This is the third blog post on series.
The beginning is here:
…In the previous series
We ended up with the summary: what’s going on during the upgrade of the app.
- Upgrade codeunit was triggered
- Install codeunit was not triggered
The result of this scenario can be displayed in the next picture
Figure 1. Upgrading app
Re-installing App
Re-installing means that we will publish the app, with the same “version” as it is already installed on the tenant.
This is a usual situation when we are in development-testing process.
There are several ways how we can achieve app re-installation.
Option 1: Without uninstallation
Container Sandbox
VSCode > AL:Publish without debugging (Ctrl+F5)
Online Sandbox
VSCode > AL:Publish without debugging (Ctrl+F5)
Online Business Central Production Tenant
>Web client > Extensions Page >Upload .app file
Not possible. When you try to upload the same version of the app to a Cloud Production Business Central tenant you receive an error
You cannot re-install app in production without uninstallation
Summary
- Upgrade codeunit was not triggered
- Install codeunit was triggered
- Not possible for Online Business Central Production Tenant
The result of this step can be displayed in the next picture
Figure 2. Re-install without uninstallation
What’s next
Next blog will be about the re-installation process (with uninstalling option). Stay tuned.
