This document provides instructions for successfully publishing an app on the Microsoft AppSource marketplace. It outlines the required registration and access processes, including registering for the Microsoft Partner Network, PartnerSource Business Center, and Developer Center. It also describes how to build the app, including recommended coding practices and marketing materials. The steps for submitting the app to the Cloud Partner Portal for publication are provided.

1. How to successfully publish
an App on AppSource!
http://objects4nav.com/glsourcenames
Gunnar Gestsson, @gunnargestsson, www.dynamics.is

3. Agenda
• The Idea
• Required access and registration
• Apply for an object range
• Build the App
• Landing page, help and introduction
• Submitting the extension
• Looking forward

4. The Idea – new or old
• https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/partners-form
• New app still to be designed and coded
• Old granule or solution you want to move to D365
• Result is a Excel registration template for the app

5. Microsoft Registration – Single Live Id
• Register for partner network
• https://partner.microsoft.com/en-US/
• Result is MPN Id (4671176)
• Register for PartnerSource Business Center (PSBC)
• Request Partner Registration Agreement (PRA) template from
• ​mbscon@microsoft.com if you are based in the Europe Middle East and Africa Operations
Center.
• mbsagree@microsoft.com if you are based in the Americas Operations Center.
• mbslques@microsoft.com if you are based in the Asia Pacific Operations Center.
• Result is PSBC account number (6433432)
• Register for Development Center access
• https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/store/register
• Result is access to Cloud Partner Portal

6. Your object range
• Excel document received from Microsoft
• Requires
• MPN ID
• PSBC Account Number
• Name & email of person completing this form or primary contact
• Name of Extension
• Description of Extension
• Productivity app or industry app
• Planned release date
• Release countries
• No. of objects (50/200/500)
• http://www.dynamics.is/?p=2613

7. Building the App
• SaaS friendly coding - AccessByPermission
• ToolTip for every field and every action
• Correct value for ApplicationArea
• Permission Set(s)
• Friendly notifications (http://www.dynamics.is/?p=2693)
• Assisted Setup (http://www.dynamics.is/?p=2669)
• Help web page(s)
• Help video(s)

8. Marketing
• Landing page (http://objects4nav.com/glsourcenames)
• Highlight what the user will gain from using the App
• Terms & Condition, Privacy
• Installing (https://youtu.be/-gqIEuauEZs)
• Setup and Configuration (https://youtu.be/Z9lgr8bBeoA)
• How it works (https://youtu.be/hpyLICCzur8)
• User Story (https://youtu.be/-zgHAe07Pv0)
• Uninstalling (https://youtu.be/QID0w9aeMkA)

9. Submit your App to Cloud Partner Portal
• Azure Publishing Portal has been migrated to Cloud Partner Portal
• https://cloudpartner.azure.com/

10. On the doorstep
• Extension v2.0 from October 2017
• Visual Studio Code with AL Extension
• http://aka.ms/navdeveloperpreview
• Help with AL Extension development
• https://github.com/microsoft/al
• Missing DotNet capability
• Request built-in functions using dotnet
• https://github.com/Microsoft/cal-open-library

11. Closing
• Expect several months for the process
• Add ?aid=fin or &aid=fin to your web client to start the Dynamics 365
shell (http://www.dynamics.is/?p=2729)
• AdvaniaGIT SCM (https://github.com/gunnargestsson/AdvaniaGIT)
• Tools to manage your IP in GIT
• Tools to convert C/AL to AL
• Tools to support development in VS Code & AL with Docker Containers
• Figure out your own way for billing
• Your friend in need d365val@microsoft.com