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Posted on by john.ellis 3,518

Hi:

Is 250 the maximum number of characters allowed in a "Text" Type field, within Business Central?

Thanks!

John

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    YUN ZHU 99,966 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    No, it's 2048.

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    Hope the following helps.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-object-specifications-limitations#specifications-for-tables

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    Thanks.

    ZHU

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