Written by 5 steps to Debug a plugin in CRM 2011
Step1. Register and deploy the plug-in assembly.
If there is another copy of the assembly at the same location and you cannot overwrite that copy because it is locked by Microsoft Dynamics CRM, you must restart the service process that was executing the plug-in.
Step2. Configure the debugger.
Attach the debugger to the process on the Microsoft Dynamics CRM server that will run your plug-in. Refer to the following table to identify the process.
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Plug-in Registration Configuration
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Service Process
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online
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w3wp.exe
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offline
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Microsoft.Crm.Application.Hoster.exe
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asynchronous registered plug-ins (or custom workflow assemblies)
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CrmAsyncService.exe
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sandbox (isolation mode)
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Microsoft.Crm.Sandbox.WorkerProcess.exe
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If there are multiple processes running the same executable file, for example multiple w3wp.exe processes, attach the debugger to all instances of the running executable process. Next, set one or more breakpoints in your plug-in code.
Step 3. Test the plug-in.
Run the Microsoft Dynamics CRM application, or other custom application that uses the SDK, and perform whatever action is required to cause the plug-in to execute. For example, if a plug-in is registered for an account creation event, create a new account.
Step 4. Debug your plug-in code.
Make any needed changes to your code so that it performs as you want. If the code is changed, compile the code into an assembly and repeat steps 1 through 4 in this procedure as necessary. However, if you change the plug-in assembly’s major or minor version numbers, you must unregister the earlier version of the assembly and register the new version.
Step 5. Register the plug-in in the database.
After the edit/compile/deploy/test/debug cycle for your plug-in has been completed, unregister the (on-disk) plug-in assembly and then reregister the plug-in in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM database.
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