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id: change/bcapps/10255
type: change
title: "#10255 Add expense activity history foundation"
summary: Expense activity history foundation adds tracking of lifecycle events for expense reports with an append-only activity log table, read-only APIs scoped by report and user role, factbox UI components, and comprehensive test coverage.
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url: https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/pull/10255
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merged_at: "2026-08-17T14:32:32Z"
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quote: add a single append-only expense activity table whose source reference moves from the active report to the posted report
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---

# #10255 Add expense activity history foundation

> Expense activity history foundation adds tracking of lifecycle events for expense reports with an append-only activity log table, read-only APIs scoped by report and user role, factbox UI components, and comprehensive test coverage.

[Pull request](https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/pull/10255) · merged into `main` (BC30) on 2026-08-17 by t-prda · 33 files (+2546 -37), 24 AL · feature · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)

## What changed

- New append-only activity log table records expense report lifecycle events (Created, Submitted, Approved, Rejected, Posted, etc.)
- Activity log captures actor, role, comments, financial snapshots, categories, and receipt counts for each event
- Read-only APIs expose activity history filtered by report scope or limited to Expense User role with actor role requirements
- Factbox components display activity history in active/posted reports and manager views
- ActivityLog capability registered with comprehensive unit, API, and posting tests
- Behaviour changes for users or extensions.

## AL objects touched

- [Page 7122 "Expense Activity Log API"](../../objects/page/7122.md), ExpenseAgent: added
- [Page 6928 "Expense Reports API"](../../objects/page/6928.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Page 6918 "Expense Users API"](../../objects/page/6918.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Page 6957 "Posted Expense Reports API"](../../objects/page/6957.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Codeunit 6926 "Expense Activity Log Mgt."](../../objects/codeunit/6926.md), ExpenseAgent: added
- [Enum 6924 "Expense Activity Actor Role"](../../objects/enum/6924.md), ExpenseAgent: added
- [Enum 6922 "Expense Activity Event Type"](../../objects/enum/6922.md), ExpenseAgent: added
- [Enum 6923 "Expense Activity Initiator"](../../objects/enum/6923.md), ExpenseAgent: added
- [Page 7123 "Expense Activity Log FactBox"](../../objects/page/7123.md), ExpenseAgent: added
- [Table 7100 "Expense Activity Log Entry"](../../objects/table/7100.md), ExpenseAgent: added
- [Codeunit 6901 "Expense Report Approval Mgmt"](../../objects/codeunit/6901.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Page 6980 "Manager Expense Report"](../../objects/page/6980.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Codeunit 6906 "Expense Capabilities Provider"](../../objects/codeunit/6906.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Enum 6984 "Expense Capability"](../../objects/enum/6984.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Codeunit 6987 "Expense Report-Post"](../../objects/codeunit/6987.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Page 6910 "Expense Report"](../../objects/page/6910.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Page 6998 "Posted Expense Report"](../../objects/page/6998.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Table 6906 "Expense Report Header"](../../objects/table/6906.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Table 6915 "Posted Expense Report Header"](../../objects/table/6915.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Permission set 6953 "Expense Agent - Data"](../../objects/permissionset/6953.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Permission set 6952 "Expense Agent - Objects"](../../objects/permissionset/6952.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Permission set 6904 "Expense Management - Objects"](../../objects/permissionset/6904.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Permission set 6907 "Expense Mgmt. Read"](../../objects/permissionset/6907.md), ExpenseAgent: modified
- [Codeunit 6950 "Expense Agent Privacy Subs."](../../objects/codeunit/6950.md), ExpenseAgent: modified

## Context

- Work items: AB#639704, AB#644172
- Labels: AL: Apps (W1), Team: Integrations
- Systems: development
- From the description: "add a single append-only expense activity table whose source reference moves from the active report to the posted report"

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