#0 fix: label source vs target BU prompts in Build command

Author: JoernBerkefeld

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to the **SFMC DevTools** VS Code extension are documented in
 
 Publishing is triggered automatically via GitHub Actions when a new release is created.
 
+## [3.1.2] — 2026-04-09
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Build (Template + Definition)**: the two Business Unit quick-picks now say **source** vs **target** so it is clear which selection maps to `--buFrom` and which to `--buTo`.
+
 ## [3.1.1] — 2026-04-08
 
 ### Fixed

package-lock.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"name": "sfmc-devtools-vscode",
 	"displayName": "SFMC DevTools",
 	"description": "Unofficial IDE for Salesforce Marketing Cloud - Handle and manipulate several SFMC assets (journeys, automations, queries, SSJS, AMPScript, etc..) between your local machine and Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC).",
-	"version": "3.1.1",
+	"version": "3.1.2",
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"publisher": "Accenture-oss",
 	"repository": {

package.json

@@ -1056,7 +1056,10 @@ class DevToolsExtension {
 			const projectPath = supportedFiles[0].projectPath;
 			const projectConfig = this.mcdev.retrieveProjectCredentialsConfig(projectPath);
 
-			const buFrom = (await this.selectBusinessUnits(projectPath, { multiBUs: false })) as string[];
+			const buFrom = (await this.selectBusinessUnits(projectPath, {
+				multiBUs: false,
+				businessUnitsPrompt: MessagesEditor.businessUnitsFromPrompt
+			})) as string[];
 			if (!buFrom?.length) return;
 
 			const markets = projectConfig.getMarkets();
@@ -1074,7 +1077,10 @@ class DevToolsExtension {
 				| undefined;
 			if (!marketFrom) return;
 
-			const buTo = (await this.selectBusinessUnits(projectPath, { multiBUs: false })) as string[];
+			const buTo = (await this.selectBusinessUnits(projectPath, {
+				multiBUs: false,
+				businessUnitsPrompt: MessagesEditor.businessUnitsToPrompt
+			})) as string[];
 			if (!buTo?.length) return;
 
 			const marketTo = (await this.requestInputWithOptions(markets, "Select target market:", false)) as
@@ -1143,12 +1149,17 @@ class DevToolsExtension {
 	 * @param {string} projectPath - The path to the project.
 	 * @param {Object} options - The options for selecting business units.
 	 * @param {boolean} options.multiBUs - Indicates if multiple business units can be selected.
+	 * @param {string} [options.businessUnitsPrompt] - Quick-pick title for BU selection (defaults to generic prompt).
 	 * @returns {Promise<string[] | undefined>} A promise that resolves to an array of selected business units or undefined.
 	 * @throws {Error} If no credentials or business units are found.
 	 */
 	async selectBusinessUnits(
 		projectPath: string,
-		{ multiBUs, credential }: { multiBUs: boolean; credential?: string }
+		{
+			multiBUs,
+			credential,
+			businessUnitsPrompt: buPrompt
+		}: { multiBUs: boolean; credential?: string; businessUnitsPrompt?: string }
 	): Promise<string[] | undefined> {
 		// Get the credentials and business units from the mcdevrc file
 		const projectCredsConfig = this.mcdev.retrieveProjectCredentialsConfig(projectPath);
@@ -1183,7 +1194,7 @@ class DevToolsExtension {
 				// Request user to select a business unit
 				selectedBUs = (await this.requestInputWithOptions(
 					businessUnits,
-					MessagesEditor.businessUnitsPrompt,
+					buPrompt ?? MessagesEditor.businessUnitsPrompt,
 					multiBUs
 				)) as string[] | undefined;
 			} else {

src/devtools/index.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ const runningCommandCancelled = (command: string) => `DevTools command has been
 const runningCommandFailure = "Oh no. Something went wrong while running DevTools Command...";
 const credentialPrompt = "Please select the credential you would like to use:";
 const businessUnitsPrompt = "Please select the business unit you would like to use:";
+/** Quick-pick title when selecting `--buFrom` during Build (templating). */
+const businessUnitsFromPrompt = "Please select the BU you would like to use as source:";
+/** Quick-pick title when selecting `--buTo` during Build (templating). */
+const businessUnitsToPrompt = "Please select the BU you would like to use as target:";
 const metaDataTypePrompt = "Please select the metadata types you would like to use:";
 const copyToBuPrompt = "Please select the action you would like to perform:";
 const changeKeyMethodPrompt = "Please select how you would like to change the key:";
@@ -39,6 +43,8 @@ export {
 	runningCommandFailure,
 	credentialPrompt,
 	businessUnitsPrompt,
+	businessUnitsFromPrompt,
+	businessUnitsToPrompt,
 	metaDataTypePrompt,
 	copyToBuPrompt,
 	changeKeyMethodPrompt,

src/messages/editor.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import * as assert from "assert";
+import * as MessagesEditor from "../../../messages/editor";
+
+suite("Editor messages – Build BU prompts", () => {
+	test("businessUnitsFromPrompt labels source BU", () => {
+		assert.strictEqual(
+			MessagesEditor.businessUnitsFromPrompt,
+			"Please select the BU you would like to use as source:"
+		);
+	});
+
+	test("businessUnitsToPrompt labels target BU", () => {
+		assert.strictEqual(
+			MessagesEditor.businessUnitsToPrompt,
+			"Please select the BU you would like to use as target:"
+		);
+	});
+});