PO LONG TEXT of Length 400+ char

Hello ABAPers,
I have a case where i want to update the PO_Long_Text field in MM02. The Text Editor in the Po Long Text screen can take only 72 char per line and an internal tables variable to which I will import my actual long text of approx 400 char.Since a CHAR variable can take max of 256 chars only,I will have to break the Long text into 2 parts. How can I achieve this? Any idea/hint?
Regards,
Bhavin P Shah

Hello,
Unfortunately, there is no possibility to change the length to more than 60. This is because all interfaces are based on 60 characters and the storage on the database is 60. Please refer to the attached SAP notes :
545923 FAQ: Technical limits/customer namespace/p
540868 Technical limits for characteristics
Best Regards,
Des

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