unTruncation of fields

How to untruncate fields in business central

Hi @John_Peluso_Peluso

In Business Central, field values are generally not truncated at the data level. What you’re seeing is usually a page layout or UI issue.

The practical solution is to adjust the page, either through personalization or a page extension, so the control can display the full value.

For standard pages, users can resize the column or personalize the page (Settings → Personalize). Business Central stores column width per user, which resolves most truncation cases.

If the issue affects all users or a custom page, the correct fix is a page extension where the field control is updated, for example, by enabling multiline display for text fields.

Example (AL):

field("Description"; Rec.Description)
{
    MultiLine = true;
}

This approach aligns with the Business Central tech stack and allows the full value to be displayed without changing the underlying data.

Normally the question is how to truncate :slight_smile:
It’s not a standard process of truncation until and unless somewhere is crossing the character limit.