Adobe CQ / AEM Certification Helpful Links

The following are typical tasks that you should already be able to perform:

• Create a CQ component with custom dialogs

• Create an OSGi bundle containing one or more components

• Access OSGi services from a CQ component

• Manage an OSGi configuration within the CRX repository

• Install CQ on a single instance

• Configure workflows with a custom step

• Integrate SiteCatalyst and other Adobe SaaS products

• Create CRX packages

• Create cacheable content

• Differentiate between cached and non-cached responses

• Proficient using the CQ platform

• Understand content management practices

• Use existing tag libraries.

 

Exam topics include:

CQ Content Management Fundamentals

• Understanding the JCR specification: http://www.day.com/specs/jcr/2.0/index.html

• Using out-of-the-box features

• Managing permissions: http://wem.help.adobe.com/enterprise/en_US/10-0/wem/administering/security.html

• Creating user interfaces and workflows: http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/administering/working_with_workflows.html

• Using reusable components: http://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-cq/using/best-practices-cq-component-design.html

• Understanding site taxonomy: http://wem.help.adobe.com/enterprise/en_US/10-0/wem/wcm/tag_admin.html

 

System and Installation Configuration

• Configuring LDAP

http://wem.help.adobe.com/enterprise/en_US/10-0/core/administering/ldap_authentication.html

http://dev.day.com/content/kb/home/cq5/CQ5SystemAdministration/LdapConfig.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/deploying/configuring_ldap.html

http://www.wemblog.com/2012/04/how-to-use-ldap-with-cq55.html

• Configuring the dispatcher

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/deploying/dispatcher.html

http://dev.day.com/content/kb/home/cq5/CQ5SystemAdministration/HowToConfigureDispatcherForAuthoringEnvironment.htmL

http://mkalugin-cq.blogspot.in/2011/04/setting-up-dispatcher.html

http://experiencedelivers.adobe.com/cemblog/en/experiencedelivers/2012/04/sany-check-for-adobe-cq5-installations.html

• Configuring Web servers: http://dev.day.com/content/kb/home/Dispatcher/faq-s/SecureDispatcherAppServerCommunication.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/howto/install_application_server.html

• Installing CQ on multiple operating systems

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/deploying/installing_cq.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/v5_2/html-resources/cq5_guide_system_administrator/cq5_guide_system_administrator.pdf

• Installing in application servers

http://wem.help.adobe.com/enterprise/en_US/10-0/wem/howto/install_application_server.html

• Configuring the replication agent

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/deploying/configuring_cq.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/deploying/configuring_cq/replication.html

 

• Maintaining repository-based OSGi configurations

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/deploying/configuring_osgi.html

http://dev.day.com/content/kb/home/cq5/CQ5SystemAdministration/HowToRotateRequestAndAccessLog.html

 

• Maintaining author and publish configurations

http://wem.help.adobe.com/enterprise/en_US/10-0/core/administering/cluster.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/crx/current/administering/cluster.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/exploring/concepts.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/deploying/monitoring_and_maintaining.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/administering/cq_as_portal.html

• Managing security checklists

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/deploying/security_checklist.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/5-4/deploying/security_checklist.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/v5_1/html-resources/cq5_howto_security_checklist/cq5_howto_security_checklist.pdf

http://crxdelight.com/

http://www.starhub.com/libs/day-docs/content/en/cq/current/deploying/security_checklist.html

• Troubleshooting Java

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/howto/troubleshoot.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/v5_2/html-resources/cq5_howto_troubleshoot/cq5_howto_troubleshoot.pdf

http://blogs.adobe.com/cqpost/category/troubleshooting/

http://blogs.adobe.com/cqpost/

http://blogs.adobe.com/cqpost/category/tips-and-tricks/

http://blogs.adobe.com/cqpost/category/developer/

http://helpx.adobe.com/cq.html

 

Building CQ Components

• Understanding the environment-based user experience

• Creating components with cacheable responses

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/deploying/performance.html

• Installing development tools

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/5-3/developing/developmenttools/developing_with_eclipse.html

• Creating CQ dialogs and other client-side elements

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/developing/client_context_detail.html

 

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/developing/widgets/xtypes.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/developing/widgets.html

• Coding presentation logic

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/developing/the_basics.html

• Extending existing components

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/getting_started/first_steps_for_developers.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/developing/components.html

http://wem.help.adobe.com/enterprise/en_US/10-0/wem/dam/customizing_and_extendingcq5dam.html

• Using client libraries

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/developing/components/clientlibs.html

• Using CQ APIs

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/developing/java_api_reference.html

http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/widgets-api/index.html

• Working with the Sling API

 

• Using the CRX/JCR API

 

Working with OSGi

• Understanding the OSGi core specification

http://www.osgi.org/download/r4v41/r4.core.pdf

• Understanding and using significant OSGi compendium specifications

http://www.osgi.org/download/r4v42/r4.cmpn.pdf

http://www.osgi.org/download/r4v42/r4.cmpn.pdf

• Using OSGi web console

http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-web-console.html

• Managing OSGi bundles in CRX

http://www.pro-vision.de/content/medialib/pro-vision/production/adaptto/2011/2011_osgifying_therepository-pdf/_jcr_content/renditions/rendition.file/2011_osgifying_the_repository.pdf

 

CQ DAM Supported Format: http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/dam/documented_platforms.html

Default Components: http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/wcm/default_components.html

All: http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current.html