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ana_i-ensemble
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April 8, 2025
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AEM Assets: Importing metadata with non-existing tags

  • April 8, 2025
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Hello,

Is there a way in which I can automatically update the metadata of my assets with values that don't exist in AEM?

For example, I would like to bulk-update assets with tags. Some of the tags exist, but some don't. Is there a way I can make AEM create the tags that don't exist and assign them to my asset?

 

I am using the Assets Metadata Import functionality and noticed that if the tags are not available in AEM, they do not get created.

 

Many thanks,

Ana

 

 

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muskaanchandwani
Adobe Employee
muskaanchandwaniAdobe EmployeeAccepted solution
Adobe Employee
April 8, 2025

@ana_i-ensemble 

You can try to pre-create those tags using TagManager API in a Script or Excel and ACS Tag Creator.

https://developer.adobe.com/experience-manager/reference-materials/6-5/javadoc/com/day/cq/tagging/TagManager.html

https://adobe-consulting-services.github.io/acs-aem-commons/features/mcp-tools/tag-creator/index.html

    sarav_prakash
    Community Advisor
    sarav_prakashCommunity Advisor
    Community Advisor
    April 8, 2025

    @ana_i-ensemble ,

    Previous verdict was Adobe didnt support Tag creation 

    https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-experience-manager/aem-assets-api-how-to-create-tags-with-locales/m-p/548759/highlight/true#M136413

     

    I fear still thats the case 😞 😞

     

    Now, adobe recently has introduced experimental APIs. In my project, I am programatically importing assets from url  https://adobe-aem-assets-author-assetimport.redoc.ly/#operation/importFromUrl

    This API allow assetMetadata object and we can pass 

    /content/cq:tags/test tag as argument 

    Second usecase, I am using https://developer.adobe.com/experience-cloud/experience-manager-apis/api/stable/sites/ to create Content Fragment using OpenAPI. And add tags to the CF.

     

    But all above cases, I had to create Tags inside AEM using java Tagging API. 

    https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-65/content/implementing/developing/platform/tagging/building

    So far, I too haven't seen ability to create tags outside AEM. 

     

    You ll need to build a Sling job that preprocess data, create required tags. And then release Kraken to import metadata. Nothing better available so far. 

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