DocumentationAEM 6.4Mobile Guide

Managing Banners managing-banners

Last update: Wed May 03 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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Content Management actions are the building blocks that help to create and manage content within an application. The following actions are performed on content within the application.

Banners Overview banners-overview

Banners represent typically graphical promotional links.

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See the following resources in Online Help to learn about the following topics in AEM Mobile apps:

Creating a Banner creating-a-banner

The general workflow to create an article is as follows:

  1. Select Mobile from the side rail.
  2. From Mobile, choose your Mobile On-Demand app from the catalog.
  3. Click the down arrow on the top right corner of the Manage Banners tile.
  4. Work through each step of the wizard to continue creating your new banner.
  5. When ready, click Create.
  6. Your new banner appears in the Manage Banners tile.

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Importing a New Banner importing-a-new-banner

Existing Mobile On-Demand content may be downloaded (Imported) from Mobile On-Demand to AEM. This allows local content editing and viewing.

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Importing does not include images.

The workflow to import a new article

  1. From Mobile, choose your Mobile On-Demand App from the catalog.
  2. Click the down arrow on the top right corner of the Manage Banners tile and select Import Banners.
  3. Click Import Banner on the dialog, then Close.
  4. Your Mobile On-Demand articles now appear in the Manage Banners tile.
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You must associate a Mobile On-Demand connection first.

Editing a Banner editing-a-banner

Use the built in AEM drag and drop editor to add or change an article. Components such as text and images can be added/removed. Images from DAM Assets can be inserted.

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Only banners created in AEM can be opened in the editor.

The workflow to edit an article:

  1. From Mobile, choose your Mobile On-Demand app from the catalog.
  2. Select an AEM sourced banner from the** Manage Banners** tile.
  3. Click the highlighted banner from the list view to open it in the content editor.
  4. Use the content editor to drag banner content (manuscripts, images, text, etc).

Viewing and Editing the Metadata within a Banner viewing-and-editing-the-metadata-within-a-banner

Banners have numerous properties such as titles, descriptions, images. This action is used to view and modify such properties. Optionally, these changes can be uploaded to Mobile On-Demand upon save.

The general workflow to view/edit an article:

  1. From Mobile, choose your Mobile On-Demand app from the catalog.

  2. Choose a banner from the Manage Banners tile.

  3. Select Properties from the action bar.

  4. View all available meta data for that article.

  5. Edit the meta data if desired and click Save when done.

  6. Optionally, upload the changes immediately to Mobile On-Demand.

Uploading a Banner uploading-a-banner

The uploading action copies the selected content and adds it to a Mobile On-Demand project. Already existing Mobile On-Demand content is replaced by the new version.

The general workflow to upload a banner:

  1. From Mobile, choose your Mobile On-Demand app from the catalog.
  2. In the Manage Banners tile, select a banner for upload to Mobile On-Demand.
  3. Add more banners if needed from the list view.
  4. Select Upload from the action bar, then click Upload in the dialog.
  5. Your banner(s) are now uploaded to Mobile On-Demand.

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Deleting a Banner deleting-a-banner

This operation deletes the selected banner from Mobile On-Demand, and optionally from the local AEM instance.

The general workflow to delete a banner:

  1. From Mobile, choose your Mobile On-Demand app from the catalog.
  2. Select the banner to delete in the Manage Banners tile.
  3. Ensure it is selected in the list (select others to delete as needed).
  4. Click Delete from the action bar.
  5. Check if you would like to delete from AEM as well as Mobile On-Demand.
  6. Click Delete.
  7. Your banner is now removed from the list.

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