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sachin.ramdasisachin.ramdasi 

Textarea(long) field for custom setting

Is there a way we can use textarea(long) field for custom settings? I know we can use textarea field but it limits to only 255 characters. I need to store some delimiter separated data which will need textarea(long) kind of field.

Any suggestion on how to go about it?

 

Thanks in advance.

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sfdcfoxsfdcfox

No, you can't currently store more than 255 characters in any field in a Custom Setting. If you absolutely need this, you'd have to use multiple fields or use a full-blown Custom Object. It is easy enough to just set the object's permissions such that normal users can not edit the records, and if you do not create a tab for it, then it will be essentially invisible in the system.

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sfdcfoxsfdcfox

No, you can't currently store more than 255 characters in any field in a Custom Setting. If you absolutely need this, you'd have to use multiple fields or use a full-blown Custom Object. It is easy enough to just set the object's permissions such that normal users can not edit the records, and if you do not create a tab for it, then it will be essentially invisible in the system.

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Sridhar BonagiriSridhar Bonagiri

Hi,

 

I think we cannot use Textarea field type in custom settings.

 

Sridhar Bonagiri