[Idea] Add support for Directory.app.props.json file

[ahenkel]

Idea Description

Recently microsoft introduced a new config-file where you can define things like publisher and version in a central way. This comes handy for repositories the multiple apps.

After trying it on my local machine I would like to use it on the build pipeline as well. Sadly this do not work because BcContainerHelper is referring to version property of app.json in (Sort-AppDependencyFolder) and publisher in Run-AlPipeline.ps1: line 1930 without recognizing the central configuration file.

Could you please support central definition via Directory.app.props.json file

Contribution (Optional)

• I would be open to contributing to this idea (implementation, documentation, testing, etc.)

[mazhelez]

Hi @ahenkel

Thanks for sharing your idea! It's definitely in our plans to support Directory.app.props.json, so stay tuned!

[Duizy1971]

I was at the BCTechDays 2026 and two Microsoft employess told us that the use of a
"Directory.App.Props.json" should be working. 'They are using it themselves too'.
Somehow with AL-GO templates 9.0 it still does not work. I keep getting errors with the CI/CD AL-GO run...

"Unexpected error when running action. Error Message: The property 'Version' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists., StackTrace: at , C:\ProgramData\BcContainerHelper\6.1.15\BcContainerHelper\AppHandling\Sort-AppFoldersByDependencies.ps1: line 90 <- at Sort-AppFoldersByDependencies, C:\ProgramData\BcContainerHelper\6.1.15\BcContainerHelper\AppHandling\Sort-AppFoldersByDependencies.ps1: line 51 <- at AnalyzeProjectDependencies, D:\a_actions\microsoft\AL-Go-Actions\v9.0\AL-Go-Helper.ps1: line 1883 <- at Get-ProjectsToBuild, D:\a_actions\microsoft\AL-Go-Actions\v9.0\DetermineProjectsToBuild\DetermineProjectsToBuild.psm1: line 179 <- at , D:\a_actions\microsoft\AL-Go-Actions\v9.0\DetermineProjectsToBuild\DetermineProjectsToBuild.Action.ps1: line 64 <- at , D:\a_temp\c8fd05d0-d0a0-483a-bdf8-dbf6d6d79c9b.ps1: line 3 <- at , D:\a_actions\microsoft\AL-Go-Actions\v9.0\Invoke-AlGoAction.ps1: line 21 <- at , D:\a_temp\c8fd05d0-d0a0-483a-bdf8-dbf6d6d79c9b.ps1: line 2 <- at , : line 1"

and

"Error when evaluating 'strategy' for job 'Deliver'. .github/workflows/CICD.yaml (Line: 370, Col: 25): Error from function 'fromJson': empty input, .github/workflows/CICD.yaml (Line: 370, Col: 25): Unexpected value"