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Known Participant
Jan 12, 2024 2:06 PM UTC
Question

Limit for the length of the name of objects

Hi Experts 

Is there any limit for the length of the name of any object.

For example: an object name could not be more than 27 characters, Is there anything like this ?

Thank you in advance 

10 replies

konduruc733182
Inspiring
Jan 12, 2024 2:30 PM UTC

Hello [mention:325fa89dfa9440b99eab84ce477b8c6a:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] ,

There is no such limit AFAIK. But its always a good practice to keep it minimal and understandable.
You can check the standard object names for better understanding. Standard Object names


Known Participant
Jan 12, 2024 2:33 PM UTC

Thanks [mention:2df2892a4df7486f9775b4d2f0e405fd:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] 

This makes me sure that there is no much limit of 27 characters to name an object in appian

komalj3844
Participating Frequently
Jan 12, 2024 2:40 PM UTC

Hi 

I tried with expression rule this is length limit for it : 500 Character 

But as mentioned in the Appian documentation the name must follow Appian Standards

Known Participant
Jan 12, 2024 2:44 PM UTC

Thanks [mention:15d45cf742934b33a0c4bac62721efa4:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] 

Actually my concern is to find that there will be no limit of at most 27 characters for naming an object.

But your efforts help me to understand more. 

mathieud0001
Genius
Jan 13, 2024 12:57 PM UTC

27 characters used to be a limitation for table names for certain databases if I recall correctly. Shouldn't be a concern with modern databases though.

docs.appian.com/.../Database_Schema_Best_Practices.html

Known Participant
Jan 15, 2024 7:49 AM UTC

Thanks [mention:f5e81b8502fa4e77ad12697686a4fc56:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] , this is what I'm looking for
Thanks again

stefanhelzle0001
Brainy
Jan 15, 2024 7:59 AM UTC

So, you meant database objects only, and not the other Appian design objects?