Secure config and insecure config problem

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Posted on by PavanKiranKumar2

I would like to create an entity and I want to read the configs inside my plugin through that. But the problem is, there should be some way for my plugin to identify which record in that entity should read depending upon the operation (i.e post / pre).

Can anyone suggest me some helpful workaround to suffice my requirement.

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ScottDurow 21 on at

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Hi,

Are you asking how to get access to the secure and insecure config in your plugin code?

To get access you simply need to add a new constructor to your plugin (that inherits from IPlugin):

public SomePluginConstructor(string unsecureConfig, string secureConfig)

The difference between secure and unsecure is that the secure config will not be exported with a solution.

hth

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PavanKiranKumar2 on at

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Hi Scott,

I am not asking how to use secure an unsecure config inside plugin. I want to access the data which I place in secure and insecure config from another custom entity.

e.g... on account creation plugin I need some secure config data.. I will get that from some custom entity "cust".

But the question is I need a generic way where in any plugin which fires at any time should be able to read appropriate config content which has given by the user through UI..

Any help would be highly appreciable..

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ScottDurow 21 on at

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Ah sorry - I see.

Well, this probably would be best implemented using a Configuration entity that you store name/value keys. Since the Plugin context runs under the scope of the SYSTEM user, you can can create an OrganizationService passing null:

IOrganizationService service = factory.CreateOrganizationService(null);

Then use a QueryByAttribute Request to get the config with a specific key - msdn.microsoft.com/.../gg334708.aspx

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ScottDurow 21 on at

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I also meant to say - because the SYSTEM user has access to all records - there would be reason to give the user access to the Configuration entity.

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PavanKiranKumar2 on at

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How can key value pair suffice this requirement..

Please clarify this example.

1. Plugin firing on Pre operation on account entity on creation of record it should get one config value.

2. Plugin firing on Post-operation on account entity on updation of record it should get other config value.

key can by any one.. either entity on which it is firing, or type of operation, or action taking place.

But for the above requirement how can we do that.

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ScottDurow 21 on at

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Hi,

You will need to define a set of keys that are named something like

<EntityName>_<Message>_<OperationStage>

In your plugins you can use the context to dynamically construct this key value using the context:

context.PrimaryEntityName + "_" + context.MessageName + "_"+ context.Stage

So each entity/message/stage combination will have a different key and so they will pick up a different config value from the name/value pairs.

Does that make sense?

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PavanKiranKumar2 on at

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Yes.. It is clear.. let me give a try on that.

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Anjali Raj on at

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As Scott said defining a set of keys in below manner should work.

<EntityName>_<Message>_<OperationStage

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