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AEMaaCS - http request to publisher from author - workflows

  • June 18, 2024
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Hi,

There’s a workflow that executes on author but page is on publisher and the workflow hand off occurs via AEM forms from publisher to author for some PUT requests with error handling.

 

With an error at any step of the workflow on author , how do I send the notification to publisher from author, to display to the user ? 


want to ensure I cautiously pass data between instances I believe sling event can help but not sure I should over engineer it 

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    Best answer by rk_pandian

    Hi @nitrohazedev,

     

    My thoughts on this one: Workflows may not be the correct option when dealing with user submit actions and showing them appropriate error messages based on the REST flow, because for some reason if the workflow gets queued, then showing real time responses to the user might be delayed. Since you said you cannot invoke servlets via JS, have you thought of using custom submit action for the form? From what I see, it is possible to write a custom action with a JSP file by which you can call your servlet and handle the error as well.

    https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-65/content/forms/customize-aem-forms/custom-submit-action-form#workflow-for-a-submit-action

     

    Let me know if this helps!

     

    Thanks!

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    EstebanBustamante
    Community Advisor and Adobe Champion
    EstebanBustamanteCommunity Advisor and Adobe Champion
    Community Advisor and Adobe Champion
    June 18, 2024

    Hi, 

    I think it is important to clarify that the type of "users" you deal with in the Author instance are "Content authors," and the type of "users" you deal with in a Publisher instance are "final users" or users who utilize your application (website). In most cases, these roles won't necessarily overlap, and you probably wouldn't want to notify a final user about something stuck in an authoring process.

    However, to answer your question, the way you could communicate this is via content updates on the publish instance. You can then listen for the type of content being added/removed on the publish instance and act accordingly.

    Please check these threads: https://cqdump.joerghoh.de/2022/02/03/the-deprecation-of-sling-resource-events/ 

    https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-experience-manager/resourcechangelistener-for-page-moves-will-the-listener-receive/m-p/545225 

     

    Hope this helps

    Esteban Bustamante
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      NitroHazeDevAuthor
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      June 18, 2024

      Hi @estebanbustamante  , long story short .. I am trying to get about an issue with forms submitting to multiple end points and more. Workflows is an option 

       

      end users submit form on pub - workflow on author gets invoked and end point requests are made and data is updated.  At this point there could have been failures that I would handle as part of workflows but wondering if we could display the success or error  it to end user on publisher

      unfortunately JS cannot be used to invoke FDM ATM.

      i am not a fan of sending it over from author to pub since I am dealing with workflows but trying to hear everyone’s thoughts here 

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        NitroHazeDevAuthor
        Level 9
        June 18, 2024

        @estebanbustamante  Other than replicate , are there other stable and less invasive approaches perhaps OOTB or other means to send this over to display to the user without persist or other means (minus replication) ? 

          rk_pandian
          rk_pandianAccepted solution
          Level 4
          June 20, 2024

          Hi @nitrohazedev,

           

          My thoughts on this one: Workflows may not be the correct option when dealing with user submit actions and showing them appropriate error messages based on the REST flow, because for some reason if the workflow gets queued, then showing real time responses to the user might be delayed. Since you said you cannot invoke servlets via JS, have you thought of using custom submit action for the form? From what I see, it is possible to write a custom action with a JSP file by which you can call your servlet and handle the error as well.

          https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-65/content/forms/customize-aem-forms/custom-submit-action-form#workflow-for-a-submit-action

           

          Let me know if this helps!

           

          Thanks!

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            June 25, 2024

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