Hi,
I need to have a product description field where I can add really long formatted lists, 1000+ characters.Since SQL can handle it I don't see why Navision can't. I am OK with creating a new field if necessary.
Is this possible in Nav2016?
Thanks for all hints in the right direction
HHi
No not possible. A field of type = Text on a NAV table can be max 250 length. This is by design.
I suggest to use Description (50 chars as default), Description 2 (50 chars as default) and for longest item descriptions there is the standard Extended Text table where you can place text as long as you want (N rows).
Thanks a lot for your help.
You can use the "Standard Extended Text" for long formatted characters.
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If you have development skills you can create a Blob field on the NAV table, this allows you to store unlimited text. The Blob field though will not be displayed as a normal field on a Page so there will be some development work to make it visible and editable.
The alternative is, as other have said, to use mulitple (max 250 character) text fields. Take care in creating large text fields or Blob fields as they can affect performance.
Hope this helps.
Claudio
There is a good article by archer about this topic:
community.dynamics.com/.../how-to-work-with-big-item-descriptions
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