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PATCHing journalLines via REST clears currencyCode and currencyFactor

Environment: Production (also reproducible in Sandbox)

API version: v2.0

Endpoint used (REST): PATCH https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/v2.0/Production/api/v2.0/companies({companyId})/journals({journalId})/journalLines({journalLineId})

Expected behavior

currencyCode and currencyFactor should remain unchanged when updating the accountId on a journal line.

Actual behavior

Both fields are cleared when accountId is included in the PATCH request.

If accountId is omitted, the currency fields remain untouched.

Additional details

We PATCH via REST API, but we GET via OData (the OData response includes currencyCode and currencyFactor).

This issue was not occurring until recently, suggesting a potential behavior change or regression.

Question

Is this expected behavior for the REST API when updating accountId, or is it an unintended regression in the journalLines endpoint?

Request body:

{

  id: "165941b4-a3b6-f011-bbd1-000d3a74ff9a",

  accountNumber: "18200",

  accountType: "Bank Account",

  description: "Account updated to bank account",

  amount: -55,

}

journalLine (fetched through OData endpoint) after the response:

{
  id: "xxx",
  journalTemplateName: "GENERAL",
  lineNumber: 608888208,
  accountType: "Bank Account",
  accountNumber: "CHECKING",
  postingDate: "2025-10-31",
  documentType: " ",
  documentNumber: "1BDB1DB4",
  description: "Account updated to bank account",
  vatPercent: 0,
  balAccountNumber: "",
  currencyCode: "",
  amount: -55,
  debitAmount: 0,
  creditAmount: 55,
  amountLcy: -55,
  balanceLcy: -55,
  currencyFactor: 0,
  RTRCurrencyFactorAPI: 0,
  //fields omitted for brevity
}