A news agency editor wants to publish news articles to an intermediate Publish (preview) instance for internal review before publishing the article to production Publish instance. Which two steps…

Question

Options

• ACreate a closed user group (CUG) for editors
• BCreate a reverse replication agent on preview server
• CCreate a separate live copy to preview content
• DSet up a new replication agent for preview server
• ECreate a custom publish workflow

• A
  29% (9)
• B
  42% (13)
• D
  10% (3)
• E
  19% (6)

Explanation

In AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) architecture, setting up a preview-before-production pipeline requires two things: an isolated content space for preview and a mechanism for that preview instance to participate in the replication chain. Option C (Live Copy) creates a separate, manageable content branch on the preview server that mirrors production content but remains independently reviewable - keeping preview and production content cleanly separated. Option B (reverse replication agent on preview) equips the preview Publish instance with the ability to initiate replication outward (toward production), enabling the "approved on preview → promote to production" flow that the editorial workflow requires.

Why the distractors fail:

• A (CUG): Closed User Groups control who can view content - they do nothing to create a staging pipeline between server instances.
• D (new replication agent for preview): A standard forward replication agent on the Author pushes content to preview but doesn't give preview any ability to promote content onward to production - it only solves half the problem.
• E (custom publish workflow): A custom workflow adds unnecessary complexity and isn't the recommended architectural pattern; the native Live Copy + reverse replication combination handles this natively.

Memory tip: Think of it as two directions - C (Live Copy) creates the landing zone for preview content, and B (reverse replication) gives preview a voice to push content forward once approved. "Receive via Live Copy, promote via reverse replication."

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