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Dynamics 365, plugins and custom entities and debugging

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I developed plugins a very long time ago for CRM 3 and 4. But I have not been doing CRM since then.

I am trying to create a plugin that gets the data I need from a create or update along with custom entities for a contact. Then to post this to a webapi.

We hooks is not an option as it does not send me all the data I need including an external id.

How does one obtain and figure out the custom entity attached to a contact and its properies?

Also, what is the best way to debug plugins that is hosted in the cloud? We are not using azure functions  

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    Mahendar Pal Profile Picture
    Mahendar Pal 45,095 on at
    RE: Dynamics 365, plugins and custom entities and debugging

    Hi,

    As suggested, how you will get your entity and it's attribute depends on which message your plugin is registered, as you said you want to run your plugin on create/update, you can use post create and post update plugin where you can have images registered, as in the target you will only get dirty fields so in case you want to get all the field you need to use plugin images, You can refer this post community.dynamics.com/.../pre-image-and-post-image-in-dynamics-crm for understanding images in plugin,

    For debugging plugin you can refer quick steps here: http://himbap.com/blog/?p=2469

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    RaviKashyap Profile Picture
    RaviKashyap 55,410 Moderator on at
    RE: Dynamics 365, plugins and custom entities and debugging

    Hi,

    For debugging you can refer the below blog-

    dynamics365blocks.wordpress.com/.../how-to-debug-a-plugin-in-dynamics-365-online-using-plugin-profiler

    To get the entity data in plugin, refer the sample codes below. Basically, for most of the plugin messages, the entity exists in the target property. Which contains the entity reference for the associated entities. So from target you fetch the related entity and then another call to retrieve the full details of related entity.

    docs.microsoft.com/.../sample-create-basic-plugin

    docs.microsoft.com/.../plugin-development

    crmbook.powerobjects.com/.../developing-a-plug-in

    Hope this helps.

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