Creating an Azure-Aware Plugin without Code

Summary

This post contains details on registering an Endpoint in the Microsoft Dataverse without creating a custom plugin.

The details of the message include everything sent in event execution, including the execution context.

Endpoint Registration

The steps to create an Azure Aware plugin are very simple.

• Create an Azure Service Bus Queue or Topic.
• Generate a SAS Key & Store both the Primary Key and the Connection Details.
• Using the Plugin Registration Tool, create a new Endpoint.

Create a new Endpoint Registration.

Under Message Format; the choices of .NET, XML, and JSON can be selected.

• Right-click the registered Endpoint and add a new STEP.
• Update the Step accordingly:

• Ensure that the Event Handler is set to the Endpoint registered earlier.
• Ensure that the Asynchronous and PostOperation Stage has been selected.
• Save & Test.

Creating a new Contact record should send an event to the Service Bus Queue containing the full details of the Contact Event.

Send Messages to a Topic

Sending messages to a Topic is similar to sending messages into a Queue.

Things to keep in mind:

• Sessions are not supported.
• Create a Subscription with no filtering to capture all messages.