CRM 2016 Deactivate plugin does not fire when records merged

Question

I have a plugin that fired when the record is deactivated.

Below is the code -

if (context.InputParameters.Contains("EntityMoniker") && context.InputParameters["EntityMoniker"] is EntityReference)
            {
                EntityReference EntityRef = (EntityReference)context.InputParameters["EntityMoniker"];

//code continues

}

And i have registered the plugin on SetState and SetStateDynamicEntity steps.

The plugin fires when the record is directly activated or deactivated. However when the 2 records are merged, the other record gets deactivated, at this point, the deactivation plugin does not work.

After the suggestion received from the same blog -

i registered the same plugin with some modifications in the code at "Merge" event.

Below is the code -

 if (context.InputParameters.Contains("Target") && context.InputParameters["Target"] is EntityReference)
            {

                EntityReference EntityRef = (EntityReference)context.InputParameters["Target"];


                if (EntityRef.LogicalName != "account")
                    return;


                SubOrdinateRecord = (Guid)context.InputParameters["SubordinateId"];

However after i get the subordinate record i need to get its related record and deactivate it

However i am unable to get the related record.

Kindly suggest.

Answer 1

Your observations are correct. A MergeRequest does not trigger a SetStateRequest, so you will have to register a plugin on both messages.