Glossary

App

A 3rd-party distributable item such as a Software integration or App Builder app. All apps have a Console project assigned to them.

Listing

How an App is published on the Marketplace. A Listing contains metadata to provide a rich description on Adobe Exchange listing cards and detail pages.

Version

The user installable portion an App. An App Builder Listing can be associatd with one or more Versions.

Console Project

Every App Builder or Software integration Listing is associated with a Console Project for building the app in Developer Console.

Product

An Experience Cloud host app that is extended in a Software Integration or App Builder App.

Platform

The two Experience Cloud Platforms supported in Developer Distribution are App Builder and Software integrations. For Creative Cloud the platforms are ZXP and UXP.

Listing Status

The lifecycle of a Listing can be tracked by status on the “Your Listings” and "Listings details" pages. The lifecycle of multiple Versions within a Listing (i.e., Version Status) is displayed on the left rail of the "Listing details" page.

Draft – A Listing that does not have complete metadata or has not been reviewed.
In Review – A Listing that has been submitted but is waiting for reviewer approval.
Approved – A Listing that has been reviewed but not yet published. A developer has chosen to “publish later” and can do so by clicking the “Publish” CTA.
Published – A reviewed Listing that can be searched and browsed on a Marketplace if public. DP deep-link is enabled to allow users to acquire public or limited apps.
Retracted – A reviewed published Listing whose Details Page deep-link is disabled and no longer discoverable.
Rejected – A submission that was rejected by reviewers. Reviewer notes are displayed on the listing page until the first edit is saved whereby the status goes back to Draft.

Version Status

Follows the same lifecycle milestones as Listing Status. The status of each Version within a Listing is tracked independently since it is possible to publish or retract a Version without affecting the status of a Listing. Conversely if a Listing is retracted, all Versions within that Listing are automatically retracted. Version Status can be found on the left side of "Listing detail" pages.

Status Headlight Colors

The colored circle next to the status that acts as a visual representation of the status.

Grey – Draft, In Review and Rejected listings with unapproved content.
Blue - Published, Approved, Retracted listings with “reviewed” content.
Orange – draft listing edits, in review or rejected.

Listing edits

Enables the modification of Listing metadata for Published, Approved or Retracted Listings. Listing edits are ideal for a developer to make a quick metadata update as reviewers require minimal turnaround time. Listing edits are applied immediately upon approval. Listing Status suffixes highlight the pending edit status until approved.