CIF Add-on with AEM

 

In this post we will discuss how to setup the AEM with CIF add-on.

 Prerequisites:

Some of the prerequisites for the setup are :

1. AEM as a Cloud Service SDK

2. Java 11

3. Node.js

4. npm

5. CIF-Add On far file

Step-1 Follow this blog to setup AEM instance on local. 

https://codingwithtea.blogspot.com/2021/08/aem-local-set-up.html

Step-2 CIF Add-on

Latest CIF add-on should be downloaded from the Software Distribution portal. It is a zip file which contains the respective far file as add-ons for author and publish instance.

• Make sure you have the latest AEM as a cloud service SDK. Follow #1.
• Stop AEM running instance.
• Once the quickstart folder has been created , go inside it and create a folder named install.

• Unzip the CIF add-on package file and copy the correct .far file in the install folder of the relative instance you are planning to run i.e. author .far file for author-4502 instance and publish .far for publish-4503 .

• Start AEM instance.

Login author AEM SDK and verify the CIF add-on related bundles 

at http://localhost:4502/system/console/osgi-installer

You will also be able to see the additional Commerce tab in http://localhost:4502/aem/start.html

Similarly, setup for publish instance.