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Docs: Actions - Images

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

All actions must have an image assigned to them.

Bad code

{ 7 ;1 ;Action ;
 CaptionML=ENU=Customer - &Balance;
 RunObject=Report 121 }

Good code

{ 7 ;1 ;Action ;
 CaptionML=ENU=Customer - &Balance;
 RunObject=Report 121 }
 Image=Report }

Docs: CONFIRM

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Always end CONFIRM with a question mark.

Bad code

ChangeAllOpenedEntriesQst@1000 : TextConst 'ENU=Do you want to change all open entries for every customer and vendor that are not blocked';
...
IF CONFIRM(ChangeAllOpenedEntriesQst,TRUE) THEN

Good code

ChangeAllOpenedEntriesQst@1000 : TextConst 'ENU=Do you want to change all open entries for every customer and vendor that are not blocked?';
...
IF CONFIRM(ChangeAllOpenedEntriesQst,TRUE) THEN

Docs: FIELDERROR

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Never use FIELDERROR with a period as it is automatically inserted.

Bad code

InvalidValue@1025 : TextConst 'ENU=is invalid.';
...
Cust.FIELDERROR("No.",InvalidValue);

Good code

InvalidValue@1025 : TextConst 'ENU=is invalid';
...
Cust.FIELDERROR("No.",InvalidValue);

Docs: MESSAGE and ERROR

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Always end MESSAGE or ERROR with a period.

Bad code

CustIsBlockedErr@1025 : TextConst 'ENU=You cannot %1 this type of document when Customer %2 is blocked with type %3';
...
ERROR(CustIsBlockedErr,...);

Good code

CustIsBlockedErr@1025 : TextConst 'ENU=You cannot %1 this type of document when Customer %2 is blocked with type %3.';
...
ERROR(CustIsBlockedErr,...);