Container element for text comment

Hi
Can someone please assist me with the correct table that I can use to reference my container element to that will be used
for rejection comments..
Needs to be a long text field.
I searched the forum but cant find anything ..
Many thks
Gerhard

In changing tab there is parameter CH_TEXT that is table type CATSXT_LONGTEXT_ITAB. (You could actually use this in the container element and it should be then automatically multiline element). This table type consists of lines of TXLINE (72 characters long). If I test the function in SE37, it seems to return all the text that I write in the text box. If the text exceeds 72 characters, there will be several lines...
If you are having problems with the containers, please check that all the container elements / parameters (task, metdod, workflow) are correct type (=mutiline).
Regards,
Karri

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