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sboots_yg · 7/10/25

I'm building an Adaptive Form that requires input via query string parameters in the URL, for example ?firstname=bob&lastname=smith that should then pre-populate text input fields in the Adaptive Form.

I attempted to follow the Adobe Experience League instructions published here, which seems to require two packages to be installed into the AEM instance. It wasn't clear if the packages listed there are required, or if they're example content from the tutorial instructions.

In the AEM Package Manager, I received an error message that said "Package (or it's subpackage(s)) contains application content which isn't supported at runtime". and I wasn't able to install either of the packages.

We're using AEM cloud, with AEM Release 2025.5.21005.

Is there some way to set up Adaptive Forms that can receive input via query string parameters, without requiring any additional AEM packages to be installed? What are we missing? 😛 Being able to use query string parameters to pre-populate forms seems like pretty typical functionality for an online forms platform, I hope it has built-in support within AEM Forms.

Thanks so much!

Sean Boots

Government of Yukon

SantoshSai · 7/10/25

Hi @sboots_yg,

The error you’re seeing it's because AEM Cloud Service doesn’t allow deploying /apps or /content directly via Package Manager. Instead, you should deploy content through the Cloud Manager pipeline, or better yet - just recreate the form manually from the tutorial if it’s small.

Also, the article which you following is for on-prem. Please see if this helps: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-cloud-service/content/forms/adaptive-f...

If you're still running into issues or looking for a more tailored answer, I highly recommend posting your question here:
https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-experience-manager-forms/ct-p/adobe-experienc...
It’s a dedicated space for AEM Forms questions.