Can I distribute a Template App in pre-production indefinitely

[coder_andy]

I am working on deployment plan for our PowerBI reports using Template Apps to a large number of customers. We do not want to publish template app to AppSource as we cannot expose the reports on a public platform. I am trying to understand if we can keep an version in pre-production plase and distribute using the app url.

So, my questions are -

• How long can a Template App (say version 1) stay in Pre-Production phase?
• Can it be distributed with live customers by sharing the App link?
• Is there any limitation on the number of users that can access the Pre-Production app?

[v-eachen-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @coder_andy ,

From the documentation and the results of my tests, there are no limits on duration and number of users.

Users need to have permission and Pro license. 

[Anonymous]

Hi, this was an interesting read.  Now I have a question
I was wondering if you could provide a link or links to information regarding a deployment process where i can have my devops group deploy a PBI template from GIT, and distribute it and convert to a PBIX file with a process to embed all required datasources, databases and passwords. 

Any ideas?