Rich text data type for external list

Hi,
I need to create an external list with one column as rich text type where they can highlight the text and all.
How this can be done, since with external lists the column is rendered as single line of text?

Hi,
External content types are made up of fields whose types are a subset of the primitive types of .NET. For each such .NET type, a rudimentary mapping to SharePoint’s field controls exists, describing a field’s visual appearance. Fields of type string for
instance will, on the new and edit forms, render as a single-line text field. With regular lists, using the browser interface, you can easily turn a string field into a multi-line text area or a Rich Text field, but not so with external lists. At least not
unless your forms are InfoPath-based.
Please take a look at these resources:
Evaluating Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010 for web service, read/write use
Customizing the External list
Multi line text box in External List edit form
Reference:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/0fcb5a9f-8445-4a37-9e60-ac5e9e14e8f1/sharepoint-designer-external-content-type-shows-single-line-text?forum=sharepointgeneralprevious
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Eric
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