Install the App

This section covers the installation of the COSMO Romanian Localization. Typically an installation is only performed once and is not executed by the user, but an administrator. The installation differs from SaaS and On-Premises (OnPrem) environment.

To install in SaaS environment

In SaaS environments, the app can be installed from the AppSource. There are two ways to install the app, from external and internal of Business Central. All dependencies are installed automatically. Uninstall and install the app again to upgrade to the most current version.

AppSource

Visit the AppSource and choose Free trial. You will be forwarded to the page where you must log in with your Business Central user credentials and must select an environment to install the app to. Follow the wizard instructions to complete the installation.

AppSource

Extension Marketplace

In Business Central, choose the Lightbulb that opens the Tell Me feature icon, enter Extension Marketplace, and then choose the related link. In the marketplace, search for COSMO Romanian Localization and select Free trial. Follow the wizard instructions to complete the installation.

Extension Marketplace

To install in on-premises environment

Depending on the technology, different scripts are provided as basis to install the app and its requirements in on-premises environments. You can find the runtime packages of the apps in the COSMO CONSULT Solution Portal. Check the technical specifications of each version to find the minimum dependent version of Business Central and the Base Application. For customer installations without a Business Central developer license, you need to create and install a runtime package of the app (Microsoft Documentation).

Besides the Business Central Base Application, the app depends on additional library apps, that needs to be installed in the correct order first.

  1. COSMO Licensing app
  2. COSMO Romanian Localization app

Docker

To install the apps to a docker container, the module BcContainerHelper must be installed first. Change the file names, container name and credential type to your values.

$licensingAppFileName   = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "COSMO Licensing.app"
$tmAppFileName           = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "COSMO Romanian Localization.app"
$Global:containerName   = "your-container-name"
$Global:credential      = "your-credential"

function Install-CosmoAppToContainer {
    Param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string] $AppFileName
    )
    
    Publish-BcContainerApp `
        -appFile $AppFileName `
        -containerName $Global:containerName `
        -credential $Global:credential `
        -install `
        -sync `
        -skipVerification `
        -scope "Global" `
        -syncMode "Add"
}

try {
    if (!(Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name "BcContainerHelper")) { throw "BcContainerHelper must be installed to run this script." }

    Install-CosmoAppToContainer -AppFileName $licensingAppFileName
    Install-CosmoAppToContainer -AppFileName $tmAppFileName

} catch {
    throw "Error on installation: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}

Server Instance

Change the file names and server instance to your values.

$licensingAppFileName   = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "COSMO Licensing.app"
$tmAppFileName          = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "COSMO Romanian Localization.app"
$Global:serverInstance  = "your-server-instance"

function Install-CosmoAppToServerInstance {
    Param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string] $AppFileName,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string] $AppName
    )
    
    Publish-NAVApp `
        -ServerInstance $Global:serverInstance `
        -Path $AppFileName `
        -SkipVerification `
        -Scope Global

    Sync-NAVApp `
        -ServerInstance $Global:serverInstance `
        -Name $AppName

    Install-NAVApp `
        -ServerInstance $Global:serverInstance `
        -Name $AppName
}

try {
    Install-CosmoAppToServerInstance -AppFileName $licensingAppFileName -AppName "COSMO Licensing"
    Install-CosmoAppToServerInstance -AppFileName $tmAppFileName -AppName "COSMO Romanian Localization"

} catch {
    throw "Error on installation: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}

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