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Overview

  • The App Management Service is responsible for storing and providing information concerning SP App licenses and permissions
  • All licenses for apps downloaded from Marketplace will be stored in Apps service application
  • The App Management Service is accessed each time app is requested or used in SharePoint to verify validity of the request
  • Further information regarding features of the Apps Management service application
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How to create a 'App Management' service application

Method 1: PowerShell

If you are not sure to be able to use the cmdlets, you can have a look at this article.

1. Launch SharePoint 2013 "Management Shell"

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2. Get the Farm account

$account = Get-SPManagedAccount FarmAccount

3. Create a new application pool using this account

$appPoolAppSvc = New-SPServiceApplicationPool -Name AppServiceAppPool -Account $account

4. Create the "App management" service application, using this application pool

$appAppSvc = New-SPAppManagementServiceApplication -ApplicationPool $appPoolAppSvc -Name AppServiceApp -DatabaseName NomDeLaBDD

5. Create a proxy for the service application

$proxyAppSvc = New-SPAppManagementServiceApplicationProxy -ServiceApplication $appAppSvc

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6. Start the "App Management Service" service

Get-SPServiceInstance | where-object {$_.TypeName -eq "App Management Service"}

(Get-SPServiceInstance | where-object {$_.TypeName -eq "App Management Service"}).Provision()

Get-SPServiceInstance | where-object {$_.TypeName -eq "App Management Service"}

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Method 2: Central administration

1. In SharePoint 2013 central administration, click on "Application Management", then on "Manage Service Applications"

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2. Click on "New", then on "App Management Service"

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3. Type a name for the service application and its database

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Type a name for the application pool and the account used by the pool.

Uncheck the checkbox if you do not want to create a proxy for the service application, then click on "OK".

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4. The service application and its proxy are created

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5. The last action is to start the "App Management Service" service.

Click on "Application Management", then on "Manage services on server"

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6. Click on "Start" in front of the service

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PowerShell - App Management Service cmdlets


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