2021 Marketplace Release Notes

Last modified: December 24, 2025

December 2021

December 16, 2021

Improvements

November 2021

November 18, 2021

New Features

  • We released Try for Free for premium app services (like Email Service).
  • You can now provide key capabilities, a banner, external links, and industry cloud details when sharing new Solution and Solution Template component types.

Improvements

  • You can now add release notes for your new component version without uploading a new source file.
  • You can now skip uploading a source file on the Upload Component tab for App Service and Solution Template component types if your component is not downloadable.

September 2021

September 7, 2021

New Features

  • Marketplace filtering has been revamped. You can now find content faster by filtering by Industry, Content Type, and Studio Pro Compatibility.
  • We have made 15+ fully developed solutions and 10+ solution templates available to help you realize value even more quickly.
  • We have listed 10+ Premium app services, and we now support a self-service subscription experience using credit card for two app services in supported regions.

August 2021

August 12, 2021

Improvements

  • We have replaced the Download button with the Start with Template button for the Create New App category.

July 2021

July 29, 2021

New Features

  • We have implemented a UX refresh of Marketplace Home Page to be in line with other Marketplace pages.

June 2021

June 3, 2021

Fixes

  • We fixed a bug in Studio Pro where certain components did not load properly.

May 2021

May 31, 2021

Improvements

  • When adding new Marketplace content, you can now only set the Category in the initial version of your content. You cannot change this setting by updating the content later.
  • When you create a new component in the Solutions category, you will not be able to upload a source file, as solutions will no longer have downloadable content.
  • We have started supporting rich characters in the message describing what needs to be changed in your content for approval via the steps on the Publish page.

Fixes

  • We fixed some bugs in the flow for adding new Marketplace content.

May 28, 2021

New Features

  • We released support for the subscription to an app service (like MindSphere IIoT for Makers):
    • Automatic provisioning of the app service on subscription.
    • The Service Management Dashboard, where you can view the service instance to which you have subscribed and generate binding keys for your service instance.

May 4, 2021

Fixes

  • We fixed the issue with downloading the Windows Service.
  • We fixed a minor bug for anonymous users.

April 2021

April 7, 2021

Improvements

Fixes

  • We fixed some performance issues where certain Marketplace sections were not loading properly. This also includes connection issues to the Marketplace within Studio Pro.

Known Issues

  • There is an issue with users having trouble downloading Windows Service.

March 2021

March 23, 2021

Improvements

  • We added email notifications for several actions in the Marketplace. You can now receive emails if one of your components has changed, when a published component has received a review, and when you receive a reply to one of your reviews. You can unsubscribe from any of the notifications in Marketplace Home Page.
  • Developers can now reply to reviews of their components.

February 2021

February 9, 2021

Improvements

  • You can now download Windows Service and Server Distribution for the latest Studio Pro version using the Related Downloads button on the Get Studio Pro page.
  • Adding beta versions for components is no longer supported. Beta versions of published components and existing drafts have been automatically updated to remove the beta tag.

January 2021

January 26, 2021

Improvements

  • You are now able to download Studio Pro versions marked as beta from a separate tab on the Get Studio Pro page named Beta Releases. The default download option (via the Release Notes tab) remains the latest stable release of Studio Pro.

Fixes