This is a GitHub Action to update EXE and MSI apps in the Microsoft Store.

1. Ensure you meet the prerequisites.

2. Install the extension.

3. Obtain and configure your Partner Center credentials.

4. Add tasks to your release definitions.

1. You must have an Azure AD directory, and you must have global administrator permission for the directory. You can create a new Azure AD from Partner Center.

2. You must associate your Azure AD directory with your Partner Center account to obtain the credentials to allow this extension to access your account and perform actions on your behalf.

3. The app you want to publish must already exist: this extension can only publish updates to existing applications. You can create your app in Partner Center.

4. You must have already created at least one submission for your app before you can use the Publish task provided by this extension. If you have not created a submission, the task will fail.

5. More information and extra prerequisites specific to the API can be found here.

Your credentials are comprised of three parts: the Azure Tenant ID, the Client ID and the Client secret. Follow these steps to obtain them:

1. In Partner Center, go to your Account settings, click Manage users, and associate your organization's Partner Center account with your organization's Azure AD directory. For detailed instructions, see Manage account users.

2. In the Manage users page, click Add Azure AD applications, add the Azure AD application that represents the app or service that you will use to access submissions for your Partner Center account, and assign it the Manager role. If this application already exists in your Azure AD directory, you can select it on the Add Azure AD applications page to add it to your Partner Center account. Otherwise, you can create a new Azure AD application on the Add Azure AD applications page. For more information, see Add and manage Azure AD applications.

3. Return to the Manage users page, click the name of your Azure AD application to go to the application settings, and copy the Tenant ID and Client ID values.

4. Click Add new key. On the following screen, copy the Key value, which corresponds to the Client secret. You will not be able to access this info again after you leave this page, so make sure to not lose it. For more information, see the information about managing keys in Add and manage Azure AD applications.

See more details on how to create a new Azure AD application account in your organizaiton's directory and add it to your Partner Center account here.

The Seller ID can be found by clicking the gear icon in the upper right corner of the Partner Center and selecting Account Settings. You can find the Seller ID under Legal info

The Product ID can be found by navigating to the overview of your application in the Partner Center and copying the Partner Center ID.

This action allows you to publish your app on the Store by creating a submission in Partner Center.

name: CI

on:
  push:
    branches: [ main ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ main ]

jobs:
  start-store-submission:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Configure Store Credentials
        uses: microsoft/store-submission@v1
        with:
          command: configure
          type: win32
          seller-id: ${{ secrets.SELLER_ID }}
          product-id: ${{ secrets.PRODUCT_ID }}
          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.TENANT_ID }}
          client-id: ${{ secrets.CLIENT_ID }}
          client-secret: ${{ secrets.CLIENT_SECRET }}

      - name: Update Draft Submission
        uses: microsoft/store-submission@v1
        with:
          command: update
          product-update: '{"packages":[{"packageUrl":"https://cdn.contoso.us/prod/5.10.1.4420/ContosoIgniteInstallerFull.msi","languages":["en"],"architectures":["X64"],"isSilentInstall":true}]}'

      - name: Publish Submission
        uses: microsoft/store-submission@v1
        with:
          command: publish