Hi, Readers.
Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 wave 1 (BC26) is generally available. More details: General Available: Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 release wave 1 (BC26).
I will continue to test and share some new features that I hope will be helpful. In this post, I would like to talk about managing PTE/DEV Apps in admin center.
This new feature is not yet documented in the Business Central 2025 release wave 1 (BC26) release plan but is mentioned in Business Central Launch Event (2025 release wave 1), Introducing: PTEs in admin center.
A Business Central environment is built as a collection of apps. These apps include Microsoft apps and third-party apps, for example, apps from AppSource. The apps work together to provide customers with a broad set of features to address their various business, market, and industry needs.
In Business Central 2021 release wave 1 (BC18), Microsoft added the scope of extensions (Global, PTE, Dev). More details: Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 release wave 1 (BC18): The scope of extensions (Global, PTE, Dev)
Published as
Specifies whether the extension is published as a per-tenant, development, or a global extension.
Global (Global Scope): AppSource Extensions (Including Microsoft standard extensions)
PTE (Tenant Scope): PTEs published by Upload Extension on the Extension Management page.
Dev (Development Scope): PTEs published by VS Code.
Note: The extensions created by Design are also Dev.
Updates are frequently made available for these apps by Microsoft, partners, and ISVs. App updates add new features and fix known problems. To keep your environment up to date and running smoothly, you should check for and install the latest updates regularly.
To help you manage app updates, the administration center includes the Manage Apps page in Admin center.
Like other features in the administration center, this functionality can be used by the partner (delegated administrator) or a local customer admin.
The Manage Apps lists all the apps installed on the environment and indicates whether updates are available. When first opened, the system will start checking for updates. Wait for this operation to complete.
With this wave (BC26), Microsoft has added a new field on this page, App Type.
Yes, we can see and uninstall PTE and DEV apps in the Manage apps page.
PS: In the current version, it’s not possible to install new apps, either main apps or their dependencies (library apps), by using the Manage Apps. To install the apps, continue using the Extension Management page within your Business Central environment.
Click Uninstall to uninstall the app, which is similar to the Extension Management page.
PS: This feature has not yet been added to the current Admin Center API (v2.24 and v2.3).
Business Central Admin Center API – App Management: Manage the apps that are installed on the environment.
For example, the App Type field is not added and the results do not include PTE/DEV Apps
https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/admin/v2.3/applications/businesscentral/environments/sandbox260/apps
Need to change the API version to v2.25
https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/admin/v2.25/applications/businesscentral/environments/sandbox260/apps
{
"id": "551d78e5-5ed0-4dff-8d11-5a0879d5b07f",
"name": "BC26P",
"publisher": "YUN ZHU",
"version": "26.0.0.0",
"state": "installed",
"appType": "dev",
"canBeUninstalled": true
}
Great, small update, but it makes life easier. Give it a try!!!😁
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Hope this will help.
Thanks for reading.
ZHU
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