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Rules derived from BC MCP API page development experience: - api-page-flowfields-must-be-calcfields: FlowFields return empty on API pages unless explicitly CalcFields'd in OnAfterGetRecord - stored-derived-fields-must-not-be-exposed-directly: Stored fields updated only via OnValidate triggers can be stale; recalculate live in OnAfterGetRecord - api-page-key-fields-must-be-editable-on-insert: ODataKeyFields with Editable=false are rejected as unknown properties on POST - api-page-least-privilege-write-access: Create dedicated minimal pages per write concern rather than widening general-purpose pages - agent-must-not-write-business-process-status: Agents must only write developer-tracking fields; business status fields affect invoicing/time registration Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# CURABIS MCP: ODataKeyFields Must Be Editable for Create Operations
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## Core Principle
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Fields declared in `ODataKeyFields` that identify the record must not have `Editable = false` when the API page allows insert. If they are read-only, the OData API rejects them as unknown properties on POST — the create operation fails and the caller receives a `BadRequest` error.
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## Why This Happens
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`Editable = false` on a page field removes the field from the OData write schema entirely. When a consumer POSTs a new record and includes the key field in the body, BC cannot match it to any writable property and rejects the request.
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## Pattern to Avoid
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```al
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// WRONG: Key field marked Editable = false — cannot be set on create
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field(projectNo; Rec."Project No.")
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{
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Caption = 'projectNo';
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Editable = false; // blocks insert via API
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}
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```
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## Correct Pattern
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```al
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// CORRECT: No Editable = false — BC controls mutability after insert via ODataKeyFields
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field(projectNo; Rec."Project No.")
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{
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Caption = 'projectNo';
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}
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```
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## Requirements
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- Fields listed in `ODataKeyFields` must not carry `Editable = false` on pages where `InsertAllowed = true`
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- Fields that should be read-only after creation but writable on insert need no special property — OData key semantics handle immutability after the record exists
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- Non-key fields that are genuinely read-only may still use `Editable = false`
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## Verification
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On any API page with `InsertAllowed = true`, confirm that every field referenced in `ODataKeyFields` does not have `Editable = false` in its field definition. A create test via the OData endpoint is the definitive check.
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