veeva User

  2. Fill out the required inputs. The simplest setup is to set the License Type to Full User and the Security Profile to Vault Owner. Save when complete.

    Create Veeva User

The following permissions are required for the specific Veeva document types that are being used:

  • Create/Read documents
  • Create/Read versions
  • Create/Update metadata
  • Create/Update renditions
IMPORTANT
These actions must be performed as an administrator for each system.
You must comply with your organizations security standards when creating users and setting permissions.
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