Adobe Experience Manager Assets modules
With the Adobe Experience Manager Assets connector for Adobe Workfront Fusion, you can create, upload, and update assets, and copy or move folders and assets.
For a video introduction to the Adobe Experience Manager Assets connector, see:
Access requirements
Expand to view access requirements for the functionality in this article.
You must have the following access to use the functionality in this article:
Adobe Workfront package | Any |
Adobe Workfront license |
New: Standard Or Current: Work or higher |
Adobe Workfront Fusion license** |
Current: No Workfront Fusion license requirement. Or Legacy: Workfront Fusion for Automation and Integration |
Product |
New:
Or Current: Your organization must purchase Adobe Workfront Fusion. |
For more detail about the information in this table, see Access requirements in documentation.
For information on Adobe Workfront Fusion licenses, see Adobe Workfront Fusion licenses.
Prerequisites
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You must have an Adobe Experience Manager Assets account to use these modules.
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You must set up Server-to-server flow in the Adobe Developer console.
For instructions on setting up Server-to-server flow in the Adobe Developer console, see Generating Access Tokens for Server Side APIs.
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Your Adobe Experience Manager technical account must have write permissions.
For instructions on adding write permissions to your Adobe Experience Manager technical account, see Service credentials in the Adobe Experience Manager documentation.
Adobe Experience Manager Assets API information
The Adobe Experience Manager Assets connector uses the following:
API tag | v1.8.61 |
Connect Adobe Experience Manager Assets to Workfront Fusion
To create a connection for your Adobe Experience Manager Assets modules:
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Click Add next to the Connection box.
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Select the type of connection that you are creating:
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AEM Assets as a Cloud Service
This configuration requires information from the Adobe Admin Console.
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AEM Assets Basic (Adobe Managed Services)
This configuration requires a username and password.
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Fill in the fields for the type of connection that you are creating.
For AEM Assets as a Cloud Service, see Configure the connection for AEM Assets as a Cloud Service.
For AEM Assets Basic (Adobe Managed Services), see Configure the connection for AEM Assets Basic.
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Click Continue to save the connection and return to the module.
Configure the connection for AEM Assets as a Cloud Service
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The information for these fields is generated as part of setting up Server-to-server flow on the Adobe Developer Console. You can find these values in the service credentials JSON file generated as part of that setup.
For instructions on setting up Server-to-server flow on the Adobe Developer Console, see Generating Access Tokens for Server Side APIs.
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Your Adobe Experience Manager technical account must have write permissions.
For instructions on adding write permissions to your Adobe Experience Manager technical account, see Service credentials in the Adobe Experience Manager documentation.
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at the end of the URL.Configure the connection for AEM Assets Basic (Adobe Managed Services)
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at the end of the URL.Adobe Experience Manager Assets modules and their fields
When you configure Adobe Experience Manager Essentials modules, Workfront Fusion displays the fields listed below. Along with these, additional Adobe Experience Manager Essentials fields might display, depending on factors such as your access level in the app or service. A bolded title in a module indicates a required field.
If you see the map button above a field or function, you can use it to set variables and functions for that field. For more information, see Map information from one module to another.
Copy a folder or asset
This action module copies a folder or asset to another location in your Adobe Experience Manager Assets account.
Create a record
This action module creates a folder or an asset comment.
Select whether you want to create a folder or a comment on an asset.
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Folder
Fill in the following fields:
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Name
Enter a name for the folder. This name will appear in the file path, so it must not include spaces or other characters.
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Title
Enter a title for the folder, which can be displayed instead of the name.
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Asset comment
Fill in the following fields:
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Asset selection
Select or map the ID of the asset you want to add a comment to.
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Comment
Enter the text of the comment.
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Delete a folder, asset, or rendition
This action module deletes a folder, asset, or rendition.
Select whether you want to delete a folder, asset, or rendition.
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Folder
Select the folder to delete by selecting the folders in its path.
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Asset
Select the asset by selecting the folders in its path, then the asset you want to delete.
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Rendition
Select the rendition by selecting the folders in its path.
Enter or map the name of the rendition.
Get a folder listing
This action module retrieves a representation of an existing folder and of its child entities (folders or assets).
Make a custom API call
This action module makes a custom API call to the Adobe Experience Manager Assets API.
Add the headers of the request in the form of a standard JSON object.
For example, {"Content-type":"application/json"}
Workfront Fusion adds authorization headers automatically.
Add the body content for the API call in the form of a standard JSON object.
Note:
When using conditional statements such as if
in your JSON, put the quotation marks outside of the conditional statement.
Move a folder or asset
This action module moves the asset or folder at the given path to a new location.
Update a record
This action module updates an existing record.
Select whether you want to delete asset metadata or an asset rendition.
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Asset metadata
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Select the asset that you want to update metadata for.
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Enter the new title of the asset.
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Asset rendition
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Select the asset that you want to update the rendition for.
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Select a source file from a previous module, or map the source file's name and data.
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Upload an asset
This action module uploads an asset to your Adobe Experience Manager Assets account.