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Mastering Workflows & Launchers in AEM: A Complete Guide

Gururaj Koni
4 min readFeb 15, 2025

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Workflows and Launchers in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) play a crucial role in automating content processing, approvals, and publishing. This article covers everything you need to know about AEM Workflows and Launchers, with a focus on custom implementations and best practices.

🚀 Custom Workflow Class for Process Step

A Custom Workflow Process Step in AEM allows for executing specific business logic during the workflow execution. Below is an example of a custom workflow that automatically updates the page title in the title component when a page is created.

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A Custom Workflow Process Step in AEM allows us to implement specific business logic as part of the workflow execution. Below is an example of a custom Java class that extends WorkflowProcess to execute custom logic when the workflow reaches this step. A Custom Workflow Process Step allows you to define business logic that executes when the workflow reaches a specific step. Implementing a custom Java class for a process step enables advanced automation, such as content validation, metadata enrichment, or API integrations.

Java Code: Setting Page Title in Title Component

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Gururaj Koni
Gururaj Koni

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