---
title: "Retryable SetFacetOperation logging"
slug: "retryable-setfacetoperation-logging"
abstract: "Overview of xConnect SetFacetOperation logging during the retry strategy."
---
# Retryable SetFacetOperation logging

The `PatchFacetOperation` operation performs updates to calculated facets and creates one or more `SetFacetOperation` operations in the process.

Historically, if the `SetFacetOperation` failed, another operation was created according to the retry strategy (so the whole operation does not fail but is retried). However, this error still appeared in the logs. For example:

```text
2020-07-23 `04:33`:21.054 +`00:00` [Error] Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.SetFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #18, Conflict, Contact {cff913e9-636a-0000-0000-05e696b95c27}, KeyBehaviorCache

2020-07-23 `04:33`:21.054 +`00:00` [Error] Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.SetFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #19, Conflict, Contact {cff913e9-636a-0000-0000-05e696b95c27}, InteractionsCache

2020-07-23 `04:33`:21.054 +`00:00` [Error] Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.SetFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #20, Conflict, Contact {cff913e9-636a-0000-0000-05e696b95c27}, ExmKeyBehaviorCache

2020-07-23 `04:33`:21.101 +`00:00` [Error] Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.SetFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #21, Conflict, Contact {cff913e9-636a-0000-0000-05e696b95c27}, EngagementMeasures
```
> [!note]
> Historically, when the `PatchFacetOperation` operation was successful, it did not write a log entry.

The extending xConnect logging feature improves the logging of retryable `SetFacetOperation` operations. Errors are written to the log only if the whole `PatchFacetOperation` operation fails. When the `SetFacetOperation` fails under a `PatchFacetOperation` operation, it writes `[Debug]` information to the log file instead.

## Retryable SetFacetOperation log output example

Every `PatchFacetOperation` is assigned a unique ID. You can find all child operations with this ID. When the `MinimumLevel` of logging is set to `Warning`, then only failed `PatchFacetOperation` operations appear in the log. For example:

```text
2021-06-01 `10:16`:20.131 +`03:00` [Error] [XdbContextLoggingPlugin] XdbContext Operation Exception, Operation #1, Batch #f917f8a7-c7ea-458d-b589-b6accf217870, Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.PatchFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #1, Conflict, Contact {5f056110-fbd9-0000-0000-0625942c1bac}, ContactBehaviorProfile

2021-06-01 `10:16`:20.131 +`03:00` [Error] [XdbContextLoggingPlugin] XdbContext Operation Exception, Operation #2, Batch #f917f8a7-c7ea-458d-b589-b6accf217870, Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.PatchFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #2, Conflict, Contact {5f056110-fbd9-0000-0000-0625942c1bac}, EngagementMeasures

2021-06-01 `10:16`:20.131 +`03:00` [Error] [XdbContextLoggingPlugin] XdbContext Operation Exception, Operation #3, Batch #f917f8a7-c7ea-458d-b589-b6accf217870, Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.PatchFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #3, Conflict, Contact {5f056110-fbd9-0000-0000-0625942c1bac}, ExmKeyBehaviorCache

2021-06-01 `10:16`:20.131 +`03:00` [Error] [XdbContextLoggingPlugin] XdbContext Operation Exception, Operation #4, Batch #f917f8a7-c7ea-458d-b589-b6accf217870, Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.PatchFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #4, Conflict, Contact {5f056110-fbd9-0000-0000-0625942c1bac}, InteractionsCache

2021-06-01 `10:16`:20.131 +`03:00` [Error] [XdbContextLoggingPlugin] XdbContext Operation Exception, Operation #5, Batch #f917f8a7-c7ea-458d-b589-b6accf217870, Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.PatchFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #5, Conflict, Contact {5f056110-fbd9-0000-0000-0625942c1bac}, KeyBehaviorCache
```

The log contains:

- The ID of the `PatchFacetOperation`. For example, `#f917f8a7-c7ea-458d-b589-b6accf217870`.
- The number of the suboperation within the `PatchFacetOperation` operation. For example, `Operation #2`.
- The entity where the error occurred. For example, `Contact {5f056110-fbd9-0000-0000-0625942c1bac}`.
- The name of the facet where the operation failed. For example, `ContactBehaviorProfile, InteractionsCache, EngagementMeasures`.

When you set the `MinimumLevel` to `Debug`, it logs all retried operations and successful operations. For example:

Failed operation log:

```text
2021-06-01 `09:33`:30.624 +`03:00` [Debug] [XdbContextLoggingPlugin] XdbContext Operation Warning, Operation #1, Batch #220a6442-af3c-4716-ae50-671bd56b43b7, retry attempt: 0, Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.PatchFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet], Failed Sub Operation: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.RetryableSetFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #12, Conflict, Contact {37c1876d-cf50-0000-0000-062592a80077}, ContactBehaviorProfile

2021-06-01 `09:33`:31.862 +`03:00` [Debug] [XdbContextLoggingPlugin] XdbContext Operation Warning, Operation #1, Batch #220a6442-af3c-4716-ae50-671bd56b43b7, retry attempt: 1, Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.PatchFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet], Failed Sub Operation: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.RetryableSetFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #23, Conflict, Contact {37c1876d-cf50-0000-0000-062592a80077}, ContactBehaviorProfile

2021-06-01 `09:33`:32.889 +`03:00` [Debug] [XdbContextLoggingPlugin] XdbContext Operation Warning, Operation #1, Batch #220a6442-af3c-4716-ae50-671bd56b43b7, retry attempt: 2, Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.PatchFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet], Failed Sub Operation: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.RetryableSetFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #34, Conflict, Contact {37c1876d-cf50-0000-0000-062592a80077}, ContactBehaviorProfile

******************************************************

2021-06-01 `09:33`:38.885 +`03:00` [Debug] [XdbContextLoggingPlugin] XdbContext Operation Warning, Operation #1, Batch #220a6442-af3c-4716-ae50-671bd56b43b7, retry attempt: 10, Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.PatchFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet], Failed Sub Operation: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.RetryableSetFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #122, Conflict, Contact {37c1876d-cf50-0000-0000-062592a80077}, ContactBehaviorProfile

2021-06-01 `09:33`:38.886 +`03:00` [Error] [XdbContextLoggingPlugin] XdbContext Operation Exception, Operation #1, Batch #220a6442-af3c-4716-ae50-671bd56b43b7, Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.PatchFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #1, Conflict, Contact {37c1876d-cf50-0000-0000-062592a80077}, ContactBehaviorProfile
```

Successful operation log:

```text
2021-06-01 `09:33`:32.869 +`03:00` [Debug] [XdbContextLoggingPlugin] XdbContext Operation Warning, Operation #1, Batch #bd29d615-89c9-48ba-961a-ff9a9617ddd1, retry attempt: 7, Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.PatchFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet], Failed Sub Operation: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.RetryableSetFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.FacetOperationException: Operation #89, Conflict, Contact {37c1876d-cf50-0000-0000-062592a80077}, ContactBehaviorProfile

2021-06-01 `09:33`:32.879 +`03:00` [Debug] [XdbContextLoggingPlugin] Xdb Operation Completed, Parent Operation #1, Batch #bd29d615-89c9-48ba-961a-ff9a9617ddd1, Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.PatchFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet], Successfully Completed Operation: Sitecore.XConnect.Operations.RetryableSetFacetOperation`1[Sitecore.XConnect.Facet]
```

The log contains:

- The ID of the `PatchFacetOperation` so you can find all related operations. For example, `#220a6442-af3c-4716-ae50-671bd56b43b7`.
- The number of the suboperation within the `PatchFacetOperation` operation. For example, `Operation #2`.
- The retry attempt.
- The entity where the error occurred. For example, `Contact {5f056110-fbd9-0000-0000-0625942c1bac}`.
- The name of the facet where the operation failed. For example, `ContactBehaviorProfile, InteractionsCache, EngagementMeasures`.
- The status of the operation: `Successfully Completed Operation`, `Failed Sub Operation`, or `Conflict`.