Labels in Business Central Development

Labels in Business Central Development

Labels are string constants that can be translated into multiple languages. They can be used for things like captions, descriptions, questions, error messages, or other text constants. Labels have a specific syntax, which includes a text constant, followed by three optional parameters.

ParameterTypeDescription
CommentTextUsed for general comments about the label, specifically giving details about the placeholders in the label.
LockedBooleanWhen Locked is set to true, the label shouldn’t be translated. The default value is false.
MaxLengthIntegerDetermines how much of the label is used. If no maximum length is specified, the string can be any length.
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