Overriding max length for short_description field on demand table?

[tarungupta1017]

Hi,

How can I override the max length on short_description field on dmn_demand table? I would like to restrict the length of short_description on demand table at 60 characters.

The max_length is set as 160 in dictionary and I don't want to set it to 60 at task level as it will lead to loss of data. I just want to set the max_length of 60 only on dmn_demand and not affect the task table.

I have tried overriding the attributes and have added 'max_length=60' as the attribute in the Dictionary Override record but it is not working.

Any help will be highly appreciated.

[vinothkumar]

You can also create an onChange client script onchange of short description field and provide an alert message if the length exceeeds 60 char 

[tarungupta1017]

Yes, that is one way. Can you think of any other way?

[Christian Engs2]

Hi,

I used an Onload client script 

function onLoad() {
setTimeout(function() {
jQuery('input[name="problem.short_description"').attr("maxlength","100");
}, 1000);
}