Empty change-object microflow actions can be written as invalid CE0032 activities

[hjotha]

Summary

A described microflow can contain an empty change-object activity represented in MDL as:

change $Object;

When mxcli exec rebuilds that statement, it writes a ChangeObjectAction with no member changes, Commit = No, and RefreshInClient = false. Studio Pro validation then reports CE0032 because the action has no items and does not commit the object.

Expected behavior

Round-tripping an existing empty change-object activity should keep the action valid.

Actual behavior

The rebuilt MPR can contain a no-op ChangeObjectAction that Studio Pro reports as invalid:

[CE0032] Change action has no items specified and does not commit the object.

Proposed fix

When the builder sees a change $Object; statement with no member assignments, it should set RefreshInClient = true. Change actions with explicit member assignments should keep the existing behavior.

Related

Part of the broader microflow roundtrip validity tracker #332.

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Issue Triage

Summary:
The issue reports that mxcli exec rewrites an empty change‑object statement (change $Object;) into a ChangeObjectAction with no member changes, causing Studio Pro validation error CE0032.

Checklist (bug report)

Required info	Present?	Details
mxcli version	❌	Not mentioned
Mendix version	❌	Not mentioned
Scenario (what was done)	⚠️	Implied (running mxcli exec on an MDL script with an empty change‑object) but not explicitly stated
Expected output	✅	Round‑tripping should keep the action valid
Experienced output	✅	CE0032 validation error shown
AI bug report (mxcli diag --bundle or session log)	❌	Not provided

What’s missing:
Please add the exact mxcli --version (or commit/build info), the Mendix version of the project you’re processing, a clear description of the command you ran (e.g., mxcli exec <file>), and, if possible, the output of mxcli diag --bundle or at least the relevant session log. This will help us reproduce and fix the issue. Thank you!

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