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RashmitaR
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synonyms

‎07-21-2016 02:08 AM

Hi, What is limit for the number of synonyms we can define for a paticular column.

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Greg_Deckler
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‎07-21-2016 05:35 AM

Not sure of a specific limitation, I was able to put over 1,185 characters into a single synonym field so I imagine you can put a lot of synonyms in there.



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v-haibl-msft
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‎07-22-2016 01:19 AM

@RashmitaR

 

It seems that there is no limit for it based on my testing. Do you have any concern about it?

 

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‎07-22-2016 01:25 AM

Thanks for your valuable inputs.Just wanted to understand the limitaions on synonyms hence had put forth the messaage.

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‎07-21-2016 05:35 AM

Not sure of a specific limitation, I was able to put over 1,185 characters into a single synonym field so I imagine you can put a lot of synonyms in there.



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