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Abstract This pattern prevent data from being used elsewhere before it is in a system consistent state.
NAV inserts a record as soon as the primary key has been set. But the record may not be in a valid state at this point in time. How do you know if a newly inserted record is ready for use?
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Description Whenever you need to stall the release of data, you can use this pattern.">
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/hooks/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternshooks><span>Hooks</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/implementation-of-surrogate-keys-using-autoincrement-pattern/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsimplementation-of-surrogate-keys-using-autoincrement-pattern><span>Surrogate keys using Autoincrement Pattern</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/instructions-in-the-ui/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsinstructions-in-the-ui><span>Instructions in the UI</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/integration-of-addresses/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsintegration-of-addresses><span>Integration of Addresses</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/journal-error-processing/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsjournal-error-processing><span>Journal Error Processing</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/journal-template-batch-line/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsjournal-template-batch-line><span>Journal Template Batch Line</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/master-data/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsmaster-data><span>Master Data</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/multi-file-download/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsmulti-file-download><span>Multi-file Download</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/multi-page-list/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsmulti-page-list><span>Multi-Page List</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/multilanguage-application-data/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsmultilanguage-application-data><span>Multilanguage Application Data</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/net-exception-handling-in-cal/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsnet-exception-handling-in-cal><span>NET Exception Handling in CAL</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/net-exception-handling-in-cal/tryfunction-net-exception-handling-in-cal/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsnet-exception-handling-in-caltryfunction-net-exception-handling-in-cal><span>TryFunction NET Exception Handling in CAL</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/no-series/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsno-series><span>No Series</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/notifications/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsnotifications><span>Notifications</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/notifications/in-context-notifications/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsnotificationsin-context-notifications><span>In-context Notifications</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/notifications/notification-lifecycle-management-pattern/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsnotificationsnotification-lifecycle-management-pattern><span>Notification Lifecycle Management Pattern</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/observer/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsobserver><span>Observer</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/posting-routine-select-behavior/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsposting-routine-select-behavior><span>Posting Routine - Select Behavior</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/product-name/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsproduct-name><span>Product Name</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/queries/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsqueries><span>Queries</span></a>
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<li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsqueriesselect-distinct-with-queries-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/queries/select-distinct-with-queries/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsqueriesselect-distinct-with-queries><span>SELECT DISTINCT with Queries</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/queries/use-queries-to-detect-duplicate-records/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsqueriesuse-queries-to-detect-duplicate-records><span>Use Queries to Detect Duplicate Records</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/queries/use-queries-to-replace-nested-loops/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsqueriesuse-queries-to-replace-nested-loops><span>Use Queries to Replace Nested Loops</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/read-once-initialization-and-validation/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsread-once-initialization-and-validation><span>Read-once Initialization and Validation</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/released-entity/ class="align-left pl-0 active td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsreleased-entity><span class=td-sidebar-nav-active-item>Released Entity</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/report-selection/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsreport-selection><span>Report Selection</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/security/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssecurity><span>Security</span></a>
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<li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssecurity1-sensitive-data-encapsulation-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/security/1-sensitive-data-encapsulation/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssecurity1-sensitive-data-encapsulation><span>Sensitive Data Encapsulation</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/security/2-data-encryption/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssecurity2-data-encryption><span>Data Encryption</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/security/3-single-point-of-access/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssecurity3-single-point-of-access><span>Single Point of Access</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/security/4-masked-text/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssecurity4-masked-text><span>Masked Text</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/security/5-ssl-in-nav/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssecurity5-ssl-in-nav><span>SSL in NAV</span></a>
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</ul>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/setup-specificity-fallback/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssetup-specificity-fallback><span>Setup Specificity Fallback</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/silent-file-upload-and-download/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssilent-file-upload-and-download><span>Silent File Upload and Download</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/singleton/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssingleton><span>Singleton</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/singleton/singleton-codeunit/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssingletonsingleton-codeunit><span>Singleton Codeunit</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/singleton/singleton-table/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssingletonsingleton-table><span>Singleton Table</span></a>
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<li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssingletonsingleton-tablecue-table-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/singleton/singleton-table/cue-table/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssingletonsingleton-tablecue-table><span>Cue Table</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssingletonsingleton-tablesetup-table-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/singleton/singleton-table/setup-table/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternssingletonsingleton-tablesetup-table><span>Setup Table</span></a>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/standard-journal/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsstandard-journal><span>Standard Journal</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/temporary-dataset-report/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternstemporary-dataset-report><span>Temporary Dataset Report</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/totals-and-discounts-on-subpages-sales-and-purchases/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternstotals-and-discounts-on-subpages-sales-and-purchases><span>Totals and Discounts on Subpages Sales and Purchases</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/transfer-custom-fields/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternstransfer-custom-fields><span>Transfer Custom Fields</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/patterns/variant-facade/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternspatternsvariant-facade><span>Variant Facade</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/2-anti-patterns/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatterns2-anti-patterns><span>2. Anti-Patterns</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/2-anti-patterns/nav-upgrade/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns2-anti-patternsnav-upgrade><span>Nav Upgrade</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/2-anti-patterns/reusable-bugs/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns2-anti-patternsreusable-bugs><span>Reusable Bugs</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelines><span>3. CAL Coding Guidelines</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesign><span>Design</span></a>
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<li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignby-reference-parameters-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/by-reference-parameters/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignby-reference-parameters><span>By Reference Parameters</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/class-coupling/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignclass-coupling><span>Class Coupling</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/cyclomatic-complexity/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesigncyclomatic-complexity><span>Cyclomatic Complexity</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/encapsulate-local-functionality/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignencapsulate-local-functionality><span>Encapsulate Local Functionality</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignfindset-findfirst-findlast-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/findset-findfirst-findlast/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignfindset-findfirst-findlast><span>FINDSET FINDFIRST FINDLAST</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/initialized-variables/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesigninitialized-variables><span>Initialized Variables</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/maintainability-index/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignmaintainability-index><span>Maintainability Index</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/parameter-placeholders/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignparameter-placeholders><span>Parameter Placeholders</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/static-object-invocation/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignstatic-object-invocation><span>Static Object Invocation</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/unreachable-code/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignunreachable-code><span>Unreachable Code</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignunused-initialized-variables-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/unused-initialized-variables/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignunused-initialized-variables><span>Unused Initialized Variables</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/unused-variables/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignunused-variables><span>Unused Variables</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignvariable-capacity-mismatch-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/variable-capacity-mismatch/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignvariable-capacity-mismatch><span>Variable Capacity Mismatch</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/design/with-scope-name-collision/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesdesignwith-scope-name-collision><span>WITH Scope Name Collision</span></a>
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</ul>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesinternally-used-dot-net-types-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/internally-used-dot-net-types/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesinternally-used-dot-net-types><span>Internally used DotNet Types</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/internationalization/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesinternationalization><span>Internationalization</span></a>
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<li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesinternationalizationusing-calcdate-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/internationalization/using-calcdate/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesinternationalizationusing-calcdate><span>Using Calcdate</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/localizability/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelineslocalizability><span>Localizability</span></a>
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<li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelineslocalizabilitycaptionml-for-system-tables-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/localizability/captionml-for-system-tables/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelineslocalizabilitycaptionml-for-system-tables><span>CaptionML on System Pages</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelineslocalizabilityfieldcaption-and-tablecaption-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/localizability/fieldcaption-and-tablecaption/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelineslocalizabilityfieldcaption-and-tablecaption><span>FIELDCAPTION and TABLECAPTION</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/localizability/global-text-constants/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelineslocalizabilityglobal-text-constants><span>Global Text Constants</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelineslocalizabilityuse-text-constants-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/localizability/use-text-constants/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelineslocalizabilityuse-text-constants><span>Use Text Constants</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelineslocalizabilityusing-optioncaptionml-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/localizability/using-optioncaptionml/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelineslocalizabilityusing-optioncaptionml><span>Using OptionCaptionML</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadability><span>Readability</span></a>
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<li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitybegin-as-an-afterword-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/begin-as-an-afterword/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitybegin-as-an-afterword><span>Begin as an 'After Word'</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/begin-end/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitybegin-end><span>Begin-End - Compound Only</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitybinary-operator-line-start-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/binary-operator-line-start/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitybinary-operator-line-start><span>Binary Operator to Start Line</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/blank-lines/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityblank-lines><span>Blank Lines</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/case-actions/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitycase-actions><span>CASE Action</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/colon-usage-in-case/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitycolon-usage-in-case><span>Colon usage in CASE</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitycomments-curly-brackets-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/comments-curly-brackets/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitycomments-curly-brackets><span>Comments inside Curly Brackets</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitycomments-spacing-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/comments-spacing/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitycomments-spacing><span>Comment Spacing</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityend-else-pair-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/end-else-pair/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityend-else-pair><span>END ELSE Pair</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityindentation-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/indentation/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityindentation><span>Indentation</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitykeyword-pairs-indentation-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/keyword-pairs-indentation/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitykeyword-pairs-indentation><span>Keyword Pairs - Indentation</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityline-start-keywords-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/line-start-keywords/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityline-start-keywords><span>Line Start Keywords</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitylonely-repeat-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/lonely-repeat/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitylonely-repeat><span>Lonely Repeat</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/named-invocations/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitynamed-invocations><span>Named Invocations</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitynested-withs-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/nested-withs/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitynested-withs><span>Nested WITHs</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityone-statement-per-line-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/one-statement-per-line/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityone-statement-per-line><span>One Statement Per Line</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityseparate-if-and-else-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/separate-if-and-else/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityseparate-if-and-else><span>Separate IF and ELSE</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityspacing-binary-operators-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/spacing-binary-operators/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityspacing-binary-operators><span>Spacing Binary Operators</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityspacing-brackets-and-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/spacing-brackets-and/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityspacing-brackets-and><span>Spacing Brackets and ::</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityspacing-unary-operators-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/spacing-unary-operators/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityspacing-unary-operators><span>Spacing Unary Operators</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitysuggested-abbreviations-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/suggested-abbreviations/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitysuggested-abbreviations><span>Suggested Abbreviations</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitytemporary-variable-naming-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/temporary-variable-naming/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitytemporary-variable-naming><span>Temporary Variable Naming</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/textconst-suffixes/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilitytextconst-suffixes><span>TextConst Suffixes</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityunary-operator-line-end-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/unary-operator-line-end/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityunary-operator-line-end><span>Unary Operator Line End</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityunnecessary-compound-parenthesis-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/unnecessary-compound-parenthesis/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityunnecessary-compound-parenthesis><span>Unnecessary Compound Parenthesis</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityunnecessary-else-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/unnecessary-else/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityunnecessary-else><span>Unnecessary ELSE</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityunnecessary-function-parenthesis-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/unnecessary-function-parenthesis/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityunnecessary-function-parenthesis><span>Unnecessary Function Parenthesis</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityunnecessary-separators-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/unnecessary-separators/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityunnecessary-separators><span>Unnecessary Separators</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityunnecessary-truefalse-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/unnecessary-truefalse/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityunnecessary-truefalse><span>Unnecessary TRUE/FALSE</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityvariable-already-scoped-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/variable-already-scoped/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityvariable-already-scoped><span>Variable Already Scoped</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityvariable-naming-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/variable-naming/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityvariable-naming><span>Variable Naming</span></a>
</li><li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityvariables-declarations-order-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/readability/variables-declarations-order/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesreadabilityvariables-declarations-order><span>Variables Declarations Order</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/ux/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesux><span>UX</span></a>
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<li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesuxactions-images-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/ux/actions-images/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesuxactions-images><span>Actions - Images</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/ux/confirm/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesuxconfirm><span>CONFIRM</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/ux/fielderror/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesuxfielderror><span>FIELDERROR</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/3-cal-coding-guidelines/ux/message-and-error/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns3-cal-coding-guidelinesuxmessage-and-error><span>MESSAGE and ERROR</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/4-get-involved/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docsnavpatterns4-get-involved><span>(OLD) Get Involved</span></a>
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<li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docsnavpatterns4-get-involvedcode-of-conduct-li>
<a href=/docs/navpatterns/4-get-involved/code-of-conduct/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns4-get-involvedcode-of-conduct><span>Code of Conduct</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/4-get-involved/patterns-authors/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns4-get-involvedpatterns-authors><span>Patterns Authors</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/4-get-involved/template-for-writing-nav-design-patterns/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatterns4-get-involvedtemplate-for-writing-nav-design-patterns><span>Template for writing Nav Design Patterns</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/navpatterns/related-links/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docsnavpatternsrelated-links><span>Related Links</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/contributing/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__section" id=m-docscontributing><span>Contributing</span></a>
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<li class="td-sidebar-nav__section-title td-sidebar-nav__section without-child collapse" id=m-docscontributingformattingtips-li>
<a href=/docs/contributing/formattingtips/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docscontributingformattingtips><span>Formatting tips</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/contributing/forkandpr/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docscontributingforkandpr><span>Guide to Fork & PR</span></a>
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<a href=/docs/contributing/theapprovalprocess/ class="align-left pl-0 td-sidebar-link td-sidebar-link__page" id=m-docscontributingtheapprovalprocess><span>Understanding the Approval Process</span></a>
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<p><em>Authors: Henrik Langbak and Kim Ginnerup, Bording Data</em></p>
<h2 id=abstract>Abstract</h2>
<p>This pattern prevent data from being used elsewhere before it is in a system consistent state.<br>
NAV inserts a record as soon as the primary key has been set. But the record may not be in a valid state at this point in time. How do you know if a newly inserted record is ready for use?</p>
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<p>Whenever you need to stall the release of data, you can use this pattern.</p>
<p>Because NAV decides when a record is written to the database, it may not be in a system consistent state. Nobody should use the record before everything is in place and the record is valid. An inserted record may even have data in other tables that needs to be inserted and in a valid state before other parts of the system can use the data without running into a problem.</p>
<p>Data entered into the system may have to be approved by a second person before it can be used.</p>
<p>Data requires different parties (e.g. Departments) to add information before data is valid.</p>
<p>The solution is an Option Field with two or three values:<br>
(Open, Released) or (Open, Pending, Released)</p>
<p>The states should be interpreted as:</p>
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<p>The option field name: Release State.</p>
<p>This pattern is very similar to the Blocked Entity pattern, but it has one significant difference.<br>
The record is not visible to any part of the system, before it is in the Released state.<br>
There is no going back. When the Released state is reached, it will stay that way for the life of the record. In case of a tri-state, it is ok to bypass Pending seen from a system state perspective.</p>
<p>If there is a hierarchy, e.g. Header and Lines, then the Release State field resides on the Header. As long as the Header remains unreleased, the lines are considered inconsistent and must not be used.</p>
<p>The important and critical part of this pattern is that the whole application needs to obey the &ldquo;Release State&rdquo;-contract or the system will fail.</p>
<h2 id=usage><strong>Usage</strong></h2>
<p>To use this pattern you need to create an Option Field named: &ldquo;Release State&rdquo; with at least the two states: Open, Released.</p>
<h3 id=automatic-pending-or-release>Automatic pending or release</h3>
<p>If it is feasible to set the Release State automatically, create a local function named: &ldquo;CheckAndSetReleaseState&rdquo; that validates the record and sets Release State to Pending or Released, when all system requirements are met.</p>
<p>The function only works one way. It can only increase the state. If the function is called when release state is Pending or Release, the function will do nothing.</p>
<p>If the function is implemented, then the user should not be able to change the value from Open to Pending or Released, only the function can do that.</p>
<p>The function should be called on every change, this way it will be visible to the end user immediately when all requirements are met.<br>
If the Pattern is implemented without this function, then field is maintained by the end user.</p>
<h2 id=nav-specific-example><strong>NAV Specific Example</strong></h2>
<p>NAV has Table 36 Sales Header, Field 120 Status.<br>
In this example, it is called: Status.<br>
Status has 4 values: Open, Released, Pending Approval, Pending Prepayment.</p>
<h2 id=nav-usages><strong>NAV Usages</strong></h2>
<p>The example above, taken from NAV, shows similarity with this pattern, but in the Sales Header example it is possible to modify the Release state to an earlier state, through a function in NAV. This is not recommended in the pattern.</p>
<h2 id=ideas-for-improvement><strong>Ideas for improvement</strong></h2>
<p>In case of a Pending State, you may need an Approved Date and Approved By. Depending on how formal it needs to be.</p>
<h2 id=consequences><strong>Consequences</strong></h2>
<p>This pattern is only used on data creation.<br>
If there is a need for shuffling between states back and forth, then this is not the pattern to use.</p>
<h2 id=related-topics><strong>Related Topics</strong></h2>
<p>Blocked Entity is a variant of this pattern but Blocked Entity is used later in the life-cycle.</p>
<p>An alternative to the pattern is temporary tables. But the temporary table is an all or nothing approach. If all data in the Record is valid, the temporary record can update the real data. If not, abandon the process. The Release State pattern is simpler and requires less code.</p>
<h2 id=references><strong>References</strong></h2>
<p>There is a term called: Long Term Lock. This pattern has some resemblance.<br>
When talking about hierarchical data structures and the Release State is held on the root node, there is a pattern called Hierarchical Locking that has some resemblance.</p>
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