RSAT : system.formatexception input string was not in a correct format

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Hello folks,

While executing tests with RSAT, some inexorably fail on the following step :

When the user type either the activity number or a combination of phase and task code the remaining input fields are filled automatically.
Whether by inputing each field manually or selecting entries in the recording file this error keeps coming.
Has anyone stumble upon this error and found a solution ?

Charles

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André Arnaud de Cal... 307,856 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hi Charles,

What is the exact error?
Judy Microsoft Employee on at

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Hi, does the same error occur when selecting another activity number. Please provide more details about the issue,
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Hi André and Judy.

Here is the detailed summary provided in Azure DevOps.

The error occurs for any Activity Number that is inputed.

As for the exact the error, I am not able to point it out precisely. After some trouble shooting, the error does not seem to come from the automatic field filling.

Charles Haurou

Status: Test case failed. (Details are also in the attached base log file SaisieDesTemps1_10609_BaseLog.txt) Steps: Navigate to: TSTimesheetEntry ("tstimesheetentrygridviewalltimesheets") Click New. Information: Unable to apply filters associated with this view due to security restrictions on this page. However, the customizations for this view have been applied. In the Resource field, enter or select a value. Enter the filter value “ressource” in the “Resource Name” field using the “starts with” filter operator. (Value used in this run = "ressource") In the list, click on the link in the selected line. Click OK. In the Actions pane, click Timesheet. Click New Row. In the Legal Entity field, enter or select a value. Enter the filter value “company ” in the “Legal Entity” field using the “contains” filter operator. (Value used in this run = "company ") Information: Debug info: Filtering resulted in multiple rows. Enter the filter value “placeholder_value” in the “Name” field using the “starts with” filter operator. (Value used in this run = "placeholder_value") In the list, click on the link in the selected line. In the list, mark the selected line. In the Customer field, enter or select a value. Enter the filter value "Mission_ID_lvl1" in the "Customer Account" field using the "starts with" filter operator. (Value used in this run = "Mission_ID_lvl1") In the list, click on the link in the selected line. In the Mission ID field, enter or select a value. Enter the filter value "Mission_ID" in the "Mission ID" field using the "starts with" filter operator. (Value used in this run = "Mission_ID") In the list, click on the link in the selected line. In the Activity Number field, enter or select a value. Enter the filter value “Salary slips” in the “Activity Name” field using the “is exactly” filter operator. (Value used in this run = "Salary slips") In the list, click on the link in the selected line. DEBUG INFO : <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?> <Error xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <ExceptionType>System.FormatException</ExceptionType> <Message>The format of the input string is incorrect.</Message> <StackTrace> to System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer&amp ; number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal) to System.Number.ParseDecimal(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt) to MS.Dynamics.Performance.Application.TaskRecorder.SaisieDesTemps1Base.<SetupData>b__5e() to MS.Dynamics.Performance.Application.TaskRecorder.SaisieDesTemps1Base.SaisieDesTemps1()</StackTrace> </Error>
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Hi Judy and André,

I have found a solution to my problem by following the guidelines of the latest release note for RSAT (2.6.16196.59), i.e. setting the date format to the american format.

Configuring the date format only in RSAT was not sufficient, both have to be the US format.