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Fields with locked caption at table/table extension level are not displayed on pages with the given caption

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Description

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1. Describe the bug
Adding fields to table/table extension with locked caption are displayed on pages with the field name rather then the given caption.

2. To Reproduce

  1. Create a table and a table extension with a new field
  2. Add a caption to the field with the property Locked set to true
  3. Create a page and a page extension and add the field.
  4. Note that the caption of the field shown in the page is not the caption set into the table/table extension, but the name of the field.
tableextension 50324 Vendor extends Vendor
{
    fields
    {
        field(50320; "Name 3"; Text[50])
        {
            Caption = 'Nome 3', Locked = true;
            DataClassification = CustomerContent;
        }
    }
}

pageextension 50321 "Vendor Card" extends "Vendor Card"
{
    layout
    {
        addafter("Name 2")
        {
            field("Name 3"; Rec."Name 3")
            {
                ApplicationArea = All;
            }
        }
    }
}

table 50325 "My Entity"
{
    fields
    {
        field(50320; "Name 3"; Text[50])
        {
            Caption = 'Nome 3', Locked = true;
            DataClassification = CustomerContent;
        }
    }
}

page 50321 "My Entities"
{
    Caption = 'My Entities';
    PageType = List;
    SourceTable = "My Entity";
    ApplicationArea = All;
    UsageCategory = Lists;

    layout
    {
        area(Content)
        {
            repeater(Control1)
            {
                field("Name 3"; Rec."Name 3")
                {
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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3. Expected behavior
The page shows the field with the caption given at table/table extension level.

4. Actual behavior
The page shows the name of the field as caption instead of the given caption.

5. Versions:

  • AL Language: 17.0.1998613
  • Visual Studio Code: 1.108.0
  • Business Central: IT Business Central 27.3 (platform 27.0.44301.0 + application 27.3.44313.44331)
  • Operating System:
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MacOS
Final Checklist

Please remember to do the following:

  • Search the issue repository to ensure you are reporting a new issue

  • Reproduce the issue after disabling all extensions except the AL Language extension

  • Simplify your code around the issue to better isolate the problem

Internal work item: AB#619449

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Visual Studio Code using the supplied AL table, table extension, page, and page extension snippets. Compare the captions shown on the pages with the locked captions defined at table level; done when both pages display the specified table or table-extension caption instead of the field name.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
vscode
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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