convert "Sell-to Country/Region Code" to "Country Description"

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Hello Guys.

I've made a reportextension to report 1306, that handles some stuff - mainly the customer data.

I can get the traditional "Sell-to Country/Region Code" field on my report, but i can't figure out how to get the "Description" and not the "Code" - like "UK" should be "United Kingdom"

Any advices here?

So far i tried setting a Record as the "Country/Region" Table -but can't figure out how to get a return value from the "Description" if i call it with the "Code" - like:

Record.Get('UK') - should return "United Kingdom"

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RasmusAKEA 30 on at

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RE: convert "Sell-to Country/Region Code" to "Country Description"

My bad - worked

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YUN ZHU 92,429 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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RE: convert "Sell-to Country/Region Code" to "Country Description"

Hi, this is related to the Language Code on the invoice, generally this value is from the customer master, but when it is empty, it will take the system default language. So you can modify the Language Code of the customer, and then for the new invoices, it will be printed in English.

And this is defined by Report.Language([Integer]) Method.

More details: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/methods-auto/report/reportinstance-language-method

As you might know, in ReportExtension, we cannot directly modify the OnAfterGetRecord() trigger, we can only use the following two. After a simple test, neither of these can affect the language. So I don't think it's possible to use ReportExtension to fix to English.

Hope this info also helps.

Thanks.

ZHU

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RasmusAKEA 30 on at

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RE: convert "Sell-to Country/Region Code" to "Country Description"

Thanks for this solution - exactly what i was looking for....

That solved it from the Code - i then get the Name....

Wondering if possible to always get the English translation? Now i get it in my local language "Denmark" - would be greater to have returned in English :)

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RasmusAKEA 30 on at

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RE: convert "Sell-to Country/Region Code" to "Country Description"

Hello Kim - yes exactly that one i was struggling with in the beginning, the problem is it takes the "Contact Name" and include in the address - and i don't want that at all... It takes it even if i make a "Custom" "Country/Area" Definition in the "Country / Area" setup....

After that i'm making one my self with the correct data i want to have :)

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YUN ZHU 92,429 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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RE: convert "Sell-to Country/Region Code" to "Country Description"

Hi, As far as I understand, RasmusAKEA should know how to get the country name in the code, but don't know how to add it to the standard Report.

Here is an example for report 1306.

Source Code: Using Codeunit "Format Address" is also a very good method. For details, you can check the code provided by Igne. .

reportextension 50133 MyExtension extends "Standard Sales - Invoice" { dataset { add(Header) { column(CountryName; CountryName) { } } modify(Header) { trigger OnAfterAfterGetRecord() var CountryRegion: Record "Country/Region"; begin if CountryRegion.Get("Sell-to Country/Region Code") then CountryName := CountryRegion.Name; end; } } var CountryName: Text[50]; }

Hope this will help.

Thanks.

ZHU

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Inge M. Bruvik 1,037 Moderator on at

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RE: convert "Sell-to Country/Region Code" to "Country Description"

Very good point Kim Dallefeld !

Here is how you can use that codeunit as well. The only challange with that codeunit is that it is hard to predict where in the textarray the country name will end up. So in some cases i go straight to the source if it is one single filed i am looking for.

codeunit 50101 "Test Country description"

{

trigger OnRun()

var

AddressFormat: Codeunit "Format Address";

SalesInvoice: Record "Sales Invoice Header";

Country: Record "Country/Region";

TextArray: array[8] of text[100];

i: Integer;

begin

if SalesInvoice.FindSet() then

repeat

Country.get(SalesInvoice."Sell-to Country/Region Code");

Message('The country is %1', Country.Name);

AddressFormat.SalesInvSellTo(textarray, SalesInvoice);

I := 0;

for i := 0 to 7 do begin

Message('Address is %1', TextArray[i]);

i += 1;

end;

until SalesInvoice.Next() = 0;

end;

}

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RE: convert "Sell-to Country/Region Code" to "Country Description"

There is a code unit that formats the address, whatever you do must happen after the code unit runs. The code unit takes name, name2, address, address2, contact name, city, state, zip and country—removes blank lines, format city, start, zip bars on country code and provides the variables for printing the address.
mare you sure the postal service wants the printed name of the country?

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Inge M. Bruvik 1,037 Moderator on at

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RE: convert "Sell-to Country/Region Code" to "Country Description"

Here is a sample codeunit that shows you how to get the name out of the country record.

The record.get() returnes the whole record and not only the name field.

codeunit 50101 "Test Country description"

{

trigger OnRun()

var

SalesInvoice: Record "Sales Invoice Header";

Country: Record "Country/Region";

begin

if SalesInvoice.FindSet() then

repeat

Country.get(SalesInvoice."Sell-to Country/Region Code");

Message('The country is %1', Country.Name);

until SalesInvoice.Next() = 0;

end;

}

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