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Crm Exception: Message: Expected non-empty Guid.

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Posted on by hicham 215

I have crm 2013 and the trace log I have this recurring exception everywhere...could someone help please....

Crm Exception: Message: Expected non-empty Guid.

Process: w3wp |Organization:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 |Thread: 249 |Category: Exception |User: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 |Level: Error |ReqId: f5184867-7fd4-4c82-9b5d-16d6dea65188 | CrmException..ctor ilOffset = 0x7
at CrmException..ctor(String message, Exception innerException, Int32 errorCode, Boolean isFlowControlException) ilOffset = 0x7
at CrmException..ctor(String message, Exception innerException, Int32 errorCode) ilOffset = 0x5
at Exceptions.ThrowIfGuidEmpty(Guid parameter, String name) ilOffset = 0x18
at OrganizationSdkServiceInternal.Retrieve(String entityName, Guid id, ColumnSet columnSet, CorrelationToken correlationToken, CallerOriginToken callerOriginToken, WebServiceType serviceType, Boolean checkAdminMode) ilOffset = 0x16
at InprocessServiceProxy.RetrieveCore(String entityName, Guid id, ColumnSet columnSet) ilOffset = 0x28
at OrganizationServiceProxy.Retrieve(String entityName, Guid id, ColumnSet columnSet) ilOffset = 0x4
at EntityDictionary.TryRetrieveEntity(String key) ilOffset = 0xF8
at EntityDictionary.System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String,Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Entity>.get_Item(String key) ilOffset = 0x1B
at VisualBasicValue`1.Execute(CodeActivityContext context) ilOffset = 0x51
at ActivityExecutor.ExecuteInResolutionContext(ActivityInstance parentInstance, Activity`1 expressionActivity) ilOffset = 0x35
at InArgument`1.TryPopulateValue(LocationEnvironment targetEnvironment, ActivityInstance activityInstance, ActivityExecutor executor) ilOffset = 0x2F
at ActivityInstance.InternalTryPopulateArgumentValueOrScheduleExpression(RuntimeArgument argument, Int32 nextArgumentIndex, ActivityExecutor executor, IDictionary`2 argumentValueOverrides, Location resultLocation, Boolean isDynamicUpdate) ilOffset = 0x16
at ActivityInstance.ResolveArguments(ActivityExecutor executor, IDictionary`2 argumentValueOverrides, Location resultLocation, Int32 startIndex) ilOffset = 0x9C
at ExecuteActivityWorkItem.ExecuteBody(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager, Location resultLocation) ilOffset = 0x1C
at ActivityExecutor.OnExecuteWorkItem(WorkItem workItem) ilOffset = 0x53
at Callbacks.ExecuteWorkItem(WorkItem workItem) ilOffset = 0xD
at Scheduler.OnScheduledWork(Object state) ilOffset = 0xC5
at SendOrPostThunk.UnhandledExceptionFrame(Object state) ilOffset = 0x0
at PumpBasedSynchronizationContext.DoPump() ilOffset = 0x2E
at WorkflowApplication.Invoke(Activity activity, IDictionary`2 inputs, WorkflowInstanceExtensionManager extensions, TimeSpan timeout) ilOffset = 0x23
at WorkflowInvoker.Invoke(Activity workflow, IDictionary`2 inputs, TimeSpan timeout, WorkflowInstanceExtensionManager extensions) ilOffset = 0x36
at SynchronousWorkflowActivityHost.ExecuteWorkflowUsingInvoker(Activity workflow, ICommonWorkflowContext context) ilOffset = 0xD0
at SynchronousWorkflowActivityHost.StartWorkflow(WorkflowActivationData activationData, ICommonWorkflowContext context) ilOffset = 0x73
at SynchronousWorkflowActivityHost.StartWorkflow(ICommonWorkflowContext context) ilOffset = 0xBA
at WorkflowProcessServiceInternalHandler`1.ExecuteSyncWorkflow(Guid workflowId, PipelineExecutionContext pipelineContext, IGenericEventData workflowInstanceData, Boolean isTriggered) ilOffset = 0x59
at WorkflowProcessServiceInternalHandler`1.ExecuteTriggeredSyncWorkflow(Guid workflowId, PipelineExecutionContext pipelineContext) ilOffset = 0x21
at SyncWorkflowExecutionPlugin.Execute(IServiceProvider provider) ilOffset = 0x2C
at V5PluginProxyStep.ExecuteInternal(PipelineExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0x2A3
at VersionedPluginProxyStepBase.Execute(PipelineExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0x65
at Pipeline.Execute(PipelineExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0x6C
at MessageProcessor.Execute(PipelineExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0x1FB
at InternalMessageDispatcher.Execute(PipelineExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0xE4
at ExtensiblePlatformMessageDispatcher.Execute(PipelineExecutionContext pluginContext) ilOffset = 0x0
at ExtensiblePlatformMessageDispatcher.CreateWithInvocationSource(BusinessEntity entity, Int32 invocationSource, ExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0xB4
at BusinessProcessObject.Create(IBusinessEntity entity, ExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0x54
at AttachmentServiceBase.Create(IBusinessEntity entity, ExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0x5D
at AnnotationServiceInternal`1.Create(IBusinessEntity entity, ExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0x52
at RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor) ilOffset = 0xFFFFFFFF
at RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Object obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments) ilOffset = 0x25
at RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture) ilOffset = 0xCF
at LogicalMethodInfo.Invoke(Object target, Object[] values) ilOffset = 0x4F
at InternalOperationPlugin.Execute(IServiceProvider serviceProvider) ilOffset = 0x57
at V5PluginProxyStep.ExecuteInternal(PipelineExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0x200
at VersionedPluginProxyStepBase.Execute(PipelineExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0x65
at Pipeline.Execute(PipelineExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0x6C
at MessageProcessor.Execute(PipelineExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0x1C5
at InternalMessageDispatcher.Execute(PipelineExecutionContext context) ilOffset = 0xE4
at ExternalMessageDispatcher.ExecuteInternal(IInProcessOrganizationServiceFactory serviceFactory, IPlatformMessageDispatcherFactory dispatcherFactory, String messageName, String requestName, Int32 primaryObjectTypeCode, Int32 secondaryObjectTypeCode, ParameterCollection fields, CorrelationToken correlationToken, CallerOriginToken originToken, UserAuth userAuth, Guid callerId, Guid transactionContextId, Int32 invocationSource, Nullable`1 requestId, Version endpointVersion) ilOffset = 0x16E
at OrganizationSdkServiceInternal.ExecuteRequest(OrganizationRequest request, CorrelationToken correlationToken, CallerOriginToken callerOriginToken, WebServiceType serviceType, UserAuth userAuth, Guid targetUserId, OrganizationContext context, Boolean returnResponse, Boolean checkAdminMode) ilOffset = 0x1F1
at OrganizationSdkServiceInternal.ExecuteRequest(OrganizationRequest request, CorrelationToken correlationToken, CallerOriginToken callerOriginToken, WebServiceType serviceType, Boolean checkAdminMode) ilOffset = 0x2D
at OrganizationSdkServiceInternal.Execute(OrganizationRequest request, CorrelationToken correlationToken, CallerOriginToken callerOriginToken, WebServiceType serviceType, Boolean checkAdminMode) ilOffset = 0x26
at InprocessServiceProxy.ExecuteCore(OrganizationRequest request) ilOffset = 0x34
at PlatformCommand.XrmExecuteInternal() ilOffset = 0xF6
at CreateCommand.Execute() ilOffset = 0xC
at EntityProxy.Create(Boolean performDuplicateCheck, Guid auditingTransactionId) ilOffset = 0x0
at EntityProxy.Create(Boolean performDuplicateCheck) ilOffset = 0x7
at EntityProxy.CreateAndRetrieve(String[] columnSet, Boolean performDuplicateCheck) ilOffset = 0x0
at AnnotationWebService.SaveWithAttachment(String id, Boolean update, Int32 type, String dataXml) ilOffset = 0x93
at RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor) ilOffset = 0xFFFFFFFF
at RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Object obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments) ilOffset = 0x25
at RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture) ilOffset = 0xCF
at LogicalMethodInfo.Invoke(Object target, Object[] values) ilOffset = 0x4F
at WebServiceHandler.Invoke() ilOffset = 0xC3
at WebServiceHandler.CoreProcessRequest() ilOffset = 0x13E
at SyncSessionlessHandler.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) ilOffset = 0x39
at HandlerWrapper.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) ilOffset = 0x7
at CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() ilOffset = 0x18D
at HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) ilOffset = 0x15
at ApplicationStepManager.ResumeSteps(Exception error) ilOffset = 0x10A
at HttpApplication.System.Web.IHttpAsyncHandler.BeginProcessRequest(HttpContext context, AsyncCallback cb, Object extraData) ilOffset = 0x5C
at HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestInternal(HttpWorkerRequest wr) ilOffset = 0x16A
at ISAPIRuntime.ProcessRequest(IntPtr ecb, Int32 iWRType) ilOffset = 0x4B
>Crm Exception: Message: Expected non-empty Guid., ErrorCode: -2147220989, InnerException: System.ArgumentException: Expected non-empty Guid.

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    When are you getting this error? is it when you are trying to save a record?

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    Pavan Deepala Profile Picture
    Pavan Deepala 90 on at

    I faced Similar error while mistakenly passing EntityReference Value which is not yet present in System. So you need to basically check all the attributes that you are passing to the service.create.

    you may refer to social.microsoft.com/.../expected-nonempty-guid as well.

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    Please check your workflow that triggers on Annotation (attachment).

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