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Report · 7/28/16

Hello AEM experts,

I am doing exercises in the chapter of "Creating Workflow Models" in AEM doc 6.2 (I was actually following an example in helpx. The example cross-referenced steps in the AEM doc therefore I was redirected to the related section in the doc ). When I was working on

Collecting Data Using Forms and Workflows

With AEM you can associate a workflow with forms. It enables .....

Create the Product of the Day page

To create the Product of the Day page:

Go to the Websites console.
Create the Product of the Day page below Websites/Geometrixx Outdoors Site/Enlish/Equipment with the following property values:
Title: Product of the Day
Template: Content Page without Sidebar
Open the new page. The two columns each contain a single paragraph with no text. Add the following text to the paragraphs:
- Left-hand column: Name:
- Right-hand column: Designed By:
Add a Text component from the General tab of Sidekick to each of the two columns, below the existing paragraphs.

I found that the Sidekick was missing on my computer. In other words, I could not see this Sidekick on the "Product of the Day" on my computer. I did all that I could like clearing browser cache, deleting my other projects and even re-installed AEM completely from scratch in a different location. On the purely new-installed AEM, I did not do anything else but only created this "Product of the Day", however I still could not see the Sidekick tool bar. In this case I could not do the step 4.

Did anybody meet this? How did you handle it?

Thanks so much.

David

smacdonald2008 · 7/28/16

Those are TOuch UI views - you can tell because a Touch UI has this in the url: editor.html. Likewise - a Classic UI view has cf# in the URL.

In Touch UI - there is no sidekick. There is a SideRail instead. See this view:

Click the Toggle button to get the SideRail where the components are stored.

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smacdonald2008 · 7/28/16

What helpx article are you following. Are you sure you are in Classic view or are you in TOuch UI view?

Report · 7/28/16

hi Smacdonald,

Thanks so much for your reply. I was working on "AEM 6.2 Forms Help / Submitting and processing form data using AEM workflows" (https://helpx.adobe.com/aem-forms/6-2/aem-workflows-submit-process-form.html#main-pars_header_5). This article cross-references ("Recommended reads") http://docs.adobe.com/docs/en/aem/6-2/develop/extending/workflows/wf-models.html.

Where to check if I am in Classical view or Touch UI view? I am working on a desktop computer.

Thanks again,

David

Report · 7/28/16

I have found the location to configure Classical UI or Touch UI View. I go to change to Classical and see.

Report · 7/28/16

It looks to me that I am using Classical UI already as I can not find the "Authoring Mode" in the "User Preferences" window. There is no "Authoring Mode" section. Checking to the AEM doc, I think this is Classic UI.

Classic UI

The Preferences dialog is available from the account menu in the top right corner of the consoles:

The dialog offers the following options:

smacdonald2008 · 7/28/16

Do you see a Sidekick with the AEM Demo pages - try this URL:

http://localhost:4502/cf#/content/geometrixx/en/products/triangle.html

You should see side kick there.

Report · 7/28/16

Yes, I could see a Sidekick on http://localhost:4502/cf#/content/geometrixx/en/products/triangle.html!

smacdonald2008 · 7/28/16

That is a good sign - meaning the AEM sidekick is working in your AEM instance. Can you post the URL on the AEM page where the sidekick is not showing up please.