SP 2013 - App Catalog Site

App Catalog Site setup is task for SharePoint admins. Go to Central Administration >> Apps >> Manage App Catalog

For the first time, you need to select 'Create a new app catalog site', click OK.

Enter in the Site Title, URL, Primary Site Collection Admin and Click OK.

App Catalog Site got created as shown below. Click on Site URL.

App Catalog Site with options (as shown below).

Configure Store Settings

With App Purchases 'No' (recommended), we can stop end users ability to get apps. SharePoint admins only can add the recommended apps. With 'Apps for Office from the Store' option selected Yes, end users can view all the apps installed by SharePoint admins.




Purchase Apps.

Go to Central Administration >> Apps >> Purchase Apps. This will take you to the SharePoint Store page, where you can see all Featured Apps (All & Free).

Error: Sorry apps, are turned off. If you know who runs the server, tell them to enable apps.

Please follow the below steps to get rid of the above error message.

1. Go to Central Administration >> System Settings >> Services on Server. Make sure the service 

     Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Subscription Settings Service is Started. 

2. Run the below PowerShell commands to Create Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Subscription Settings Service Application

$sa = New-SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceApplication -ApplicationPool 'SharePoint Web Services Default' -Name 'Subscriptions Settings Service Application' -DatabaseName 'Subscription'

New-SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceApplicationProxy -ServiceApplication $sa

3. Go to Central Administration >> Application Management >> Manage service applications. Make sure  Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Subscription Settings Service Application is created and Started. 

4. Configure App URLs

Go to Central Administration >> Apps >> Configure App URLs. Enter App domain and App pefix.

Mak esure your Sys Admin creates DNS entry for spdev2013.com and subdomain for apps.

No worries, when you see the below message.  This is because Central Admin site does not support apps. Go to any other SharePoint Site Collection or site, you will be able to add the apps.

Microsoft Flow - Permissions (SharePoint Online)

Microsoft Flow is an online workflow service that automates actions across the most common apps and services.

Microsoft is offering different plans for Flow. 'Microsoft Flow for Office 365' plan is included in Office 365 Enterprise E3 & E5 plans. Note: We will be experimenting with Office 365 Enterprise E3 Developer plan which is similar to Office 365 Enterprise E3 for this blog purpose. We enabled Flow for Office 365 (as shown below). 

Though License/App is enabled, we need permissions to view the Flow. In SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, we cannot view Flow with Read, Limited Access, Restricted Read and Restricted Interfaces for Translation permission levels.

We can view Flow with all other Permission levels. 

SPO - App Catalog Site

App Catalog Site setup is task for SharePoint admins. Go to SP admin center >> apps >> App Catalog

For the first time, you need to select 'Create a new app catalog site', click OK, type in the Site Title, URL. Once Site gets created, use 'Enter a URL for an existing app catalog site' and enter the URL to proceed for further usage.

App Catalog site will be created with 'App Catalog Site' template.

App Catalog Site with options (as shown below).

Configure Store Settings

With App Purchases 'No' (recommended), we can stop end users ability to get apps. SharePoint admins only can add the recommended apps. With 'Apps for Office from the Store' option selected Yes, end users can view  all the apps installed by SharePoint admins.

Purchase Apps.

Go to Classic SP admin center >> apps >> Purchase Apps. This will take you to the SharePoint Store page, where you can see all Featured Apps (All & Free).

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TEST 4:  Enable SharePoint  Online for Developer app only.

Continuing new user (Teams Test) with user (no administrator access) role (as shown below).

Enabled Office 365 Enterprise E3 (Developer) License.

Enabled SharePoint Online for Developer App Only.

Login into https://www.office.com , you will see Office icons with OneDrive and SharePoint icons. 

Adding the above test user to OneDrive access is key (as shown below). SPac >> User profiles >> Manage User Permissions. [SharePoint admins and global Admins will be able to add/access].

Conclusion 4: Enabling Office 365 Enterprise E3 (Developer) License and SharePoint Online for Developer App, user was able to login into SharePoint Online site with providing permissions and can access One Drive, also can access the office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote) thru browser.
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TEST 5: Without changing any Licences and Apps (continuing as above), Tried to login into Teams Windows app and Teams web app (as shown below).

Was unable to login into Teams Windows app, with below message.

Was unable to login into Teams web app, with below message.

Conclusion 5: Enabling Office 365 Enterprise E3 (Developer) License and SharePoint Online for Developer App, user was unable to login into Microsoft Teams Windows and web apps. 

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TEST 6: Without changing any Licences and Apps (continuing as above), Tried to login into Microsoft Teams SPO Site Collection with link and access provided (as shown below).

Was able to login into the Teams SPO Site Collection

Conclusion 6: Enabling Office 365 Enterprise E3 (Developer) License and SharePoint Online for Developer App, user was able to login into Microsoft Teams SPO Site Collection with link and access provided.

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