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Add pdf file as rendition of pptx file in Assets of AEM

  • February 24, 2025
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Hi, 

Currently I have a process as I add a pptx file in dam/project/myfolder folder. And select + add rendition option for adding its pdf file. But every time I need to manually create pdf file in local & add rendition of it. Is there anything that can be used for creating automatic rendition of pptx file as pdf file without installing anything external library as libreoffice or anything. Some help will be really appreciated. 

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Best answer by giuseppebaglio

Unfortunately, AEM doesn't include a native feature to convert PPTX files to PDFs automatically without leveraging some external processing. The out-of-the-box DAM workflows in AEM are primarily focused on generating standard image or video renditions and don't support office document conversions like PPTX to PDF.

To achieve this conversion automatically, you'd typically need to integrate an external service or library (for example, using LibreOffice headless mode or another third-party API) as part of a custom workflow step. As far as I know, without installing or integrating an external tool, there's no built-in method in AEM to handle the conversion from PPTX to PDF automatically.

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aanchal-sikka
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February 24, 2025

@maheshwar_panshikar 

 

You could automate the step by using RenditionMaker API. However, you would need a way to define this association between the PDF & the PPT. 

https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-experience-manager/how-to-create-a-custom-rendition-to-the-images-in-the-aem-dam/m-p/238224

 

Aanchal Sikka
giuseppebaglio
giuseppebaglioAccepted solution
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February 24, 2025

Unfortunately, AEM doesn't include a native feature to convert PPTX files to PDFs automatically without leveraging some external processing. The out-of-the-box DAM workflows in AEM are primarily focused on generating standard image or video renditions and don't support office document conversions like PPTX to PDF.

To achieve this conversion automatically, you'd typically need to integrate an external service or library (for example, using LibreOffice headless mode or another third-party API) as part of a custom workflow step. As far as I know, without installing or integrating an external tool, there's no built-in method in AEM to handle the conversion from PPTX to PDF automatically.