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XRMToolBox RibbonWorkbench (timeout) errors, RibbonMetadataGeneration slow

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Hello

Thanks for taking your time to read this question.
Please be so kind as to read my full question before answering.

Since rather recently work with the RibbonWorkbench of XRMToolBox has been annoying, both when working with entity ribbons, but even more when working with application ribbons.
I keep getting eithers timeouts
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or error messages saying that RibbonMetadataGeneration is still running.
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Checking the solution history, there seems to have been a change introduced sometime after June, that made RibbonMetadataGeneration significantly slower.
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My actual questions:

  1. Why is RibbonMetadataGeneration "suddenly" so slow and maybe how to "fix it"?
  2. Any ideas on how to still keep on working with RibbonWorkbench even with timeouts and RibbonMetadataGeneration being excruciatingly slow

Thanks,
    Sa.

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  • GinaPSync Profile Picture
    17 on at
    RE: XRMToolBox RibbonWorkbench (timeout) errors, RibbonMetadataGeneration slow

    Hello,

    I had this exact same error trying to publish a change to a form ribbon. I found this on the XRMToolBox site - https://www.xrmtoolbox.com/documentation/for-users/connecting-to-an-organization/

    I increased the 'Service timeout' for the connection to 00:04:00 minutes and I was able to publish my ribbon changes successfully.

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  • Bipin D365 Profile Picture
    28,983 Moderator on at
    RE: XRMToolBox RibbonWorkbench (timeout) errors, RibbonMetadataGeneration slow

    Hi,

    Thank you for the information ️

    Good luck

  • SaWu Profile Picture
    33 on at
    RE: XRMToolBox RibbonWorkbench (timeout) errors, RibbonMetadataGeneration slow

    It seems to me like you haven't used Ribbon Workbench for a while.

    Since a few versions back you can only use it with solutions which contain nothing but one raw entity without anything.

    Also, I think the problem isn't Ribbon Workbench at all.

    I think some things in Dynamics in the way ribbons are prepared, e.g. RibbonMetadataGeneration, have just become excruciatingly slower.

  • Bipin D365 Profile Picture
    28,983 Moderator on at
    RE: XRMToolBox RibbonWorkbench (timeout) errors, RibbonMetadataGeneration slow

    Hi,

    Strange...

    I hope you have not included multiple components and only added entity without fields, forms, views in your solution which is being used for ribbon customization

    Try to post your query on this page to get response from the creator of the tool

    ribbonworkbench.uservoice.com/.../classic_widget

  • SaWu Profile Picture
    33 on at
    RE: XRMToolBox RibbonWorkbench (timeout) errors, RibbonMetadataGeneration slow

    I had the latest version in RibbonWorkbench.
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    Also tried the managed solution, different error

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    but probably same/siminar problems underneath
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  • Bipin D365 Profile Picture
    28,983 Moderator on at
    RE: XRMToolBox RibbonWorkbench (timeout) errors, RibbonMetadataGeneration slow

    Hi,

    Can you try to download latest version of Ribbon workbench tool from below link?

    www.develop1.net/.../ribbonworkbench.aspx

    Install the solution on your instance.

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