I recently implemented an Outlook plugin for my enterprise and now I want to deploy it to all of the users on the enterprise. Is there a way to deploy the add-in installer to all of the users on the Active Directory, maybe using Outlook Exchange?
I checked this page, and looks like the guys at commvault nailed that.
Any ideas?
You can't deploy add-ins via email with Exchange, if that's what you are hoping for. If your add-in is packaged in a Windows Installer setup file, then you can use traditional Windows Desktop Application deployment methods to distribute your add-in.
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I have a web add-in manifest.xml file for word but how to deploy those things in server so everybody can use those changes in his machine.
You can all possible ways of deploying add-ins described in the Deploy and publish Office Add-ins article.
We have a client that uses SCCM to deploy Excel to their users and according to them, they package other add-ins with Excel so that when it's installed they have access to these add-ins.
We have an Office Add-in (specifically Excel), not the VSTO or COM add-ins, a web Office Add-in.
I've done some research and I'm struggling to find a solid answer as to if it's possible to deploy the add-in with SCCM? So far my deduction is no, but I thought let me confirm with the professionals.
And then is there any other solution on how to deploy the add-in otherwise?
Please note the following restrictions on their end
Locked the Office store, users cannot install an add-in from the Office store
Don't have access to the Admin Center to deploy the add-in
What I have tried ?
I have tried using Power Shell to upload office add-in by referring following link,
Use the Centralized Deployment PowerShell cmdlets to manage add-ins
but I ended up receiving,
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> New-OrganizationAddIn -ManifestPath 'D:\Manifest\manifest.xml' -Locale 'en-US'
Extracting Add-In's manifest...
**The Add-In you are trying to upload supports Single Sign On and to upload the Add-In you need to use Office 365 Admin Center.
Press Enter to consent to the Add-In in Office 365 Admin Center.**
If there are any issues you can go to
https://portal.office.com/adminportal/home?assetid=lob&mktcmpid=powershell#/Settings/ServicesAndAddIns
And go to Settings > Services & Add-Ins
Also, the URL mentioned in above message, which is, https://portal.office.com/adminportal/home?assetid=lob&mktcmpid=powershell#/Settings/ServicesAndAddIns is old. We no longer upload add-in from this endpoint.
Additionally, I do have referred,
Deploy and publish Office Add-ins
As, since it is an Outlook add-in, it cancelled out uploading it via SharePoint app catalog.
Is there any other way that I can do it using command shell or rest APIs ?
Additionally, is there any restriction to upload add-in which supports Single sign on via PowerShell ?
Can a app developed for Outlook 2013 containing HTML, CSS and JS files (jQuery, Office.js) be deployed in a production environment by running an MSI?
I have read the resource available in MSDN - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/fp142256(v=office.15).aspx
This resource talks about test deployment. However, I could not convince customer to follow the same approach as they are demanding an MSI file with COM add-in installation procedure in mind.
I want to confirm if I am overlooking any option available for production deployment.
Please help!
No, you can't deploy Office Apps using MSI.
Is it possible to place an application using vsto if the office is not installed? It doesn't appear to be so, but I was wondering if anyone had a work-around.
VSTO wraps Office's Automation interfaces. Office is doing the work under the covers, so must be installed.
Just to compare with Web Office Extensions, did it also need Office installed on the server?