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AEM 101 for CAD Authors

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Before an author will be given access to the Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Content Management System (CMS), they must complete this training series. This series of videos will give the new author the groundwork to do the following:

  • ​Successfully sign into AEM

  • Navigate the CMS

  • Navigate and upload assets to the Digital Asset Management System (DAM)

Signing Into AEM

This short training video will walk you through the steps of signing into AEM.

2:42

Instances of AEM

This is a short video that will expose you to the different instances of AEM, Stage, PI, and Production, and what each one of them is used for.

7:34

Different Ways to View Content

This is a brief video that guides you through the three different ways to view content within AEM.

1:24

Digital Asset Manager (DAM) VS. Digital Asset Hub (DAH)

This short video explains the differences between AEM's Digital Asset Manager (DAM) and the Digital Asset Hub (DAH), and how to upload an asset to the AEM DAM.

11:06

Content Fragments vs. Experience Fragments

This is a brief video that introduces you to Content Fragments and Experience Fragments, their key differences, and their practical applications.

5:31

Submit an Intake Form

If you have not done so yet, please submit an Intake form. Select Tool Access from the "What type of request is this?" dropdown and select AEM.

 

AEM 101: Questionnaire

After reviewing the AEM 101 content above, please complete this questionnaire to test your AEM knowledge. All authors must receive a score of 70% to be given access to AEM. This ensures that new authors have the basic skills to navigate AEM.

 

Resources

Setting Up Your User ID

To be given access the the AEM CMS, your user ID needs to be created in the Production Instance of AEM. To begin this process, we will need you to attempt to sign in into the CMS.

 

Approved Browsers:

Please use Google Chrome to do all page updates. The AEM CMS will not work with other browsers. 

 

Please attempt to Sign in:

  • Attempt to Sign In.

    • Sign in to the VPN or AWS worksspace

    • Visit: https://cms.aarp.org/ (Production)

    • Sign In with Adobe (Blue Button)

  • Password: Your network password, which you use to sign into your computer

Once done, your Federated ID will be created within the CMS environment. Please note that the administrator will not be notified when you perform this action. Please reach out to him, letting him know that you have attempted to sign into the CMS, and he can complete the process.