topic Re: IM Functional Name (Product Type Description) - S1FUNNAME - character limitation question in _Ask A Question for Item Management (IM) https://community.1worldsync.com/t5/Ask-A-Question-for-Item/IM-Functional-Name-Product-Type-Description-S1FUNNAME-character/m-p/8148#M4311 <P>Hello&nbsp;<a href="https://community.1worldsync.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3012">@c2b30</a>&nbsp;and thanks for reaching out with such a good question.&nbsp; Yes, I can help explain this.&nbsp; Because 1WS acts as both a source and recipient datapool, our customers can communicate product content with other 1WS customers via GDSN but also could be looked at from an IM to IM experience.&nbsp; What this means is when a 1WS supplier sends content to a 1WS recipient, there is more flexibility that when you send to external recipients.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Tue, 30 May 2023 15:00:53 GMT CommunityJedi22 2023-05-30T15:00:53Z IM Functional Name (Product Type Description) - S1FUNNAME - character limitation question https://community.1worldsync.com/t5/Ask-A-Question-for-Item/IM-Functional-Name-Product-Type-Description-S1FUNNAME-character/m-p/8147#M4310 <P>Functional Name (Product Type Description) - S1FUNNAME&nbsp; 1WorldSync IM supports 70 characters, the outbound GDSN CIN message supports 35 characters.&nbsp; Truncation will occur on the GDSN CIN message for text over 35. Can you please explain why IM supports 70 characters, but GDSN only supports 35.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 30 May 2023 13:28:39 GMT https://community.1worldsync.com/t5/Ask-A-Question-for-Item/IM-Functional-Name-Product-Type-Description-S1FUNNAME-character/m-p/8147#M4310 c2b30 2023-05-30T13:28:39Z Re: IM Functional Name (Product Type Description) - S1FUNNAME - character limitation question https://community.1worldsync.com/t5/Ask-A-Question-for-Item/IM-Functional-Name-Product-Type-Description-S1FUNNAME-character/m-p/8148#M4311 <P>Hello&nbsp;<a href="https://community.1worldsync.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3012">@c2b30</a>&nbsp;and thanks for reaching out with such a good question.&nbsp; Yes, I can help explain this.&nbsp; Because 1WS acts as both a source and recipient datapool, our customers can communicate product content with other 1WS customers via GDSN but also could be looked at from an IM to IM experience.&nbsp; What this means is when a 1WS supplier sends content to a 1WS recipient, there is more flexibility that when you send to external recipients.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Tue, 30 May 2023 15:00:53 GMT https://community.1worldsync.com/t5/Ask-A-Question-for-Item/IM-Functional-Name-Product-Type-Description-S1FUNNAME-character/m-p/8148#M4311 CommunityJedi22 2023-05-30T15:00:53Z