- App updates for AppSource apps in Dynamics 365 Business Central tenant are automatically handled by Microsoft during major or minor updates.
- Need to manually check for available updates within the lifetime of a minor update, such as hotfixes or new versions from the app's publisher.
- Traditional method involves going to Dynamics 365 Business Central Admin Center to check for available updates for installed AppSource apps.
- A solution proposed is to use Admin Center APIs from a Powershell script to automate the process.
- Business Central Admin Center APIs provide the /availableUpdates API to retrieve information about new app versions available for installed apps.
- Powershell script can be scheduled to run daily, call the API for a tenant, retrieve available app updates, and send a notification email with update details.
- The provided Powershell script includes setting up access token, retrieving available updates, and sending notification emails with update details in HTML format.
- Partners can customize and extend the Powershell script for additional functionalities or different types of notifications.
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