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How to rename Enums and re-publish to AppSource?

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Posted on by jdrco 485

After updating my enum names on my extension, I tried to re-deploy my app to AppSource. However, during the validation process, I get this error on all enums I changed:

Name changes are not allowed because it might break the upgrade of existing installations and dependent extensions. 

Is there a way to get by this error? I would still like to update my enum names as I republish.

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    Andy Sather Profile Picture
    Andy Sather Microsoft Employee on at

    Hello  - We currently do not have dedicated Dev support via the Dynamics 365 Business Central forums, but I wanted to provide you some additional resources to assist.  If you need assistance with debugging or coding I would recommend discussing this on one of our communities.

    www.yammer.com/dynamicsnavdev

    I will open this up to the community in case they have something to add.

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    IB-29041624-0 Profile Picture
    IB-29041624-0 1,191 Moderator on at

    You have to write upgrade code to handle this.

    Please read here:

    docs.microsoft.com/.../devenv-upgrading-extensions

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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    YUN ZHU 102,417 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi, you need to obsolete the original enum, create a new one, and then modify your code to use the new enum. If there is data, you need to use the upgrade codeunit mentioned by Inge to transfer the value.

    For example,

    pastedimage1660441184160v1.png

    Hope this helps.

    Thanks.
    ZHU

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    Teddy Herryanto (That NAV Guy) Profile Picture
    Teddy Herryanto (Th... 14,306 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    You are not supposed to rename objects (including enum) on AppSource because it is under the assumption that there may be another app being dependent on your app. You will need to obsolete the old one and create a new one.

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