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  1. CiviCRM
  2. CRM-15910

Increase field length for civicrm_contact.external_identifier

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    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Done/Fixed
    • Priority: Trivial
    • Resolution: Fixed/Completed
    • Affects Version/s: 4.5.5
    • Fix Version/s: 4.6
    • Component/s: Core CiviCRM
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      Description

      CiviCRM's contact external_identifier field is limited to 32 char.

      Applications like Filemaker use UUID for external identifiers, which CiviCRM can't store in 32 char without some transformation.

      Increasing the field size will make it easier to import CRM data from applications using UUID and retain relations easily.

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            • Assignee:
              xurizaemon Chris Burgess
              Reporter:
              xurizaemon Chris Burgess
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