This article will guide you through setting up the Popdock extension for Business Central on-premises. Before you begin, you must download the Popdock Extension for Business Central on-premises.

For an instance of Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises, apps must be loaded using PowerShell commands. PowerShell is a command-line user interface that uses the PowerShell scripting language.

Get the name of your Business Central server instance

1. Open a new PowerShell terminal.

2. Enter the following command:

Get-NAVServerInstance

Install the Popdock extension using PowerShell

1. Download the Popdock extension for Business Central on-premises.

2. Open a new PowerShell terminal.

3. Enter the following command. You will need to replace $serverInstance with the name of your server instance.

Publish-NAVApp -ServerInstance $serverInstance -Path ".\eOne Solutions_Popdock for Dynamics 365 Business Central_1.0.0.9.app" -SkipVerification

4. Check that ODATA and developer services are enabled. To view your server settings, enter the following command:

Get-NAVServerConfiguration $serverInstance

5. Set the following values. For $ODATA_PORT and $DEVELOPER_PORT the values must match the Popdock connection settings.

Set-NAVServerConfiguration $serverInstance -KeyName ODataServicesEnabled -KeyValue true
Set-NAVServerConfiguration $serverInstance -KeyName ODataServicesPort -KeyValue $ODATA_PORT
Set-NAVServerConfiguration $serverInstance -KeyName ODataServicesSSLEnabled -KeyValue true

Set-NAVServerConfiguration $serverInstance -KeyName DeveloperServicesEnabled -KeyValue true
Set-NAVServerConfiguration $serverInstance -KeyName DeveloperServicesPort -KeyValue $DEVELOPER_PORT
Set-NAVServerConfiguration $serverInstance -KeyName DeveloperServicesSSLEnabled -KeyValue true

If you have questions about installing the Popdock extension into Business Central on-premises, contact support@eonesolutions.com.