3784950 - OutputManagementUtilities.GetPDF Returns empty binary object for standard business objects and form templates

When using the OutputManagementUtilities.GetPDF() function in custom code to generate PDF documents for standard business objects (such as Sales Order, Customer Quote, Contract, Service Request, Opportunity), the function returns an empty binary object with the following characteristics:

• .content.IsInitial() returns true
• The binary object has no content
• No error messages are thrown during execution
• The form template displays correctly when using the UI Preview button
• The form template code and language parameters appear to be correct

Example scenario:

You are attempting to generate the PDF programmatically for the Sales Order form template:

var FormTemplateLanguage = "E";
var FormTemplateCode : OutputRequestFormTemplateCode;
FormTemplateCode.content = "C2029"; //Form Template Code for Sales Orders
pdfDocument = OutputManagementUtilities.GetPDF(this.GetFirst(), FormTemplateCode, FormTemplateLanguage);

// Result: pdfDocument.content.IsInitial() = true (empty binary)

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