Error message when you try to close an opportunity in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0: "A validation error occurred. The length of the 'subject' attribute of the 'opportunityclose' entity exceeded the maximum allowed length of '100'"

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to close an opportunity in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, you receive the following error message:

A validation error occurred. The length of the 'subject' attribute of the 'opportunityclose' entity exceeded the maximum allowed length of '100'.

This problem occurs if the subject of the opportunity contains more than 100 characters.

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RESOLUTION

This problem is fixed in the latest cumulative update rollup for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

949256  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949256/ ) Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 updates and hotfixes

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/ ) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

887283  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887283/ ) Microsoft Business Solutions CRM software hotfix and update package naming standards

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

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