Enable AEM Forms for AEM desktop app

AEM desktop app uses WebDAV protocol on Microsoft® Windows and SMB1 on macOS X to connect to an AEM Forms Server. Out of the box, the AEM Forms Server is not enabled to sync binary files and other assets with a WebDAV or SMB client. Perform the following steps so you can enable AEM Forms for AEM desktop app:

  1. Log in to AEM Forms as an administrator.

  2. In the author instance, click adobeexperiencemanager Adobe Experience Manager > Tools hammer > Deployment > Operations > Web Console. The Web Console opens in a new window.

  3. In the Web Console Window, locate and open the FormsManager AddOn Configuration option.

  4. In the FormsManager AddOn Configuration dialog, deselect the Asynchronously Sync Resources check box, and click Save.

  5. Restart the AEM Forms Server. After the restart, the AEM Forms Server is enabled to accept and share content with the AEM desktop app.

  6. Open the app and connect to the AEM Forms Server.

    NOTE
    It is recommended to use the ‘Ctrl + C’ command to restart the SDK. Restarting the AEM SDK using alternative methods, for example, stopping Java processes, may lead to inconsistencies in the AEM development environment.

    On successful connection, the app populates the content/dam and content/dam/formsanddocuments folders. Along with moving files from above folders to local folders and conversely, you can use the app to move content between auto-populated folders.

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