Unable to increase maximum width of reference field

[firemoon]

Hi,

I set reference field from table 1, to table 2.

It not showing the the exact data in table 2, due to maximum length its trimmed the data. When I tried to change the length I got the below popup.

"Maximum length cannot be increased on a Reference type field"

Please assist me to fix this.

Thanks,

Ravikumar

[Kalaiarasan Pus]

length of reference field should be 32 as it holds the sys id of the referenced record ... Why are you trying to change that ?

[firemoon]

Field 1 have a data of 50 characters in Table 1, When I refer the field in table 2; It showing only 32 characters.

[Kalaiarasan Pus]

Can you give some screen shots ???? reference field is always 32 in length and it only holds sys id as a reference to the other record ....

[Anurag Tripathi]

Hi Ravi,

Your Table 1 and table 2, do they have any of the fields having display = true?? or if they inherit any table then then the parednt has any column having display = true?

Because reference fields will show the table's display column only.