Is possible to increase String length of OOB field ?

[Former Member]

Hi SAP Sourcing Guru,

Is possible to increase String length of OOB field ?

For example, DOCUMENT_DESCRIPTION field in project module is String type and its length is 256. Can I increase it to 512 ?

If so, then could you let me know how to do it?

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Two things. Once an OOB filed is created, you cannot increase the string length. You need to Inactivate the older one and create a new one with the revised field limit.

Also, 256 is the max string length for a field type STRING. You cannot increase it beyond that.

If you need a field which has a string length more than this then use the datatype as BIGTEXT. Though in this one you may have aesthetic issues because BIG TEXT fields do tend to take up a lot of space on the UI.

Hope this is helpful.

Thanks,

Vikram

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Vikram,

In our project we need to increase the length of the standard field display name.Can you please help me out.

Thanks,

Ankur Goyal

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ankur,

Standard field length increase is not possible. You may refer my post above for alternate solutions on hiding the existing one and creating a replacement field with higher string limit.

Thanks,

Vikram