MicrosoftHow did you manage the hosts? Since it's a distributed system, the in-memory cache is only valid on the host running the plugin.
How did you manage cache updates on the various hosts?
MicrosoftGood point! CE plugins are designed for a sandboxed, serverless SaaS model, so the focus isn’t on underlying hosting but on reducing token calls from thousands to a handful. It’s an optional optimization for cases where that few seconds of token fetch time matters.
Yes, absolutely! However, the cache can be used more generically and to save queries to the dataverse. It's a shame that it's not possible to create a “real-time” invalidation system for all hosts.
Anyway, thanks a lot for the tip!
MicrosoftYou make an excellent point—those robust caching strategies are certainly more applicable when building custom line-of-business (LOB) applications rather than SaaS solutions like Dynamics 365.
Please note, this example is NOT intended to encourage caching Dataverse data inside plugins; we kindly ask that this approach be avoided. Our guidance remains to always access Dataverse data through IOrganizationService inside of Plugins.
Please understand, the tip here is simply about reducing costly, presumably external calls where possible—not about expanding this idea aggressively across scenarios. It’s meant for very specific cases where external dependencies can be optimized, not as a general pattern.
