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Business Central - Create and post Journal batch in a $batch

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Hi there,

I have created an API endpoint for posting a $batch on api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/.../$batch
When I call it with the payload below, the Journal Header and lines create with no issue, but the postBatch call always fails when its part of the $batch.
But when I call it in a separate $batch entirely it works and posts the Journal Batch (assuming no errors).

{
    "requests": [
        {
            "method": "POST",
            "id": "r1",
            "url": "journalBatches?companyName=CBP",
            "headers": {
                "Content-Type": "application/json"
            },
            "body": {
                "JournalTemplate": "GENERAL",
                "JournalBatchName": "QWERTY19",
                "Description": "Default Journal Batch",
                "CopyVAT": false
            }
        },
        {
            "method": "POST",
            "id": "r2",
            "url": "journalLines?companyName=CBP",
            "headers": {
                "Content-Type": "application/json"
            },
            "body": {
                "JournalTemplate": "GENERAL",     
                "LineNo": 1,           
                "JournalBatchName": "QWERTY19",
                "PostingDate": "2023-04-13",
                "AccountType": "G/L Account",
                "AccountNo": "9100",
                "DocumentNo": "1",
                "ExternalDocumentNo": "5",
                "DocumentType": "Invoice",
                "Amount": 5,
                "Description": "Default Journal Batch",
                "Comment": "comment",
                "ShortcutDimension1Code": "115",
                "ShortcutDimension2Code": "210"
            }
        },
        {
            "method": "POST",
            "id": "r3",
            "url": "journalLines?companyName=CBP",
            "headers": {
                "Content-Type": "application/json"
            },
            "body": {
                "JournalTemplate": "GENERAL",     
                "LineNo": 2,                      
                "JournalBatchName": "QWERTY19",
                "PostingDate": "2023-04-13",
                "AccountType": "G/L Account",
                "AccountNo": "9100",
                "DocumentNo": "2",
                "ExternalDocumentNo": "6",
                "DocumentType": "Invoice",
                "Amount": -5,
                "Description": "Default Journal Batch",
                "Comment": "comment",
                "ShortcutDimension1Code": "115",
                "ShortcutDimension2Code": "210"
            }
        },
        {
            "method": "POST",
            "id": "r4",
            "url": "journalBatches(JournalTemplate='GENERAL',JournalBatchName='QWERTY19')/Microsoft.NAV.postBatch?companyName=CBP",
            "headers": {
                "Content-Type": "application/json"
            }            
        }
    ]
}

Below is the code response when I call the above in Postman

{
    "responses": [
        {
            "id": "r1",
            "status": 201,
            "headers": {
                "location": "https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/v2.0/f519b312-7578-4094-a321-3615690bed23/sandbox/api/Thyme/JournalBatchGroup/v2.0/journalBatches(JournalTemplate='GENERAL',JournalBatchName='QWERTY19')",
                "content-type": "application/json; odata.metadata=minimal; odata.streaming=true",
                "odata-version": "4.0"
            },
            "body": {
                "@odata.context": "https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/v2.0/f519b312-7578-4094-a321-3615690bed23/sandbox/api/Thyme/JournalBatchGroup/v2.0/$metadata#journalBatches/$entity",
                "@odata.etag": "W/\"JzIwOzE0NTM3ODEzOTQwMjAwNjExNzMwMTswMDsn\"",
                "JournalTemplate": "GENERAL",
                "JournalBatchName": "QWERTY19",
                "Description": "Default Journal Batch",
                "CopyVAT": false
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "r2",
            "status": 201,
            "headers": {
                "location": "https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/v2.0/f519b312-7578-4094-a321-3615690bed23/sandbox/api/Thyme/JournalBatchGroup/v2.0/journalLines(JournalTemplate='GENERAL',JournalBatchName='QWERTY19',LineNo=1)",
                "content-type": "application/json; odata.metadata=minimal; odata.streaming=true",
                "odata-version": "4.0"
            },
            "body": {
                "@odata.context": "https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/v2.0/f519b312-7578-4094-a321-3615690bed23/sandbox/api/Thyme/JournalBatchGroup/v2.0/$metadata#journalLines/$entity",
                "@odata.etag": "W/\"JzE5OzU0NjE2NzkyNTMzODkyMjkxNzYxOzAwOyc=\"",
                "JournalTemplate": "GENERAL",
                "JournalBatchName": "QWERTY19",
                "LineNo": 1,
                "PostingDate": "2023-04-13",
                "AccountType": "G/L Account",
                "AccountNo": "9100",
                "DocumentNo": "1",
                "ExternalDocumentNo": "5",
                "DocumentType": "Invoice",
                "Amount": 5.00,
                "Description": "Default Journal Batch",
                "Comment": "comment",
                "ShortcutDimension1Code": "115",
                "ShortcutDimension2Code": "210"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "r3",
            "status": 201,
            "headers": {
                "location": "https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/v2.0/f519b312-7578-4094-a321-3615690bed23/sandbox/api/Thyme/JournalBatchGroup/v2.0/journalLines(JournalTemplate='GENERAL',JournalBatchName='QWERTY19',LineNo=2)",
                "content-type": "application/json; odata.metadata=minimal; odata.streaming=true",
                "odata-version": "4.0"
            },
            "body": {
                "@odata.context": "https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/v2.0/f519b312-7578-4094-a321-3615690bed23/sandbox/api/Thyme/JournalBatchGroup/v2.0/$metadata#journalLines/$entity",
                "@odata.etag": "W/\"JzE5OzE4Njg3MTYzNzM4NzE4MjA4NzIxOzAwOyc=\"",
                "JournalTemplate": "GENERAL",
                "JournalBatchName": "QWERTY19",
                "LineNo": 2,
                "PostingDate": "2023-04-13",
                "AccountType": "G/L Account",
                "AccountNo": "9100",
                "DocumentNo": "2",
                "ExternalDocumentNo": "6",
                "DocumentType": "Invoice",
                "Amount": -5.00,
                "Description": "Default Journal Batch",
                "Comment": "comment",
                "ShortcutDimension1Code": "115",
                "ShortcutDimension2Code": "210"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "r4",
            "status": 400,
            "headers": {
                "content-type": "application/json",
                "content-length": "220"
            },
            "body": {
                "error": {
                    "code": "Internal_ServerError",
                    "message": "An error occurred and the transaction is stopped. Contact your administrator or partner for further assistance.  CorrelationId:  7d7aae9a-604d-4a21-95da-9038ab73fe5f."
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Below is my AL code relevant to this project

page 60100 JournalBatchAPI
{
    PageType = API;
    Caption = 'JournalBatch';
    APIPublisher = 'Thyme';
    APIGroup = 'JournalBatchGroup';
    APIVersion = 'v2.0';
    EntityName = 'JournalBatch';
    EntitySetName = 'JournalBatches';
    SourceTable = "Gen. Journal Batch";
    DelayedInsert = true;
    SourceTableView = where("Journal Template Name" = const('GENERAL'));

    layout
    {
        area(Content)
        {
            repeater(GroupName)
            {
                field(JournalTemplate; rec."Journal Template Name")
                {
                    ApplicationArea = All;
                    Caption = 'JournalTemplate';
                }
                field(JournalBatchName; rec.Name)
                {
                    ApplicationArea = All;
                    Caption = 'JournalBatchName';
                }
                field(Description; Rec.Description)
                {
                    ApplicationArea = All;
                    Caption = 'Description';
                }
                field(CopyVAT; Rec."Copy VAT Setup to Jnl. Lines")
                {
                    ApplicationArea = All;
                    Caption = 'CopyVAT';
                }
            }
        }
    }

    [ServiceEnabled]
    procedure PostBatch(var ActionContext: WebServiceActionContext)
    var
        GenJournalPostBatch: Codeunit "Gen. Jnl.-B.Post";

    begin
        GenJournalPostBatch.Run(Rec);

        ActionContext.SetObjectType(ObjectType::Page);
        ActionContext.SetObjectId(Page::JournalBatchAPI);
        ActionContext.AddEntityKey(rec.FieldNo(Name), Rec.Name);
        ActionContext.SetResultCode(WebServiceActionResultCode::Created);
    end;
}

page 60101 JournalLineAPI
{
    PageType = API;
    Caption = 'JournalLine';
    APIPublisher = 'Thyme';
    APIGroup = 'JournalBatchGroup';
    APIVersion = 'v2.0';
    EntityName = 'JournalLine';
    EntitySetName = 'JournalLines';
    SourceTable = "Gen. Journal Line";
    DelayedInsert = true;
    
    layout
    {
        area(Content)
        {
            repeater(GroupName)
            {
                field(JournalTemplate; rec."Journal Template Name")
                {
                    Caption = 'JournalTemplate';
                }
                field(JournalBatchName; rec."Journal Batch Name")
                {
                    Caption = 'JournalBatchName';
                }
                field(LineNo; rec."Line No.")
                {
                    Caption = 'LineNo';
                }
                field(PostingDate; rec."Posting Date")
                {
                    Caption = 'PostingDate';
                }
                field(AccountType; rec."Account Type")
                {
                    Caption = 'AccountType';
                }
                field(AccountNo; rec."Account No.")
                {
                    Caption = 'AccountNo';
                }
                field(DocumentNo; rec."Document No.")
                {
                    Caption = 'DocumentNo';
                }
                field(ExternalDocumentNo; rec."External Document No.")
                {
                    Caption = 'ExternalDocumentNo';
                }
                field(DocumentType; rec."Document Type")
                {
                    Caption = 'DocumentType';
                }
                field(Amount; rec.Amount)
                {
                    Caption = 'Amount';
                }
                field(Description; rec.Description)
                {
                    Caption = 'Description';
                }
                field(Comment; rec.Comment)
                {
                    Caption = 'Comment';
                }
                field("ShortcutDimension1Code"; Rec."Shortcut Dimension 1 Code")
                {
                    Caption = '"ShortcutDimension1Code";Rec."Shortcut Dimension 1 Code"';
                }
                field("ShortcutDimension2Code"; Rec."Shortcut Dimension 2 Code")
                {
                    Caption = '"ShortcutDimension2Code";Rec."Shortcut Dimension 1 Code"';
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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