--- id: change/bcapps/10312 type: change title: "#10312 Update expense VAT specification source" summary: Expense Agent now sets the Source of VAT specification records to Agent when created through the API and Manual when created in the UI, blocks changes and deletions of agent-created records, and gives more specific errors when posting expense reports with pending VAT reclaim status. tier: official language: en tags: - feature - main - bc30 - page expense vat spec. api - page expense vat specification - table expense - table expense vat specification - codeunit create expense report - codeunit expense report-post system: development review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-08T02:07:03.811Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-08T01:26:53.141Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-change: 1 input_hash: f3db89ef9d9398c84d79bb97f22310baad5d47ca evidence: - kind: code url: https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/pull/10312 title: "microsoft/BCApps#10312: Update expense VAT specification source" date: "2026-08-31" commit: f3db89ef9d9398c84d79bb97f22310baad5d47ca t: null quote: null links: learn: [] objects: - object/page/7085 - object/page/7084 - object/table/6900 - object/table/6918 - object/codeunit/6983 - object/codeunit/6987 - object/codeunit/7105 - object/page/6910 - object/page/7081 - object/page/7096 - object/page/7093 - object/table/6906 - object/table/6907 - object/table/6922 - object/table/6934 - object/codeunit/6975 - object/codeunit/6992 - object/table/6930 features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] changes: [] number: 10312 repo: microsoft/BCApps source_id: bcapps-prs url: https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/pull/10312 kind: pr base_branch: main major: "30" merged_at: "2026-08-31T07:40:34Z" author: Alexander-Ya author_type: User community_contribution: false labels: - "AL: Apps (W1)" - ExpenseManagement - "Team: Integrations" change_class: code change_kind: feature behavior_change: true breaking: false files: count: 26 additions: 2192 deletions: 217 al: 18 apps: - ExpenseAgent objects_touched: - key: page/7085 page: page/7085 type: page id: 7085 name: Expense VAT Spec. API app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: page/7084 page: page/7084 type: page id: 7084 name: Expense VAT Specification app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: table/6900 page: table/6900 type: table id: 6900 name: Expense app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: table/6918 page: table/6918 type: table id: 6918 name: Expense VAT Specification app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: codeunit/6983 page: codeunit/6983 type: codeunit id: 6983 name: Create Expense Report app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: codeunit/6987 page: codeunit/6987 type: codeunit id: 6987 name: Expense Report-Post app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: codeunit/7105 page: codeunit/7105 type: codeunit id: 7105 name: Upgrade Exp. Report VAT Spec app: ExpenseAgent status: added - key: page/6910 page: page/6910 type: page id: 6910 name: Expense Report app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: page/7081 page: page/7081 type: page id: 7081 name: Expense Report Line VAT Spec. app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: page/7096 page: page/7096 type: page id: 7096 name: Expense Report VAT Spec. app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: page/7093 page: page/7093 type: page id: 7093 name: Posted Expense Report VAT Spec app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: table/6906 page: table/6906 type: table id: 6906 name: Expense Report Header app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: table/6907 page: table/6907 type: table id: 6907 name: Expense Report Line app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: table/6922 page: table/6922 type: table id: 6922 name: Expense Report Line VAT Spec. app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: table/6934 page: table/6934 type: table id: 6934 name: Posted Exp. Rep. Line VAT Spec app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: codeunit/6975 page: codeunit/6975 type: codeunit id: 6975 name: Create Expense VAT Rates app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: codeunit/6992 page: codeunit/6992 type: codeunit id: 6992 name: Install Expense Agent Setup app: ExpenseAgent status: modified - key: table/6930 page: table/6930 type: table id: 6930 name: Expense Agent Setup app: ExpenseAgent status: modified objects_unjoined: [] obsoletions: [] backports: - number: 10838 base: releases/29.x url: https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/pull/10838 fixes_issues: [] work_items: - 626087 systems: - development quote: null joined_against: major: "30" commit: ecbc028c25dbe83b61313bc566e6c1d41184bb1c --- # #10312 Update expense VAT specification source > Expense Agent now sets the Source of VAT specification records to Agent when created through the API and Manual when created in the UI, blocks changes and deletions of agent-created records, and gives more specific errors when posting expense reports with pending VAT reclaim status. [Pull request](https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/pull/10312) · merged into `main` (BC30) on 2026-08-31 by Alexander-Ya · 26 files (+2192 -217), 18 AL · feature · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## What changed - Source is set to Agent for API-created VAT specifications and Manual for UI-created ones; the Source field is now non-editable - Agent-created VAT specification records cannot be modified or deleted, and UpdateVATSpecification no longer overwrites them - Certain validations and category/subcategory handling apply only to manual entries - Posting errors for pending VAT reclaim status are more specific and offer navigation actions - Adds an upgrade codeunit and expanded test coverage - Behaviour changes for users or extensions. ## AL objects touched - [Page 7085 "Expense VAT Spec. API"](../../objects/page/7085.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Page 7084 "Expense VAT Specification"](../../objects/page/7084.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Table 6900 "Expense"](../../objects/table/6900.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Table 6918 "Expense VAT Specification"](../../objects/table/6918.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Codeunit 6983 "Create Expense Report"](../../objects/codeunit/6983.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Codeunit 6987 "Expense Report-Post"](../../objects/codeunit/6987.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Codeunit 7105 "Upgrade Exp. Report VAT Spec"](../../objects/codeunit/7105.md), ExpenseAgent: added - [Page 6910 "Expense Report"](../../objects/page/6910.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Page 7081 "Expense Report Line VAT Spec."](../../objects/page/7081.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Page 7096 "Expense Report VAT Spec."](../../objects/page/7096.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Page 7093 "Posted Expense Report VAT Spec"](../../objects/page/7093.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Table 6906 "Expense Report Header"](../../objects/table/6906.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Table 6907 "Expense Report Line"](../../objects/table/6907.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Table 6922 "Expense Report Line VAT Spec."](../../objects/table/6922.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Table 6934 "Posted Exp. Rep. Line VAT Spec"](../../objects/table/6934.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Codeunit 6975 "Create Expense VAT Rates"](../../objects/codeunit/6975.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Codeunit 6992 "Install Expense Agent Setup"](../../objects/codeunit/6992.md), ExpenseAgent: modified - [Table 6930 "Expense Agent Setup"](../../objects/table/6930.md), ExpenseAgent: modified ## Also merged into - [#10838](https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/pull/10838) into `releases/29.x` on 2026-09-01 ## Context - Work items: AB#626087 - Labels: AL: Apps (W1), ExpenseManagement, Team: Integrations - Systems: development Source: metadata of a merged pull request in microsoft/BCApps (bcapps): title, labels, changed paths and counts, with a summary in our words. No source text and no description beyond one short quote (D10, D61).