Dispatcher-only deployment pipeline availability in AEM Managed Services
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This article explains whether Adobe Experience Manager Managed Services supports independent Dispatcher-only deployment pipelines and outlines current limitations and available workarounds.
Description description
Environment
- Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Managed Services (all versions)
Symptoms
- All AEM application and Dispatcher configuration modules are built and deployed together from a single repository via Cloud Manager.
- Dispatcher configuration is maintained in a separate Git repository, but there is no option to deploy only Dispatcher changes independently of the main application code.
- In AEM as a Cloud Service, Dispatcher configuration can be deployed separately using dedicated pipelines, but this capability is not available for Managed Services programs.
- All deployments require a full build and push, even for Dispatcher-only changes.
- There is no option to register multiple repositories or pipelines per program for Managed Services.
- No error messages are shown, but the deployment process is less flexible than in AEM as a Cloud Service.
Cause
This limitation is by design: Managed Services Cloud Manager supports only one repository and pipeline per program, and does not provide independent Dispatcher-only deployment pipelines.
Resolution resolution
Follow the steps below to resolve the issue:
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Review the current deployment architecture for AEM Managed Services: only a single repository and pipeline can be registered per Cloud Manager program.
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All code, including application and Dispatcher configuration, must be built and deployed together.
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If independent Dispatcher deployments are required, consider these workarounds:
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Integrate Dispatcher configuration updates into the main repository and trigger a full pipeline run for any changes.
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Use branching or modularization within the main repository to isolate Dispatcher changes, but a full build and deployment is still required.
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Monitor Adobe Experience Manager Release Notes for future enhancements to pipeline flexibility in Managed Services.
Verify that all deployments complete successfully after following the above steps.