{"id":15432,"date":"2023-09-29T10:30:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/?p=15432"},"modified":"2024-02-20T11:28:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T19:28:00","slug":"top-5-appsource-validation-errors-for-office-add-ins-submissions-september-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/top-5-appsource-validation-errors-for-office-add-ins-submissions-september-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 AppSource validation errors for Office Add-ins submissions \u2013 September 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\u2013learn how to avoid these common validation pitfalls!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Between June and August 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 charges not disclosed<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. First-run experience unclear<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Functionality not as described<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Missing links for sign in, sign out, sign up<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Need testing instructions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In this post, you\u2019ll learn about 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 charges not disclosed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Users must be notified in the add-in\u2019s description on the AppSource listing about any charges, subscriptions, or licenses that are required to use advertised features or to activate additional features or content. For example, if your add-in requires the purchase of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offers or other services, be sure to disclose those requirements in the <\/span>Description<\/span><\/b> field (a.k.a. the long description) of the AppSource marketplace listing submission. Specifically, include information about the required offers and services like their names and links to how to acquire them.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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