Key questions about this property
The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.
| What does it do? |
Sets the maximum number of characters shown from condition fields in Microsoft Excel exports and the Core UI list view condition builder; it does not limit condition values stored in tables. |
| What area does it affect? |
Core UI list views and Excel exports |
| What does the default mean? |
The default value is "80", which sets the baseline numeric behavior for this property. |
| When should you review it? |
When exported condition text or condition builder entries need a different display limit. |
Property record
Facts stated in the ServiceNow documentation. No out of the box record has been read from an instance yet.
| Property name |
glide.ui.export.choice_list_max_characters |
| Type |
integer |
| Application |
Not stated |
| Default value |
80 |
| Description |
Sets the maximum number of characters that will be included from a condition field type in an export to Microsoft Excel, as well as the maximum number of characters displayed in the list view condition builder in Core UI. (Note: This property has no effect on the length of condition field values in tables.) |
Sources
Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.
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... are sanitized to remove unwanted code (true) or not (false). • Type: true | false • Default value: false • Location: Add the property to the System Property [sys_properties] table. glide.ui.export.choice_list_max_characters Sets the maximum number of characters that will be included from a condition field type in an export to Microsoft Excel, as well as the maximum number of characters displayed ...
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... view can be truncated depending on the values of two system properties: • glide.ui.breadcrumb_max_entries: specifies the maximum number of items displayed in the breadcrumb, with a default of 10. • glide.ui.export.choice_list_max_characters: specifies the maximum number of characters displayed for a choice list within the breadcrumb, with a default of 80. For more information, see KB1962280 . Condition builder actions You can ...
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