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For example, using the Create Record (v3) connector and passing a value to shortcutDimension1Code (using v2.0/salesOrders or v2.0/purchaseOrders) gives this result:


{

"error": {

"code": "Internal_RecordNotFound",

"message": "The Sales Header does not exist. Identification fields and values: Document Type='Order',No.=''  CorrelationId:  569f08a5-61d0-44a9-8f8f-5207ab162c35."

}


workaround is to POST and then PATCH.


But even with that workaround, how do you use PowerApp connectors for Dimensions 3+?


with a full-featured REST call, you can specify as many dimensions as you want using the dimensionSetLines array:


{

"customerNumber": "C100002",

"dimensionSetLines": [

{

"code": "REGION",

"valueCode": "CENTRAL"

},

{ ... more code/valueCode pairs ... }

]

}


but such a construct is not available using the PowerApp Connectors. Even trying to do a Create Record (v3) using the dimensionSetLines API passing the following does not work (the intent would be to add a single dimension to the salesOrder, which you could then iterate through as many dimensions as you need):


{

"parentId": "ecef10bc-6eeb-ed11-8848-6045bd03b6ff", // this is the SalesHeader

"code": "REGION",

"valueCode": "CENTRAL"

}

 

yields this:

 

{

"error": {

"code": "Application_DialogException",

"message": "You must get to the parent first to create a dimension set line.  CorrelationId:  4cc9c75c-3789-4235-a484-ece2da45b819."

}

}

 

Even adding "parentType": "Sales Order" to define the parent id, gives this:

 

{

"error": {

"code": "BadRequest",

"message": "Control 'parentType' is read-only.  CorrelationId:  e382cb89-a089-41e0-b63a-587bb3816be4."

}

}


SUMMARY:

We need a way to use these connectors to easily manage dimensions. Clients expect at a minimum that a POST to shortcutDimension1Code should not produce an error. Then second, they want availability to influence more than just dimensions 1 and 2 using these connectors.

Category: Development
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Ideas 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