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Request POST to Business Central Control Read-Only

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I am trying to post to business central using the API and most of the entries have no issues but we created some new accounts # and these records will not be allowed to post to business central. I get an error for these new accounts # that 'Control 'AccountName' is read-only' which is odd since other entries work fine for this column. I went on the Chart of Account to make sure the setting for Direct Posting was turned on and it was, since the other entries work I'm assuming there's a setting I'm missing for these new accounts # if you could advise. I've also tried going on the Database Access Intent and set the table to Allow Writing but that didn't work either. 

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    DAnny3211 Profile Picture
    11,417 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    hi

    look this

    community.dynamics.com/.../readonly-control-error-in-postman-post-request

    DAniele

  • becky171 Profile Picture
    5 on at

    thank you i did look at this, but this doesn't explain to me why other entries were successful and did not have this error and some entries do. both kinds of entries are posting to the same table which makes me think it's some sort of permissions issue with the new accounts we created.

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    DAnny3211 Profile Picture
    11,417 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    hello

    you'd better create a custom api to do what you need

    DANiele

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    5 on at

    Figured out the issue. Since AccountName has Property Editable false that doesn't mean we can't post to the API but that the AccountName that I'm trying to post must match the AccountName in the Sandbox environment in the chart of the accounts and not a new or altered name. Once I updated the name in Chart of Accounts field Name in BusinessCentral to dataframe AccountName value then it successfully posted for those new accounts.

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