{"id":14450,"date":"2023-06-29T09:47:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T16:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/?p=14450"},"modified":"2023-10-10T08:52:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:52:06","slug":"top-5-appsource-validation-errors-for-office-add-ins-submissions-june-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/top-5-appsource-validation-errors-for-office-add-ins-submissions-june-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 AppSource validation errors for Office Add-ins submissions \u2013 June 2023\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

AppSource validation ensures your Office Add-in submission follows Microsoft\u2019s quality standards. Don\u2019t lose valuable time getting to market \u2013 learn how to avoid these common validation pitfalls!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Between March and May 2023, the following were the top AppSource errors affecting Office Add-ins\u2019 submissions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Additional service or account not disclosed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Confusing first-run experience<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Missing links for sign in, sign out, sign up<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Need testing instructions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. ProviderName in manifest not similar enough to Publisher name in listing<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In this post, we share what the affected AppSource policies are looking for so you can be confident your Office Add-in submission won\u2019t hit these issues.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    <\/a>Additional service or account not disclosed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

    If your add-in requires additional services or accounts, you must notify users in the add-in\u2019s description so they\u2019re aware of any such dependencies. When you\u2019re submitting the AppSource marketplace listing for your add-in, in the Description field, make sure to include pertinent information about the required offers and services like their names and how to get them.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Also, if any of those dependencies require payment, you must choose the \u2018Yes\u2019 option from the <\/span>Additional purchases<\/span><\/b> section in the <\/span>Product setup<\/span><\/b> step of the marketplace listing submission.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Resources<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n