---
id: change/bcapps/12213
type: change
title: "#12213 [Financial Reports] Add row and column definition preview"
summary: Financial report row and column definitions now include preview capability. Users can set a counterpart definition on each report definition and quickly preview how the row or column layout renders.
tier: official
language: en
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  - table acc. schedule name
  - page acc. schedule overview
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  - page column layout
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system: finance
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  at: "2026-10-08T02:02:32.369Z"
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    title: "microsoft/BCApps#12213: [Financial Reports] Add row and column definition preview"
    date: "2026-10-05"
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    quote: Set the Column Definition (for Preview) field, then choose Preview.
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number: 12213
repo: microsoft/BCApps
source_id: bcapps-prs
url: https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/pull/12213
kind: pr
base_branch: main
major: "30"
merged_at: "2026-10-05T10:16:21Z"
author: dcenic
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labels:
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quote: Set the Column Definition (for Preview) field, then choose Preview.
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---

# #12213 [Financial Reports] Add row and column definition preview

> Financial report row and column definitions now include preview capability. Users can set a counterpart definition on each report definition and quickly preview how the row or column layout renders.

[Pull request](https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/pull/12213) · merged into `main` (BC30) on 2026-10-05 by dcenic · 14 files (+919 -0), 11 AL · feature · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)

## What changed

- Added per-definition fields to store the preview counterpart (Column Definition on Account Schedule, Row Definition on Column Layout)
- Preview action opens a temporary, view-only financial report using the current definition paired with the preview counterpart
- Error messaging guides users to set the required preview counterpart field when attempting preview without one
- Expanded automated tests verify preview functionality across row and column definitions
- No company-wide defaults added to General Ledger Setup per architectural consistency
- Behaviour changes for users or extensions.

## AL objects touched

- [Table 84 "Acc. Schedule Name"](../../objects/table/84.md), Base Application: modified
- [Page 490 "Acc. Schedule Overview"](../../objects/page/490.md), Base Application: modified
- [Page 104 "Account Schedule"](../../objects/page/104.md), Base Application: modified
- [Page 489 "Column Layout"](../../objects/page/489.md), Base Application: modified
- [Table 333 "Column Layout Name"](../../objects/table/333.md), Base Application: modified
- `src/Layers/ES/BaseApp/Finance/FinancialReports/AccountSchedule.Page.al`: modified, not in the BC30 snapshot
- `src/Layers/RU/BaseApp/Finance/FinancialReports/AccountSchedule.Page.al`: modified, not in the BC30 snapshot
- `src/Layers/RU/BaseApp/Finance/FinancialReports/ColumnLayout.Page.al`: modified, not in the BC30 snapshot

## Context

- Work items: AB#622943
- Labels: Team: Finance
- Systems: finance
- From the description: "Set the Column Definition (for Preview) field, then choose Preview."

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