Inflectra Customer Forums: Debugging a custom DataSyncService plugin (Thread) Hello, Were using your SDK template to build a Defect Sync plug-in for HP Quality Center. Since its a plugin running in a service, debugging presents some unique problems. Any suggestions on attaching Visual Studios debugger so I can step through from breakpoints or thrown errors? Thanks in advance, Will Menton en-US(C) Copyright 2006-2026 Inflectra Corporation.support@inflectra.com/Computers/Software/Project_Management//Computers/Software/Quality_Assurance/KronoDesksupport@inflectra.comhttp://www.inflectra.com/kronodesk/forums/threads120/Support/Forum/integrations/bug-trackers/1680.aspxthreadId=1680Will Menton (william_menton@cinfin.com)Debugging a custom DataSyncService plugin Hello, Were using your SDK template to build a Defect Sync plug-in for HP Quality Center. Since its a plugin running in a service, debugging presents some unique problems. Any suggestions on attaching Visual Studios debugger so I can step through from breakpoints or thrown errors? Thanks in advance, Will Menton Fri, 26 May 2017 19:05:06 -04002017-05-30T13:11:05-04:00/Support/Forum/integrations/bug-trackers/1680.aspxmessageId=3025Will Menton (william_menton@cinfin.com) A couple of things Ive tried to no avail: attaching Visual Studio to the DataSyncService (as Admi A couple of things Ive tried to no avail: attaching Visual Studio to the DataSyncService (as Admin) using Debugger.Break() and Debugger.Launch() The former does nothing, and the latter causes the service to crash without launching VS Tue, 30 May 2017 11:47:56 -04002017-05-30T11:47:56-04:00/Support/Forum/integrations/bug-trackers/1680.aspx#reply3025messageId=3026Will Menton (william_menton@cinfin.com) Figured it out. For anyone else who comes this way with the same question: On the SpiraTeam host Figured it out. For anyone else who comes this way with the same question: On the SpiraTeam host machine: Start VS as Admin and open the project Put Debugger.Launch(); in the constructor public DataSync() Build and deploy the debug build Do not close the project (youll need the project already open as Administrator) Start the Service When the debug options pop up, choose the Admin session you already have running Tue, 30 May 2017 13:11:05 -04002017-05-30T13:11:05-04:00/Support/Forum/integrations/bug-trackers/1680.aspx#reply3026