Hide Dimension Value Columns for specific Dimension Code

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I am adding following logic in the Dimension Values Page so that the columns "Name", "Dimension Value Type" and "Totaling" are invisible only for "DEPARTMENT" Dimension Code. It works as expected for "Dimension Value Type" and "Totaling" columns but it does not work for "Name" Column, even though the logic is similar. The "Name" Column also becomes invisible in other Dimension Code Values. Is there built-in restriction in BC for "Name" Column? How can I accomplish the desired result? Thank you.

pageextension 50100 DimensionValuesExt extends "Dimension Values"
{
    layout
    {
        modify(Totaling)
        {
            Visible = Visibleflag;
        }
        modify("Dimension Value Type")
        {
            Visible = Visibleflag;
        }
        modify(Name)
        {
            Visible = Visibleflag;
        }
    }
    var
        Visibleflag: Boolean;
    trigger OnOpenPage()
    begin
        if Rec."Dimension Code" = 'DEPARTMENT' then
            Visibleflag := false
        else
            Visibleflag := true;
    end;
}

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Pallavi Phade 5,742 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Namaste @DinB

Can you re-write the code in this Way. Thinking aloud . Can you just introduce new variable "NameVisible" and re- write code and see .

Or

Write as Below Code

==========

visibleflag = True ;

if rec."Dimension Code" = 'Department' then

visibleflag = false ;

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or

Use Trigger - onInit()

Kindly let me know

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Khushbu Rajvi. 23,132 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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There is no direct restriction on the Name field, but in this standard page Name is used by IndentationControls, so it acts differently from normal fields.

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Khushbu Rajvi. 23,132 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Try changing the indentation control from Name to Code in your page extension, then hide Name.

pageextension 50100 DimensionValuesExt extends "Dimension Values"
{
layout
{
modify(Control1)
{
IndentationControls = Code;
}

modify(Name)
{
Visible = ShowColumns;
}

modify("Dimension Value Type")
{
Visible = ShowColumns;
}

modify(Totaling)
{
Visible = ShowColumns;
}
}

var
ShowColumns: Boolean;

trigger OnAfterGetRecord()
begin
SetColumnVisibility();
end;

trigger OnAfterGetCurrRecord()
begin
SetColumnVisibility();
end;

local procedure SetColumnVisibility()
begin
ShowColumns := Rec."Dimension Code" <> 'DEPARTMENT';
end;
}

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Grigorios Mavrogeorgis 2,762 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi, here is what I think is happening.
That SALES INV series in your screenshot has only Manual Nos ticked and no Starting No or Ending No filled, so it has nothing to give. Preview posting still needs to grab a number for the posted Sales Invoice Header, and with no series numbers it builds that *** placeholder, then can not find the record, that is the error you see.

Check Sales & Receivables Setup, the field for the posting series (Posted Invoice Nos.). As far as I know that one should point to a series with Default Nos. on and a real Starting No., not a manual only series. The manual series is fine for the document No. itself, but the posted one need automatic numbering.

Also the *** prefix in preview I seen behave a bit funny in some versions, so test on a real post after you fix the series. Which version you on?
Hope this help.

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Grigorios Mavrogeorgis
Business Central Consultant & AL Developer
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YUN ZHU 102,447 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi, hope the following can give you some hints

How to show or hide subform fields based on a value in the main page

https://yzhums.com/71582/

Thanks.

ZHU

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OussamaSabbouh 18,314 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hello,

I don’t think there is a special built-in restriction on the Name column; the issue is more likely because you are checking Rec."Dimension Code" in OnOpenPage(), while the page is opened with a filter on Dimension Code, and the current Rec value is not always reliable at that moment. Try basing the visibility on the page filter instead, for example: Visibleflag := Rec.GetFilter("Dimension Code") <> 'DEPARTMENT'; or better handle the range with GetRangeMin() if the filter is fixed. Also note that Visible is page/control-level, not row-level, so it hides the column for the opened page instance, not per record. Example: trigger OnOpenPage() begin Visibleflag := Rec.GetFilter("Dimension Code") <> 'DEPARTMENT'; end; Microsoft confirms that dynamic visibility can be controlled by a global Boolean variable and changed on page open.

Regards,
Oussama Sabbouh

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