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Hi:
I have developed a plugin and it is registered with an online Dynamics CRM 2016.

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I did the action when it should trigger, but is not performing action and not throwing any error?

How can I debug this plugin?

Thanks.

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tpeschat 4,930 on at

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Hi,

did you register the sdk steps for this plugin?

you should have registered one step for entity student - create and one for entity student - update.

Unfortunately I can't help you with Debugging, since I am on premise and always write a log with streamwriter ... but this is not an Option with sandboxed plugins, like you register in CRM online.

Can you probably provide the source code?

br Thomas

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Hi,

You can use plugin profiler to debug your plugin.

First make sure you have registered a step as explained in the following link.

msdn.microsoft.com/.../gg309580.aspx

Following link explains how to use plugin profiler.

nishantrana.me/.../debugging-online-plugin-in-crm-2013

Kashif

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@Kashif..

I tried to use plugin profiler, but it requires error/log file, and i am unable to get log file that is required and after this profiler works.

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@Thomas..

I am unable to register step for student entity, as I typed Student, student was not found in the list and by default it set it to any entity, but Student Entity resides there when I open from Settings->Solution.

and sure I will show my code as well.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk;

namespace Plugin_Sample
{
public class tags:IPlugin
{
public void Execute(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
{
IPluginExecutionContext context = (IPluginExecutionContext)serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(IPluginExecutionContext));

if (context.InputParameters.Contains("Target"))
{
if (context.InputParameters["Target"] is Entity)
{
Entity entity = (Entity)context.InputParameters["Target"];
if (entity.LogicalName == "Student")
{
try
{
Entity createTeacher = new Entity("Teacher");
createTeacher["teachername"] = "Teacher Name.";
createTeacher["new_teachername"] = "Teacher new_Name.";

createTeacher["teacherclass"] = "Teacher Class.";
createTeacher["new_teacherclass"] = "Teacher new_class.";

createTeacher["teachercomment"] = "Comments about Teacher.";
createTeacher["new_teachercomment"] = "Comments about new_Teacher.";

if (context.OutputParameters.Contains(""))
{

}
IOrganizationServiceFactory serviceFactoryObj = (IOrganizationServiceFactory)serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(IOrganizationServiceFactory));
IOrganizationService client = serviceFactoryObj.CreateOrganizationService(context.UserId);
client.Create(createTeacher);
throw new Exception("New Teacher is Added.");
}
catch (Exception)
{
throw;
}
}
}
}
else
{
return;
}
}
}
}

This is complete code and it is built successfully.

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Hi Sakeel,

replace 1line with 2, your entity is custom entity, in that case you have to put the prefix like new_ whatever you are using, same thing you need to do while registering the steps search with new_student you will get it.

1. if (entity.LogicalName == "Student")

2. if (entity.LogicalName == "new_Student")

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Can you maybe provide a screenshot where you register the steps and where student can't be found.

I only know plugin registration tool for CRM 2011. Haven't used the one for CRM 2016 yet. Probably something had changed.

Can you navigate to settings - customizations - customize the system - entities - student

Probably the name of the entity stored in the db is different from the display name?

Br Thomas

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@Mohit Thanks..

It seems true, let me have a try to implement this suggestion.

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@tpeschat

Thanks, i think it was the problem, here is the screenshot of step registration...

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@Mohit can I easily update plugin there after rebuilding code? or first I have to delete the plugin from solution?

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Hi Shakeel,

Just rebuild you code , you don't need to delete the plugin from solution.

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