Variations option missing in Experience Fragments in AEM 6.4

[surenk]

Version: AEM 6.4 - 6.4.4.0

Why does "Variation" option does not show up in a new Experience Fragment being built using default "HTML 5 Page" template that we're trying to create? While it shows if we use We.Retail's template? What are we missing?

Steps -- Does not show up

1. Settings > Configuration Browser > Create > (Project-Name) > Editable Templates
2. Settings > Templates > Create > (Project-Name) > HTML 5 Page > (PorjectName-Template) > Open
3. Loads the Template Edit page but "Variations" does not show up.

Steps -- Shows up if We.Retail us used:

1. Settings > Experience Fragment > ProjectName > Create > Experience Fragment > Choose We.Retail Web Variation Template > Open
2. Loads the Template Edit page with "Variations" Option

[berliant]

Try to force clientlibs re-compilation [1] and clear browser's cache

[1] How to force a recompilation of all Sling scripts jsps, java, and sightly in AEM 6.4

[hamidk92094312]

If the issue persists after force clientlibs re-compilation you may wanna check the browser debug tool as well as "error.log" for any relevant error that may help to understand what might went wrong.

[Vish_dhaliwal]

Did you check this post -> How to create Experience Fragments Template?

[surenk · Accepted solution]

Thanks for suggestions.

1. Recompiling did not help.

2. And i do not see any Errors in browser (tried Chrome & Firefox)

Here's the issue/solution:

An "Experience Fragment" needs to be built in a certain way only.. as follows:

• An Experience Fragment <-- Editable Template <-- Template Type that uses xfpage (like sling:resourceType="wknd/components/structure/xfpage"/> and the xfpage component should use sling:resourceSuperType="cq/experience-fragments/components/xfpage")
• The name of the template need to be used for an XF should have the prefix "experience-fragment-<name>" [I didn't like this hard rule but the designers of this may have some reasons for this]

REF: Experience Fragments

So if the XF is built using a Template (Editable) and Template Type which are built as above.. then the XF will show the Variations option.

NOTE: Adobe WKND (/conf/wknd/settings/wcm/template-types) demo site and OOTB Template - HTML5 Page (/libs/settings/wcm/template-types/html5page) do not have a Template Type built using xfpage and if you're trying to build a template using any of them.. XF's will not show the Varations option. Only We.Retail has those special XF based templates (and template types)

[arunpatidar]

Hi,

for naming it is not a hard rule to name template with experience-fragments, but it will help to avoid further changes to allow template but it is easy

• The name of the template must begin with: experience-fragments This allows users to create experience fragments in /content/experience-fragments as the cq:allowedTemplates property of this folder includes all the templates that have names beginning with experience-fragment . Customers can update this property to include their own naming scheme or template locations.
• Or:Add the template details manually in cq:allowedTemplates on the /content/experience-fragment node.
• Or using UI in experience fragment console.