This post is about log4net logger implementation in CRM 2011. I will provide details about log4net in CRM Plugins. It is as the same with Web-services and Custom aspx Pages.
1. First we will have a Config file for log4net so that, its configuration/settings can be read and applied to logger.
2. Add log4net.dll to your Plugin.
3.
1. First we will have a Config file for log4net so that, its configuration/settings can be read and applied to logger.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<configSections>
<section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net" />
</configSections>
<log4net>
<appender name="RollingLogFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
<file value="D:\Logger\Log4net\logs\log.txt" />
<appendToFile value="false" />
<rollingStyle value="Size" />
<maxSizeRollBackups value="5" />
<maximumFileSize value="1GB" />
<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
<conversionPattern value="%date [%thread] %-5level %logger - %message%newline" />
</layout>
</appender>
<appender name="MemoryAppender" type="log4net.Appender.MemoryAppender">
</appender>
<root>
<level value="Info" />
<appender-ref ref="RollingLogFileAppender" />
<appender-ref ref="MemoryAppender" />
</root>
</log4net>
</configuration
Copy all this into a file named "log4net.config" and place it in D:\Logger\Log4net\Config\2. Add log4net.dll to your Plugin.
3.
using log4net; using log4net.Config; public class MyPlugin: IPlugin { protected static readonly ILog Logger = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(PublishToGRID)); static MyPlugin() { XmlConfigurator.Configure(new System.IO.FileInfo(@"D:\Logger\Log4net\Config\log4net.config")); } try { if (context.InputParameters.Contains("Target") && context.InputParameters["Target"] is Entity) { Logger.Info("Plugin Executed"); } } catch (Exception ex) { string ErrorMessage = "Exception Occured in CRM"; Logger.Error(ErrorMessage,ex); }
After your plugin executed: you will se the log file generated in D drive. containing the following text: Logger.info: 6/15/2014 7:11 p.m Plugin Excuted