this.FindOrCreateProcessorValue("KeyValue") returning error

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On the portal, I created a Processor Value.

I am using this method to access this value, as suggested in the developer documentation.

var pv = this.FindOrCreateProcessorValue("LastPollDate");

I also tried this:

var pv = this.FindOrCreateProcessorValue("LastPollDate", "", "", DataPointValueType.DateTime);

When I run the code locally in debug mode, I am seeing "{"Object reference not set to an instance of an object."}" error.

Does it not work in debug mode or do I have to associate ProcessorValues to a processor to access them from code?

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You should certainly be able fully test your Processor from a Unit Test fixture in debug mode.  This would  include accessing the ProcessorValues data store.  The exception you are seeing is most likely due to the Unit Test fixture not being properly configured.

The steps you need to perform/verify in order to ensure success in doing this are covered in the "Testing an Extension" section of the SmartConnector Developers Guide​. 

Were all of those steps properly completed?

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I am using Resharper for testing.

Is it because the processor is unable to connect to the database?

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It doesn't matter if you're using ReSharper or not, the steps are the same. 

• Test project needs a reference to your Extension assembly.
• Test project needs a reference to SmartConnector.
• Need to synch the database connection and encryption key from your connected SmartConnector instance with that in the test assy's app.config.
• Need a FixtureSetup method which calls InitDataDirectory and InitIoC