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#10184 [Mai][German Localization] Recurring Frequency DateFormula Exports as Invariant Tokens (+1D/+1Y) Instead of Localized UI Tokens (+1T/+1J) in ExcelInital commit

The Recurring General Journal page now exports recurring frequency date formulas in localized UI tokens (like +1T for German) instead of invariant tokens (+1D) when exporting to Excel or OData.

Pull request · merged into main (BC30) on 2026-08-18 by sanjmaurya · 11 files (+1231 -11), 5 AL · fix · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)

What changed

  • Recurring Frequency on page 283 is now bound to a text variable holding Format() of the DateFormula, so exports use session-language tokens
  • Entered text is converted back with Evaluate and stored as the DateFormula on validation
  • Fixes German exports showing +1D/+1Y instead of +1T/+1J in Excel
  • Page changed in the W1, APAC, ES, IT and RU layers
  • Unit tests added in ERMGeneralJournalUT across several country layers
  • Behaviour changes for users or extensions.

AL objects touched

  • Page 283 “Recurring General Journal”, Base Application: modified
  • src/Layers/APAC/BaseApp/Finance/GeneralLedger/Journal/RecurringGeneralJournal.Page.al: modified, not in the BC30 snapshot
  • src/Layers/ES/BaseApp/Finance/GeneralLedger/Journal/RecurringGeneralJournal.Page.al: modified, not in the BC30 snapshot
  • src/Layers/IT/BaseApp/Finance/GeneralLedger/Journal/RecurringGeneralJournal.Page.al: modified, not in the BC30 snapshot

Context

  • Work items: AB#646602
  • Labels: Team: Finance
  • Systems: finance
  • From the description: “Recurring Frequency DateFormula Exports as Invariant Tokens (+1D/+1Y) Instead of Localized UI Tokens (+1T/+1J) in Excel”

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