A negative credit amount is displayed for a Debit Amount Balance and a negative debit amount is displayed for the corresponding Credit Balance when a G/L Budget/Balance uses the "Send - Form to Microsoft Excel" functionality in Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 service pack or the next Microsoft Dynamics NAV version that contains this hotfix.

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Code changes

Note Always test code fixes in a controlled environment before you apply the fixes to your production computers.
To resolve this problem, follow these steps in the G/L Balance/Budget form (422):

1. Change the code in the Budgeted Debit Amount - OnAfterValidate trigger as follows:
   Existing code

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   Replacement code

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    CurrForm.UPDATE;
   ...

2. Change the code in the Budgeted Credit Amount - OnAfterValidate trigger as follows:
   Existing code

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   ...

   Replacement code

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    CurrForm.UPDATE;
   ...

3. Change the code in the Budgeted Amount - OnAfterValidate trigger as follows:
   Existing code

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       <blank>
   ...

   Replacement code

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    CurrForm.UPDATE;
   ...

4. Change the code in the CalcFormFields function as follows:
   Existing code

   ...
       CALCFIELDS("Net Change","Budgeted Amount");
   
   // Delete the following lines.
   "Debit Amount" := "Net Change";
   "Credit Amount" := -"Net Change";
   "Budgeted Debit Amount" := "Budgeted Amount";
   "Budgeted Credit Amount" := -"Budgeted Amount";
   // End of the deleted lines.
   
   IF "Budgeted Amount" = 0 THEN
     BudgetPct := 0
   ELSE
     BudgetPct := "Net Change" / "Budgeted Amount" * 100;
   ...

   Replacement code

   ...
    CALCFIELDS("Net Change","Budgeted Amount");
   
   // Add the following lines.
   IF "Net Change" >= 0 THEN BEGIN
     "Debit Amount" := "Net Change";
     "Credit Amount" := 0;
   END ELSE BEGIN
     "Debit Amount" := 0;
     "Credit Amount" := -"Net Change";
   END;
   IF "Budgeted Amount" >= 0 THEN BEGIN
     "Budgeted Debit Amount" := "Budgeted Amount";
     "Budgeted Credit Amount" := 0;
   END ELSE BEGIN
     "Budgeted Debit Amount" := 0;
     "Budgeted Credit Amount" := -"Budgeted Amount";
   END;
   // End of the added lines.
   
   IF "Budgeted Amount" = 0 THEN
     BudgetPct := 0
   ELSE
     BudgetPct := "Net Change" / "Budgeted Amount" * 100;
   ...