Feature request — Smart Asset Lifecycle Manager for AEM Assets

Add a built‑in lifecycle engine in AEM Assets that automatically manages asset retention, archival, legal holds, license expirations, and recommended repurposing based on usage, metadata, and business rules.
 

Key capabilities:

• Automatic rules engine to retire, archive, restore, or delete assets by usage, age, or license terms.
• License & rights tracker with expiry alerts and automatic enforcement (block publish, flag usage).
• Legal hold mode preventing deletion or archival for specified assets/collections.
• Usage-driven recommendations: suggest reuse, transcoding, or promotion based on analytics and similarity.
• Audit trail and impact analysis showing where an asset is used (pages, campaigns, syndications).
• Configurable workflows and notifications for stakeholders (legal, marketing, ops).
• API/webhooks for integration with MAM, PIM, CMS and governance systems.

Business value:

• Cuts storage costs by archiving unused assets automatically.
• Speeds audits and reduces manual governance overhead.
• Improves content reuse and time-to-market by surfacing repurposing opportunities.