With a bigger table in the description I get a "It's too long for the field." error

Thomas Werthmüller

Hi

I try to update an issue with a bigger table in the description/comment and get always the error message:

We couldn't save your content

It's too long for the field. Try attaching a file or page to the issue, or adding part of the content as comments.

It's really strange, because the table contains not a lot of text, just 14 columns and 20 rows.

Has someone others also expected this problem or is there a known problem with tables that have a lot of rows?

It's a bit frustration, when I can't save prepared description.

Thanks,

Thomas

Walter Buggenhout

Hi @Thomas Werthmüller,

There is indeed a character limit of 32.767 characters for comment and description fields. Not only the text, but also the definition of the table is probably taking up space. While I can totally understand your frustration, in this specific case adding a file containing the table, a link to a Confluence page having that same table or any other reference to that table may be a feasible (and maybe even better) workaround. Jira is a very good work management tool, but not your best friend when your need is documentation. Once a ticket is completed, it gets hard to find if you need the described case again in the future (hence my reference to Confluence).

There is also a suggestion in the backlog to address this issue: you may want to watch JRACLOUD-59124 for future updates.

Hope this helps!