Create a Company App

A Company App is an application you upload yourself, for example an in-house application or licensed software that isn’t in the Repository Apps catalog. In the product it’s called a Custom Application. This page shows you how to create one.

Before you start

Company Apps require Application Manager. Check the Repository Apps catalog first: if the application is there, a Repository App is less work to maintain. See Repository Apps.

Upload the installer

1. Go to Windows → Applications and select the Company Apps tab.
2. Click New. If you’re asked for an application type, select Custom Application.
3. Under Source Files, select one of:
   • Installation file — an .msi, .exe, .msix, or .msu file.
   • Directory — a folder with the installer and any files it needs.
   • ZIP file — a .zip file with the installer and any files it needs.

4. If you uploaded a folder or ZIP file, select the installation file in it. Select Select no Installation File if the app has no installer, for example when it only copies files with PowerBricks.

CapaOne uploads the files. Keep the browser tab open until the upload is done. The upload progress is also shown in the top bar.

The maximum total size of an upload is shown under Source Files. The app name can’t contain the characters ', ", $, `, /, or \. CapaOne takes the name from the installer file or folder, so rename the file or folder before you upload it if its name contains any of these characters. Uploaded files are scanned for malicious code. If the scan finds malicious code or locked files that can’t be scanned, the upload is deleted.

Import an exported app

If a Company App was exported with Export for CapaOne, you can create a new app from the export. On the New page, select Import custom app instead of uploading source files, and select the exported .zip file. CapaOne uploads the file and creates the app from it.

Set the installation options

When the upload is done, the Installation options dialog asks for the command-line options for the installer. CapaOne suggests options for common installer types. For example, for an MSI file it suggests /qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress ALLUSERS=1.

Refer to the application’s documentation for its installation options. For EXE installers, you can often list the supported options by running the setup file with /? in a command prompt.

The options are copied to the parameters of the install PowerBrick, and you can change them later in the PowerBricks Editor. MSIX and MSU files don’t take installation options.

Fill in the app details

Field	Description
Name	Required.
Version	Required, for example 2023.006.20380.
PowerBricks	The steps that install and uninstall the app. Click Open PowerBrick Editor. See PowerBricks.
Description and Icon	Optional.
Installation Tier	When the app installs relative to other apps. Standard by default. See Installation Tiers.
Architecture	32-bit, 64-bit, or Auto.
Language	Danish, English, or System language.
Release status	Testing, Released, or Retired. See Release status.

Click Create. The Create button stays unavailable until the app has source files, a Name, and a Version. Hover over it to see which fields are missing.

When you save the app with its Release status changed to Released, CapaOne asks whether you want to copy the assignment from another app. Select yes to reuse the endpoints and groups of an existing app, for example an earlier version.

If you cancel while you’re creating the app for the first time, the draft app is deleted.

PowerBricks

PowerBricks are ready-made steps, such as installing an MSI file, setting a registry value, or creating a shortcut, that you combine into the install and uninstall logic of the app. See PowerBricks for the full list.

In the PowerBricks Editor:

1. Search for a brick, or browse the categories.
2. Add bricks to the Install or Uninstall tab of the Execution Sequence. Drag them into the order you want. The bricks run in the order they’re listed.
3. Open each brick to fill in its parameters, and click Apply changes. A warning icon shows if a required parameter is missing.
4. Click Close, and then save the app.

To reuse a brick with its settings, open the brick’s menu and select Save as Preset. Your presets are under My Presets. When a newer version of a brick is available, the brick shows a notice and you can select Upgrade in its menu.

Add an uninstall sequence as well, so the app can be uninstalled from CapaOne.

Change the files later

Open the app, select Edit, and use Modify Content under Source Files to add, replace, or remove files. All existing files are replaced when you replace the content and save.

Other actions

Open the app’s menu on the Company Apps tab for more actions:

• Duplicate — create a copy of the app, for example to prepare a new version.
• Copy assignment from… — copy the endpoints and groups from another app.
• View content — see the files in the app.
• Export for CapaInstaller — download the app as a package for CapaInstaller.
• Export for CapaOne — download the app as a .zip file that you can import again to create a new app. See Import an exported app.
• Intune — upload the app to Microsoft Intune. See Upload a Company App to Intune.

Next steps

Assign the app to endpoints or groups. See Assign and Redeploy Windows Applications.