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Attribute Length
Several important business object attributes have different standard lengths in Windchill and SAP (see Attribute Lengths table). Windchill ESI assumes that your business process limits the Windchill attributes to the lengths allowed by SAP. If the attributes sent are longer than allowed by SAP, BusinessWorks throws an exception. To enforce the length assumptions systematically, systems integrators/customizers can add validation programming logic to Windchill or modify SAP to extend the attribute lengths.
Windchill Attribute
Windchill Attribute Length
SAP Attribute
SAP Attribute Length
Part Number
40
Material Number
18
(Part) Name
60
(Material) Description
40
Doc Number
32
Document Number
25
(Doc) Name
160
(Document) Description
40
CN Number
32
Change Number
12
(CN) Name
256
(Change Number) Description
40
CN Description
2000
Reason for Change
40
Process Plan Number
40
Routing Group Number
8
Sequence Number
40
Sequence Number
6
Process Material Number
40
Equipment/Material Number
18
Tooling Number
40
Equipment/Process Material Number
18
For more information on how to limit Attribute Lengths in Windchill, refer to the "Customizing Column Lengths" section of the Windchill Customization Guide.
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