While testing an existing C# app that connected to our Dynamics 365 environment, we encountered an unusual error after updating the CRM SDK Nuget package used by the app.
System.InvalidCastException: ‘Unable to cast object of type ‘Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Entity’ to type ‘XXXX.Xrm.Model.XXXX.’
While upgrading a .NET customisation that interfaced with our client Dynamics 365 online environment (Version 9). I encountered the following error while attempting to fetch some records from our Dynamics 365 instance. Continue reading
While trying to debug a new custom workflow plugin in my Dynamics 365 environment I encountered the below error.
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If you encounter the below error when in Dynamics CRM while trying to profile a custom workflow plugin using the CRM Plugin Registration utility
Unhandled Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at PluginProfiler.Library.WorkflowXamlUtility.InstrumentStep(XmlNode activityNode, XmlNamespaceManager ns, InstrumentedStepConfiguration step, String workflowAssemblyName)
at PluginProfiler.Library.WorkflowXamlUtility.InstrumentXaml(CrmServiceClient service, String xaml, IList`1 steps)
at PluginProfiler.Library.ProfilerManagementUtility.EnableWorkflow(CrmServiceClient service, String overrideKeyFileName, Guid workflowId, Boolean persistToEntity, String persistenceSessionKey, Boolean includeSecureInformation, Boolean isContextReplay, CustomActivityStep[] workflowSteps)
at Microsoft.Crm.Tools.PluginRegistration.CommonControls.ProfilerSettingsViewModel.btnOk_Click()
After a recent CRM Solution deployment to our Dynamics CRM 365 environment users started encountering the below plugin error when updating a Contacts entity record.
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Having just passed the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification, I wanted to share some of my thoughts and insights for those that plan to sit the exam.
The AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification is a great entry point into the world of Amazon AWS.
I recently had to troubleshoot a network communication. My app was unable to call an external service endpoint. Troubleshooting network issues can sometimes be as fun as pulling out your own teeth.
In this post I wanted to share a nifty way to perform low-level troubleshooting, which ultimately saved my bacon.
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Google has replaced its legacy analytics library https://ssl.google-analytics.com/ga.js with the new and improved Universal Analytics library https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js.
I’ve been working on a Google Chrome Browser Extension but had some trouble integrating it with Google Analytics. Google’s own tutorial hadn’t yet been updated to use the new analytics library. In this post I’ll explain how I did it.
The day had only just begun … I got into the office … I grabbed a coffee … sat down at my desk.
I tried connecting to one of my Azure dev VM’s but for some reason I couldn’t RDP to it. I waited a bit of time and then tried again, but still no luck.
My Azure AutomationAccount was configured to automatically start and shutdown my VM’s each working day.
I checked the logs for my AutomationAccount and found the message
“The Server encountered an internal error. Please retry the request.”.
I recently had the requirement to count the number of lines of code for each application that we maintain.
Obviously I didn’t want to do this manually … it would have been way to time consuming … so I began searching for solutions.
While looking around I came across a fantastic command line tool called CLOC (Count Lines of Code) on github. This utility does exactly what it says on the tin – it parses your code file to counts the lines of code.
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