bcquality/microsoft/knowledge/privacy/error-vs-message-telemetry-logging.md

bc-version	domain	keywords	technologies	countries	application-area
20..	privacy	error message confirm notification telemetry logging ui-dialog	al	w1	all

Error dialogs emit Error method trace telemetry

Description

When Error displays a dialog, Business Central emits the RT0030 Error method trace telemetry signal. Message, Confirm, and Notification do not emit that Error method trace signal. For RT0030, the actual AL error string is included only when the first Error argument is a Label or TextConst; other first-argument types produce generic guidance instead of the dynamic string.

Best Practice

Use a Label or TextConst as the direct first argument to Error so telemetry contains a stable, classified message. Review user-facing substitution values for UI appropriateness. Do not treat Message, Confirm, or Notification content as though it were automatically copied into RT0030.

Anti Pattern

Claiming that every rendered Error string is written verbatim to telemetry, or that Message, Confirm, and Notification automatically feed the Error method trace. Both overstate the platform behavior.