ABC Company is implementing a Cloud Manager pipeline in AEM to streamline their deployment process. While configuring the pipeline, where should they specify the repository branch to deploy?

Question

Options

• AIn the "Environment" settings
• BIn the "Pipeline Configuration" settings
• CIn the "Cloud Services" configuration
• DIn the "Source Control" integration

• A
  6% (2)
• B
  89% (32)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

In Cloud Manager, the Pipeline Configuration settings is the dedicated section for defining how a pipeline runs - including which repository branch to build and deploy. This makes logical sense because a pipeline ties together source code (via branch) and deployment targets, so branch selection belongs in the pipeline's own configuration, not in environment or integration settings.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Environment settings) - Environment settings control deployment targets (Dev, Stage, Prod) and their infrastructure, not the source branch being deployed.
• C (Cloud Services configuration) - This refers to AEM's cloud service integrations (CDN, analytics, etc.), unrelated to CI/CD pipeline source configuration.
• D (Source Control integration) - This is where you connect a repository (e.g., linking your Git repo to Cloud Manager), but selecting which branch to use is a pipeline-level decision made separately.

Memory tip: Think of it as layers - Source Control integration = "which repo," Pipeline Configuration = "which branch from that repo." You configure the branch where you configure the pipeline behavior, not where you plug in the repo itself.

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