AL: Please add a feature to convert from deprecated multilanguage syntax
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Description
Hello
Since the multilanguage syntax is being deprecated, would it be possible to add a feature, which would do the conversion to the new syntax and generate xlif files?
How do I see it:
- find all the "ML" versions of properties like CaptionML, ConstValueML, InstructionalTextML, OptionCaptionML, PromotedActionCategoriesML, ReqFilterHeadingML, RequestFilterHeadingML, ToolTipML and TextConst data type
- replace them with appropriate alternatives from the new syntax
- generate xlif files for each language the "ML" properties were defined and copy translations to the xlif files.
Thanks.
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Research direction
The issue names no files or tests; start by locating the AL compiler or developer-tool handling for the listed ML properties and TextConst, then inspect existing XLIFF generation. Done means converting every listed deprecated form to the new syntax and generating XLIFF files with the defined translations for each language.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- vscode
- Domain
- compilers, devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100