Snapshot Debug for debugging in Production Environment in BC SaaS

Hello Friends,

We can use Snapshot Debug for debugging in Production Environment in BC SaaS

Snapshot debugging allows a delegated admin to record AL code that runs on the server, and once it has run, debug the recorded snapshot in Visual Studio Code. For a delegated admin to create and download a snapshot file that exists on the server on behalf of an end-user, the delegated admin must be part of the D365 Snapshot Debug permission group.

From Visual Studio Code, you start a snapshot by creating a snapshot configuration file. There are two template configurations for a snapshot, which are accessed by selecting Add Configuration in Visual Studio Code.

AL: Initialize a snapshot debugging session locally

AL: Initialize a snapshot debugging session on cloud

Below configuration added in launch.json

        {

          "name": "snapshotInitialize: Microsoft production cloud",

          "type": "al",

          "request": "snapshotInitialize",

          "environmentType": "Production",

          "environmentName": "production",

          "tenant": "0cd33610-3443-4d21-a9a1-5b0f3ae1dc84",

          "breakOnNext": "WebClient",

          "userId": "BCADMIN",

          "executionContext": "DebugAndProfile",

          "snapshotVerbosity": "Full"

      }

Useful shortcut for snapshot debug:

F7             Start a snapshot debugging session    //Start   

                 Opne BC Production Env and Process Tran. and Generate Error

Alt+F7     Finish a snapshot debugging session   //Finish  

                 Wait for Few min to system to download zip file in Snapshot folder

Shift+F7   List all available snapshots          

                  //List of downloaded Snapshot - Click on Snapshot to start debug

PS: Status of a snapshot debugging session

• Initialized – A request is issued and the server is waiting for the next session to be snapshot debugged based on the above rules.
• Started – You have attached to an end-user session to snapshot debug.
• Finished – When the snapshot debugging session has finished.
• Downloaded – When the snapshot file is downloaded.

Done.

Thank you for reading.

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