Impossible to add a default value with more than 255 chars to a Work Item HTML field

Impossible to add a default value with more than 255 chars to a Work Item HTML field by kesm

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Type:	Bug
ID:	767014
Opened:	10/11/2012 2:36:10 AM
Access Restriction:	Public

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I use Visual Studio 2010 Premium and I try to add a default value for my field Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.ReproSteps in a Work Item Type

When I try to add a DEFAULT value in Field Definition that exceed 255 chars I got an error message saying "The actual length is greater than the MaxLength value"

The problem is that I can't edit MaxLength value and as my field is HTML it should be possible to add more than 255 chars

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Team Foundation Server 2012

Open VS
Go to Tools\Process Editor\Work Item Types\Open WIT from server
Open a work item type
In fields tab edit an HTML field
In rules tab add a new rule with DEFAULT value and try to set a value bigger than 255 chars

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Windows Server 2008

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An error message saying The actual length is greater than the MaxLength value is displayed when I try to save the work item type

It should be possible to add more than 255 chars in an HTML field or at least it should be possible to force a MaxLength value

File Name	Submitted By	Submitted On	File Size
MaxLength.png	kesm	10/11/2012	26 KB

Posted by Microsoft on 11/5/2012 at 4:30 PM

Hi Julien,

This is a known limitation in the product and we don't have a viable workaround at this point. I'm going to capture the feedback and add this to the backlog as a feature request.

Thanks for your input.

-Hakan Eskici
Team Foundation Server

Posted by Microsoft on 10/11/2012 at 11:32 PM

Thanks for your feedback.

We are rerouting this issue to the appropriate group within the Microsoft Visual Studio Connect Support Team for triage and resolution. These specialized experts will follow-up with your issue.

Posted by Julien B - Compario on 10/11/2012 at 2:53 AM

Hi,

I reproduce this defect.
We want to add default value in a HtmlFieldControl which exceed 255 characters (Usually the case with html code). And TFS raise this error. :(
So it's impossible today with tfs to provide defaut value in HTML format (for a best rendering) for each workitem. Formalization is very interesting when collaborators come from severals departments, and use all the same ALM.

Posted by Microsoft on 10/11/2012 at 2:50 AM

Thank you for your feedback, we are currently reviewing the issue you have submitted. If this issue is urgent, please contact support directly(http://support.microsoft.com)