Allow longer Account Codes
The current limit is 10 alphanumeric digits. I work with non-profits and need to be able to approximate segmented accounts. At 10 digits, we are up against the limits of what can be encoded. With longer account codes, we could not only encode more information, but also add delimiters to improve readability and extensibility. Longer account codes would also be a workaround for the fact that we cannot create custom report codes. I still think that's a good idea, but I understand it might be technically difficult. I cannot imagine that simply allowing longer account codes would be a big programming lift, and it would effectively remove all limits on what can be done with a Trial Balance exported to Excel, especially with a very high limit such as 64 digits. I imagine 64 digits would be enough for anybody, but even 16 or 24 would make a big difference.
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