About the default maximum length for source property values

The Default Maximum Length option defines the maximum source property value length allowed when creating mappings. Source properties that have values that exceed this length are not mapped, and a warning is issued by the Forge Logging system, if so configured.

If you do not explicitly specify a Default Maximum Length, Forge checks against the following limits when determining whether to map a value:

Source properties that are mapped to Endeca properties can have values of any length.
Source properties that are mapped to dimensions must have values that are 255 characters or less.

If you do explicitly specify a Default Maximum Length, that length is applied to both Endeca property and dimension mappings.