Method:Classic General Q&A

Re: Update out of the box field lengths?

Method_Justin — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:08:13 GMT

Hi mholden,

If you follow the suggestion from my previous post, you would be able to add your custom Company Name field to any Print Templates. This would allow you to send your clients invoices containing Company Names with as many characters as you like.

- Justin

Re: Update out of the box field lengths?

mholden — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 23:03:29 GMT

i wondered about the QB limitation after reading some other posts.

so i guess if i win them as a client i'll just have to send them the shortened name on their invoice.

thanks!

Re: Update out of the box field lengths?

Method_Justin — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 22:48:34 GMT

Hi mholden,

Due to limitations on the QuickBooks side, it is not possible to change the properties of any core accounting fields in Method. In this specific example, QuickBooks allows 41 characters for the CompanyName field in its Entity table. We adhere to this limitation so to avoid any synchronization conflicts that might result from doing otherwise.

If you'd like, you could create a custom Method-only field to store longer Company Names. You could hide the QuickBooks CompanyName field on screen in Method and auto-populate it with the value from your custom field, truncated to 41 characters, using the Lose Focus event on your custom field. You could then use your custom field for reports, mailers, etc. and still have something that syncs over to QuickBooks.

Hope this helps.

- Justin

Update out of the box field lengths?

mholden — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 21:58:16 GMT

is it possible to make Company name a longer field?

Since companies make their own names I'd rather not have to abreviate or shorten them just to fit into my records. If they want to be called "The Massively Long Named Company of the American Southwestern United States"" i'd prefer not to send them a mailer calling them "Mssv Lng Nm Cmpny of Am" just so that I can fit the name into the box. :)

thanks,