Debug Plug-ins using “Plug-in Profiler” – CRM 2011
In CRM, we can debug the plug-ins deployed in “on premise” by following the steps in this article. But it’s always difficult to debug Plug-ins deployed in CRM online.
Now we can debug Plug-in code registered in both online/on premise also using “Plug-in Profiler”.
In CRM 2011, with the SDK 5.0.5 and later releases we got a “Plug-in Profiler” add-in along with Plug-in registration tool.
If you open the Plugin registration tool comes with latest SDK, it would look as below with profiler options.
What all I need to debug, using “Plug-in Profiler”
- To debug using “Plug-in Profiler” all you need is
- Plugin assembly .dll
- Visual studio
- Plugin registration tool from latest SDK
How do I use “Plug-in Profiler”
- Check the Step by Step: Working with CRM2011 plugin profiler
- You can also refer, Analyze Plug-in Performance
Few more points
- “Plug-in Profiler” also provides offline debugging option using “Replaying plug-in execution”, it does not require a connection to a CRM server and organization.
- Support for registering and executing custom workflow activities in the sandbox is new in CRM 2011 UR 12 and the CRM December 2012 Service Update
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Categories: CRM 2011
CRM 2011, debug plugin, online, Plug-in Profiler
Rajeev Pentyala - Microsoft Power Platform 
Great article. Helped a lot while debugging plugins for CRM Online. Thanks.