The uploaded file name in an interface

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Hi all, 
 
 I am a beginner of Appian, and the name of uploaded file is not visible fully... Is there any limited length? 
 If so, I would like to make a longer name in an interface.. 
 For instance, the following end of the name should be "report", but "rep..." in an interface...

Stefan Helzle · Answer

That is just a matter of how that full name is displayed. And no, this overflow behaviour cannot be adjusted.

Mike Schmitt · Answer

This is standard behavior of the File Upload Field. It doesn't affect the name of the final uploaded file (which should remain the same as the original file's name unless you override it using controls within the component).

Mike Schmitt · Answer

saitoy6477 said: no way to display full name in an interface 
 If it's critical, there's a (supported) workaround that involves running the newly-uploaded doc ID through a plug-in which can return its name. But it's a bit of a pain to do, and I wouldn't recommend it for someone who isn't at least somewhat advanced in terms of Appian coding, since it requires innate knowledge of using plug-ins, text extraction, and setting up expression rule utilities for general use to abstract the sometimes clumsier output found from some plug-ins. 
 But the typical use case is that you just show the user the file upload field and the document it contains. If they don't like how the field truncates the name, that's considered a "user education" issue - since it has no bearing on anything beyond "they don't like it".

The uploaded file name in an interface

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