You control the size range of a data type in the user interface by modifying the value in the field-size-config.xml file. The size of a field in the user interface depends on a setting for each data type and the length of the column in the database. This dependency creates a uniform appearance in the UI when fields of different lengths are beside or on top of each other in the same section.
<maxtype name="aln">
<range below="2" size="2"/>
<range upper="30" size="10"/>
<range upper="31" size="40"/>
</maxtype>
In this example if the ALN
value is defined with a length of 1 or 2, the field displays 2 characters.
If the value is defined from 3 to 30, the field displays 10 characters.
If the field is defined with a size of 31 or greater, the field displays
40 characters.