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#9949 [Bug 645022] UI improvements for report themes and header/footers (composite layout)

Composite layout administration pages get UI improvements: page 9663 shows decoded part names, and page 9666 gains a Description column plus Replace, Edit description and Show info actions. Page 9668 adds a Description field, and page 9660 enables composite actions only for Word layouts.

Pull request · merged into main (BC30) on 2026-08-10 by v-mortenr · 6 files (+311 -6), 5 AL · feature · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)

What changed

  • Tenant Report Layout Cfg shows decoded part names instead of the raw guid::name value, display only
  • Report Theme and Header/Footer adds Description column, Replace, Edit description and Show info actions, with Replace and Part Status scoped to lines
  • New Report Theme Header/Footer page adds a Description field and is reused as the Edit Description dialog
  • Report Layouts enables Manage all themes/header-footers and Layout configuration only for Word layouts
  • Telemetry no longer includes the raw user-entered layout description
  • Behaviour changes for users or extensions.

AL objects touched

Context

  • Work items: AB#645022
  • Labels: Team: Integrations
  • Systems: platform, development
  • From the description: “UI improvements for the composite-layout (Document Report Experience) theme and header/footer administration, plus fixes for the automated review feedback.”

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