https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2020wave2/smb/dynamics365-business-central/use-conversion-templates-convert-contacts-vendors-employees
When you wanted to apply an item template, you get the "Config. Template Header (8618)" table to select an item from. This was very powerful because in the configuration templates you could add ANY (also any custom field from any extension) of the item table fields to the template.
AFTER that preview-feature:
When you want to apply an item template, you get the "Item Templ. (1382)". Those are totally different templates than the one you can define in the Configuration Templates. Those templates are so limited in the item fields you can define that is basically useless.
That preview-feature broke functionality!!!
Please fix this before it becomes generally available. Losing this functionality is very bad for speed of item creation and accuracy of master data!
Comments
Not all the fields are on the template and you cannot really add fields for missing ones to the template. For example, it uses the ID from the template to copy to the ID of the item. So for fields that are missing, you cannot add e.g. Replenishment System to an extension since this will not have the same ID as the built in field on the table. It results in an error if you try to copy the field back to the item. Please fix this blunder.
Category: General
I wonder if only the preview is broken as I cannot recreate what you have stated in Version 18.3. Selecting Actions -> Functions -> Apply Template opens Config Template List Page 1340 using table 8618.
Category: General
Business Central Team (administrator)
Thank you for this suggestion! Currently this is not on our roadmap. We are tracking this idea and if it gathers more votes and comments we will consider it in the future. Best regards, Business Central Team