Custom Connector D365 CE Offer – ISV Connect Program

 Custom Connector D365 CE Offer – ISV Connect Program

Business Application ISV Overview  Build standalone business applications with the Power Platform to reduce costs and development time or Extend the functionality of a Dynamics 365 first-party business application or Connect   existing web applications to first-party Dynamics 365 applications or the Power Platform. (cloud-based Dynamics 365 Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, Commerce, Project Operations, or Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations.)

Publishing a Customer Engagement offer type as a connector would require joining ISV Connect there are other options to publish connectors though, like the Connector marketplace

For example, Power App connector packaged and published as Customer Engagement offer type to AppSource is in the ISV Connect program

Power Automate connector published via the connector marketplace is not in ISV Connect

While Azure Logic Apps, Microsoft Power Automate, and Microsoft Power Apps offer over 325+ connectors to connect to Microsoft and non-Microsoft services, you may want to communicate with services that aren't available as prebuilt connectors. Custom connectors address this scenario by allowing you to create (and even share) a connector with its own triggers and actions.

Also note:

Anything published by a non-Microsoft publisher that is a Customer Engagement / Power App or Finance and Operations offer would be auto enrolled in ISV Connect if it has passed certification within Partner Center its auto enrolled.

Partner Center will lock ability to edit or publish CE or FO offers until the addendum is signed.

ISV Connect Program – Connect Documentation (incl Custom Connectors)  https://assetsprod.microsoft.com/en-us/isv-getting-started-connect.pdf

Becoming a Microsoft partner First, it outlines the process to become a Microsoft partner, including registering for the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) and Partner Center (PC). If you are already a Microsoft partner with PC access, you can skip this section.

Understanding connectors The second section provides an overview of connectors to help you understand what connectors are and how they work, including a look at the Power Platform to provide context and clarity around the structure and available tools.

How to connect The third section walks through how to create and use connectors using the Power Platform.

Publishing a connector The fourth section outlines the ways to publish a connector, whether sharing internally, through the connector store on the Microsoft Flow website, or through an app integration on AppSource. Resources Lastly, we’ve included links to additional resources to help you find answers to questions and provide additional guidance for when you’re ready to move beyond the basics.

Microsoft Power Platform enables users and organizations to analyze, act, and automate on the data to digitally transform their businesses. Microsoft Power Platform today comprises four products: Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents. It also has two add-ons: AI Builder and Power Apps portals.

Release Wave 1 - overview

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform-release-plan/2021wave1/#2021-release-wave-1-overview

• Building a custom connector.
  • Create a custom connector from scratch | Microsoft Docs

• Testing your custom connector.
  • Please refer this link. Create a custom connector from scratch | Microsoft Docs.

• Publish a custom connector. (optional Step) for Publishing a Customer Engagement offer type as a connector
  • You can refer this link. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/custom-connectors/submit-certification

• Publish to AppSource
  • Publish your app on AppSource (Microsoft Dataverse) - Power Apps | Microsoft Docs
  • Publish your Custom Connector on Microsoft AppSource so that app subscribers can find it, try it, and buy it. The apps you build and publish with Power Apps are discovered and used in Dynamics 365 on the web. More information: Discover apps via AppSource.

• Create a Custom connector inside unmanaged solution and then “Create a managed solution package”
  • Solutions in Power Apps - Power Apps | Microsoft Docs

• Create a new offer
  • Link Create a Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement & PowerApps offer in the Microsoft commercial marketplace | Microsoft Docs
  • This link will help partners to publish a customer engagement offer from partner center.

Useful links/Assets

1. Power Automate licensing information
2. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/powerapps-flow-licensing-faq

1. Custom connectors: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/custom-connectors/

1. There are a few ways to create a custom connector.  Here are some:

1. From scratch (blank): https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/custom-connectors/define-blank
2. From an OpenAPI (swagger) 2.0 definition: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/custom-connectors/define-openapi-definition
3. A few samples are available in our GitHub repo: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/custom-connectors/samples
4. You can watch our recent //build session on connectors as well: https://mybuild.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/77092
5. Once they have a custom connector, they can certify their connector so that it is available OOB on the platform: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/custom-connectors/submit-certification

9. Custom connectors FAQ : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/custom-connectors/faq
10. All about Connectors documentation https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/

11. Business Application ISV Overview Build Extend Connect