The inability to run the Best Practice Analyzer (BPA) in AEM is most commonly due to the AEM Developer not having the necessary administrative rights. The Best Practice Analyzer is a tool that requires certain permissions to execute, typically administrative privileges.
Here’s a detailed explanation:
Administrator Rights Requirement: The Best Practice Analyzer tool needs access to various parts of the AEM system, including configuration settings and repository data, which require administrator-level permissions. Without these permissions, the tool cannot run properly.
Permissions Check: Verify that the AEM Developer has admin rights. This can be done by checking the user roles in the AEM User Management console. Ensure that the user is part of the "administrators" group or has equivalent privileges.
Running BPA: Once the correct permissions are in place, the developer can navigate to the Best Practice Analyzer tool in AEM and execute it. The BPA will then analyze the AEM instance for compliance with best practices.
Version Compatibility: Note that while this specific issue is related to permissions, it’s also important to ensure that the BPA tool version is compatible with the AEM version being used. In this case, the BPA supports AEM version 6.4 and above.
Steps to assign admin rights:
Log into AEM: As an existing admin, log into the AEM instance.
Navigate to User Management: Go to Tools > Security > Users.
Add User to Admin Group: Find the user and add them to the "administrators" group.
Save and Log Out: Save the changes and ask the user to log out and log back in to acquire the new permissions.
References:
Adobe Best Practice Analyzer Documentation
AEM User Management Documentation
These steps should resolve the issue and enable the AEM Developer to run the Best Practice Analyzer tool successfully.
