Difference Between synchronous plugin and synchronous WorkFlow?

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Can you please suggest what is the Difference Between synchronous plugin and synchronous WorkFlow? and Real time scenario where we cant achieve from Plugin can do it from workflow or why do we need Synchronous Workflow ?

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RE: Difference Between synchronous plugin and synchronous WorkFlow?

A real time scenario where sync Workflow has advantage over sync plugin is that the execution scope implementation.

For Example, if you have Case records generated in 2 different Business Units. You want to restrict the Plugin execution on case records to just one Business unit.

This can be neatly achieved by writing a custom activity and calling it from a sync Workflow by specifying scope as Business Unit.

This can also be achieved in Plugin by writing lot of conditions inside Plugin code, and it is not a recommended way!

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RE: Difference Between synchronous plugin and synchronous WorkFlow?

In Real time workflow you can trigger workflow pre-Operation and post-Operation.

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RE: Difference Between synchronous plugin and synchronous WorkFlow?

Hi,

another difference is that:

For plugin you can register them on pre-Validation; pre-Operation and post-Operation step in order to achieve your different requirements.

For workflow it always will be on post opretation.

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RE: Difference Between synchronous plugin and synchronous WorkFlow?

Hi dkrishna ,

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Synchronous workflow or plugin, use it when you need:

your action done immediately (like check over data to eventually block the execution and advise user)

a series of consequential ctions , where you need to control action by action

Asynchronous workflow or plugin, use it when you need:

You DONT need your action done immediately like not business-critical action (e.g. data fill) or bulk data actions that will cause a timeout (in cloud environment).

Workflows and plugins use the same technology, but:

Workflows are useful for code re-use since they accept external parameters

Plugins are more flexible since you could access a larger set of behaviours

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RE: Difference Between synchronous plugin and synchronous WorkFlow?

Workflow can be executed on-demand while plugin can be registered only on predefined messages no on-demand option available.

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RE: Difference Between synchronous plugin and synchronous WorkFlow?

Basically i want to know when do you go for mainly Synchronous plugin and Synchronous WorkFlow any specific scenarios?

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RE: Difference Between synchronous plugin and synchronous WorkFlow?

Hi

Please check following link

community.dynamics.com/.../221335

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RE: Difference Between synchronous plugin and synchronous WorkFlow?

Hi dkrishna ,

Synchronous workflow or plugin, use it when you need:

your action done immediately (like check over data to eventually block the execution and advise user)

a series of action consequential, where to need to control action by action

Asynchronous workflow or plugin, use it when you need:

You DONT need your action done immediately like not business-critical action (e.g. data fill) or bulk data actions that will cause a timeout (in cloud environment).

Workflows and plugins use the same technology, but:

Workflows are useful for code re-use since they accept external parameters

Plugins are more flexible since you could access a larger set of behaviours

Hope it helps.

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Thank You & Best Regards

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Microsoft Dynamics CRM Consultant, Bologna+Milano, ITALY

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RE: Difference Between synchronous plugin and synchronous WorkFlow?

I don't think it's about technical limitation, you should be able to implement the requirement by either. I haven't explored D365 but plugin should be technically lighter in terms of footprint as workflows get tracked more? It's about who does the change? a developer, who can quickly code the requirement in an existing plugin, or a BA who need to implement it quickly.

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