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

Pull request · 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”, Base Application: modified
Page 490 “Acc. Schedule Overview”, Base Application: modified
Page 104 “Account Schedule”, Base Application: modified
Page 489 “Column Layout”, Base Application: modified
Table 333 “Column Layout Name”, 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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