Once an app catalog site is created, you may proceed to add the Office manifest file in it.
Adding the Office manifest file in a catalog site provides an alternative way to your end users to install the SigningHub for Word add-in on their Microsoft Office 365 accounts, instead of accessing the Office store for it.
This is also helpful in maintaining a centralised location to add and upgrade the manifest file, so that all the end users of your organisation can access the same latest version from your on premises store.
Add the Office manifest file in your app catalog siteAdding the Office manifest file in a catalog site provides an alternative way to your end users to install the SigningHub for Word add-in on their Microsoft Office 365 accounts, instead of accessing the Office store for it.
This is also helpful in maintaining a centralised location to add and upgrade the manifest file, so that all the end users of your organisation can access the same latest version from your on premises store.
- Customise the Office manifest file. This is an optional step and is only executed when you have got a private on premises deployment of SigningHub. In such a case you would need to customise the Office manifest file according to your deployment URL.
For this, open the file in a text editor and look for the "SourceLocation” element with the URL which is to be used for the communication between the Microsoft office and the targeted server. The default value of URL is:
“https://office.signinghub.com/app/Default.aspx", now update this URL according to your deployment URL, and save the changes. - Log into your Office 365 account with SharePoint administrator credentials.
- Click the app launcher icon in the upper left and select the "Admin" option, as marked with red arrows on the below screen.
- The Office 365 admin menu will appear in the left panel. Click the "Admin Centers" option and select the "SharePoint" option.
- Click the "apps" option from left panel.
- From the next appearing screen, click the "App Catalog" option.
- Click the “Apps for Office” option.
- Click the “New” option.
- Browse the Office manifest file from your system and click OK.
- The manifest file will be uploaded, and is added in your app catalog site. It is now available to your end users for installation from your on premises store.
Upgrade the Office manifest file in your app catalog site
When a new version of SigningHub for Word add-in is released, you can upgrade its manifest file on your catalog site to make it available for your end users.
When a new version of SigningHub for Word add-in is released, you can upgrade its manifest file on your catalog site to make it available for your end users.
- Customise the manifest file as explained in the first step above (if required).
- Log into your Office 365 account with SharePoint administrator credentials.
- Click the app launcher icon in the upper left and select the "Admin" option, as marked with red arrows on the below screen.
- The Office 365 admin menu will appear in the left panel. Click the "Admin Centers" option and select the "SharePoint" option.
- Click the "apps" option from left panel.
- From the next appearing screen, click the "App Catalog" option.
- Click the “Apps for Office” option.
- Click the “New” option.
- Browse the latest Office manifest file from your system and click OK.
- The Office manifest file will be upgraded accordingly.
The newly added manifest file is now available to your end users for installation from your on premises store.
