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Tim Mangan
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Jan 28, 2019
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Modification Package "Capabilities"

What are the rules for setting "Capabilities" on Modification Packages? 

Should it include the capabilities settings of the main package?  Or just what it needs?

  • Dian Hartono's avatar
    Dian Hartono
    Jan 28, 2019

    Hi, modification packages cannot set capabilities. They are inherited from the main package. 

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  • Dian Hartono's avatar
    Dian Hartono
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    Jan 28, 2019

    Hi, modification packages cannot set capabilities. They are inherited from the main package. 

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        Tim Mangan
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        Jan 28, 2019

        Dian Hartono  But wait...

         

        What if I were a developer that wanted to build a plugin to an MSIX enabled application developed by someone else and needed to add a capability in order to get through the store submission process? Like maybe AutoCad and I want to add a camera based plugin, which I think can only be done as a Modification package.

         

        Would I still mark the capability in the modification package to get through the store, but it will be ignored at runtime?  And might the camera get blocked in that case?

         

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