---
title: "Updating apps with _Exclude prefix"
slug: "bc-updating-apps-with-exclude-prefix"
description: "STAEDEAN library apps update issue: Learn about the renaming, management, and update process for STAEDEAN apps in Microsoft Dynamics 365."
tags: ["Task"]
updated: 2026-06-25T09:59:00Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:00Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/bc-updating-apps-with-exclude-prefix"
---

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# Updating apps with _Exclude prefix

## Library apps update issue

- STAEDEAN library apps previously had the `_Exclude_` prefix. Since the January 2022 release, STAEDEAN renamed these apps and dropped the `_Exclude_` prefix. Apps from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central version 19 (Fall 2021) onward can update from both the Admin Center and the Admin API. Updating from version 18 to 19 still requires the Admin API.
- Apps with the `_Exclude_` prefix are filtered from the **Extension Management** page and also from the **Admin/Partner Center Extension** page.
- This presented an issue: STAEDEAN library apps cannot update or be maintained by STAEDEAN, partners, or clients in the normal way. Via this path, only one update is forced when a major release installs: which occurs every six months.

The library apps are [STAEDEAN Common](/business-central/docs/bc-staedean-common) and [STAEDEAN Business Integration Solutions](/business-central/docs/publish-bis-cloud-apps). STAEDEAN aims to rename these apps so they appear in and are managed like all other apps.

## Managing apps using Admin Center

For more information on how to manage apps, refer to [Managing Apps](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/tenant-admin-center-manage-apps).

## Managing apps using Admin API

### Display the installed apps

The first step is to see the installed apps in your online environment. Use a PowerShell script with two steps:

1. Retrieve a bearer token using OAuth. For an example, see [Authenticate](https://github.com/microsoft/BCTech/blob/master/samples/AdminCenterApi/PowerShell/Authenticate.ps1).
2. Use the Admin API to get a JSON list of all installed apps: see the script below for an example. For more details, see [Dynamics 365 Business Central: Install AppSource Apps via Admin Center API](https://yzhums.com/12259/).

```plaintext
$environmentName = "YourEnvironment"#replace with the environment name$accessToken = "oAuthToken"#replace with the token that you retrieve from Azure$response = Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method Get `
    -Uri"https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/admin/v2.6/applications/businesscentral/environments/$environmentName/apps" `
    -Headers@{Authorization=("Bearer $accessToken")}
Write-Host (ConvertTo-Json (ConvertFrom-Json$response.Content))
```

### Update STAEDEAN-Common and Business Integration Solutions

To update STAEDEAN-Common and Business Integration Solutions, you need the IDs of these apps:

- STAEDEAN-Common: "3d24078f-27f6-4e56-b448-15adbb4f9858"
- Business Integration Solutions: "9b0fdadc-3c4a-4dc4-82bf-6ac1c4bd5d71"

Run the following script to update the required app. [Release notes for Business Integration Solutions - SaaS](/business-central/docs/bc-release-notes-for-business-integration-solutions-saas-bis).

```plaintext
$appIdToInstall = "3d24078f-27f6-4e56-b448-15adbb4f9858"#replace with your app id$appTargetVersion = "App target version"$accessToken = "oAuthToken"#replace with the token that you retrieve from Azure$environmentName = "YourEnvironment"#replace with the environment nametry{
    $response = Invoke-WebRequest `
        -Method Post `
        -Uri"https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/admin/v2.6/applications/BusinessCentral/environments/$environmentName/apps/$appIdToInstall/update" `
        -Body (@{
            "AcceptIsvEula" = $true"targetVersion" = $appTargetVersion"languageId" = "1033""installOrUpdateNeededDependencies" = $true"useEnvironmentUpdateWindow" = $false
        } | ConvertTo-Json) `
        -Headers@{Authorization=("Bearer $accessToken")} `
        -ContentType"application/json"
}
catch [System.Net.WebException]{
    $Exception = $_.Exception
    $respStream = $Exception.Response.GetResponseStream()
    $reader = New-Object System.IO.StreamReader($respStream)
    $respBody = $reader.ReadToEnd() | ConvertFrom-Json | ConvertTo-Json-Depth100$reader.Close();
    Write-Error$Exception.Message
    Write-Error$respBody-ErrorAction Stop
}
```

To verify the status of both STAEDEAN-Common and Business Integration Solutions, run the following script:

```plaintext
$environmentName = "YourEnvironment"#replace with your environment name$accessToken = "oAuthToken"#replace with the token that you retrieve from Azure$response= Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method Get `
    -Uri"https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/admin/v2.6/applications/BusinessCentral/environments/$environmentName/apps/$appIdToInstall/operations" `
    -Headers@{Authorization=("Bearer $accessToken")}
Write-Host (ConvertTo-Json (ConvertFrom-Json$response.Content))
```

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## Related

- [Publish cloud apps - Business Integration Solutions](/bc-publish-bis-cloud-apps.md)