DocumentationAEM Pattern Detection

INST inst

Last update: Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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Installed Artifact

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INST Identifies custom and third-party packages and bundles installed in AEM by the customer. Such packages and bundles are reported to help characterize the state of the system and the general scope of an upgrade effort.

When multiple versions of a package have been installed, only the latest version is reported.

Packages and bundles that are detected have not necessarily been optimized for AEM as a Cloud Service. Any third-party package should be verified with its creator or Adobe for compatibility with AEM as a Cloud Service.

Subtypes are used to identify different types of information:

  • custom.bundle: A bundle that has been installed in AEM.
  • custom.package: A package that has been installed in AEM.

Possible implications and risks implications-and-risks

  • Installation of third-party packages using CRX Package Manager is not possible in AEM as a Cloud Service.
  • Applications dependent on third-party packages might not work as expected until deployed correctly to work with AEM as a Cloud Service.
  • Third-party vendor packages, if not optimized for AEM as a Cloud service, may result in undesired behavior.

Also, consider paying attention to these particular subtypes:

  • guava.bundle - Guava is not supported out of the box on AEM 6.5 LTS and the bundle will not be available after the upgrade.

Possible solutions solutions

  • Third-party packages should be deployed to AEM as a part of the project using the Cloud Manager deployment process.
  • Review how to embed third-party packages in your project for AEM as a Cloud Service.
  • Third-party packages must adhere to the AEM as a Cloud Service development and packaging guidelines.
  • Review wknd-legacy project and understand how INST violations can be corrected and made compatible with AEM as a Cloud Service.
  • Contact the AEM Support Team for clarifications or to have concerns addressed.
  • For the guava.bundle subtype, either install Guava or remove usage if Guava is used in your custom code.
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