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Posted on by Marco_1000 43
Dear all,
 
Since a couple weeks Business Central does not import anymore the description for batch posting, which means for the journal lines that have no Account_No:
 
If I send the following JSON to Business Central it does not import the description:
 
    {
        "Journal_Template_Name": "ALLGEMEIN",
        "Journal_Batch_Name": "TEST",
        "Line_No": 10000,
        "Document_No": "G00008",
        "Posting_Date": "2025-02-24",
        "Account_Type": "Bank Account",
        "Account_No": "",
        "Bal_Account_Type": "G/L Account",
        "Bal_Account_No": "6000",
        "Amount": 27409.75,
        "Description": "Credit Note 12434232",
        "Currency_Code": "",
        "Bal_Gen_Posting_Type": null,
        "Bal_VAT_Bus_Posting_Group": null,
        "Bal_VAT_Prod_Posting_Group": null
      }


The description is "Credit Note 12434232" , however, BC ignores the description and fills in as description the name of the G/L account.

I noticed that on the G/L card there is a new setting called: Omit default Descr. in JNL. However, it does not help.


The description is the name of the G/L account and the description of the JSON is ignored. This only happens if the Account_No. is null. 
 
 
Does anyone know why it does not import anymore the description if "Account_No": ""? 

I know you could run a PTCH for each line but that would be very cumbersome. Does anyone has an explanation or solution to this problem?

Thanks for the help.
 
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    Aman Kakkar Profile Picture
    Aman Kakkar 995 on at
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    Hi,
     

    You're absolutely right — the Omit Default Descr. in Jnl. setting does not apply to the Bal. Account No. field.

    From my observations, when the Account No. field is not empty, Business Central correctly takes the Description value provided in the API request.

    However, when the Account No. field is blank, the system ignores the provided description and instead uses the Bal. Account Name as the description.

     

    Here’s the relevant section of the standard logic in the Gen. Journal Line table:


     
    If you’d like your API to always retain the description sent in the payload, you can subscribe to the following event to bypass that behavior.

    To ensure this customization only applies in your specific case and doesn’t affect standard processing, it’s best to introduce a Boolean identifier field (e.g., Identifier) and send it as true in your API call.
     
    [EventSubscriber(ObjectType::Table, Database::"Gen. Journal Line", 'OnBeforeIsAdHocBalAccDescription', '', false, false)]
local procedure OnBeforeIsAdHocBalAccDescription(GenJournalLine: Record "Gen. Journal Line"; xGenJournalLine: Record "Gen. Journal Line"; var Result: Boolean; var IsHandled: Boolean)
begin
    if GenJournalLine.Identifier then begin
        Result := true;
        IsHandled := true;
    end;
end;
    With this approach, the system will always use the description you provide through the API instead of replacing it with the Bal. Account Name.
     
     
     
    Do mark as verified if this helps.
    Aman K

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