Currently when importing an EAD, <dao>s are used to create digital objects.  As 
part of this process, the @title attribute is used for both the digital object 
title, and the caption under file versions.  I've recently run into a fun issue 
with <dao>s with @titles longer than 255 characters.  These titles are OK for 
digital_object:title, which is VARCHAR(8704) but too long for 
file_version:caption, which is VARCHAR(255).  So the import fails.

Should this be considered a bug?  If it is, and if one were theoretically 
considering a PR, would it make more sense to harmonize the length of the title 
and caption, or truncate the caption to 255 characters?  My inclination is just 
to increase the maximum length of captions, and rely on people to show 
restraint, but I know that other people might have different opinions.

Thanks,

Brian 

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Brian Harrington
Migration Specialist
LYRASIS
brian.harring...@lyrasis.org
skype: abbistani


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