To accommodate long part descriptions, an additional 1000-character field is available in Maintain Parts in Sage BusinessWorks.
The long part description field is below the three existing description fields and is available in the following
form templates. - Inventory Control: Purchase Order LongDesc
- Order Entry: Any form with "LongDesc" in the form name. These include credit memo, invoice, packing list, pick ticket, quote, and sales order forms
Change the description on an existing form
- Go to Utilities, Maintain IC/OE Forms.
- Select the customized form currently in use.
- In the detail section, select *Alignment Test*.
- In the toolbar, click the arrows (>>) in the field between DBPipeline and Font name.
- From the list, select.
- Line Item: Description All Block: prints three lines of description plus the long description.
- Line Item: Description Block: prints only the three lines of description.
- Line Item: Description Line 1, Description Line 2, or Description Line 3: select any combination of the three description line.
- Save the form.
Add the long description to a form created in an older version
- Go to Utilities, Maintain IC/OE Forms.
- Click the DBMemo button, and select either of the following.
- Line item: Long Description Block: prints the long or extended description lines.
- Line item: Description All Block: prints description lines 1, 2, 3, and the long description.
- Solution ID
- 224924550062225
- Last Modified Date
- Fri Feb 06 20:10:07 UTC 2026
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