Debugging using Tracing Service in Dynamics 365 CE

Tracing service is an out-of-box service which is provided by Microsoft. Fundamentally, it creates a log in Dynamics 365 CE which helps in debugging the code. This is best suited for non-technical users where coding is not their forte.

Step 1:
Create Plugin. Refer step 1 and 2

Step 2:
Lets code and place traces in the code.

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

namespace TracePlugin
{
    public class TracePlugin : IPlugin
    {
        
            public void Execute(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
            {
                try
                {
					//Extract the tracing service interface for use in debugging sandboxed plug-ins.
                    ITracingService tracingService =
                                    (ITracingService)serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(ITracingService));
					
					// Obtain the execution context from the service provider.
                    IPluginExecutionContext context = (IPluginExecutionContext)
                        serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(IPluginExecutionContext));
						
					
                    IOrganizationServiceFactory serviceFactory = (IOrganizationServiceFactory)serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(IOrganizationServiceFactory));
					
					
                    IOrganizationService service = serviceFactory.CreateOrganizationService(context.UserId);

                    if (context.InputParameters != null)
                    {
						//execute tracing service
                        tracingService.Trace("Tracing Message");
                        Entity account = (Entity)context.InputParameters["Target"];
                        tracingService.Trace("Account Id: " + account.Id.ToString());
                    }

                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    throw new InvalidPluginExecutionException(ex.Message);
                }
            }
    }
}

Step 3:
Create signing in certificate. Refer to step 4 and 5.

Step 4:
Refer to register plugin dll.

Step 5:
Enable tracing in Dynamics 365 CE.
Setting > Administration > System setting > Customizations > Enable logging to plug-in trace log to ALL > Click Ok