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id: change/al-go/2331
type: change
title: "#2331 Support trackALAlertsInGitHub for workspace compilation build path"
summary: AL-Go now produces error log files during workspace compilation when GitHub code scanning alerts are enabled, allowing AL compiler diagnostics to surface as code scanning alerts in the workspace build path.
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    url: https://github.com/microsoft/AL-Go/pull/2331
    title: "microsoft/AL-Go#2331: Support trackALAlertsInGitHub for workspace compilation build path"
    date: "2026-08-13"
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    quote: AL-Go passes `--errorlogdirectory` to `altool workspace compile` so each project emits an `*.errorLog.json` diagnostics file
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number: 2331
repo: microsoft/AL-Go
source_id: al-go-prs
url: https://github.com/microsoft/AL-Go/pull/2331
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base_branch: main
major: null
merged_at: "2026-08-13T13:20:59Z"
author: aholstrup1
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quote: AL-Go passes `--errorlogdirectory` to `altool workspace compile` so each project emits an `*.errorLog.json` diagnostics file
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# #2331 Support trackALAlertsInGitHub for workspace compilation build path

> AL-Go now produces error log files during workspace compilation when GitHub code scanning alerts are enabled, allowing AL compiler diagnostics to surface as code scanning alerts in the workspace build path.

[Pull request](https://github.com/microsoft/AL-Go/pull/2331) · merged into `main` on 2026-08-13 by aholstrup1 · 4 files (+182 -1), 2 AL · feature · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)

## What changed

- Error log directory argument passed to altool workspace compile when trackALAlertsInGitHub is enabled
- Each project generates errorLog.json diagnostics file into .buildartifacts/ErrorLogs/ folder
- Gracefully skips --errorlogdirectory if compiler does not support it with a warning
- Matches existing behavior from classic Run-AlPipeline build path
- Tests and release notes added
- Behaviour changes for users or extensions.

## AL objects touched

- `Actions/.Modules/CompileFromWorkspace.psm1`: modified, not in the BC? snapshot
- `Actions/CompileApps/Compile.ps1`: modified, not in the BC? snapshot

## Context

- Systems: development, platform
- From the description: "AL-Go passes `--errorlogdirectory` to `altool workspace compile` so each project emits an `*.errorLog.json` diagnostics file"

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