Bug 623644 & 620646: [Subcontracting] Fix security issues and remove unused code

[ChethanT]

Summary

• Bug 623644: Security fixes — removed overly broad legacy permission set (SubcPermissionset) that granted unrestricted tabledata access and was publicly assignable; sanitized error message in GetSubcontractor() that exposed vendor and work center numbers
• Bug 620646: Removed unused/unwanted code — deleted redundant page customizations (SubcProdOrderComponents, SubcRoutingLines), removed unused Do Not Validate field from Transfer Header table extension, removed duplicate Routing Link Code visibility override from Routing Lines page extension, and updated Subcontracting Manager profile to remove references to the deleted customizations

Test plan

• Compile and publish the Subcontracting app without errors
• Verify the Subcontracting Manager profile loads without errors (no dangling customization references)
• Confirm Routing Link Code and Location Code visibility on Prod. Order Components and Routing Lines pages is not regressed
• Verify subcontracting purchase order flow works end-to-end (GetSubcontractor error path shows generic message)
• Confirm SubcontractEdit and SubcontractRead permission sets remain functional via D365 BUS FULL ACCESS extension

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Fixes AB#623644 & AB#620646

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• Subcontracting: 36% documentation coverage

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Pull request overview

This PR addresses two subcontracting bugs by tightening security around permissions and user-facing errors, and by removing unused profile customizations/fields to reduce maintenance surface in the Subcontracting app.

Changes:

• Removes a legacy, overly broad, publicly assignable permission set and deletes unused page customizations and a redundant pageextension layout override.
• Removes an unused field from the Subcontracting Transfer Header table extension and updates the Subcontracting Manager profile to avoid dangling customization references.
• Adjusts the error label text used when a work center’s subcontractor vendor record cannot be found.

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
src/Apps/W1/Subcontracting/App/src/Profiles/SubcontractingManager.Profile.al	Drops deleted customizations from the Subcontracting Manager profile.
src/Apps/W1/Subcontracting/App/src/Profiles/SubcRoutingLines.PageCust.al	Removes an unused page customization for Routing Lines.
src/Apps/W1/Subcontracting/App/src/Profiles/SubcProdOrderComponents.PageCust.al	Removes an unused page customization for Prod. Order Components.
src/Apps/W1/Subcontracting/App/src/Process/Tableextensions/Transfer/SubcTransferHeader.TableExt.al	Removes the unused “Do Not Validate” field from the Transfer Header extension.
src/Apps/W1/Subcontracting/App/src/Process/Pageextensions/Manufacturing/SubcRoutingLines.PageExt.al	Removes a redundant UI visibility override for “Routing Link Code”.
src/Apps/W1/Subcontracting/App/src/Process/Codeunits/SubcontractingManagement.Codeunit.al	Updates the missing-vendor error label text in GetSubcontractor().
src/Apps/W1/Subcontracting/App/src/Permissions/SubcPermissionset.PermissionSet.al	Deletes the legacy permission set object.

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[alexei-dobriansky]

Analysis

Scope vs. claim mismatch. The PR is titled and framed as a security fix for AB#623644 plus dead-code cleanup for AB#620646. The actual changes are all defensible cleanup, but the "security" framing of two of them is overstated:

1. The WorkCenterVendorDoesntExistErr label change in SubcontractingManagement.Codeunit.al:172 is described as "sanitized error message... that exposed vendor and work center numbers". The final state of the PR (after the iteration with the AI reviewer and the revert in a7a79c8) is 'Subcontractor %1 on Work Center %2 does not exist.' — i.e. the parameterized form with both numbers still rendered. The only differences from the previous label are: (a) word "Vendor" → "Subcontractor", (b) corrected Comment metadata. This is a wording/metadata correctness fix, not a sanitization fix. AB#623644 itself is tagged SecurityRating: Not A Security Issue and the [AI-REPRO] note says "This is a code review finding, not a runtime security vulnerability."
2. AB#623644 is referenced in the body as AB#623544 — a typo.

Permissionset deletion (Subc. Permissionset, 99001500). Replacement (Subcontract. - Edit/Read/Objs) covers the same surface and is wired into D365 BUS FULL ACCESS / D365 READ. Functionally clean. Concern: Subc. Permissionset is Assignable = true. Direct git rm of an assignable permissionset without an [Obsolete] step is a breaking change for any tenant that has it assigned. Standard BC pattern is ObsoleteState = Pending + ObsoleteTag for at least one major version before removal. PR does not document why obsoletion is being skipped.

Field deletion "Do Not Validate" (99001554). No references anywhere; field is DataClassification = SystemMetadata, Editable = false. Same obsoletion concern as above — table-extension schema change without ObsoleteState = Pending + ObsoleteTag skips the supported upgrade pattern.

Page customization / page-extension layout removals. Verified safe:

• Routing Lines (99000765) declares Routing Link Code with no Visible = false → default visible. Removing the redundant modify and the page customization does not regress visibility.
• Prod. Order Components declares both Routing Link Code and Location Code without Visible = false → removing SubcProdOrderComponents.PageCust.al is safe.
• Trimmed SubcontractingManager.Profile.al references Subc. ProdOrderRouting and Subc. ReleasedProdOrderLines — both exist.

Test coverage. None added. Acceptable for pure removals, but a single profile-load + permissionset-coverage assertion would harden the cleanup.

Recommendation: Accept with Suggestions

1. Fix PR description. AB#623544 → AB#623644. Reword the "sanitized error message" bullet — the final label still renders both numbers; the change is wording + Comment correction.
2. Document the obsoletion strategy for Subc. Permissionset (99001500). Either state that the Subcontracting BCApps module has not GA-shipped before v29.0 so direct removal is safe, or use [Obsolete] Pending first and remove later.
3. Same obsoletion question for the Do Not Validate field (99001554) on Subc. Transfer Header.
4. Optional: add a profile-load / permissionset-coverage test covering (a) the Subcontracting Manager profile resolves all its Customizations; (b) D365 BUS FULL ACCESS - Subcontracting grants RIMD on Subc. Management Setup and Subcontractor Price.
5. Consider re-titling away from "security issues" — the linked bug is explicitly tagged "Not A Security Issue."

None of these are blockers; code-level changes are safe per verification. The asks are about PR description accuracy and AL obsoletion convention.