topic Re: How to Expand ECN Comments View Text Box in Windchill

How to Expand ECN Comments View Text Box

zgodula — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:23:34 GMT

We use the comments field on New Change Tasks to write lengthy descriptions on each object that will be changed on the ECN.

Out of the box, this field is quite small and only displays a partial view of the text that is entered. This makes it hard to proofread comments and view formatting.

Is there anyway to make this text box bigger so that more of the text is visible?

We are on Windchill 11.0 M20.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Re: How to Expand ECN Comments View Text Box

JHall — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:59:18 GMT

@zgodula

Don't know if you ever got helped, but Wrap Text is available and probably will solve your issue. Select the pull down arrow on any column and select Wrap Text.

James

Re: How to Expand ECN Comments View Text Box

STEVEG — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 19:44:50 GMT

@JHall

I believe @zgodula is talking about when editing the Task. Not in one of the tables on the details page of the change.

I do not believe this can be done but this is one of my peeves about a change. Why does PTC think that small box is all we need?

Re: How to Expand ECN Comments View Text Box

JHall — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 19:47:07 GMT

@STEVEG

Ugh, I don't know, but I tend to complete my comment in a notepad window, cut and paste it into that ridiculously small box. I wish it could be expanded as each user wanted.

Jams

Re: How to Expand ECN Comments View Text Box

MichaelChatel — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:26:08 GMT

I suspect this may be related to this known issue:

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article?n=CS214887

Reported to R&D as SPR 4678742
Workaround is to put the Comment column before the last column and use that new view.

Seems like a clunky work-around to me, but maybe try it, and see if that helps at all?

Re: How to Expand ECN Comments View Text Box

STEVEG — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:30:19 GMT

Nope. That doesn't work.

Re: How to Expand ECN Comments View Text Box

zgodula — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:23:34 GMT

@STEVEG

Correct, hopefully this will be fixed in a future release.

Re: How to Expand ECN Comments View Text Box

STEVEG — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 12:51:42 GMT

@zgodula There is a "Was this information helpful" dialog. I selected no and said it doesn't work. Maybe you can do the same?

Re: How to Expand ECN Comments View Text Box

zgodula — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 13:15:33 GMT

Good call, done.

Re: How to Expand ECN Comments View Text Box

EA_13427920 — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:35:48 GMT

@STEVEG @zgodula Hey , are there any updates or workarounds for this feature in Windchill 12.1?

Re: How to Expand ECN Comments View Text Box

STEVEG — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:45:18 GMT

I am still on 12.0 and planning to go to 12.1.