Dimension Member Naming Constraints

SSM Forum,
Are there any constraints for identifying dimension member names? 
For example, "No asteriks or semi-colons are allowed, and dimension member names must be less than 20 characters long."
Thanks a lot,
Jason

Jason,
I am going to suggest a 60 character limit, but certainly encourage fewer characters. An issue here is when displaying in various areas of the interface, especially when building metric sets in Entry and Approval, you may get the member name truncated to fit the available real estate in the interface.
My recommendation, especially when having similiar member names that are very long, is to place the differentiator at the beginning rather than the end of the name of the name.
Regards,
Bob

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