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The AEM Maven
ma·ven \ ˈmā-vən \
: one who is experienced or knowledgeable
A blog about Adobe Experience Manager and AEMaaCS. Written by an AEM Maven.


AEM Access Control With RepoInit: Groups, Permissions, and Practical Patterns
RepoInit scripts are a great way to deploy your RBAC model in AEM. This guide presents practical patterns for creating groups, assigning baseline permissions, and fine-tuning access control.
Juan Ayala
4 days ago5 min read


How to Enable Request for Activation and Deactivation Workflows in AEM
If your team needs review steps before content goes live, this guide explains how to enable Request for Activation and Deactivation workflows using AEM’s permissions and publication wizard.
Juan Ayala
Nov 163 min read


Consuming SOAP Web Services With Java 21 & AEM Cloud Service
SOAP may be legacy, but it still powers critical enterprise systems. If your AEM project needs to integrate with SOAP, you’ve got choices: push for REST, use SAAJ, or lean on Apache CXF. Here’s a practical guide to making it work in 2025.
Juan Ayala
Sep 285 min read


Connecting SAP Commerce and AEM: Experimenting with OpenAPI-Based APIs
Adobe keeps releasing new OpenAPI-based APIs, and I got curious: could I use them to connect SAP Commerce and AEM? This post is a proof-of-concept and a look at what I discovered.
Juan Ayala
Jul 206 min read
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