Marketplace updates 2023
This article contains a description of changes to the Marketplace that affect developers publishing apps. Official Marketplace website: Creatio Marketplace.
Learn more about the development of Marketplace apps in the developer documentation: Development for Creatio Marketplace.
Publish a custom Freedom UI component as a Marketplace listing
As part of transition to composable architecture, you have new opportunities to customize Creatio. Now you can create, publish, and sell your own custom Freedom UI components as standalone listings on the Creatio Marketplace.
Learn more:
- Custom Freedom UI component
- Create custom Freedom UI component using Clio utility (YouTube)
- Requirements for icons of custom Freedom UI page components
- Marketplace app licensing
To publish custom Freedom UI components on Creatio Marketplace, select the appropriate listing type in the Creatio Marketplace Console. Learn more: Steps to publish the Marketplace app using Creatio Marketplace Console.
Release of the Creatio Marketplace Console
We are excited to introduce the Creatio Marketplace Console, a powerful and streamlined tool designed to enhance your experience in managing your Marketplace listings.
The Creatio Marketplace Console, an integral part of the Success Portal, was created to offer you a more convenient and efficient way to manage the entire lifecycle of your Marketplace listings.
In the next few weeks, Creatio will seamlessly migrate all Marketplace apps to the Creatio Marketplace Console. You will receive a separate email notification that contains all the necessary details about this transition.
Learn more about publishing and updating listings using the new tool: Steps to publish the Marketplace app using Creatio Marketplace Console. Contact us if you have any feedback, we appreciate it: marketplace@creatio.com
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Configure the Marketplace app for Lead and Opportunity Management and Productivity compatibility
As part of transition to composable architecture, new composable apps were released.
- Lead and Opportunity Management. Available for version 8.1.0 and later. The app lets you create leads from visually stunning landing pages, or import leads from a file, and streamline your lead and opportunity workflows with automation in Freedom UI. The app replaces the Leads and Opportunities Classic UI sections with their Lead and Opportunity Management counterparts. Learn more: Lead and Opportunity Management (Creatio Marketplace).
- Productivity. Available for version 8.1.0 and later. The app lets you create, schedule, and manage meetings, personal tasks, and work calls, all in one place in Freedom UI. The app replaces the Activities Classic UI section with the Calendar and Tasks Productivity counterparts. Learn more: Productivity (Creatio Marketplace).
If your Marketplace app is based on Classic UI sections that were replaced by Lead and Opportunity Management and Productivity Freedom UI sections, configure the app to ensure it operates as expected. Learn more about configuring apps in a separate article: Configure the Marketplace app for composable architecture compatibility.
Composable pricing model
The new pricing model complements composable Creatio architecture by giving users the maximum degree of freedom. The flexible platform plans introduced in the model can be combined with any Creatio app and product. The Basic Support package is now included in the Creatio product subscription. We have also extended subscription to the Marketplace partner program, meaning the price of paid apps published on the Creatio Marketplace includes the Basic Support package as well. The new pricing model is active since July 20, 2023. Learn more about the model on the Creatio website.
Configure the Marketplace app for Customer 360 and Case Management compatibility
As part of transition to composable architecture, new composable apps were released.
- Customer 360. Available for version 8.0.6 and later. The app lets you manage contacts and accounts in Freedom UI. The app replaces the Contacts and Accounts Classic UI sections with their Customer 360 counterparts. Learn more: Customer 360 (Creatio Marketplace).
- Case Management. Available for version 8.0.8 and later. The app lets you manage cases, services, and service agreements in Freedom UI. The app replaces the Cases, Service and Service agreements Classic UI sections with their Case Management counterparts. Learn more: Case Management (Creatio Marketplace).
If your Marketplace app is based on Classic UI sections that were replaced by Customer 360 and Case Management Freedom UI sections, configure the app to ensure it operates as expected. Learn more about configuring apps in a separate article: Configure the Marketplace app for composable architecture compatibility.
.NET 6 support
Support for .NET Core 3.1 will be retired in Creatio version 8.0.9. If your Marketplace app used to support .NET Core 3.1 and deployment on Linux, we recommend migrating your Marketplace app to .NET 6 when updating Creatio to version 8.0.9. Learn more about the migration procedure in separate articles: Move Creatio .NET Core 3.1 to .NET 6, Framework compatibility, .NET 6 server.
Configure the Marketplace app for composable architecture compatibility
We revamped the package architecture in Creatio 8.0.6 and named the new architecture composable package architecture. In the future, Creatio is going to transition to composable package architecture. During the transition period, existing Creatio instances include both composable and classic package architectures after updating to version 8.0.6 and later. Learn more about changes to package architecture in a separate article: Composable package architecture.
Therefore, configure your Marketplace app for composable architecture compatibility to ensure the app operates as expected after the transition to composable architecture. Learn more about configuring apps in a separate article: Configure the Marketplace app for composable architecture compatibility.
Recommendations for developing compatible Marketplace apps
Upcoming Creatio releases change the way apps are installed into the environment. Configure the Marketplace app to ensure the app remains compatible with Creatio. Learn more about the configuration recommendations in a separate article: Recommendations for developing compatible Marketplace apps.
Demo version of the Marketplace app
You can now create and publish a demo version of a Marketplace app in the Developer profile. The demo version availability minimizes the time for preparing the presentation to the users and ensures a sufficient user satisfaction level. Learn more about instructions to create a demo version in a separate article: Demo version of the Marketplace app.