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# Codeunit 5720 "Item Reference Management"

> Codeunit 5720 "Item Reference Management" in Base Application (Microsoft.Inventory.Item.Catalog). 28 public procedures, 57 events. Present since at least BC23, still in BC30, changed in BC24-25, BC27.

Base Application · Microsoft.Inventory.Item.Catalog · BC23-30 · [source at ea08af5e](https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/blob/ea08af5ef2d6a9b5c5af4a029288abbe2c883220/src/Layers/W1/BaseApp/Inventory/Item/Catalog/ItemReferenceManagement.Codeunit.al) · facts from BC29

## Properties

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Permissions | TableData "Item Reference" = rid |

## Events published

- `OnAfterSalesItemReferenceFound(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; SalesLineBeforeChanges: Record "Sales Line")` (integration)
- `OnAfterSalesItemItemRefNotFound(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; var ItemVariant: Record "Item Variant"; SalesLineBeforeChanges: Record "Sales Line")` (integration)
- `OnAfterSetFiltersTypeAndTypeNoItemRef(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ItemRefType: Enum "Item Reference Type"; ItemRefTypeNo: Code[30])` (integration)
- `OnAfterPurchItemReferenceFound(var PurchLine: Record "Purchase Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnAfterPurchItemItemRefNotFound(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; var ItemVariant: Record "Item Variant")` (integration)
- `OnAfterValidateSalesReferenceNo(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnAfterValidatePurchaseReferenceNo(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnBeforeCountItemReference(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; var QtyCustOrVendCR: Integer; var QtyBarCodeAndBlankCR: Integer; ItemRefType: Enum "Item Reference Type"; ItemRefTypeNo: Code[30]; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeEnterSalesItemReference(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; var Found: Boolean; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeFindItemReferenceForSalesLine(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; var Found: Boolean; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeFillDescription(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeFillItemReferenceFromItemVendor(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ItemVend: Record "Item Vendor"; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeEnterPurchaseItemReference(var PurchaseLine2: Record "Purchase Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; var Found: Boolean; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforePurchaseReferenceNoLookup(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; PurchaseHeader: Record "Purchase Header"; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeProcessDecisionTree(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; QtyCustOrVendCR: Integer; QtyBarCodeAndBlankCR: Integer; ItemRefNo: Code[50]; ItemRefType: Enum "Item Reference Type"; ItemRefTypeNo: Code[30]; var TempRecRequired: Boolean; var MultipleItemsToChoose: Boolean; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeReferenceLookupSalesItem(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeReferenceLookupPurchaseItem(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeSalesReferenceNoLookup(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; SalesHeader: Record "Sales Header"; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeSelectOrFindReference(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ItemRefNo: Code[50]; ItemRefType: Enum "Item Reference Type"; ItemRefTypeNo: Code[30]; TempRecRequired: Boolean; MultipleItemsToChoose: Boolean; ShowDialog: Boolean; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeValidatePurchaseReferenceNo(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; PurchaseHeader: Record "Purchase Header"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; SearchItem: Boolean; CurrentFieldNo: Integer; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnCreateItemReferenceOnBeforeInsert(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ItemVendor: Record "Item Vendor")` (integration)
  - subscribers: [Codeunit 8028 "Usage Based Contr. Subscribers"](../codeunit/8028.md) SynchronizeUsageDataSupplierReferenceEntryNoOnCreateItemReferenceOnBeforeInsert
- `OnEnterPurchaseItemReferenceOnAfterCalcShouldAssignDescription(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; var ShouldAssignDescription: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnInitItemReferenceFiltersOnBeforeCheckIsEmpty(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ItemRefType: Enum "Item Reference Type")` (integration)
- `OnSalesReferenceNoLookupOnAfterSetFilters(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; SalesHeader: Record "Sales Header")` (integration)
- `OnSalesReferenceNoLookupOnBeforeValidateUnitPrice(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; SalesHeader: Record "Sales Header"; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnPurchaseReferenceNoLookUpOnAfterSetFilters(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line")` (integration)
- `OnPurchaseReferenceNoLookupOnBeforeValidateDirectUnitCost(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; PurchHeader: Record "Purchase Header")` (integration)
- `OnValidateSalesReferenceNoOnAfterAssignNo(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnValidateSalesReferenceNoOnBeforeAssignNo(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; var ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnValidatePurchaseReferenceNoOnBeforePurchaseLineUpdateDirectUnitCost(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnValidatePurchaseReferenceNoOnBeforeAssignNo(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; var ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnPhysicalInventoryOrderReferenceNoLookupOnAfterSetFilters(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; PhysInvtOrderLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Order Line")` (integration)
- `OnBeforeReferenceLookupPhysicalInventoryOrderItem(var PhysInvtOrderLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Order Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnValidatePhysicalInventoryOrderReferenceNoOnBeforeAssignNo(var PhysInvtOrderLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Order Line"; ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnAfterValidatePhysicalInventoryOrderReferenceNo(var PhysInvtOrderLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Order Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnPhysicalInventoryRecordReferenceNoLookupOnAfterSetFilters(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; PhysInvtRecordLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Record Line")` (integration)
- `OnBeforeReferenceLookupPhysicalInventoryRecordItem(var PhysInvtRecordLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Record Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnValidatePhysicalInventoryRecordReferenceNoOnBeforeAssignNo(var PhysInvtRecordLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Record Line"; ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnAfterValidatePhysicalInventoryRecordReferenceNo(var PhysInvtRecordLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Record Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnItemJournalReferenceNoLookupOnAfterSetFilters(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ItemJournalLine: Record "Item Journal Line")` (integration)
- `OnBeforeReferenceLookupItemJournalItem(var ItemJournalLine: Record "Item Journal Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnValidateItemJournalReferenceNoOnBeforeAssignNo(var ItemJournalLine: Record "Item Journal Line"; ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnAfterValidateItemJournalReferenceNo(var ItemJournalLine: Record "Item Journal Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnValidateInvtDocumentReferenceNoOnBeforeAssignNo(var InvtDocumentLine: Record "Invt. Document Line"; ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnAfterValidateInvtDocumentReferenceNo(var InvtDocumentLine: Record "Invt. Document Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnBeforeReferenceLookupInvtDocumentItem(var InvtDocumentLine: Record "Invt. Document Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnInvtDocumentReferenceNoLookupOnAfterSetFilters(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; InvtDocumentLine: Record "Invt. Document Line")` (integration)
- `OnEnterSalesItemReferenceOnAfterFillDescriptionFromItem(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; var Item: Record Item; SalesLineBeforeChanges: Record "Sales Line")` (integration)
- `OnEnterSalesItemReferenceOnAfterFillDescriptionFromItemVariant(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; var ItemVariant: Record "Item Variant"; SalesLineBeforeChanges: Record "Sales Line")` (integration)
- `OnBeforeCreateItemReference(ItemVendor: Record "Item Vendor"; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeValidateSalesReferenceNo(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; SearchItem: Boolean; CurrentFieldNo: Integer; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeSetFiltersBlankTypeItemRef(var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnFindItemReferenceForSalesLineOnBeforeFindFirst(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnAfterFindItemReferenceForSalesLine(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; var Found: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnBeforeFindItemReferenceForPurchaseLine(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; var Found: Boolean; var IsHandled: Boolean)` (integration)
- `OnFindItemReferenceForPurchaseLineBeforeFindFirst(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference")` (integration)
- `OnAfterFindItemReferenceForPurchaseLine(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; var ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; var Found: Boolean)` (integration)

## Procedures

- `EnterSalesItemReference(var SalesLine2: Record "Sales Line")`
- `ReferenceLookupSalesItem(var SalesLine2: Record "Sales Line"; var ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean)`
- `EnterPurchaseItemReference(var PurchLine2: Record "Purchase Line")`
- `ReferenceLookupPurchaseItem(var PurchLine2: Record "Purchase Line"; var ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean)`
- `InsertItemReference(ItemVend: Record "Item Vendor")`
- `DeleteItemReference(ItemVend: Record "Item Vendor")`
- `UpdateItemReference(ItemVend: Record "Item Vendor"; xItemVend: Record "Item Vendor")`
- `FindOrSelectFromItemReferenceList(var ItemReferenceToReturn: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean; ItemNo: Code[20]; ItemRefNo: Code[50]; ItemRefTypeNo: Code[30]; ItemRefType: Enum "Item Reference Type")`
- `FindOrSelectFromItemReferenceList(var ItemReferenceToReturn: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean; ItemNo: Code[20]; ItemRefNo: Code[50]; ItemRefTypeNo: Code[30]; ItemRefType: Enum "Item Reference Type"; ToDate: Date)`
- `SalesReferenceNoLookup(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line")`
- `SalesReferenceNoLookup(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; SalesHeader: record "Sales Header")`
- `ValidateSalesReferenceNo(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; SalesHeader: Record "Sales Header"; SearchItem: Boolean; CurrentFieldNo: Integer)`
- `ValidateSalesReferenceNo(var SalesLine: Record "Sales Line"; SalesHeader: Record "Sales Header"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; SearchItem: Boolean; CurrentFieldNo: Integer)`
- `PurchaseReferenceNoLookup(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line")`
- `PurchaseReferenceNoLookup(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; PurchHeader: Record "Purchase Header")`
- `ValidatePurchaseReferenceNo(var PurchaseLine: Record "Purchase Line"; PurchaseHeader: Record "Purchase Header"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; SearchItem: Boolean; CurrentFieldNo: Integer)`
- `PhysicalInventoryOrderReferenceNoLookup(var PhysInvtOrderLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Order Line")`
- `ValidatePhysicalInventoryOrderReferenceNo(var PhysInvtOrderLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Order Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; SearchItem: Boolean; CurrentFieldNo: Integer)`
- `ReferenceLookupPhysicalInventoryOrderItem(var PhysInvtOrderLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Order Line"; var ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean)`
- `PhysicalInventoryRecordReferenceNoLookup(var PhysInvtRecordLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Record Line")`
- `ValidatePhysicalInventoryRecordReferenceNo(var PhysInvtRecordLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Record Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; SearchItem: Boolean; CurrentFieldNo: Integer)`
- `ReferenceLookupPhysicalInventoryRecordItem(var PhysInvtRecordLine: Record "Phys. Invt. Record Line"; var ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean)`
- `ItemJournalReferenceNoLookup(var ItemJournalLine: Record "Item Journal Line")`
- `ValidateItemJournalReferenceNo(var ItemJournalLine: Record "Item Journal Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; SearchItem: Boolean; CurrentFieldNo: Integer)`
- `ReferenceLookupItemJournalItem(var ItemJournalLine: Record "Item Journal Line"; var ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean)`
- `ValidateInvtDocumentReferenceNo(var InvtDocumentLine: Record "Invt. Document Line"; ItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; SearchItem: Boolean; CurrentFieldNo: Integer)`
- `ReferenceLookupInvtDocumentItem(var InvtDocumentLine: Record "Invt. Document Line"; var ReturnedItemReference: Record "Item Reference"; ShowDialog: Boolean)`
- `InvtDocumentReferenceNoLookup(var InvtDocumentLine: Record "Invt. Document Line")`

Plus 28 local procedures.

## Triggers

OnRun

## Calls

From the extracted call graph of BC29 (graphify-al on the snapshot checkout): calls whose target is known from a declared type or an `Object::"Name"` argument. Interface dispatch and calls through events are not counted, so the list is not complete.

- [Page 5735 "Item Reference List"](../page/5735.md) (5 calls: `InvtDocumentReferenceNoLookup → (object)`, `ItemJournalReferenceNoLookup → (object)`, `PhysicalInventoryOrderReferenceNoLookup → (object)`, …)

## Called by

- [Table 99 "Item Vendor"](../table/99.md) (3 calls: `DeleteItemReference → DeleteItemReference`, `InsertItemReference → InsertItemReference`, `UpdateItemReference → UpdateItemReference`)
- [Table 172 "Standard Customer Sales Code"](../table/172.md) (1 call: `ApplyStdCodesToSalesLines → EnterSalesItemReference`)
- [Table 37 "Sales Line"](../table/37.md) (1 call: `UpdateItemReference → EnterSalesItemReference`)
- [Table 39 "Purchase Line"](../table/39.md) (1 call: `UpdateItemReference → EnterPurchaseItemReference`)

## Across versions

- Present in: BC23-30
- Changed (declaration) in: BC24-25, BC27

Source: AL metadata extracted from the code (names, ids, signatures, properties); no code bodies (D10).

## Ask your agent

Procedure bodies are not stored here (D10). The call sections above are our own, per object, from the BC29 call graph. For a procedure body or the calls of one procedure, ask bc-code-atlas (external, by Stefan Maron, MIT; default corpus w1-28), which the bc-observatory plugin connects: `bcatlas_resolve_node(object_type: "codeunit", object_name: "Item Reference Management")`, then `bcatlas_get_procedure_body` or `bcatlas_get_neighbors` on the returned id.