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KB0755698

How to rectify if Field label of Reference field missing on the Form


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Issue

Description

If a field label is missing on the Reference field of a form them follow the below procedure to fix the issue

Procedure

If a Reference field is enlarged and field label is missing on it then the issue is with the maximum length defined for that Reference field. 

 

 

 

In this example, Max Length was set more than 32 for 'u_testref' field

Steps to Perform:

  1. Navigate to Dictionaries (sys_dictionary.list)
  2. Filter the list by selecting the affected record
  3. Add 'Max Length' column to the list
  4. If the Max Length is more than '32' then Field label will be missing for Reference fields
  5. Modify the field by setting value Max Length to '32'

 


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