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Why does updating the 'Default Dimension' table via the native page action on the Job Card fail to instantly refresh the corresponding Shortcut Dimension fields on the active record when viewed via Page Inspection? Is there a missing UI refresh trigger or table field synchronization logic required?

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Hi, nothing is missing in the sync logic. The Default Dimension table already writes Global Dimension 1 and 2 back to the job when the code matches your G/L Setup, but it does that on its own Job record variable, so your open card is still holding a stale buffer. Page Inspection shows you that buffer, not the row. Press F5 and the values are there.
The Dimensions action on the Job Card is a RunObject action with no OnAction trigger, so there's nowhere to put a CurrPage.Update, unless I miss something. If you want it instant you need a page extension — hide that action, add your own that runs Default Dimensions then does Rec.Get and CurrPage.Update(false). The Get is the part people skip. One thing though, only shortcut 1 and 2 are real fields on the job, three to eight live only in the dimension set so there is nothing there to refresh anyway
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Grigorios Mavrogeorgis
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