Changing an attribute type from smallString to mediumString
Hi,
I have a Project Area in production for several months. One of the attributes is of type Small String, but it appears that in some cases, some users are hitting the character limit.
So I would like to convert the field from Small String to Medium String, which is not possible using the GUI (the field is greyed out).
I can still do that in the process configuration source, but before that, I would like to understand the consequences of such a move. I understand that reducing the size (e.g. from Medium String to Small String) could have nasty effects, but increasing the size? Would it pose any problem?
Thanks,
Tibo.
I have a Project Area in production for several months. One of the attributes is of type Small String, but it appears that in some cases, some users are hitting the character limit.
So I would like to convert the field from Small String to Medium String, which is not possible using the GUI (the field is greyed out).
I can still do that in the process configuration source, but before that, I would like to understand the consequences of such a move. I understand that reducing the size (e.g. from Medium String to Small String) could have nasty effects, but increasing the size? Would it pose any problem?
Thanks,
Tibo.
2 answers
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