Installation of STAEDEAN add-ons

Disclaimer: The installation scripts on this page are provided by STAEDEAN "as is." PowerShell is an object-oriented shell and scripting language for Windows. STAEDEAN does not provide services or support for PowerShell.

Types of installation (on-premises and cloud)

The difference between installing a horizontal product and a vertical product is in replacing the Microsoft Base Application. Horizontal products are extensions and do not modify Base Application objects. The initialize PowerShell scripts on the respective pages install the apps in the correct sequence based on app dependencies.

From Microsoft Dynamics Business Central 2019 Wave 2 onward, a continuous update scenario applies to on-premises installations as well. STAEDEAN adds hotfix builds to the Microsoft Cumulative Updates published monthly. The update PowerShell scripts on the respective pages publish and install the new versions and, when successful, uninstall and unpublish the previous versions. When required, upgrade functions convert data as explained in the Release Notes. Because the version codes and the upgrade functions are included in the script, following the monthly update cadence is important:

Type	Platform	Product type	Product	Link to page
Initial	On-premises	Horizontal	BIS	Initialize BIS
			ANY	Initialize ANY
			PE	Initialize PE
			QM	Install QM on-premises
		Vertical	IEM	Initialize IEM
			FOOD	Initialize FOOD
			JMS	Install JMS on-premises
	Cloud	Horizontal	BIS/ANY	Initialize BIS/ANY Cloud
			QM	Initialize QM Cloud
		Vertical	JMS-AJM	Initialize JMS-AJM Cloud
Update	On-premises	Horizontal	BIS	Update BIS
			ANY	Update ANY
			PE	Update PE
		Vertical	IEM	Update IEM
			FOOD	Update FOOD

Docker installations

Docker installations are relevant for developers and pre-sales demo environments. These installations require access to the Microsoft Docker Hub to retrieve the latest Business Central image. The PowerShell NAVHelper module contains a specific set of functions to handle Docker container-based installations. STAEDEAN provides sample scripts for this type of installation on request.

For STAEDEAN Food and Docker, see the bottom of the Initialize FOOD page.

Upgrading from C/AL to AL

This document lists comments received from partners who went through this upgrade process.