Introduction to production programs production-programs
A production program is intended for a team that is ready to start writing, building, and testing code with the objective of deploying it to host live traffic.
After you create your production program, a program creation wizard guides the user through selections depending on the user’s objective in creating the program.
Program creation options program-creation-options
Your contractual agreement with Adobe defines the number and types of solutions available to your specific organization when creating production programs. You have control over how to map the available solutions to Cloud Manager programs.
The following table describes common scenarios of available solutions and the typical production programs created based on them.
Available Solutions
Program Options
What’s Included
When to Use
Examples
1 Sites solution
Create 1 Sites-only program
1 Production + 1 Stage, 1 Development, 1 Rapid Development
N/A
N/A
1 Assets solution
Create 1 Assets-only program
1 Production + 1 Stage, 1 Development, 1 Rapid Development
N/A
N/A
1 Sites +1 Assets
Create one program:
1 Sites & Assets program
1 Sites & Assets program
1 Production + 1 Stage, 2 Development, 2 Rapid Development
When a majority of the digital assets are used to support the sites implementation.
In such cases, most of the digital assets are in a finished state, ready to be used for cross-channel experiences via Sites.
Typically, a single team is responsible for managing content for both Sites and Assets.
In such cases, most of the digital assets are in a finished state, ready to be used for cross-channel experiences via Sites.
Typically, a single team is responsible for managing content for both Sites and Assets.
Images that are primarily used for a website.
An internal portal built in AEM Sites distributes PDFs.
An internal portal built in AEM Sites distributes PDFs.
1 Sites +1 Assets
Create separate programs:
1 Sites only program & 1 Assets only program
1 Sites only program & 1 Assets only program
1 Production + 1 Stage, 1 Development, 1 Rapid Development
1 Production + 1 Stage, 1 Development, 1 Rapid Development
1 Production + 1 Stage, 1 Development, 1 Rapid Development
When many digital assets do not directly support the sites implementation.
In such cases, assets are in various states, including raw file types and works in progress.
A dedicated creative team manages digital assets through its own lifecycle and has separate workflows and release cycles than the Sites content management team.
In such cases, assets are in various states, including raw file types and works in progress.
A dedicated creative team manages digital assets through its own lifecycle and has separate workflows and release cycles than the Sites content management team.
Raw images from a photo shoot are stored in the Assets program and only a select few are used on the Sites implementation.
A large number of Creative Cloud file types, like Photoshop and Illustrator, are managed in AEM Assets and go through their own approval workflow before a finished asset is generated.
Consider using Connected Assets in such cases.
A large number of Creative Cloud file types, like Photoshop and Illustrator, are managed in AEM Assets and go through their own approval workflow before a finished asset is generated.
Consider using Connected Assets in such cases.
1 Sites + 1 Sites
Create separate programs:
1 Sites only program & 1 Sites only program
1 Sites only program & 1 Sites only program
1 Production + 1 Stage, 1 Development, 1 Rapid Development
1 Production + 1 Stage, 1 Development, 1 Rapid Development
1 Production + 1 Stage, 1 Development, 1 Rapid Development
For implementations of multi-tenant sites.
In such cases, multiple sites with their own release schedule and dedicated development and content teams must be managed.
In such cases, multiple sites with their own release schedule and dedicated development and content teams must be managed.
Two retail brands with dedicated websites and separate development teams
NOTE
Production programs can be edited but not deleted.
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