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Start-NAVAppDataUpgrade

Upgrades a Business Central app to a specified tenant.

Syntax

Properties (Default)

Start-NAVAppDataUpgrade
    [-ServerInstance] <String>
    [-Name <String>]
    [-Publisher <String>]
    [-Version <Version>]
    [-Tenant <TenantId>]
    [-Language <LanguageSetting>]
    [-ExclusiveAccessTicket <String>]
    [-PassThru]
    [-SkipVersionCheck]
    [-SyncMode <NavAppSyncMode>]
    [-Force]
    [-AppId <Guid>]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Path

Start-NAVAppDataUpgrade
    [-ServerInstance] <String>
    -Path <String>
    [-Tenant <TenantId>]
    [-Language <LanguageSetting>]
    [-ExclusiveAccessTicket <String>]
    [-PassThru]
    [-SkipVersionCheck]
    [-SyncMode <NavAppSyncMode>]
    [-Force]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Use the Start-NAVAppDataUpgrade cmdlet to upgrade the data from a old version of Business Central app to a new version of Business Central app in the tenant database.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

Start-NAVAppDataUpgrade -ServerInstance BC -Name 'Proseware SmartApp' -Version 2.3.4.500 -Tenant 'Tenant1'

This example upgrades the Business Central app with the specified name and version for the tenant with the ID Tenant1.

EXAMPLE 2

Get-NAVAppInfo -ServerInstance BC -Name 'Proseware SmartApp' -Version 2.3.4.500 | Start-NAVAppDataUpgrade -Tenant 'Tenant1'

This example upgrades a Business Central app that is returned from the Get-NAVAppInfo cmdlet for the tenant with the ID Tenant1.

EXAMPLE 3

Start-NAVAppDataUpgrade -ServerInstance BC -Path '.\Proseware SmartApp.navx' -Tenant 'Tenant1'

This example upgrades the Business Central app at the specified path for the tenant with the ID Tenant1.

EXAMPLE 4

Start-NAVAppDataUpgrade -ServerInstance BC -Name 'Proseware SmartApp' -Version 2.3.4.500 -Tenant 'Tenant1' -ExclusiveAccessTicket $ticket

This example upgrades the Business Central app with the specified name and version for the tenant with the ID Tenant1. Tenant1 is in exclusive access mode and $ticket is the exclusive access ticket.

EXAMPLE 5

Start-NAVAppDataUpgrade -ServerInstance BusinessCentral -Name 'Proseware SmartApp' -Version 2.3.4.500 -Tenant 'Tenant1' -SyncMode Add

This example synchronizes and upgrades the Business Central app with the specified name and version for the tenant with the ID Tenant1.

Parameters

-AppId

Specifies the publisher of the Business Central App that you want to upgrade. The results must return only one Business Central App, otherwise nothing upgrades.

Parameter properties

Type:Guid
Default value:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

Properties
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ExclusiveAccessTicket

Specifies the exclusive access ticket allowing this operation on the tenant in the exclusive access mode.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:False
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Language

Specifies the language version of Business Central app. The value must be a valid culture name for a language in Business Central, such as en-US or da-DK. If the specified language does not exist on the Business Central Server instance, then en-US is used.

Parameter properties

Type:LanguageSetting
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Name

Specifies the name of the Business Central app that you want to upgrade. The results must return only one Business Central app, otherwise nothing upgrades.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:AppName

Parameter sets

Properties
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-PassThru

Returns a Business Central app object for the upgraded Business Central app. The Business Central app object contains the properties of the Business Central app, such as name, publisher, and version.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:False
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Path

Specifies the path to a Business Central app package file that you want to upgrade for the tenant. The Business Central app must have already been published and synced to the server instance before you can upgrade it for the tenant.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

Path
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Publisher

Specifies the publisher of the Business Central app that you want to upgrade. The results must return only one Business Central app, otherwise nothing upgrades.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:AppPublisher

Parameter sets

Properties
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ServerInstance

Specifies the Business Central Server instance that the Business Central app is published to, such as BC.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:0
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:True
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-SkipVersionCheck

Specifies if we should check the version during the upgrade. By default if the version of the Business Central App was not changed we will not run upgrade. If you specify this parameter the upgrade will be executed again. This parameter cannot be used to downgrade the app - upgrading to a lower version will fail.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:False
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-SyncMode

Which sync mode should be executed while upgrading the app.

If the app is already synchronized, the upgrade process proceeds independently of the requested sync mode.

The supported synchronization modes for upgrade are 'Add', 'ForceSync' and 'None'. The last-mentioned is the default behavior.

Possible values: Add, Clean, Development, ForceSync, None

Parameter properties

Type:NavAppSyncMode
Default value:None
Accepted values:Add, Clean, Development, ForceSync, None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Tenant

Specifies the ID of the tenant that you want to upgrade the Business Central app for, such as Tenant1. You can specify the value 'default' if the specified server instance is not configured for multiple tenants. Alternatively, do not set the parameter.

Parameter properties

Type:TenantId
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:Id

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Version

Specifies the version of the Business Central app that you want to upgrade. The version of upgraded Business Central app must be greater than current installed/uninstalled Business Central app , otherwise nothing upgrades.

Parameter properties

Type:Version
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:AppVersion

Parameter sets

Properties
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

System.String

By value and by property name: ServerInstance

System.String

By property name: Name

System.String

By property name: Publisher

System.Version

By property name: Version

Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Types.TenantId

By property name: Tenant

System.String

By property name: Path

System.String

By value and by property name: ExclusiveAccessTicket

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.